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26 Apr 2011
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BioMine Strikes Gold

Entrepreneurship Fellowship, and Student Business Plan Contest have been announced. Representing the HBS Association of Northern California and the HBS Tech Alumni Club, BioMine, led by co-founder and CEO Privahini Bradoo (MBA '08), took... View Details

Keywords: Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

25 Aug 2022
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Harnessing the Tools of the Digital Age

faculty to address the most pressing business questions of the day with the same agility and speed at which technology is reshaping the marketplace. “HBS is the premiere business learning platform in the world,” Jacimovic says, “but the world around us now is... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Mar 2019
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In Character: A Case Discussion Drama

COO & CFO “So you’re thinking of my contributions in terms of revenue alone?” Katrina VP, Private Label Products “I understand we’re a family, but we have to put emotions aside. This is a business.” Petja Founder & CEO “I don’t know if... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Jun 1998
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HBS Club of Ireland Puts Management Skills to Work

their efforts was a weekend seminar held in January that was an enjoyable combination of academic discussion, public service, and relaxation. The event centered on three new case studies on companies situated near the border between... View Details

22 Jul 2014
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Hungry for Change

Editor's note: Rob Zeaske was appointed director of the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative in July 2020. Read more. As CEO of Second Harvest Heartland, a hunger-relief organization based in St. Paul, Minnesota, Rob Zeaske (MBA 2002) has a... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture

01 Aug 2013
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A Cure for Cold Storage

Michael Schrader The measles, says Vaxess CEO Michael Schrader (MBA 2012), is the perfect example of what's wrong with the modern vaccine. Despite the fact that a measles immunization has been available for more than 40 years, there are... View Details

Keywords: Morrell, Daniel; vaccines; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Jun 2012
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Noted & Quoted

“J.C. Penney is in a very tough spot. If you ask people today what it stands for, you don’t get a particularly compelling answer.” —HBS professor Rajiv Lal, commenting on the challenge facing retailing guru Ron Johnson (MBA 1984) as the company’s View Details

01 Dec 2003
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UNC's “Accidental” Dean

In 1996, Jones was named CEO of Suncorp Metway Ltd., a leading Australian banking, insurance, and investment funds manager. Homeward bound with his wife and their four school-age children, Jones planned to take it easy for a while. But... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

14 Oct 2020
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Sewn with Love

In the midst of a global pandemic and widespread protests against racial injustice, the fashion industry can seem pretty frivolous. Fashion-industry leader Kikka Hanazawa (MBA 2002), CEO of VPL, a women’s underwear and athleisure company,... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Dec 2019
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What’s Behind the Explosive Growth of Sustainable Investing?

developed a new second-year course: Investing—Risk, Return, and Impact. Here, they talk about preparing the next generation of investors for maximum impact. This movement is a decade old. Where does it stand? Shawn Cole: Investing for... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Oct 2021
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Helping Leaders Chart an Ethical Path

attending in person, some virtually—stepped into the shoes of a new case protagonist, Ziad Abi Chaker, the founder and CEO of a Lebanese recycling company, to understand the challenges he faces. Abi Chaker... View Details

01 Dec 2003
News

The Next Big Thing

operate in the Commonwealth,” Porter told some eighty CEOs and leaders of biotech, health-care, government, and academic entities gathered at HBS. He argued that Massachusetts needs a coherent strategy based on a common understanding of... View Details

Keywords: life sciences; Scientific Research and Development Services

01 Feb 1997
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Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS

and CEO Thompson terms "satellite infrastructure" (technology that enables people to conduct business activity anywhere on the planet). Before reaching its fifteenth birthday this spring, Virginia-based Orbital will have surpassed $450... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry and Susan Young; profiles by Garry Emmons

05 Apr 2016
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Don’t Send Your Kids to College. At Least Not Yet.

Surveying the panic and pressure of college admissions season in the New York Times, Abby Falik (MBA 2008), CEO and founder of Global Citizen Year, suggests that few involved in this cultural pressure cooker... View Details

01 Jun 2000
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Social Capital Markets: Creating Value in the Nonprofit World

For years, money given to nonprofits has been thought of as charity, says Jed Emerson, the School's Bloomberg Senior Research Fellow in Philanthropy. But a new perspective is emerging: These dollars, while charitable, are still capital... View Details

Keywords: Anne Kavanagh

25 Jan 2012
News

Is Tax Reform Viable?

to invest in the careers of politicians who will vow to keep our unfair tax advantages. —Dal LaMagna (MBA 1970) is president and CEO of Brooklyn, New York–based IceStoneUSA, which makes countertops out of... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government

20 Dec 2024
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Clubs Open HBS Doors for Local Leaders; Meet the Club Leaders: HBS PRIDE; Favorite Reads of 2024

terrific that those alumni members continued to raise funds until they built an endowment large enough to cover a few scholarships every year.” This year, one of those scholarships sent Patricia Wilson Aden, CEO of the Greater... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

04 May 2017
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Going the Distance

keep pushing ourselves forward,” says Frey, who completed the final leg of his journey in April 2016 by sailing 6,000 miles across the North Pacific Ocean in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. Drawn to the ocean as a young boy growing up in View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

09 Mar 2023
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Four Alumni Clubs Mark Milestone Year

Clubs News Clubs News HBS Association of Boston Commemorates Centennial In 2023, the HBS Association of Boston (HBSAB) is commemorating its Centennial Year with activities and events aimed at celebrating a... View Details