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Jon Schechter
dropping work for a two-year MBA was not a choice he took lightly. “It wasn’t a financial decision,” says Jon, “but a long-term investment in myself. Two years, in the long run, is a blip. But what I get out of it is unique. I’ll probably... View Details
Keywords: Tech
- 01 Mar 2005
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Lighting It Up
Last December, David Wilkins (MBA 1990) admired the brilliant skyline of Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor, with its color-changing buildings and holiday lighting. “I love when nighttime comes,” the former investment banker told the Rocky... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
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Kaplan Named Senior Associate Dean
2005, Kaplan was vice chairman of the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. with oversight responsibility for the investment banking and investment management divisions. He received an MBA from Harvard in 1983 and is a... View Details
- 19 Oct 2021
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In the Contest for Content
to other major buyers like BMG and Hipgnosis Songs Fund, which has spent about $2 billion on the catalogs of Neil Young and Shakira. Clarke Soares, the former CEO of Tempo Music Investments and a managing director at Morgan Stanley before... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
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Action Plan: Portfolio Strategy
full-time portfolio career. “Like with an investment portfolio, you have to think about the composition of that portfolio. What’s the synergy between that portfolio and how does it all come together?” he says. “Then it is all about... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
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Happening Fast
the Street’s 24/7 demands. “There is no substitute for hard work,” Erdoes said. “There is a little luck on the way, but there is no substitute for really superhard work, first in, last out.” Erdoes’s investment group has been very... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
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Rural Renewal
local produce available to locals, and to revitalize the town’s Main Street, a modest collection of struggling businesses. Reade’s “retirement” after a successful career in the investment business was gradual and accidental. Seeking a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
IXP 2009
Now in its third year, the Immersion Experience Program offered nine topics and destinations to students in 2009 (see complete list below), six in 2008, and three in 2007. “Faculty involved in the IXP consistently come back excited about... View Details
- 01 Oct 2013
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Banking on Africa's Future
To achieve that transformation, Lawani believes, investment in the continent is the key. More specifically, Lawani notes, "Any investments we make that promote financial inclusion—especially that help bring... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
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The Class of 1975 in Review
future investment bankers, consultants, and Fortune 500 leaders. "Hey, Stumm!" boomed a loud voice. I was astonished to see my Dartmouth buddies Giff Foley and Ken Wilson. Our last encounter had been at college graduation, when I watched... View Details
Keywords: J. Hans Stumm
- 01 Dec 1998
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Scott P. Mason Remembered
to the HBS community on the occasion of Mason's death. Mason, who left the School last year to become president and CEO of Investment Technology Group, a New York based financial firm, joined the HBS faculty in 1980. In 1993, he was named... View Details
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Sarah Bua
Sarah (HBS ’98) is an executive coach and career advisor with 15+ years of experience coaching students, alumni and executives at Harvard Business School. She has a diverse business background, having worked across multiple industries and... View Details
- 02 Oct 2015
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The ‘F’ Word
detail. “Everything seems so obvious when it’s written down in condensed narrative format with accompanying exhibits,” she says later, calling the experience of listening to two years of her life boiled down to a 70-minute discussion... View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 01 Oct 1996
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An Atypical Case — Robin G. Berglund (MBA 1971)
development and investment with gusto. "It was intellectually challenging and enabled me to provide my family with an interesting and privileged life," he says, noting that he and his children traveled all over the world together during... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 17 Apr 2014
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York Street Partners, Busbud Take Top Honors in Alumni New Venture Competition
With online crowd votes from more than 1,200 alumni and MBA students, the winners of the 2014 alumni New Venture Competition have been crowned. Winner of the crowd-voted Most Innovative and Greatest Impact categories is York Street Partners, a boutique View Details
- 21 Jan 2014
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Climbing to New Heights
McKinsey let him put his engineering education to work on large projects, but the experience also demonstrated the need for a formal business education to advance his career. "The HBS story really began when I spent a year at MIT as a... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 01 Jun 2018
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Alumni Achievement Awards
people will all mentor others, which amplifies my actions by my choice to invest in you. Chris Howard (MBA 2003) President, Robert Morris University My narrative is the American narrative—from the great-great-grandson of slaves to the... View Details
- 17 Apr 2015
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A Driving Force for a Sustainable World
“The feedback I got was I was too young and I was a woman,” she says. “They said, ‘Stay with us. You need maturity. In a year, you will be promoted.’” Instead, she left the firm and chose a more entrepreneurial experience in managing a... View Details
- 17 Jan 2019
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The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition
music producer and drummer whose mission is to elevate and celebrate the female voice. I produce music that tackles issues of modern gender equality today, and I travel the world to speak and perform about these issues.” Tucker: “I’m a principal at Troy, a venture... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
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A Case of Achievement
hired to jump-start a moribund division of the investment bank. Parson’s success at generating business was offset by performance reviews from supervisors and subordinates that painted him as a poor fit in the firm’s collaborative... View Details