Personal Investing - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Tapping into “Nontraditional” Private Equity and Venture Capital Talent at HBS

Mbanusi (MBA 2021) and Morgan Sheil (MBA 2021), who came to business school from nonprofit and chemical engineering backgrounds respectively, prove that experience outside of investing can also be highly transferable and valuable to the... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Venture Capital

04 Sep 2019
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019

co-founder of the investment firm Blackstone, has written an empowering, entertaining, and informative guide for anyone striving for greater personal impact. From deal making to investing, leadership to... View Details

Profile

Patrick Chun

manager. "I used the break to think about what kind of role I want, what kind of position I'd like to fill, and what responsibilities I was best suited for." Patrick worked on the famous Halo game while advancing Skydeck360 as his View Details

15 Jun 2016
Research & Ideas

These VC Partners May Make Your Firm Less Innovative

when VC firm Mohr Davidow made an investment in Navigenics, a direct competitor to personal genomics company 23andMe, a startup it had invested in previously. A year later, a... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services; Banking

21 Nov 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

The New Challenge of Leading Financial Firms

you're a trader, for example, you have to trade, you have to lead, and you have to manage. You have three jobs." One way leadership of a financial firm differs from others is in the emphasis that must be placed in recruiting and retaining talent. "It always... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

01 Dec 2003
News

Inside MBA Admissions

The managing director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid since June 2001, Brit K. Dewey (MBA 1996) and her Admissions team have achieved the seemingly contradictory feat of making the admissions process both more personal and more... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

Blog

What's the Right Fit for You–An In-Person or Virtual Program?

including human resources, internal audit, corporate governance, new business development, and investments and credit control. I am now responsible for digital strategy and new business development and part of a general management team.... View Details

01 Sep 2024
News

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Thirteen years ago, Marcelo Claure, founder of wireless services company Brightstar, discussed with a reluctant Steve Jobs the idea of launching a trade-in and recycling program for iPhones. It was a business move that expanded the market and created a new profit... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Meyers

01 Mar 2004
News

Liquid and Efficient

In January, John Thain (MBA ’79) assumed his new position as CEO of the New York Stock Exchange, a move that prompted interim NYSE head John Reed to declare, “We have an exceptional person at a time when, frankly, we require an... View Details

Keywords: Finance

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Flatiron School: Reflections from Summer 2020 - Recruiting

future. I wanted to have not just a conceptual understanding of machine learning, but also a practical understanding, as my career goal is to become a person who understands both sides of management and technology so that I can bridge the... View Details

13 Jul 2020
News

The First Five Years: Meaghan Fitzgerald (MBA 2016)

Player One. And recently it’s felt like the right time in terms of technological advancements, accessibility, and investment for a field like VR to really start taking off and I wanted to be there when it did.” What promise do you think... View Details

30 Oct 2015
Blog Post

4 Takeaways from HBS

be successful – our values, our priorities, our personal lives, and our passions. Another example was student-led. The Joint Committee on Diversity organized a program called “HBS Speaks,” a series of monologues about different identities... View Details

01 Jan 2013
News

Thomas A. James, MBA 1966

investment in people have remained steadfast as he has grown the company into a leading global financial services firm. In the 1970s, RJF expanded into brokerage offices across the country, working with affiliates that acted as... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

2025
Working Paper

Climate Risk and the U.S. Insurance Gap: Measurement, Drivers and Implications

By: Parinitha Sastry, Tess Scharlemann, Ishita Sen and Ana-Maria Tenekedjieva

In a world with rising risk, how much are U.S. households willing to pay for homeowners insurance, and what does their demand imply for the future of insurance markets? We provide the first estimates of household willingness to pay for homeowners insurance and the... View Details

Keywords: Climate Change; Risk and Uncertainty; Insurance; Personal Finance; Consumer Behavior; Mortgages

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Profile

Arjun Goyal

pitched Foresight to HBS Business Angels, an alumni investment group, and have high hopes for the annual New Venture Competition. “On a commercial level,” Arjun explains, “Foresight is innovative in the way it applies new technology to... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Health Care

22 Jan 2025
Blog Post

Career Risks and Professional Growth: Finding a Fulfilling Career with Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991)

Learn about the career resources available to HBS alumni through HBS Career & Professional Development When I decided to attend Harvard Business School, I wasn’t entirely sure what my next step would be, but I knew it was time for a change. As a financial analyst... View Details

29 Apr 2025
News

Challenge Accepted

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Nietzsche said it first: What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger. There’s a reason that saying has legs, nearly 140 years later. We all, at some point... View Details

Keywords: challenges; failure; advice; experience

20 May 2008
First Look

First Look: May 20, 2008

prescriptive suggestions for candidates to approach job negotiations as a two-level game and to minimize disadvantageous effects of gender on job negotiation outcomes. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-095.pdf Optimal Life-Cycle View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Judging | New Venture Competition

relevant skills, contacts, industry knowledge, and experience, including capability to support and engage a diverse team and community of stakeholders. Proximity The team brings personal experience or draws on community members to execute... View Details

01 Sep 2012
News

Changes for MBA Applicants

interviewees have a chance to further personalize the process and bring it to a close in their own words. “Reflection is a big part of the new FIELD course,” she adds. “This admissions component mirrors what candidates will be doing as... View Details