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- 15 Apr 2016
- News
First African American Woman to Receive Harvard MBA Talks Power of Persistence, Resilience, and Courage
(Image: Cathy Walsh) (Image: Cathy Walsh) The first African American woman to earn an MBA at Harvard Business School, Lillian Lincoln Lambert (MBA 1969) attended the School at a time when women weren’t allowed to live on campus. Instead,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Where Are the Innovators in Health Care?
that hospital visits and usage plummeted, the perverse nature of the payment system meant Duke couldn’t benefit from saving its patients’ money — nearly $8,000 per person. In only one year, the program had reduced costs by 40 percent, yielding the kind of do-good... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Classroom Legend
officer and an administrator in the office of the Quartermaster General, earning the rank of captain. World War II had a significant impact on Christensen’s career. The organizational challenges of warfare on a global scale encouraged the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Security Chief
Parker Imagine having a conversation with the head of HR that goes something like this: Over the past several years with the company, I’ve helped turn around an ailing division. Now I’d like to try my hand at managing a growth business.... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Professor Thomas Kennedy Remembered
of Tom’s classes could ever forget him.” Kennedy developed an expertise in international labor relations while teaching from 1976 to 1978 in an Executive Education program then offered by HBS in Switzerland. He also participated in View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Alfaro Named Young Global Leader
accomplishments, commitment to society, and potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world. A native of Costa Rica, Alfaro earned her Ph.D. in economics from UCLA. View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Pharma Suits a Farm Gal
the San Diego–based company, earned Graham a spot as one of five finalists for the MarketWatch CEO of the Year award, the Dow Jones News Service (December 6, 2006) reported. Graham has reached rarefied heights after growing up on a small... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Books
grading standards? Associate Professor Francesca Gino and colleagues investigate the phenomenon of the "fundamental attribution error." The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking Senator John Heinz Professor of View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Lighting the Way
Photo courtesy of Beverly Anderson Photo courtesy of Beverly Anderson A recent study of alumni offers insights into the reality of the challenge that African American women face in their careers: Of the 532 African American women who View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
The Eyes Have It: Business Plan Winners Pursue Global Vision
hadn't really thought about this problem until he visited Peru and noticed that hardly anybody there wore glasses. Back at HBS, in Associate Professor Stefan Thomke's elective course Managing Product Development, Houghton started... View Details
Keywords: eyeglasses
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Making a World of Difference
in the midtown Manhattan headquarters of Halcyon/Alan B. Slifka Management Company. In discussing the success of his investment firm, he points out that his traders are not only innovative and individualistic but also cooperative. When... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
A Roadmap for Moms
stay-at-home moms to return to work? Money is probably the biggest motivation but not just for itself. Often it’s a desire to be able to spend one’s own earned money. People often measure how successful they are by money. Many women want... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Class of 2007 Fellowship Awarded
“Coming to HBS has widened my scope and outlook on life,” says Kim, who arrived at HBS with eight years of work experience — as a Bain consultant, an officer of a campus church, and a marketing manager of a toy company. “I have learned... View Details
- 14 Apr 2010
- News
The First African-American MBAs at HBS
Cunningham in 1913-14 and a year later The election of Barack Obama as the first African-American president of the United States had me wondering who the first African-Americans were to earn Harvard MBAs. I thought I’d have to slog... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Lessons from Private Equity
GADIESH: To reap private equity returns, act more like a private equity manager COURTESY OF BAIN & CO A recent Harvard Business Review article headlined “If Private Equity Sized Up Your Business” gave many leaders of public companies a... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
New HBS Alumni Board Members
Aná huac in Mexico City, where he earned a degree in civil engineering in 1973. James G. ("Shay") Garvey (MBA '84) is a partner at Delta Partners, a venture capital firm in Dublin, Ireland. After earning his... View Details
- 03 Feb 2014
- News
Eyes on Medical Breakthroughs
offered research jobs at the same big firms that were hiring her male classmates as executives. So she opted for a job at a small investment bank that came with a lower salary, but also a chance to prove herself. "They gave me the chance to View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Jay Light Named New HBS Dean
a degree in engineering physics, Light earned a DBA from Harvard’s joint program in decision and control theory in 1970. Light’s research and teaching have focused on capital markets and institutional asset management, including the View Details
- 23 May 2018
- News
John A. Paulson, MBA 1980
Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1955 Born, Queens, New York 1973 Launches clothing manufacturing business in Ecuador 1978 Earns BS, Finance, New York University 1980 Earns MBA, Baker... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
New Ventures New Gains
realities. “In recent years, the student appetite for entrepreneurial ventures has increased significantly,” says HBS professor of management practice Myra M. Hart, who has studied the career trends of HBS graduates. “The contest gives... View Details