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- 01 Apr 1999
- News
A Vibrant Brand
In the course of an hour-long interview, Keith T. Clinkscales (MBA '90), president of Vibe magazine, drops close to fifty names. Those mentioned by this 35-year-old CEO of an enterprise that is considered "da bomb" (a high compliment)... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 20 Dec 2024
- News
Clubs Open HBS Doors for Local Leaders; Meet the Club Leaders: HBS PRIDE; Favorite Reads of 2024
terrific that those alumni members continued to raise funds until they built an endowment large enough to cover a few scholarships every year.” This year, one of those scholarships sent Patricia Wilson Aden, CEO of the Greater... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction
guru Esther Dyson, chairman of EDventure Holdings; Matthew Szulik, president and CEO of the open-source software company Red Hat, Inc.; and Dean Kamen (7th OPM), chairman and CEO of Segway LLC and creator of... View Details
- 28 Oct 2021
- News
Capital Considerations for Black Entrepreneurs; Pivoting for Gender Equity
14-week fellowship that connects them with mentors and money to build their companies. Mills thanked attendees for engaging with the case, and for understanding the many barriers that exist as well as the difficulty for Black founders to... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 09 Nov 2017
- News
Paving the Way for Veterans to Serve in Congress
worked for Duke Energy as assistant to the company’s CEO after graduation, but in 2013 he and McCready reunited and cofounded Double Time Capital, an investment firm focused on funding utility-scale solar farms in North Carolina. The firm... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Hansjörg Wyss, MBA 1965
stuck with me is that, in the end, a decision must be made. You can't be wishy-washy. He told us to always remember that when you get to the top of a company, decision trees do not grow at high altitude." ADVICE TO STUDENTS "It's terribly important to choose your first... View Details
- 04 May 2017
- News
Going the Distance
Economic Development under Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. “I had learned from [HBS professor] Michael Porter about the synergy that comes from establishing industry clusters, and that became our focus. We became metrics driven and also changed the culture by hiring former... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2017
faced. This lyrical summary of those answers offers practical advice for understanding where we came from, who we are, and where we are going. The CEO Pay Machine: How It Trashes America and How to Stop It by Steve Clifford (MBA 1968)... View Details
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change
reflect the nature of the threat demands. I am again in proud service to this country. Frank Yang (MBA 2006) Founder, President, CEO Liatris, Inc. The most intriguing aspect of the IRA for me, running a start-up developing greener and... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy
momentum for the NCF’s founding. Thomas, chairman and CEO of Rapid7, a cybersecurity and compliance solutions and services company, says that 19 founders launched the NCF, “but it could easily have been 100.” Among many Black and brown... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 29 Aug 2018
- News
The Value of Valleys
entrepreneurs precisely because I know the risks. I think you should not do it precipitously. There's an aphorism in our industry that CEO is the new analyst, because a lot of young people want to be startup View Details
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
student-focused initiative has collectively raised more than $30,000 in less than 3 weeks, has mentored more than 350 prospective business school and graduate students, and started a fundraiser to procure oxygen concentrators and channel... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
says Porter, who will teach in the program that is designed to provide the necessary tools to CEOs of rapidly growing companies. "Urban areas are becoming a new arena for innovation, transformation, and growth in our economy. The business... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Six Receive 2017 HBS Alumni Achievement Award
others, you’ll create a self-perpetuating culture.” “My parents were the first in their families to attend high school, never mind college,” says Jack Brennan (MBA 1980), former chairman and CEO of the Vanguard Group. Brennan cites the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018
covered in Parts 2 and 3 to specific, challenging boardroom conversations: for example, giving critical feedback to the CEO or handling a difficult media conversation. Delivering Alpha: Lessons from 30 Years of Outperforming Investment... View Details
- 14 Apr 2021
- News
The First Five Years: Mike Gandy Auzenne (MBA 2016)
Courtesy Austin Scee Courtesy Austin Scee Editor’s note: In college and through his time at HBS, Austin Scee (MBA 2001) volunteered as a mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America in Atlanta, Georgia. One of his mentees was Michael... View Details
- 11 May 2017
- News
Going with the Flow
economics.” She also sits on the board of Water.org, a nonprofit organization founded by actor Matt Damon and engineer and CEO Gary White, which is dedicated to enabling people in the developing world gain access to safe water and... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 22 Nov 2017
- News
How to Build a Winning Culture on a Losing Team
games. It was all part of a long term strategy to improve the franchise by getting better draft picks. And it necessitated a short term strategy of losing. Throughout, though, the 76er CEO Scott O’Neil (MBA 1998) says his front office... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The Power of Imperfect Eating By Kavita Bhatnagar (SELP 11, 2022) Penguin Enterprise Rather than dictating which foods are good or bad, this book weaves together stories that mirror the intricate, emotional, and often imperfect... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2019
Bootstrapper’s Playbook for Breakthrough Success on a Shoestring Budget by Marty Schultz (OPM 31, 2002) Self-published Marty Schultz is a bootstrapping expert: he's bootstrapped five highly successful companies in his career. He is a View Details