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18 May 2023
News

India's New Money Managers

When Priti Rathi Gupta (OPM 49, 2017) was 16 years old, her father handed her his investment portfolio and asked her what she could make of it. She was befuddled. "He realized that, although I had schooling in what we call commerce, I didn't really know much about... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

Portrait Project

Janie McDonough

My dad always stood in front of the whiteboard. He moved with the grace of a conductor—brows furrowed, eyes darting back and forth, hands continuously gliding the print-jobs magnets from one column to the... View Details

01 Jun 1998
News

Simmons Family Endows Professorship

The only way to truly appreciate what you have is to work for it," says Roy W. Simmons, the 82-year-old chairman of Utah-based Zions Bancorporation, one of the most successful bank holding companies in the country. Simmons speaks from... View Details

24 May 2018
Research & Ideas

Distance Still Matters in Business, Despite the Internet

Lalocracio Location has always been a vital resource in business. “Location, location, location,” as they say in real estate. But then along came the internet in the 1980s, and suddenly distance-related business costs collapsed for... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Transportation; Telecommunications; Shipping; Publishing; Technology

Profile

Tim Kluska

Coming to HBS is like... Stepping onto a roller coaster with a blindfold—it's thrilling, unpredictable, and slightly daunting. Yet, you have faith you're on the right track, and as the ride progresses, you discover this experience will... View Details

01 Jun 1999
News

Ikenna Okezie

So far my life has been filled with exciting challenges along with God's blessings," says Ikenna Okezie. Indeed, "challenge" seems to be the operative word for the soft-spoken Okezie, who is about to become one of the first two people... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

04 May 2020
Blog Post

6 Things You Should Know About the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

of the things they think you need to know about the HBS/HKS joint degree. It's a three year, integrated program Taniel: Coming to HBS/HKS was an easy choice when I learned that my experience would not be bifurcated. Instead, it truly is View Details

01 Feb 2023
What Do You Think?

Will Hybrid Work Strategies Pull Down Long-Term Performance?

(iStockphoto/AndreyPopov) Remote work has always been an essential part of economic activity. Some people work from home, some work from anywhere, and some work where customers need them. But the COVID-19 pandemic gave rise to both... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Portrait Project

Yiwei Zhao

One month before starting HBS, my mom suddenly passed away. Her life was a rich tapestry of sacrifice and silent strength, where the splendor she wanted me to savor became my guiding star. Even with oceans between us, she encouraged my... View Details

18 Jan 2023
Blog Post

Career Planning and Development: Interview with Career Coach Wendi Zhang (MBA/MPP 2013)

completely unsure of what to do or they seem to be exactly where they want to be, one thing is certain: the only constant is change when it comes to life/career planning. Life is dynamic, and as a result, preferences and needs naturally... View Details

22 Apr 2016
Blog Post

Working With Organizations That Recruit at HBS: An Interview with Mary-Kate Johnson

what sets them apart. I understand not every organization has the capacity to be this involved, but even just one follow up call will go a long way. Remember, students are deciding which next step will bring them towards the future that... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

15 Dec 2023
News

Like-Minded

Yumiko Murakami (MBA 1994), Miwa Seki (MBA 1993), and Kathy Matsui share the same month and year of birth, so the friends started an annual birthday get-together to reflect on the year ahead. Work was always a hot topic of discussion. Each woman had built a strong... View Details

Profile

Beau D'Arcy

HBS students hoping to launch their own business ventures? "I heard a lot of advice as I was building my businesses; I had two prior start-ups which failed. The point that always hit home with me was, work View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Entertainment / Media

Profile

Yung Winata

What’s the best thing about your home town? This is always such a tricky question for me. I have moved around so much in my life that I don’t really have a “home-town”. On the upside, moving has been a gift... View Details

Web

2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

not always research-methods-based online information, political actors have succeeded in giving voice to this set of economic grievances. In this session, we will review online surveys on attitudes towards... View Details

10 Feb 2016
Blog Post

Combining an Interest in Music and Business

of what I was doing at the time, either high school, college, or working, music has always been a core part of who I am and not just what I do. On that note, I have also spent nineteen years trying to figure... View Details

06 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

The Problem with Hedge Funds

entrust their money to one of the big investment banks or brokerages—Citibank, Chase, Merrill Lynch, or Bear Sterns—which then invests it for them in hedge funds. Funds of funds, the word is on Wall Street,... View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

01 Apr 2000
News

Highly Recommended: Leah Modigliani

Witter was created especially for her. "I asked Byron what I was going to be doing, and he said, 'You're going to do everything that I do, as fast as you're ready to do it, or maybe a little bit faster.' He keeps me right on the edge,"... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

Portrait Project

Sharyar Aziz

When I was eighteen, I was beaten and left unconscious on a San Francisco street, with my jaw shattered. My all-male a cappella singing group from Yale University had been entertaining at a holiday celebration and was accosted by a gang... View Details

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

The Climate Needs Aggressive CEO Leadership

Corporations are facing great uncertainty. For the world to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, the United States eventually will have to put a price on carbon dioxide emissions, as has been done by Europe, parts of Canada, and California. To plan for the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler; Energy; Utilities

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