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- 25 Apr 2014
- News
In emerging economies, business opportunities provide lessons in leadership
habits of young, upscale consumers. He says his team was struck by "the incredible contrast between emerging-market mayhem and tech-savvy efficiency" in a country where energy and optimism coexist with persistent poverty and corruption.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
One-on-One with Carter Roberts
Nations, that focuses exclusively on environmental issues? Yes, there is. We have the World Health Organization and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that focus on global health issues. We have political leaders, like Tony Blair, who have made global View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
FIELD 2 in Accra
and tech-savvy efficiency" in a country where energy and optimism coexist with persistent poverty and corruption. He says the team came away with a more realistic view of the challenges, opportunities, and responsibilities that await a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
FAQ
Investing in HBS Giving Through HBS Giving Together Jump-Start From Fellowship Recipient to ‘The Most Influential Business Thinker On Earth’ Do any MBA students get a “free ride” at HBS? No, every MBA student is required to make a personal financial commitment to his... View Details
- 17 Apr 2020
- News
Decreasing the Wealth Gap
Ray Dalio Ray Dalio As founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, Ray Dalio (MBA 1973) is well known for his ability to forecast the future. Dalio—whose foundation has committed millions of dollars to improving connectivity and providing laptops... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
“Multinationals understand that there is significant growth potential for their products in developing markets.” Full Circle Growing up in South Africa, Roshini Moodley Naidoo (MBA ’07) witnessed the country’s transition to democracy and its challenge in overcoming... View Details
- 02 Mar 2015
- News
To Market, To Market
Ending poverty and hunger for millions of people around the world may sound like an insurmountable goal, but that hasn’t stopped Pierre Ferrari (MBA 1976) from taking it on—and finding success. “By 2020, we will end View Details
- 11 Apr 2018
- News
Pushing the Next Generation Forward
working on crisis management with city officials. “We are working to end intergenerational poverty within a 100-block radius in central Harlem,” says Owusu-Kesse, who joined HCZ in 2008 and became COO in 2014. “Part of our ethos is,... View Details
- 19 Aug 2013
- News
Bees Make a Sweet Deal for African Farmers
participants, the income earned from honey production often makes the difference between living below or above the poverty line. When not helping his fellow Kenyans boost their incomes and satisfy their palates, Keshavjee also makes sure... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Empowering School Leaders to Meet Today's Challenges
figure out which innovations will be with the school forever.” Navigating Complexities As principal of the Ira A. Murphy Elementary School, a K–8 public school in suburban Phoenix with the highest poverty level in its district, Mills,... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Addressing The Financial Security Gap
percent of Americans have no retirement savings, and that by 2030, some 72 million American retirees will be living below the poverty line. “The pandemic has shown just how unstable things can be, how quickly it can happen, and how we... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Gerald Chertavian, MBA 1992
fanatical,” he recalls. “All I thought about was enabling young people to go from poverty to a professional career in one year.” Upon graduation, he moved to London, the hometown of his new wife, Kate, where he ran marketing for a... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books
by Sigel’s irresistible mix of clear reporting, empathy, and thoughtful examination of the link between poverty and violence. A Blessing: Women of Color Teaming Up to Lead, Empower and Thrive By Bonita C. Stewart (MBA 1983) and Jacqueline... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 28 Jan 2014
- News
Income Inequality as a Sustainability Issue
- 09 Dec 2013
- News
Wealth Creation Needs a Monumental Re-Think
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
An investment in meaningful results
Ending poverty in New York City is a monumental goal, but as president and chief operating officer of a modern-day nonprofit that bears the legendary moniker Robin Hood, Deborah Winshel (MBA 1985) uses her business acumen to effect social... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Ideas against AIDS
Clawson, Jim Kralik, and John Galantic (all MBA ’90), he invited them to Thailand to help get its business community involved in rural economic development to battle poverty and prostitution. Clawson, who remains close to Viravaidya and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
America the Unequal
Percent of Wealth Owned: Actual U.S. wealth distribution compared with Estimated and Ideal distributions reported by respondents in a national survey. The “4th” and “Bottom” groups are so small that they are not visible in the Actual distribution. Related Links More... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
HBS Alumni Explore Tanzania
poverty in developing countries. Timothy A. Piper (MBA ’88), Techno-Serve’s deputy country director, later invites us to dinner at his home in Dar es Salaam with a special guest: the acting U.S. ambassador to Tanzania. As the days go by,... View Details
- 23 Apr 2018
- News
Sowing the Seeds of Leadership
100 students. “Most of these young people grew up in rural poverty and would never have a chance to take an SAT,” Condo notes. “We learn about them from their high schools or community leaders, who know they have extraordinary potential.”... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg