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Special Assistant to the CEO | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Special Assistant to the CEO Sometimes the right role comes as a consequence of long hours dedicated to research, networking, and soul-searching. At other times, the stars simply align – and the wise person’s job is to recognize it. After... View Details

26 Jul 2018
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Running the Numbers

team at the Y,” Gelman says. “It’s incredibly fun.” Coaching is a central aspect of her role at KAGR, both in leading a fast-growing company (which doubled in size each of its first two years) and in her... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

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Supporting Careers | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

roles or regions where compensation is generally lower than the traditional MBA level. Summer Fellowship Enables Student Entrepreneur to Launch Startup Tess Brooks Starting a For Profit Social Enterprise at HBS Philip Blackett MBA 2016... View Details

25 Feb 2025
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Alumni Career Journey: Lee Scott (MBA 2023) - Scaling Climate Tech Innovation

and the school’s social impact coursework—including an amazing IFC to Denmark and the Netherlands focused on decarbonization. Tell us about your career journey since graduating. Were your roles always related to climate and, if not, how... View Details

05 Apr 2021
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Why Can’t More Leaders Teach?

middle managers, in particular whether it had made such jobs harder and more complex. It is the latest chapter in a long-running examination of the role of middle managers that my HBS colleague, Emeritus Professor Stephen Greyser reminds... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Field Course: Ideation and Prototyping for Innovation - Course Catalog

existing products as PMs or in other roles within established organizations Advising early-stage startups as venture capital investors or corporate innovation teams as consultants In View Details

13 Feb 2020
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Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Manufacturing

The “Know Your Audience” series on the HBS Recruiting Blog highlights trends in recruiting for various industries. Learn more about student interest, effective recruiting strategies, and best practices from HBS staff dedicated to your industry. Meet the View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

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Andres Sarmiento

experience included the large diversity of our class, the many roles I could take, but mostly the case method. As an introvert, I need to put more effort into speaking up and expressing my opinions; the case method at HBS would certainly... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technology; Services

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Laura Mackay

summer internship allowed me to try a new space that I had not considered prior to HBS and to discover a new passion: the use of technology and services to empower consumers to play a role in their own health care. I was then able to take... View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Technology

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Venture Capital and Private Equity - Course Catalog

Associates How and why investors structure deals How PE firms add value How investors screen and choose investments Getting a deal through the Investment Committee Role of debt providers and where incentives overlap and diverge Different... View Details

26 Oct 2020
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12 Weeks of VC Summer: Remote Edition

would I be able to pick up the necessary skills to succeed in a new role and build meaningful relationships with the team and the entrepreneurs? Would I enjoy this experience? I had some previous experience... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity

04 Feb 2019
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Presenting…an Alternative to Company Presentations: Evercore Grabs Attention with Interactive Events

presentations for them to merely watch. The Takeda/Shire case Eventually, Walker and her team built their first interactive session around a crucial audience insight: “We recognized that most MBAs were career switchers – and that many of... View Details

19 Jul 2021
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Building a Powerful Network of Talent at American Tower

think about it is almost like an apartment building. We own the apartment and rent to tenants, except the tenants are T-Mobile, Telefonica, Vodafone, etc.” In this way, American Tower plays a significant role in maintaining global... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Telecommunications

23 Sep 2024
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2024 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

What are the career opportunities in business and environment? In Summer 2024, over 100 MBA students found internships at the intersection of business and the environment. This post provides a sample of some of the types of companies that students worked at this summer... View Details

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Tafadzwa Samushonga

toward ‘doing’.” Through a project management role at Life Healthcare, she drove strategic initiatives while working closely with the teams responsible for execution. And at ThoughtWorks, she provided... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

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Shawn Tuli

Bank, impressed upon me the importance of improved real estate within a community, and how proud he was to help people buy their own homes.” After three years in an advisory role at Goldman Sachs, where Shawn worked with many clients with... View Details

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Roniesha Copeland

legend, Magic Johnson. “He talked about his urban development enterprise,” Roniesha says. “He partnered with businesses that put storefronts in neighborhoods they previously didn’t think would be profitable. His talk gave me a window into the View Details

02 Mar 2020
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Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Energy