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John Oxtoby
history.” Under Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett’s leadership, John fulfilled roles with the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board, chaired by Paul Volker, and the Jobs Council, chaired by GE CEO Jeff Immelt. “On the economic-policy... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Strategic Networking
career information by other HBS graduates. So what’s the best way to leverage the power of those connections? The answer really depends on your objectives, says Christine Sullivan, senior program manager of Alumni Career Services. In any View Details
Keywords: Networking
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
GLF Showcases London
After a long summer break, it was great to get together with the Alumni Board on campus in mid-October and to welcome twelve new members. Before I highlight the important committee work ahead, let me first bring you up-to-date on the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
The New Venture Competition Crowns a New Crop
first on-demand jobs platform. Prizes were also awarded to student teams in the business and social enterprise tracks at the event, with winners in all three categories each receiving $75,000, runners-up,... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 09 Jan 2020
- Blog Post
Navigating Grey in the Ever-Evolving Tech Community
for YouTube creators and advertisers. I really, really loved that job but I eventually hit a place where I wanted to be more involved in some of the higher level strategic decision-making (i.e. the kind that determined the existence of... View Details
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On Course | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
financing and advisory services to nonprofits throughout the US. “At first I was looking for something longer than one year, but this job description was a dream,” she says. “I report directly to the CEO—a... View Details
- 11 Oct 2019
- News
Balancing Act
special-education company in early 2019. “You have to be very deliberate and proactive to achieve this,” says Eberle Walker, who set and accomplished the same goal in a previous CEO role. “But it is important. Business needs gender diversity.” Eberle Walker View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
A Match Made in Heaven
Adams Boston Lager, the first successful U.S. “craft beer” and the impetus for the microbrewery revolution. Koch, who is chairman of The Boston Beer Company, was similarly unconventional in assessing the talents of one of his executive... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Marked Managers
you are in your career. One consideration, which I talk about with the students in my Self-Assessment and Career Development course, has to do with choosing the first company you work for. You might know you want a View Details
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Xiaomu Yu
winning the plant specimens contest in kindergarten, flying for the first time, receiving my first job offer, and kissing the girl I loved – "How could anything on earth... View Details
Mary W. Lawrence
or testimonials. She developed the “Quality is Job #1” campaign for Ford, the “plop, plop, fizz, fizz” campaign for Alka-Seltzer, and the “I Love New York” tourism campaign. She was inducted into the Advertising Hall of Fame, was the... View Details
Keywords: Services
- 09 Feb 2016
- News
Providing the Care That Seniors Need
Patricia Will (MBA 1980) is cofounder and president of Belmont Village Senior Living, which operates 25 retirement communities in the southwestern and midwestern United States. In this video, she talks about how she came to found a company that now employs more than... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Jeffrey Dunn (MBA 1981)
somebody to speak for them and to do the right thing for them in a world in which they have very little power. The very first week on the job at Sesame Workshop I held a staff meeting and did something... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 16 Jul 2024
- Blog Post
Driving Positive Impact on Community and Climate with Ben Schutzman (MBA 2016)
process - it's okay not to have a job by the first semester of your EC year. Most of the most unique jobs are not able to hire people 9 or 10 months in advance, they want... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
The Hard Way
years of training and placing job seekers. Why should she risk financial ruin on a big-ticket real estate purchase? The idea first surfaced when Russo’s accountant matter-of-factly suggested that she stop... View Details
- 22 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Recessions Push Some Entrepreneurs to Launch Too Soon
Entrepreneurial success may depend on more than a great idea, plenty of connections, and financial backing, new research suggests. The entrepreneur’s job security may also play a significant role. Uncertain View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Sep 2015
- News
Rockin’ for a Cause
Despite the obvious temptation, Jeff Scheel (MBA 1990) has not yet given up his day job in favor of his frontman role in the Wildcats, a classic rock dance band the New York Times once dubbed “perhaps the most popular Palo Alto dad band.”... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
New Initiatives in MBA Recruiting
In a three-pronged effort focusing on technology, summer recruiting activities, and fall interviewing, MBA Career Services is launching new services to support MBA students and recruiters in the job search process. Technology Enhances... View Details
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Phillip Michael Strazzulla
first job out of college. It was 2008, the height of the recession, and he was working at a middle market investment bank. “It was one of the worst years of my life,” he said. “At the end... View Details
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Fellowship Enables Opportunity in Africa
five years of completing their MBAs to pursue full-time jobs on the continent by supplementing their income when their total compensation is less than $100,000. The maximum award is $50,000 per year. The View Details