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- 17 Apr 2017
- News
Panera-bred Leaders Have Risen Throughout the Restaurant Industry
to lead the operations of such popular chains as Friendly’s Ice Cream, Johnny Rockets, Pizzeria Uno, Smashburger, Wahlburgers (led by CEO Cedric Vanzura, MBA 1990), Pieology, and Upper Crust. Panera was sold earlier this month to Europe’s... View Details
- 26 May 2016
- News
Alan F. Horn, MBA 1971
Download Alan F. Horn profile Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1943 Born, New York, New York 1964 Earns BA, Economics, Union College 1971 Earns MBA with Distinction 1971 Joins Procter & Gamble 1973 Joins Tandem Productions, later Embassy... View Details
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Henry Wendt
In his term as CEO of the pharmaceutical giant, Wendt focused on a “3 point strategy” to help strengthen the business. His strategy consisted of increasing support of SmithKline’s best products, such as Tagamet, weeding out other... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Up for Grabs
WHITMAN: After a successful career at eBay, going for the gold in California. Making her biggest bid in a career built on bids, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman (MBA ’79) threw her hat into the ring in September... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Action Plan: Yes, Chef!
Wolfgang Puck (OPM 53, 2019)—aka the father of California cuisine, OG celebrity chef, and culinary empire-builder—began his career as a disgraced cook’s apprentice at a hotel restaurant. At 14, he’d been eager to take the post just outside his Austrian hometown: Not... View Details
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- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Student Conferences Tackle Business Issues
Yasunobe of the Stanford Japan Center for Research, and Yoshito Hori, chairman of Globis Group and chairman and CEO of Apax Globis Partners & Co., examined Japan’s past and present role as a credible model of View Details
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Entrepreneurship | MBA
Venture Competition Winners and Success Stories Entrepreneurship in the Classroom Curriculum First-year MBA students take The Entrepreneurial Manager , a required course, and have the option to enroll in Startup Bootcamp. Second-year... View Details
- 07 Feb 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Creating the Founders’ Dilemmas Course
important to them and something that's really important to them," Wasserman says. "But at the end of the course we look at founders who were able to grow something valuable and also remain CEO of it—those rare ducks."... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Chalsty Fellowship Will Help Black South Africans Attend HBS
When John S. Chalsty (MBA '57) stepped down as CEO of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette last February, his colleagues honored him and commemorated his nearly thirty years of distinguished service at the firm by establishing the John S. and... View Details
- 04 Mar 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Lessons from Running GM’s OnStar
Among the most popular elective courses at Harvard Business School is Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise (BSSE). Developed by Professor Clayton M. Christensen, the course teaches future leaders how to use well-researched... View Details
- 22 Jan 2019
- News
Remembering Walter Shipley
Walter Shipley (AMP 73, 1976), the former chairman and CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank and Chemical Bank, died on January 11, 2019, at the age of 83, prompting a flood of fond remembrances in the media. Over his 40-year tenure, Shipley is... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Farm Boy
JEPPSON: With his wife, Marianne, a long, happy life at Oakholm, the family farm. Apart from his role as chairman and CEO of the Norton Company and service on the boards of numerous nonprofit and civic organizations in Worcester,... View Details
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Finding Professional Purpose: Building an Impactful Career that Reflects your Values with Lisa Tanzer (MBA 1993) - Recruiting
day, and I sought to integrate that into my career. I took on roles that combined creative development and strategic leadership, working my up to CMO, and then President and CEO roles. I worked on educational toys and entertainment... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
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Changing Old Systems to Provide New Chances for Young Americans
Gerald Chertavian (MBA 1992), founder and CEO of Year Up, is working to change education, business, and government to provide new opportunities for America's young people. In this video, he explores the reasons to reconnect young people... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
History Matters
marketing strategist in the wake of a softening economy, shrinking advertising budgets, and eroding consumer confidence, in addition to the aftershocks of September 11. “In this volatile environment, marketers and CEOs realize with new... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Multiple generations of computing
Throughout her career, Donna Dubinsky (MBA 1981) has worked on the next generation of computing. In the early days of Apple, she participated in the creation of personal computers, moving from a specialized tool for professionals to an essential tool for everybody. In... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Looking for a Leader: The Role of Executive Search Firms
At a recent gathering of chief executives in New York City, the heads of two companies shared pleasant dinner conversation. The first led a large, successful corporation; the second also happened to serve as a director of a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Alumni Books
Professional Property Development by John McMahan (MBA ’61) (McGraw-Hill) McMahan addresses the fundamentals of successful property development — marketing, financing, planning, designing, construction, merchandising, and property... View Details
- 29 Jun 2009
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Leading Change
there is a danger that commitment to an organization can undermine work-life balance. Successful CEOs are good role models. In addition to open and honest communication and continued investment in HCHP... View Details
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- 18 Oct 2016
- News
Leading the Way for Women Entrepreneurs
capitalists could not identify with the vision of Birchbox. “The men would ask their secretaries or ask us to wait while they called their wives.” Barna joined fellow HBS alumnae Marcela Sapone (MBA 2015), cofounder and CEO of Hello... View Details