Diverse - Publications - Faculty & Research

30 May 2025
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Galas in NYC and Mexico City; NFL Coach Shares Leadership Insights in Charlotte

diverse background and her own very interesting ‘portfolio life’ made her a great choice to address our members for the Gala.” A self-described “human Venn diagram,” Wallace has crafted a career at the intersection of business,... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

10 May 2022
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2022

moved from Morgan Stanley to HSBC, the team sizes went from a few hundred people to 12,000 and then to 35,000 when I became chair. Diversity and inclusivity were still relatively new concepts then, and it was great to have a part in that... View Details

24 Sep 2020
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The Race for a Vaccine

produce antibodies. In this way, Bancel hoped, Moderna would be able to develop vaccines more quickly and inexpensively than other companies and create a diverse portfolio of products. Second, the production of mRNA was more efficient... View Details

Keywords: April White; COVID-19; Scientific Research and Development Services

22 Aug 2019
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Catalyzing Africa’s Tech Sector

years ago, pretty homogeneous. And leaving for the first time living somewhere else, and just realizing how expansive the world is, how diverse the world is, how many different types of people there are, actually being immersed in a... View Details

07 Sep 2021
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September 2021 Alumni Books

Mauritius, even as its diverse peoples live under colonial rule. Weaving together the soaring hopes, fierce love, and heartbreaking tragedies of Vishnu’s proud Mauritian family, along with his country’s turbulent path to gain... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Sep 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2016

with the Wahhabi establishment, and its increasingly dangerous environment populated with a diverse set of enemies, he looks at the prospects for the survival of the monarchy and suggests ideas for reform. Managing in the Gray: Five... View Details

01 Oct 2002
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View from the Top

business results both now and in the future, and achieve them in the right way. If you were to teach a business school course, what would its title be? Mühlemann: "Managing Cultural Diversity in Large Service Organizations." Lafley:... View Details

05 Mar 2020
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Green Light

to be a boon to the brand. The addition of more modular units also allowed the company to grow different types of greens, enhancing R&D and commercial growth. This diversity came into play when they were bidding for the Emirates contract.... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Scott Nobles

31 Jul 2019
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Skydeck Live: The Rise of the FOMO Sapiens

conversations have furthered your thinking about FOMO and FOBO. McGinnis: I focus on a diverse set of decision makers in politics, business, and life. And I try to get to the roots of what their decisions are and how they got where they... View Details

01 Dec 2019
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John McArthur

campus and walk by the house. It was a privilege to know him and our lives have been touched by his intellect, commitment to diversity and generosity. —Herman Bulls (MBA 1985) John made the special consolidated, 18-month MBA for section J... View Details

Keywords: Dean

01 Dec 2019
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Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2019

for holding honest conversations with everyone in your organization. Used by more than 800 organizations across the globe, the strategic fitness process has helped leaders in a diverse range of industries—including medical technology,... View Details

01 Dec 1997
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A Piece of the Action

West Coast: more than one hundred members of the Class of 1997 (13 percent) are now working in the Bay Area. As head of the School's first outpost, Darwall's tasks have been diverse and occasionally surprising. In addition to hiring... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Sep 2015
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The Business of Love

relationships; OkCupid, founded in 2004, which popularized the idea that data could solve the dating dilemma; and niche sites from JDate and ChristianMingle to FarmersOnly. The number and diversity of the sites helped reduce the stigma... View Details

Keywords: April White

05 May 2023
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Fail Better

early indicator of what was to come. Now I think there's a lot more diverse programming, a lot more comfort with navigating different cultures. And some of those walls were broken down. So I think it was a necessary and worthwhile... View Details

01 Apr 1997
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Facing the Music

international stations," he says. "We also look to expose international audiences to all sorts of new music, not just American." In fact, he says, "one of our dreams is to make the American audience more open to the incredible diversity... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

03 Mar 2017
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Big Blue’s Big Bet

of innovation in fields as diverse as real estate law and songwriting. But it is in the health sector where Watson’s impact is most tangible, where its benefits are literally the difference between life and death. “What I focus on,” says... View Details

Keywords: Paul Kix; illustrations by Dan Page

20 Dec 2022
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Singing to the Corn

existed once, until it was broken; Keen wondered if maybe it could exist, in some form, again. He acknowledges the practical necessity of what Monsanto, Syngenta, and other big ag enterprises do in feeding the world's growing population. But there's a place for seed... View Details

01 Feb 1997
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Doing It Your Way

diverse product lines in health care, computers, printers, and scientific instruments, he notes, because it has established autonomous divisions around the globe with clear performance targets and incentives to grow. Other innovative... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso (profiles by Linda Goodspeed, Elaine Gottlieb, Nancy O. Perry, and Judith A. Ross)

10 Aug 2022
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Skydeck Live: Stage Not Age

was age. Race. Education turns out to be the most important predictor of your health span going forward. And for too long, people just looked at everybody in the same state, the retirement stage or in those years as everybody being the same. But there's great View Details

01 Sep 2018
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September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

understanding at the center of the American experiment: that disputation over religion, ideology, or founding principles is normal in our secular state and even healthy for free citizens to flourish within a diverse society. You Are a... View Details

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