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- 01 Jan 2008
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James D. Wolfensohn, MBA 1959
companies that do business in emerging economies. “After I finished my negotiating role in the Middle East, I thought I’d hang up my spurs and relax,” he relates. “But my children decided that maybe I know something after all, so we... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Accelerating Scientific Discovery
we now have the idea that this is possible, and companies around the world are working hard on it.” To help senior executives and scientists at life science companies and related View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Water for Life
country’s oldest and largest business groups. In August 1997, the Ayala-led Manila Water Company signed a 25-year concession agreement (later extended another 15 years) to operate the water and sewer systems of Metro Manila’s east zone,... View Details
- 20 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
Nation in health care, with a focus on preventing diabetes in indigenous populations. "I quickly realized that business alone was not enough to reverse the dysfunction of some tribal economies," says Keen. Earlier, he'd experienced the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Five Bright Ideas
Article 26 of the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which is a driving force behind the founding of ALISON.com, the online education company Mike Feerick launched in 2007. Based in Ireland, ALISON (Advance Learning Interactive... View Details
- 13 Sep 2019
- News
Hollywood Ending
Whitman explains Quibi’s great gambit: by doing for short-form mobile media what HBO did for premium television, the company (whose name is shorthand for “quick bites”) will revolutionize the way we watch video on our phones. The idea was... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
September 2021 Alumni Books
loving and engaged parents we want to be, and remain true to ourselves in the process. Whether you’re planning a family, pushing for promotion during your kids’ teenage years, or at any phase in between, Workparent provides all the advice... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Classroom Legend
board next year,” continues Emmons. “Many of them have no prior experience with case-method teaching. As we engage in the task of supporting their development in the classroom, there is no doubt in my mind that the work Chris did is still... View Details
- 12 Jan 2015
- News
Good Investments
visits often require bus fare—while the Barared booths can be accessed on weekends and off-hours. And customers feel safe topping up their mobile phones here, says Reyes. They tell her that other companies take their money but fail to... View Details
- 03 Jun 2016
- News
Again in a Great City
conclusion that investing in Detroit is like investing in an emerging economy without political and currency risk.” Cummings has formed a new company to manage his Detroit projects: The Platform. The name has many meanings for him. A... View Details
Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic
making the budgets available. Then, beyond that, the private sector can play a really important role. There are a number of companies in India where there’s a mandate to set aside 2 percent of profits for corporate social responsibility.... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
The Exchange: Takeaways from the Takedown
To me, it’s really the human-psychology factor playing out in a new setting. Eugene Soltes: When I look at the failures at FTX, I see a company that grew dramatically, and at some point between day one and the day it ultimately fell, they... View Details
- 02 Nov 2020
- News
The First Five Years: Julianne White (MBA 2017)
means my team is involved in a wide variety of tasks, ranging from purchasing, engaging with food donors, delivery scheduling, product inspection, and assortment optimization.” How do you use what you learned at HBS in your work? “There... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
clear that if my family was going to stay in manufacturing, we would have to become globally competitive.” The Wisconsin businesses were sold in 2002, and a new company with a new strategy, Chirch Global Manufacturing (CGM), was born.... View Details
- 12 Jun 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Minal Mehta (MBA 2011)
shot our first fitness video, have been presenting at major health and fitness conferences and events nationwide, and launched an interactive, multimedia learning-management portal for our instructor community." How is your View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards
ones that could be handled in silos. Tell me one daunting problem—HIV/AIDS, terrorism, health care, race—that can be solved by one sector. Abigail Johnson (MBA 1988) Chairman and CEO, Fidelity Management and Research LLC My father’s... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Latest Model
former consultants and ex-investment bankers). The company handles projects for startups and enterprise clients alike. It also offers online certificate courses through the Wharton School on the economics of blockchain and business in the... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Ink: Talking Shop
used to reside only with the retailers. There was an information asymmetry that created a power dynamic in retail, but that is gone. Consumers have stormed the castle, and the hard work for many companies is going to be shifting from the... View Details
- 21 Oct 2013
- News
Moving the Needle
hospital stays and doctors' visits showed her the health care system up close. "I realized that I really wanted to make a difference," she recalls. At Harvard, this self-described "contrarian" recalls having to push her idea of promoting... View Details
- 12 May 2016
- News
Food Rescue Is on a Mission
Carson notes. “Coming in for a meal can connect them with people and services that are provided by those missions, including counseling, job training, health workers. The food is the tip of the iceberg.” Funding comes from individuals,... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken