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- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
longer take pride and satisfaction in the one little fragment that is his part of the whole ball of wax.” And if money is at the root of much evil, then business inevitably carries a taint. In MacDonald’s fiction, business is a kind of View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
schools seeking to hire new professors. In the stories that follow, the Bulletin presents four members of the next generation of business education leaders, a group as diverse in their backgrounds and interests as they are committed to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
An Investment in Tomorrow's Leaders
large amount of debt. MAKING DREAMS ATTAINABLE READ MORE STORIES MAKING DREAMS ATTAINABLE READ MORE STORIES “There are countless big problems that we have to solve in the world, from income inequality to climate change, and we need people from all View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Summing Up the New Students
Ave. that it sunk in.” Levana Sani Jakarta, Indonesia CV: Research officer, Genome Institute of Singapore “My background is in biochemistry, so I took the HBX CORe course over the summer to build my finance skills. I imagined myself... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
71 Snapshots
The Bulletin profiles eight outstanding members of the Class of 1971. While their backgrounds and interests are diverse, they are all united by a common characteristic--the ability to bring a sense of excellence to everything they do.... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
The Right Stuff: Getting the Word from MBA Admissions
authority and an openness to learning, sharing, and teaching as well as to complexity, ambiguity, and risk-taking. Confidence, decisiveness, self-esteem, creativity, maturity, and integrity are other important personal traits we look for. "We are interested in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
What Fellowships Make Possible
The foundation of Harvard Business School’s MBA Program is need-blind admissions: a commitment to ensuring that every student, regardless of their background or financial means, is able to attend the School through a generous combination... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Change Channel
background as an example of the diversity of the gay experience in America. “Advertisers and cable servers seem to understand that this is one of the last great underserved market segments,” Graden noted. “If you’re gay or lesbian, you... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Using storytelling to transform the retail experience
Stories make sales. That’s the philosophy of Jennifer Lee Koss (AB 2001, MBA 2008), cofounder of BRIKA, an online shop for modern and elevated craft. BRIKA (from fabricá, the Spanish word for factory) enhances the appeal of its well-crafted goods (many of them... View Details
- 05 Jun 2018
- News
Fueling the Future
of Covenant House, a shelter for homeless and trafficked youth in Manhattan, and volunteers at ESchool4Girls, teaching entrepreneurship to high school students. “I love the fact my background in science and business allows me to make an... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Using technology to create a platform for discussion
want to be a good example to other women in the tech industry.” Now a product manager at LinkedIn, Leung has a background in physics and economics, but her interests in technology and media steered her toward the professional goal of... View Details
- 19 Dec 2019
- News
A Ranch of One’s Own
Lin’s employees) work in a communal space with the look and feel of a classic Old West set, right down to the old-fashioned saloon. “If you put a bunch of creative people from different backgrounds into one space, something magical will... View Details
Keywords: LEGO
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Liquid and Efficient
president and COO of Goldman Sachs, with a background in both trading and investment banking as well as an electrical engineering degree from MIT, Thain is known for his understanding of markets and technology. At a press conference in... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Pharma Suits a Farm Gal
roping and bull riding. “On my HBS application, I put that I was Miss Rodeo Arkansas 1976,” she recalled. “I am convinced that the people looking at the application said, ‘Well, we’ve never had one of those; we should have her come in.’” She credited her farm View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Research Brief: Great Expectations
luxury that’s unrealistic for some. “What does it mean if people from higher socioeconomic backgrounds are more likely to pursue their passion for work and also more likely to be given more opportunities? It means that we may be selecting... View Details
- 23 Apr 2018
- News
Tim Keller, Heavy Metal Mayor
state auditor before running for mayor, and cites Keller’s belief in heavy metal music for its capacity to bring people from varied backgrounds together—particularly in the Southwest. “Despite a reputation for metal skewing Anglo, it... View Details
- 27 Apr 2025
- News
Celebrating 40 Years of Kraft Family Fellowships
Robert Kraft (center) and Jonathan Kraft and Dean Srikant Datar (second row, center) gathered recently with Kraft Family Fellowship recipients and guests to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the founding of the first Kraft fellowship fund at HBS. Photos by Ethi... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Partners’ Club Strives to Broaden Appeal
that the club is not a mommies and babies sewing circle, but a cohesive group of people with different backgrounds who are enjoying a new and different phase in their lives.” The Partners’ Club was founded in 1984 to help students’... View Details
- 14 Oct 2010
- News
Jobs Bill Misses Mark
background helps bring Lerner’s view into focus. Politicians love to talk about how small businesses are the jobs engine of the economy. So passing a bill with small business loan guarantees and tax write-offs for equipment investment... View Details
- 31 Oct 2018
- News
Preaching with a Choir
volunteer experience as a musician with my background in consumer package goods marketing and my Harvard MBA training. “What we were looking to do is to take the Cadillac brand that is the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, re-energize it,... View Details