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- 22 Feb 2024
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GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit
participants has been overwhelmingly positive, lauding the panel discussions as particularly engaging and insightful. “And the networking opportunities were highly valued, allowing attendees to connect with industry peers, exchange ideas,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
world has ever seen. The current climate crisis is far beyond an environmental issue—it is an existential crisis. Moreover, it converges with—and exacerbates—the crises we face in biodiversity, global health, and social justice. As... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Industry-Related Clubs Offer Alumni a New Resource
In addition to the well-established network of HBS clubs in cities all over the world, a fairly recent development is the growing number of associations that have been formed around alumni interests. Over the past few years, two of these... View Details
- 01 Jan 2017
- News
Sphere of Influence
incubators that offer training, education, and networking opportunities to women of all backgrounds and social classes. “For a program to succeed, it needs to be integrated—through partnerships—into local... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Everything Old Is a New Opportunity
social sharing platform to help older adults live independently longer and provide tighter connection to family. CareSolver is a startup run by two current HBS students. It activate, educates, and supports the nation's $450... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
HBS Vets Support Homeless Comrades
Vets helping vets: Dann Angeloff, Rob Kaderavek (HBS '03) beside their thought-provoking bivouac. (photos by John Chase) Vets helping vets: Dann Angeloff, Rob Kaderavek (HBS '03) beside their thought-provoking bivouac. (photos by John Chase) In the shadow of Spangler:... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
opportunity to create and spread innovative solutions to some of society’s most pressing problems. In doing so, they joined a groundswell of interest in social entrepreneurship. Just as entrepreneurs spot missed opportunities in business... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Rescue & Recovery
system. In August 2020, Mercy Corps handed over the management of the system and its distribution network to the local utility company. (Ezra Millstein/Mercy Corps) On a Wednesday afternoon in early August, McKenna is Zooming from her... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
New Fellowship Program Encourages Young MBAs to Work for Nonprofits
the private sector. The one- or two-year postgraduate fellowships are indicative of the “growing desire on the part of our students to be involved in the public and social sectors,” said Professor W. Carl Kester, senior associate dean and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Full Circle
Anderson: Solicit help from a support network when making a significant career change. Monday can be a madhouse, says C. Collins (“Andy”) Anderson III (MBA ’85), DVM, Diplomate ACVS. He set a humeral fracture that a pointer incurred while... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Anti-Social Media
two best-selling books, Open Leadership and Groundswell, and an expert on social media and related technologies. In an interview with the Washington Times (May 9, 2012), Li commented, “One of the most fascinating trends is the focus on... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Hunting Red Balloons
In December, the government agency DARPA tethered to the ground ten red weather balloons at random locations around the United States in a test to see how social networks might mobilize and use the Internet... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Preserving Patagonia
in Chilean Patagonia. Drawing on what he gleaned at HBS, he says, "We learned that market-based solutions can be effective and efficient tools to augment the work of governments and NGOs on social issues." Adams, who sold his pioneering... View Details
- 10 Aug 2015
- News
Creating a Pipeline of Talent to Address the World’s Challenges
Monisha Kapila (MBA 2005) is founder and CEO of ProInspire, a nonprofit that develops leaders for the social sector. The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently named ProInspire, which gives paid fellowships to highly qualified professionals,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Inside MTV’s Global Fame
practice. But what made business rock for Roedy, now semiretired and involved in AIDS/HIV issues, was MTV’s power to energize its young, global audience to agitate for social change in areas including global warming, human trafficking,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Clubs Hopping
decision-making.” The rise of niche social networks and social collaboration. Niche social networks—which create a space for private,... View Details
- 05 Jan 2016
- News
Alumni Top Two New Lists of Rising Stars
cofounder of RubiconMD, an online venture that allows primary-care doctors to consult with specialists online. Michael Belkin (MBA 2012), CEO and cofounder of Distinc.tt, a social network for the LGBT... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Chasing the Silver Tsunami
sign on for classes such as “barefoot therapy,” which helps with neuropathy and balance issues; special events such as virtual travel or dance parties; or enrichment programs about European artists. Members who chat and connect online say that the opportunity for View Details
- 30 Jun 2017
- News
Rebuilding the Girl Scouts Brand
Goals. “I had that rare instance where my skill set as a marketer was being called on to meet a greater social need,” Pitter-Armand says. “I’d always enjoyed my work, but now I was waking up at 3 o’clock in the morning with new ideas.” As... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 20 Sep 2013
- News
Connections Add Up
class and outside my class—that whole network is working for me to make a difference," says Morrison. Morrison has been making an impact since 2010, when she assumed the CEO role at the Council for Economic Education, based in New York... View Details