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- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Short Takes
Who Does Good and Why While it's common knowledge that business leaders often serve on nonprofit boards, there has been little formal information about the characteristics and motivations of such individuals. In a 1997 working paper... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Strange Bedfellows
these developments. Imagine if you were allowed to represent your income on your tax forms and on your mortgage application differently. In a moment of weakness, you might portray your economic situation in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Natural Fit
Patty in the foothills of Park City, Utah, home base for US Ski & Snowboard At the age of 18, Anouk Patty (MBA 1997) was in an enviable position, or so it seemed. In addition to gaining acceptance at Dartmouth College, Patty’s speed and grit had earned her a place on... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
New Ventures New Gains
“HBS has always been good at running experiments — reinforcing the ones that make progress and killing the ones that don’t,” says HBS professor of management practice Joseph B.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Joss Kent (MBA 1997)
people like to see who’s leading them. It’s not even what you’re saying, it’s just the fact that you’ve taken the time to sit and talk to them one to one.” Industry trend: Homogenization. “People play it safe...once a Starbucks latte,... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 25 Jan 2012
- News
Is Tax Reform Viable?
My Beautiful Capital Gain An investor ponders taxes and the 99 Percent Will President Obama succeed in passing the "Buffett Rule"? This past year was a very good one for me: a large media company purchased the enterprise in which I had... View Details
- 02 Mar 2017
- News
Such Great Heights
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Tom Vogl (MBA 1998) was named CEO of the Mountaineers, an 11,000-member outdoor community in the Pacific Northwest, in February 2016. A... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Bringing It Back Home
Grossman, who wrote the case study "Salud Digna: Successfully Competing with For-Profit Organizations." "This is one of very few examples where a nonprofit is scaling into the United States—and it's doing quite well at this point. It... View Details
- 25 Aug 2015
- News
Sunset in the East?
mortgage or with very little debt. Unlike in the United States, banks are also less on the line in real estate. We should always keep in mind that the Chinese property market was stagnant or worse... View Details
- 18 Nov 2013
- News
Diving into the 'Shark Tank'
Donna Khalife (MBA 2011, at left) and sister, Rosy, make their pitch on ABC-TV's Shark Tank. Donna Khalife (MBA 2011) and her sister, Rosy, were taking a lunch break from work on their startup Surprise... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
New MBA Admissions Director Gets an Interview
Beyond the CV: Chad Losee Hometown: Delta, Utah. “About 5,000 people. One stoplight. And actually, I grew up outside Delta.” First thing he put up in his office: A whiteboard. “Definitely low-tech but one of... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 26 May 2022
- News
Bidding Up
career, I asked Wilson what he hopes will live on after he’s gone. His response was characteristically low-key. BW: I would always think that I’ll just disappear into history the way everybody else does.... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Lumry Chair Supports IT and Entrepreneurship
the potential to transform or create new industries. Prior to forming Acorn Ventures, Lumry was EVP and CFO of McCaw Cellular Communications. As one of the founders of McCaw Cellular in 1982, he helped Craig McCaw create the nation's... View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Turning Point: Makeover
Vicky Tsai (MBA 2006) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Vicky Tsai (MBA 2006) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) My first job was as a derivatives trader. The markets fascinated me; the testosterone-driven culture of the trading floor did not. I tried to fit in, but being... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Ban the Butterfly Rule for Corporate Directors
should submit a letter of resignation to the Board." These GM guidelines have gained considerable acclaim, and many other public corporations have followed their lead. In its recently released report on "Director Professionalism," the... View Details
Keywords: Joseph Hinsey IV
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Eileen M. Rudden
Eileen Rudden A native of Nutley, New Jersey, Eileen Rudden always loved math. So it was only natural that she spent her summers programming computers as an undergraduate at Brown University. "That was back in the mainframe generation,"... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Ask the Expert: In Security
YOUNG: Always start by focusing on areas where you have the most risk. Good protection starts with good IT hygiene. The basics—patching and updating systems and basic protections (and controls)—should be in... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2021
AACE Foods I have always been passionate about creating change through building businesses on the African continent. A defining moment for me was partnering with friends in 1999 to start an internet café in... View Details
- 04 Jun 2008
- News
Whistle While You Work
entertaining? Presumably Messrs. Zander and Gold would approve of that. I’m an old-school guy on this. Let’s face it: For most people, no matter how you dress it up, work will always be work. There’s a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Michael Depatie
was ranked number one in guest satisfaction for 2009 by the Market Metrix Hospitality Index (based on over 130,000 hotel customer surveys), beating competitors including the Ritz-Carlton, W Hotels, and the... View Details