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01 Jan 2003
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Daniel L. Vasella, M.D.

to lymphoma and later as a practicing physician in his native Switzerland. Both his years in medicine and the business career that followed have focused on helping people. So when researchers at Novartis came up with a drug that promised... View Details

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Commencement 2011 Address | About

imagine. I began a doctoral program thinking I would become an international banker and instead found a very different path — a path that has brought me to teaching and here, to Harvard Business School. In... View Details

01 Mar 2007
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Security Chief

in the belly that makes you get up and get going every day.” SUNRISE near Parker's Sarasota home. For Parker, the decision to attend HBS required a detour from a secure career path with IBM. He landed a... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; technology-based security business; Management; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

25 Jun 2013
First Look

First Look: June 25

their career, want to run their own companies. This note looks at the funded search as a means to entrepreneurship through acquisition and describes the path to buy and run a business using debt and equity as a means of financing the... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

01 Jun 2015
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Leadership on a Global Stage

visits for a mix of friendship and advice whenever he gets back to Boston. Jefferson has put his unique mix of military and academic leadership training to work in a variety of positions. His career path... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

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David A. Frankel

engine startup, and not a full-time founder of Founder Collective). Frankel’s ability to juggle his HBS course load while indulging his emerging venture capital career was impressive. He also remained on the board of Dimension Data and... View Details

13 Feb 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Students Reflect on COP28

clarity in messaging underscored the real human impact of climate change and the critical need for inclusive climate action. Their voices served as a powerful reminder to us, technologists, investors, and policymakers in the climate space, about why we picked our... View Details

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Field Course: Field X - Course Catalog

create a successful career path for them. And some because they believe their business can do a substantial amount of good for the world and so they want to continue working on it during their EC year and... View Details

19 May 2015
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Getting Ready for Success

Minds Matter provides two volunteer mentors, two summer academic experiences at colleges and abroad, SAT prep, and an extra day of “school” every Saturday. “Our students have talents and gifts,” Huebner notes, “but often need extra direction from our recent college... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Educational Services

01 Jan 2007
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Donna L. Dubinsky, MBA 1981

products." After graduating from Yale and working two years at the Philadelphia National Bank, Dubinsky came to HBS, where a presentation of the first electronic spreadsheet helped shape her career path. "I knew immediately that this was... View Details

21 Jun 2021
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Celebrating the Past, Crafting the Future Part 1: HBS/HKS Faculty Reflections

were blessed with deep pools of highly gifted, motivated students and faculty eager to make a difference in the world. If we couldn’t find purpose in a new joint degree program, define a meaningful mission, and chart a path to success,... View Details

01 Apr 2002
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"Rising to the Challenge" Program Addresses Post-9/11 Issues

"Put aside the consulting firms and investment banks for a while," he exhorted students in the audience. "We need you now!" Charles MacCormack, president and CEO of Save the Children, changed his own career View Details

Keywords: War on Terror; Ronald Levy; Health, Social Assistance

15 Jun 2021
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2021

archives One of the first African American graduates of HBS, the late H. Naylor Fitzhugh overcame numerous racial barriers in a career that spanned academia and the private sector. Born in Washington, DC, in 1909, he earned a scholarship... View Details

20 Nov 2015
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Room to Grow

expanded facilities. So began Kendall’s career path in the nonprofit and environmental space, which has included some time in Central America working on carbon sequestration and hardwood conservation... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

06 Aug 2020
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WHY WE STARTED THE HBS BLACK INVESTMENT CLUB

other person or some other time”. We have a unique opportunity to eliminate the barriers that prevent Black students from breaking into the investing world. By curating programming specifically tailored to the needs of Black investors, we hope to create an easier View Details

Keywords: All Industries

16 Jul 2020
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How Gender Stereotypes Kill a Woman’s Self-Confidence

believe they won’t excel in, despite having the skills to succeed, says Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Katherine B. Coffman. “Our beliefs about ourselves are important in shaping all kinds of important decisions, such as what colleges we apply to, which... View Details

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Ruzwana Bashir

Ruzwana Bashir is one of those talented people who could have taken a variety of paths to success. But Bashir, who grew up in North Yorkshire town in a small community of British-Pakistani families, knew from a young age that she wanted... View Details

07 Jan 2025
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Revolutionizing Wellness: Kate Twist (MBA 2008) Shapes the Future of Consumer Health Brands

and wellness consumer. Connection and Inspiration: The Power of the HBS Network Twist’s interest in the consumer experience has been a foundation for her career. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, she began her career... View Details

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Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

impact while at HBS and has pursued opportunities to explore the area of focus and development of their idea. Fit with career path : Applicant has demonstrated how the fellowship fits into their View Details

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Values Matter—No Matter Where You Are | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Values Matter—No Matter Where You Are As if foreshadowing the career path ahead of her, Shilla Kim-Parker (MBA 2009) wrote her HBS application essay about her desire to serve the social good. “I was drawn to... View Details

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