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- 02 Nov 2015
- News
Making Higher Ed Accessible to Africans
material wealth, but we believe it also leads to a powerful contribution to familial wealth, country wealth, and ultimately, wealth for the continent,” says Royster, cofounder of Maarifa Education, a pan-African education holding company.... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 10 May 2022
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2022
tools and on-demand video, it’s possible.” Job perk: “Selfishly, I like to geek out. Being a hedge-fund analyst was pretty intellectual work, but it was still so much fun to talk with my cousins about kinematics and photosynthesis. Video creation is still something I... View Details
- 03 Mar 2017
- News
Big Blue’s Big Bet
she had a different type of leukemia. They ran more tests but saw no sign of one. The hospital was affiliated with the University of Tokyo’s Institute of Medical Science, which had partnered with IBM Watson, a cloud-based... View Details
Keywords: Paul Kix; illustrations by Dan Page
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Thomas A. James, MBA 1966
is a diversified financial services holding company with more than 2,500 offices around the world, 14,000 associates, and a market capitalization of $5.1 billion. James has always had an independent spirit. In college he and Mary... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Nov 2012
- News
First and Goal
cheerleading team free of charge. “Not unlike a startup,” Swearengin says, “a new nonprofit uses a significant amount of duct tape to hold things together,” including, in the early days, stacking parents and children in an end zone to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Prophet of Start-Ups
the founder of the modern VC industry, but there’s been remarkably little written about him,” says Josh Lerner, a professor at HBS who specializes in the study of private equity. “He is the first person who basically ran an institutional... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
The Next Big Thing
prominence to the role of dynamic clusters as a key to regional and national economic success. He defines clusters as geographic concentrations of interconnected companies and institutions in a particular field. At the summit, Porter... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
One-on-One with Robert McNamara
economics major at the University of California at Berkeley, McNamara discovered at HBS “a field of specialization he would make his own and use to change three institutions and, arguably, the United States,” writes journalist Deborah... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Minding The Gap
creatively." Harcum's boss, Andrés Alonso, who holds a JD and an EdD from Harvard, has led his district's team at PELP's summer institute since 2008—a year after he became CEO of Baltimore City Public... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Inside the Revolution
we can think of, on a floppy disk or CD. And by tapping on your computer keyboard and rearranging the order and number of these ones and zeroes, you can send an e-mail, write an English paper, or transmit a photograph.” Enriquez then View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Extraordinary People
taught me great discipline in how to study, how to prepare, how to think,” he says. Upon graduation he joined the paper and packaging company Rand-Whitney. From there, he and his sons created The Kraft Group, which controls holdings in... View Details
Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Finance; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 28 May 2019
- News
A More Perfect Union
meeting, we hold events in New York, DC, Boston, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. We’re also launching in Houston and Atlanta. Our events tap into Harvard faculty and experts, such as Lawrence Lessig from Harvard Law, plus conservatives... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Lasting Impressions
institutions that gave me a chance along the way." "When I was at the Business School, I think I measured success in terms of how much money I was going to make," reveals Benton. "Now it is more important to provide a good environment for... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Student Conferences, at a Glance
Bhusri, general partner, Greylock “After 9/11, do we want or need an ID card? From a technology stand-point, that’s a no-brainer. We need to get our act together first on policy and cultural issues.” — Mark Cleverley, senior consultant, IBM’s View Details
- 21 Dec 2022
- News
HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion
Julia Kirynova, CEO of Smart Holding; Volodymyr Kostiuk, Executive Director of Farmak; Andrei Pivovarsky, Managing Director of WOG Holding BV; and Arina Korchmaryov, VP North America Business Group of Cotecna. MARCH 28 Ukraine: The... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Around the World
global footprint, the community itself changed. Since Palepu joined the faculty in the early 1980s, the percentage of faculty born outside the United States has risen from 19 percent to 42 percent. And the percentage of students holding... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books How High Can You Soar? Eight Powers to Lift You to Your Full Potential by Jennifer Adams (OPM 51, 2018) Beyond Words Publishing What is holding you back from your biggest dreams? What steps can you... View Details
- 16 Dec 2016
- News
An Environmental Epiphany
energy. Bulletin editor Dan Morrell spoke with Kortenhorst about his career path and how the world can make renewables a reality. READ MORE Dan Morrell: Jules, tell me a little bit about what Rocky Mountain Institute does, and what your... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
After the Fall
financial stability in countries worldwide—information that researchers hope could help prevent a potential crisis. Regulations have also helped enforce resiliency, including a measure forcing banks to hold at least twice—in some cases... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
September 11: A Community Reflects
toward a common understanding. Together we pray for the victims of this tragedy and hold their families, friends, and colleagues in our hearts." Scenes from the September 14 campus memorial service where Jim Cash and Stacey Childress (at... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg