Consultant - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Aug 2014
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A Diversified Portfolio

extensive strategic and financial experience included consulting at McKinsey, investment banking at Salomon Brothers, and leading business development at several Internet and media companies. The pair started investigating and found a lot... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

25 Apr 2023
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Class of 2022 Startups Sweep Alumni New Venture Competition

M7 Health grow its team. “With the win, we were able to more quickly bring in a product expert for consulting than we were going to do. We can do it now,” he says. “The money accelerates our ability to build faster and more precisely, so... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

05 Apr 2018
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A Philanthropic Eye Reframes African American Abstract Art

firm that provides strategic consulting services for private equity and venture funds. Also a former member of the Obama administration’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities, she serves as a trustee of the Getty Trust and the Art... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Mar 2019
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Action Plan: Fruit of the Vine

learn about our competitive set.” Identify your story. “We consulted many industry professionals, including a marketing specialist, and they challenged us: ‘How do you see yourself? How are you different?’ Even if you have a long history,... View Details

Keywords: Ryan Jones

01 Apr 1997
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Managing a Master

Luther King, Jr. The music is superb and the evening unforgettable. It is another in a series of triumphs for an artist who seems destined to become a legend. Edward C. Arrendell (MBA '80), a Boston-based consultant at the time, was in... View Details

Keywords: Jeff Lazar

01 Dec 1999
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New Jakurski Chair Supports Research in Global Finance

and advisory firm. Froot has served as a consultant to many companies, countries, and institutions, including the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, and the staff of the U.S.... View Details

01 Dec 2008
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There’s a New Class in Town

Members of the MBA Class of 2010 (900 in all) reported for duty in September. Selected from a pool of 8,661 applicants, the group is 38 percent women and 33 percent international. Just over 200 of the incoming students have an industry background in consulting; venture... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services

02 Dec 2010
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Ten Rules for Entrepreneurs

Less than 20 percent of new businesses last five years. Despite those daunting odds, three MBAs from the Class of 1998 are among the elite who succeeded, and their stories make compelling reading in a new book. Former Washington Post reporter Bill Murphy Jr. tried his... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services

29 Nov 2011
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How I Got My Start

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19 Jun 2017
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Can Neuroscience Find You the Perfect Job?

path. It works for recruiting too, allowing companies in search of specific personality traits to find ideal workers. Today I talk with neuroscientist Frida Polli, cofounder and CEO of pymetrics, about what characteristics make for, say, a great View Details

01 Oct 1999
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Eight Among Many: W. Mitt Romney

right set of experiences." One such item on Romney's résumé was his successful turnaround of the Boston-based consulting firm Bain & Company. Romney joined Bain in 1977, then left in 1984 to become CEO of its venture capital spin-off,... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

31 Jan 2023
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Female Founders' Dilemmas; UK Tech Startups

possible that the kinds of ideas women are pitching—like diapers, clothing, and underwear—can help them stand out to VCs. “We are coming up with ideas that maybe men wouldn’t, and that’s a good thing.” Pelluru cited another study by Boston View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Mar 2008
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An American Odyssey

recalls. After consulting at the Stanford Research Institute and teaching at Stanford Business School and UC Berkeley’s business school, America worked in the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Small Business Administration, focusing on... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Lawrence Fouraker; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Finance

01 Jun 2007
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Up from the Ashes

still thriving today. “Business strategy” and “corporate strategy” have gained extremely wide currency not only in the business press but in popular media as well. Numerous consulting firms specialize in strategy, and all business schools... View Details

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

18 Aug 2021
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Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement

of consulting firm Ethical Ventures, recently spoke to CNBC’s “Squawk Box” about the Business of Racial Equity pledge developed to mobilize the business community to address inequality and injustice. Lewin was a coauthor of the pledge,... View Details

01 Oct 2000
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Timothy G. Brier: The Price is Right

which matches consumer demand with sellers' excess inventory -- one of the Internet's big winners. The inspiration of former marketing consultant Jay Walker, Priceline opened for business a little over two years ago. Previously, in 1995,... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

01 Dec 2010
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Making a Difference

Bridgespan Group — Jeff Bradach (PhDOB ’92) and Tom Tierney (MBA ’80) — pioneers in the application of data-driven strategy and consulting services to enhance the effectiveness of nonprofits and foundations. Founded a decade ago,... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; meta

01 Aug 2001
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Ray A. Goldberg (MBA '50)

while for those in the industry, it is virtually synonymous with Goldberg himself. Recognized as the father of research and scholarship in the field, he is the author, coauthor, or editor of 23 books, more than 100 articles, and some 1,000 cases on the subject. He has... View Details

Keywords: Alumni Achievement Award; John H. Davis; Agriculture; Scientific Research and Development Services

01 Oct 2001
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Helping Hands for HBS

involvement with the School, an effort that is a microcosm of the broad participation of HBS alumni throughout society in general. In the late 1970s, Mary Lindley Burton, a consultant in career strategy, was asked if she would help advise... View Details