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Seth E. Thomas, Jr.
Having joined the company immediately after college, Thomas was responsible for the largest wave of expansion in the history of his great-grandfather’s firm. In addition to introducing a line of electric clocks in 1927, Thomas also raised... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
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Mark Cicirelli
addicted to the electric excitement of building new things, taking chances, and trying to influence the future. Fuses exist to prevent surges of energy. After HBS I hope to blow a bunch more fuses. View Details
- 10 Feb 2016
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A Leader’s Call to Action
Barbara Nick (AMP 165, 2003) has spent more than 30 years in the gas and electric industry, honing her skills to become an award-winning leader in business and in her community. She knew her success was due in part to other leaders—the... View Details
- 13 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: The Coal Dichotomy: Balancing Economic Growth and Decarbonization in India
For our team, these images were at the forefront of our minds as we touched down in Mumbai to visit Tata Power’s Trombay plant, home to 750 MW of subcritical coal-fired electricity generation. We arrived on January 7th, 2025, with more... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
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The power to change nuclear waste into cost-efficient energy
Entrepreneur Russell Wilcox (AB 1989, MBA 1995) envisions creating clean energy from the world’s stockpiles of nuclear waste at a price cheaper than coal. He is building Transatomic Power, a startup based on innovative MIT technology that converts spent nuclear fuel to... View Details
- 10 Mar 2022
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How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Vika Wasyliw
viewed 2+2 as a way to gain a broad skillset and bring together a world of specialists. How long did you defer your 2+2 admission? I deferred for three years. What job(s) did you have during your deferral? When I graduated in 2018, I returned to my third co-op... View Details
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Emily Kramer
In the words of the band Twisted Sister, "I wanna rock." But, despite my best efforts, I cannot sing a note, play guitar, or even clap to a beat. However, I don't let my inabilities stop me. I am obsessed with music. Being a music fan defines me. I won a... View Details
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Porter Prize South Korea - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
the inaugural Porter Prize for Excellence in CSV include: VATECH Ewoo Holdings The-K Yedaham Co.,Ltd. Army Cadet Military School Incheon International Airport Corporation Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency Schneider Electric Korea... View Details
- 26 Jan 2021
- News
Numbers Talk at Tesla
When Zachary Kirkhorn (MBA 2013) became CFO of Tesla in early 2019, few envied him. The electric carmaker had just reduced headcount by 7 percent. Tesla needed to cut costs and its vehicle prices to avoid bankruptcy, CEO Elon Musk told... View Details
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Rena Clark
QVS & Ward Hill (Private Equity CLevel), Harvard Business School (Academic Administration), Bain & Co. (Management Consulting), General Electric (Operations Management) View Details
- 24 Aug 2018
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Meet the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Class of 2020
learn the skills and frameworks that bridge the worlds of engineering and business which is the key to creating a successful technological startup." Kyle Dumont BE & BS, Electrical Engineering, Northeastern University "In... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
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UNC's “Accidental” Dean
23, 2003). It’s not quite as improbable as it seems. Jones grew up in western North Carolina and graduated from Chapel Hill in 1974. After earning his MBA, he worked for General Electric and McKinsey before packing his bags for Australia,... View Details
- 19 Mar 2024
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IFC India: Tata Power - Trombay Thermal Power Plant Takeaways
continue to develop while decarbonizing its energy use? The reality is that today, 60% of India’s electric power comes from coal plants like Trombay, which play a critical role in continued economic growth. That figure is much higher than... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
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Elevator Pitch: Bridging the Gap
Anas Aljumaily (MBA 2017) Elian Pres-Gurwits (MBA 2018) Cofounders, Gently Concept: Focused on urban markets, Gently is a last-mile delivery service that uses predictive analytics, electric trucks, and “nano-fulfillment” centers to... View Details
- 01 Jan 2010
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James A. Lovell, AMP 62, 1971
leadership skills became a matter of life or death. As the commander of the Apollo 13 lunar mission, Lovell and his crew were faced with a serious problem: a fault in the electrical equipment caused a loss of power and oxygen. As the... View Details
- 18 Jun 2024
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Alumni Career Journey: Ben Schutzman (MBA 2016) - Driving Positive Impact on Community and Climate
new technology and a service-related business, with climate at the forefront. How do you see Highland Electric Fleets having an impact on climate change? Highland was created in 2019 with the intent of trying to solve some of the major... View Details
Floyd L. Carlisle
Carlisle purchased Northern New York Utilities with a group of paper manufacturers, which allowed St. Regis Paper and the other involved paper mills to control their own supply of electric power. Acquiring Hanna Paper Corporation in 1921,... View Details
Keywords: Wood, Paper & Forestry
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Jamie Wilkie
When I was 10, my dad and I bought a run-down 1965 Volkswagen Beetle with the hopes of restoring the forgotten antique. Every Saturday, we’d work for hours on the engine and body while we listened to Van Morrison and my dad smoked cigars. We tore through moldy seating,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
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Gibson Hits a High Note
33ffea43b3115eba957356db0b41a6e4 It’s a turnaround story almost too good to be true. Gibson Guitar was down, and nearly out, in 1986 when Henry Juszkiewicz (MBA ’79) and David Berryman (MBA ’79) bought the legendary Nashville maker of acoustic and View Details
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Photography Collections - Historical Collections
Motor Co. United Fruit Co. Smaller Collections Yousuf Karsh Portraits Margaret Bourke-White Farm Security Administration 1934 Art and Industry Exhibition Early Aviation Electric Railway Jones & Laughlin Steel 19th-Century Boston Portrait... View Details