retirement - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 May 2003
Research & Ideas

Greed, Fear, and The System Hinder Corporate Reform

supplemental executive retirement plans, in which up to 100 percent of one's compensation can be deferred into a non-taxable account that gets a guaranteed return that's much higher than, say, the State Treasury fund rate—it's often 9, 10... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

23 Oct 2024
News

Running Man

There aren’t many people on this planet—let alone septuagenarians—who can contemplate running 50 or 100 miles at a time. But for 77-year-old Eric Spector (MBA 1972), a retired entrepreneur and CEO in the tech, consumer retail, and media sectors, running long (long,... View Details

Keywords: Christine Speer Lejeune; photos by Alison Yin

22 Feb 2022
News

Brand New

Crumbl Cookies. “If it is a long day of meetings and we’re both tired, my wife and I love to order cookies delivered to our house. I’m a traditionalist, so my favorite is the milk chocolate chip—and I want to try the salted caramel cheesecake.” Course correction: Turn... View Details

Keywords: April White; manufacturing; life experience; leadership; Black; African American; Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Sep 2004
News

Duncan M. ("Greg") Murray (MBA 1964)

about what I did at HBS), and allows me to learn a great deal about, and appreciate, the joys of working with livestock. People are OK too, but cows don’t talk back! I have no particular aspirations for retirement at this point. Ozone... View Details

Keywords: Animal Production and Aquaculture; Agriculture

06 Oct 2015
Blog Post

Henry McGee: From HBO to HBS

Nick Nicholas, HBS ’64, he convinced me that HBO had the potential to revolutionize the industry. His vision was so compelling that I signed on and didn’t leave for 34 years when I retired and return to HBS. Starting with Nick, the... View Details

17 Jul 2020
News

Support System

the 1970s. She wanted to give families in these villages the same educational opportunities she had enjoyed in America. Offering fair prices, as well as educational and retirement benefits, to her shea-nut pickers in West Africa is not... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Dec 1999
News

Hawes Family Funds New Classroom Building

instruction. The initial phases of planning and design have just begun, with construction anticipated to commence in the summer of 2000 and completion scheduled for late 2001. Hawes retired last year as chairman and CEO of Life Re... View Details

Career Coach

Ellen Harris

Ellen (HGSE ’86) is the Senior Director of Outward Bound Professional/Facilitator at Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound Professional where she is responsible for business development and corporate team and leadership development. Ellen enjoys working with... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Consumer Products; Education; Hospitality; Manufacturing; Retail; Social Enterprise

01 Aug 2001
News

Robert B. Stobaugh (DBA '68)

corporate board members. Retired from the active faculty since 1996, Stobaugh continues to write, consult, and serve on NACD Blue Ribbon panels. He is also a trustee of the French Library and Cultural Center in Boston. Stobaugh became a... View Details

Keywords: Alumni Achievement Award; Educational Services

01 Oct 2001
News

Carl M. Plochman III: A Savory Success

get some clarity and emotional support from a group of risk-taking peers." Before his retirement from the YPO (mandatory at age 50), Plochman received the Ray Hickok Award, the group's highest honor. Plochman is philosophical when asked... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

13 Sep 2017
Blog Post

Ask A Coach: How Do I Find a Mentor?

interests and aspirations." Externally, use tools like LinkedIn or your local HBS Club to find connections you may have with people in your industry who may serve in an advisory role in your journey. Industry groups may also have contact information for View Details

10 Jul 2024
News

Next Level

Gina Joseph (GMP 29, 2020), chief strategy officer for the technology media company VentureBeat, was recently honored by the San Francisco Business Times in their “40 Under 40” issue. Joseph is thriving in the media, tech, and gaming world—all industries traditionally... View Details

Keywords: Catherine O’Neill Grace

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Educating Leaders - Georges F. Doriot:Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

report. Doriot retired from HBS in 1966. 22 In 1979, the Professor Emeritus was invited back to campus to give a refresher course, and throngs of colleagues and former students filled the lecture hall. Throughout his life, Doriot remained... View Details

01 Aug 2001
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

in which alumni reconnect with the School and its intellectual capital. The spring meeting of the Board is always a bittersweet one. We review the year and celebrate our successes, and we also salute the retiring Board members who have... View Details

Keywords: John Hoffman

30 Sep 2002
What Do You Think?

Are Business Schools Really Important “Crucibles of Leadership?”

exposure to crucibles of leadership." If the majority prevails and one accepts the validity of research on the subject, it leaves us with the question of just what business schools can contribute to the leadership development process. Is it limited, as Miles (a... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Jun 2012
News

They Call Him Mr. China

stuck, something he doesn’t dodge. No doubt it works to his advantage in his new pursuit. Mr. China retired from ASIMCO in January 2009. Three months later, he launched JFP Holdings, a merchant bank based in Beijing. (Bain Capital... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Manufacturing; Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers; Retail Trade

24 May 2017
News

John H. McArthur, MBA 1959, DBA 1963

Founding Cochair, Partners HealthCare 1995 Retires from HBS 1995 Named Senior Advisor to the President of The World Bank 1997 John and Natty McArthur University Professorship established at Harvard 1999 McArthur Hall dedicated at HBS 2002... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Apr 2001
News

University Elections

Pehong Chen Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California. Berkeley, CA. Deborah C. Wright, AB ’79, MBA/JD ’84. President and CEO, Carver Bancorp., Inc. New York, NY. James V. Baker, AB ’68, MBA ’71. View Details

08 Jul 2014
First Look

First Look: July 8

crisis without an explosion or a meltdown. Publisher's link: http://hbr.org/2014/07/how-the-other-fukushima-plant-survived/ar/1 July-August 2014 Harvard Business Review The Crisis in Retirement Planning By: Merton, Robert C.... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Jun 2021
What Do You Think?

Are Employers Ready for a Flood of 'New' Talent Seeking Work?

school or relatives who had contracted the virus. Others were laid off, many for reasons we’ll probably never know. Others took advantage of the pandemic to retire early from the paid workforce. These phenomena were even more marked for... View Details