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01 Jun 2017
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Inbox: From Das’s Desk

When Dean Nohria asked me to take over the role of Senior Associate Dean for External Relations from Bill Sahlman last July, I realized it was not going to be an easy task. Not only is Bill a giant in the world of academics, but he is... View Details

Keywords: Das Narayandas

17 Mar 2023
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Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in New York

remarks, Dean Datar talked about several innovative initiatives that he anticipates will have lasting value for the School and that place the School at the cutting edge of addressing the challenges facing... View Details

16 Dec 2010
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The Emergent Arab World

Last month, the fourth annual “Harvard Arab Weekend” conference was held at venues around the University, including HBS. The theme of the conference was “Leadership in the Private, Social, and Public Sectors” in the Middle East and North... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Government

01 Oct 1996
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At HBS Workshop, New CEOs Tune Up for the Top

Last spring, a small, select group of new CEOs and CEO-designates from corporations with revenues of $1 billion or more came to Soldiers Field to participate in the second session of the New CEO Workshop, an HBS program led by Professor... View Details

Keywords: Jon Prestage

04 Nov 2016
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No Grand Plan, but a Clear Mission

(photo by Louise Kennerley) (photo by Louise Kennerley) Marne Levine’s (MBA 2005) resume includes stints at the US Department of Treasury, Harvard University, and Facebook, where she served as VP of global public policy. “I’ve been in each View Details

01 Sep 2009
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Keys to the Kingdom

domain became Rhea’s literally overnight last May, when he was appointed chairman of the New York City Housing Authority by Mayor Michael Bloomberg (MBA ’66). Critics noted that Rhea, who was previously an executive at JPMorgan Chase and... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate

14 Feb 2023
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Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in San Francisco

featured a reception and speaking program. The Dean was introduced by Andreas Stavropoulos (MBA 1997), president of the HBS Alumni Board. During his remarks, Dean Datar talked about several innovative initiatives that he anticipates will have View Details

18 May 2015
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The First Five Years: Rena Xu (MBA 2014, MD 2014)

I’ve come a long way since then, but, still, almost every day there will be a moment when I cannot believe that this is my job, that I get to do the things I do. In surgery, the lives placed in our hands are palpable. That is incredibly... View Details

Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Dec 2004
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Aldrich Renovations Reach Halfway Point

Students taking classes in Aldrich Hall this year can literally place one foot in the past and one in the future where the old and newly renovated halves of the building meet on each of the three floors. To avoid disrupting classes,... View Details

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

01 Apr 2002
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Siebel Addresses HBS Northern California Club

Northern California, took place at the Hyatt Regency in Burlingame. In his introduction, Sean W. Jacobsohn (MBA '98) noted, "Siebel Systems was founded in 1993 with no venture capital and needed only $1.8 million in revenues to attain... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

07 Nov 2019
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Scranton Elects First Female Mayor

As an Oregon native running on the Independent ticket, Paige Cognetti (MBA 2014) was not the most likely candidate to claim victory in a special mayoral election that took place Tuesday in Scranton, Pennsylvania. But she won handily,... View Details

Keywords: politics; leadership; women; career paths; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

29 Apr 2019
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A Global Mission

For more than 50 years, Art DeFehr (MBA 1967) has been a fixture at Palliser, the Canadian furniture company founded by his family. He served as CEO of the 2,000-employee firm from 1984 to 2015 and continues to sit on its board. For the View Details

01 Feb 1997
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OPM Celebrates 21st Anniversary at Gala Florida Reunion

focused on the phenomenon of bankruptcy. A consultant to or board member of numerous corporations, financial institutions, and government agencies over the years, Hayes expressed his aversion to Chapter 11 proceedings for companies trying... View Details

01 Jun 2015
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Feedback

network of all-girls public charter schools, which includes Girls Prep Lower East Side, this year celebrating its 10th anniversary....For the third consecutive year, 97 percent or more of fourth-grade scholars at Girls Prep Elementary passed the New York State Science... View Details

10 Nov 2017
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Girl’s Pendant Found at Nazi Camp Site Reunites a Family

Chaim Motzen (MBA 2006) More than 70 years ago, the record of a Nazi death camp in Sobibor, Poland, was nearly lost to history. But archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority have been excavating the site, uncovering mass graves, gas chambers, and, View Details

Keywords: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment

01 Dec 2007
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Mead Treadwell

ice and an accessible Arctic, it is still a cold, dark, forbidding place that requires special provisions and extensive preparation. Last spring, we mourned the deaths of two sailors on a British submarine;... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Transportation

01 Dec 2017
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Environmental Impact

Susan Rasinski McCaw (MBA 1988) and Craig McCaw As Susan Rasinski McCaw (MBA 1988) has discovered, HBS is a place not only where students and faculty members can pursue their passions, but also where alumni can leverage their... View Details

01 Sep 2010
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School’s 100th MBA Class Graduates

graduates, “We’ve been blessed or cursed to leave this place in the midst of interesting and urgent times. But despite the very real pain and difficulty of the current environment, it is an opportunity.” Five professors were honored by... View Details

Keywords: Graduation

21 Jan 2022
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Real Talk

Henderson brought more than 30 years of experience in executive-leadership diversity training at places like Nike and Citigroup, and across business and organizations in Asia, Africa, and post-apartheid South Africa. And they brought... View Details

01 Jun 2002
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A Fine Collection

The Williamses: a place in the art world. Dave Williams (MBA '61) and his wife, Reba White Williams (MBA '70), were Wall Street executives when they married in 1975. To ensure that their friends would not all be drawn from their work... View Details

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