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- 01 Aug 2001
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J. Ronald Fox (MBA '59)
professor J. Sterling Livingston's class. Born and raised in Syracuse, New York, Fox graduated cum laude from Le Moyne College and served in the U.S. Navy prior to arriving at Soldiers Field. Drawn to Livingston's interest in managing large View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Professors Fox, Mace Remembered
Jacob H. Schiff Professorship of Investment Banking. During the Korean War, Fox was an advisor to the Office of Defense Mobilization. Previously, during World War II, he had spent four years in Washington, D.C., in charge of the economic,... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
A reformed fiscal policy is vital to renewing US productivity
It would be far better to do so now, rather than at some future date, under duress, when our creditors have begun to lose faith,” Vietor says. He advocates a 2 percent VAT, new taxes on gasoline and carbon emissions, and spending cuts in View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Advanced Statistics Are the New Foam Fingers
Just try to convert someone weaned on ERA—earned run average, a calculation of how many runs a pitcher allows per nine innings, and a long-favored way to evaluate efficacy—to FIP (fielding independent pitching), which helps evaluate a hurler independent of the View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Leadership Fellows
Defense Fund; Landon Dickey, City of Boston Mayor's Office; front row: Jane Silfen, The Trust for Governors Island; Megan Brown, Boston Redevelopment Authority; Miki Heller, Teach For America; Gena Haugen, Consumer Financial Protection... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
INK: Maker’s Manual
“Why didn’t I think of that?” I’ve learned to trust that there’s an endless well of good ideas. And when you put opportunities in the hands of wild-eyed optimists—instead of established companies that are in defense mode—people create... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 25 May 2016
- News
A Focus on Sustainability
in more than 100 middle-market companies and currently has $11 billion under management. Since officially retiring in 2012, he now oversees a family office that focuses primarily on environmental and educational organizations. His multipronged approach has included... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Taking up the issue of climate change
1988, we were thinking about bringing a child into the world and really became focused on the environment," recalls Horn. He subsequently joined the board of the Natural Resources Defense Council, "arguably the most effective... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Bonnie Kintzer (MBA 1987)
the turnaround. I knew the brands were still very strong in the mind of the consumer and, with the right team, that we could rebuild the company. I was very clear in the interview process that the name of the company had to change. If your name is Reader’s Digest,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
Defending Your Brand: How Smart Companies Use Defensive Strategy to Deal with Competitive Attacks by Tim Calkins (MBA 1991) (Palgrave Macmillan) Calkins, a professor at the Kellogg School of Management, shows business leaders how to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Kill Groupthink
field of critical thinking. Just think back to the 2008 financial crisis, when a group of experts ignored the warning signs and arrived at an uncritical consensus. The consequences were disastrous, Bouygues reminds us, but the best View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Ideas: Books
executives from the aerospace and defense industries, Fortune 500 presidents, general managers in the Boston area, and heads of nonbusiness organizations about their decision-making. Based on his interviews, Roberto concludes that leaders... View Details
- 01 Nov 2016
- News
Paving the Way to College
Children’s Defense Fund; and helped to select the first secretary of education while a senior White House aide in the Carter Administration. Now semi-retired, Frankel is executive director of College Match, a nonprofit he founded in Los... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Big Doings in Big Apple: New York Club Hosts Multiple Events
Edelman, founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF), and Charles R. ("Chuck") Lee (MBA '64), chairman and CEO of GTE Corporation. Edelman, who established the CDF in 1973, received the club's Leadership Award and was... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Books: Judo Strategy
belts in putting judo strategy to work. They also suggest why this approach can sometimes fail. Managers reading this book will gain insights that will help them develop their own judo strategies, and sharpen their defenses against judo... View Details
- 26 Jan 2021
- News
Clubs See Wealth in FemTech; Health Care Alumni Look at COVID Response
have the skills that you don’t,” she said. In the end that included experts and officials in clinical development, manufacturing, and delivery. “I also added people from government with defense procurement and View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle
intriguing new book Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle (Twelve), written by Dan Senor (MBA ’01) and Saul Singer, a columnist at the Jerusalem Post. Most Israelis in their late teens serve several years in the elite Israel View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
The US Patent System’s Uncertain Fate
of the best defenses against that is having my own patent. So things will get worse and worse. It’s the snowball effect. Continue the Conversation Has your company had interactions with non-practicing entities (NPEs) or other experiences... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The Military and the MBA: Chris Howard (MBA 2003)
the next day I reported to the Defense Intelligence Agency in Washington, D.C. Within a few weeks I was in Afghanistan. I was the senior human intelligence officer on the military side for overt collection. I had a team of 15 in civilian... View Details
- 17 Dec 2017
- News
How Music Forged a Fighter for Free Expression
watched, and if anything happened to them, if they showed up that day with bruises, the world would know about it. So there was an aspect of helping with the legal defense as much as we could, providing support and care for them while... View Details