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2011 David Lane Diamondhead Ventures MBA 1987 Margaret Lawrence Pilot House Ventures Management Group MBA 2002 Aileen Lee Cowboy Ventures & Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers MBA 1997 Peter Lee Baroda Ventures MBA 2003 Simon Levene Mosaic... View Details

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Aldrich Hall | About

Nations, purchased and donated thousands of acres of land to national parks, and—in 1949—funded Harvard Business School’s new classroom building. Rockefeller suggested that the building be named for his father-in-law, Nelson W. Aldrich, who represented Rhode Island in... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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Made in Italy

HBS faculty members and students visited Lamborghini’s headquarters in Bologna during the immersion to learn how the company became experts in electric car technology. Photo courtesy Lamborghini IMMERSIVE FIELD COURSES OFFERED AS ELECTIVES IN 2023 Denmark and... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Mar 2024
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Action Plan: Wild at Heart

At first glance, Heather Evans (MBA 1983) might not seem the likeliest candidate for a career in ecological landscaping. A former chief marketing officer and “true urbanist” (“to the extent I used to hate visiting people in the country!”), Evans spent most of her life... View Details

Keywords: Christine Speer Lejeune; gardening; entrepreneurship; sustainability

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Our Team - Impact Investments

Cornell Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. Jonah has also worked for the US House of Representatives providing policy analysis and constituent management. Jonah earned his BA in Political Science from Westmont College,... View Details

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Doctoral 100 Years - Doctoral

Wyss House Sherman Hall is renamed as Wyss House in honor of Hansjoerg Wyss (MBA 1965) who provided a $25-million-dollar gift to establish the Hansjoerg Wyss Endowment for Doctoral Education, which not only... View Details

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After the Opium War: Treaty Ports and Compradors - A Chronicle of the China Trade

end of the hong monopolies. The Chinese comprador, who served as a trading house employee and manager and sometimes as an independent merchant, became the essential go-between for American traders. Although neither party possessed... View Details

07 Jul 2023
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A Community Hunger Solution with Global Ambitions

for goodness—which operates much like a franchise, with an umbrella organization housing nascent chapters—started with Neel Ghose (MBA 2019) while he was working for Zomato, India’s largest food-delivery app. His job was to set up Zomato... View Details

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People - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

the White House National Economic Council. Luis M. Viceira George E. Bates Professor; Senior Associate Dean, Executive Education Luis M. Viceira is the George E. Bates Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Executive Education at the... View Details

22 Sep 2023
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Capital Connection

professional fix-and-flipper, someone accumulating a portfolio of single-family rentals, or somebody buying a 200-unit housing complex, strip mall, or small hotel. They often need capital in the $1 million range and up, with intentions of... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Real Estate

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Events - Business History

History Seminar The World's Biggest Landlord: How the U.S. Military Built its Arsenal of Houses A. J. Murphy, Brandeis Nov 16 16 Nov 2020 Business History Seminar 'Funk Money': The End of Empires, the Expansion of Tax Havens, and... View Details

04 Aug 2023
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Aaron Sabin (MS/MBA 2023): Engineering a Climate Change Solution by Cutting the Cost of Carbon Capture

primarily to run current through the cells and run air over the exposed solution. Moreover, it can be scaled up, with large plants housing many units and concentrated in areas with low population density. An image of Aaron Sabin's... View Details

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Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

retail stores, textile manufacturers, clothing or cigarette makers—to say nothing of the indignity of mail-order houses and five-and-ten operations—Philip Lehman led his cousins directly into such businesses with quickly profitable... View Details

08 May 2024
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Michael Bloomberg (MBA 1966) Awarded Medal of Freedom

Michael Bloomberg (MBA 1966) was one of 19 people awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House on May 2. “From finance to media to philanthropy, Michael Bloomberg has revolutionized our economy,” President Biden said as he... View Details

09 Nov 2022
In Practice

COP27: What Can Business Leaders Do to Fight Climate Change Now?

The US government’s newly passed Inflation Reduction Act will direct $370 billion toward advancing renewal energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions—the country's largest investment in fighting climate change so far. As business and government leaders around the... View Details

Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Danielle Kost

01 Aug 1998
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Spangler Family Gift Endows New Campus Center

keeping with the Georgian style of architecture that we see on much of the campus." The building will provide a central location for a variety of functions now spread throughout the campus and create additional meeting and dining space for the MBA Program. The Spangler... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

21 Jul 2021
Research & Ideas

What Does an ESG Score Really Say About a Company?

Receiving more information can clarify the complex, but not when it comes to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores. A recent study shows that the more information a company discloses about its ESG practices, the more rating agencies disagree on how well... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

climate, clean energy, clean cars, and protecting natural resources, most recently as undersecretary of the California Natural Resources Agency (CRNA). Before CNRA, Barranco was chief executive for River LA, deputy chief of staff at the US Department of View Details

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Why Your Gift Matters - Alumni

cash along the way. GREEN HOUSE Betsy Harper (MBA 1984) Betsy Harper’s “Passive House” proof-of-concept in Cambridge could be a prelude to a home-design revolution. Learn how other HBS alumni and faculty are making the world a better... View Details

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Gallatin Hall | About

as part of the School’s original master plan, Gallatin Hall was constructed in 1926. For many years the four-story, Georgian Revival-style building also housed a first-floor snack bar and pub, a popular gathering place for generations of... View Details

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