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Understanding Entrepreneurial Opportunity in Kazakhstan - Global Activities 2020

underserved and operating under so many constraints—there is a lot of entrepreneurship in sectors such as banking,” she explains. “In the US economy or in Europe, these areas are dominated by traditional players, but that’s not the case... View Details

09 Jun 2024
Blog Post

The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

because I wanted to learn the business side of health care, and ultimately contribute to making high quality health care technology more affordable to underserved communities. What advice would you give to prospective MBA students... View Details

09 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Entrepreneurs Should Go Work for Government

developed an on-demand bus service for routes underserved by public transportation. The innovations are happening at a scale large enough to even attract venture capital investment, despite past VC skepticism about funding public... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

25 Aug 2022
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Up on the Corner

capital to de-risk real estate development in underserved areas, much as it de-risks tech startups by funding early-stage R&D. Dlodlo’s model is built on community engagement. “She really wants to know who we are and what we want,” says... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Melissa Golden; Real Estate

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

benefits consumers who now receive offers and communications that are more relevant to them. However, algorithmic personalization poses risks for firms, consumers, and society as a whole. One of those risks is to underserved customers... View Details

08 Oct 2020
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JPMorgan Chase Commits $30 Billion to Advance Racial Equity

Jamie Dimon (MBA 1982) Jamie Dimon (MBA 1982) This week, JP Morgan Chase announced that it would commit “an additional $30 billion over the next five years to provide economic opportunity to underserved communities, especially the Black... View Details

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Search Fund Fellowship | MBA

operating companies in underserved communities, specifically those that have not traditionally attracted Harvard Business School (HBS) MBAs. The Search Fund Fellowship provides financial support of $65,000 per year to a select number of... View Details

Mickey Konson

Fintech Entrepreneur: 25 years global experience, ranging from fintech founder raising $100MM in public and private equity, to bank senior executive running $2BN P&L. Passionate about technology-enabled delivery of financial services to consumers and small businesses,... View Details

Keywords: Finance;#64;#Software/App

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RISE Career Fellowship | MBA

the US. This unique one-year experience is designed to have a lasting impact on the community served, the company, and the fellow’s development as a leader who will make a difference in the world. The program will strengthen HBS’s connections with View Details

01 Jun 2011
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Housing Solutions for the Urban Poor

portfolio of economically viable housing solutions to underserved populations, drawing on the expertise of sociologists, urban planners, architects, engineers, and policymakers. View a video of Mehra. View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Outside-the-box innovation for off-the-grid energy

Andreas Jaegle (MBA 2014) and his Harvard University colleagues use the Harvard Innovation Lab as a co-development hub for their startup, elementa energy solutions, which brings low-cost electricity to the most underserved communities in... View Details

19 Apr 2023

The MBA Tour Spotlight: Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous MBA’s

Connect with the world's leading business schools at an upcoming GMAC Tours event! The MBA Tour Spotlight on Black, Hispanic and Indigenous MBA's is an initiative to showcase resources available to underserved communities in graduate... View Details

Ernesta G. Procope

Procope founded her company to initially provide automobile and home owners insurance for the underserved African-American community in New York City. When insurance coverage was denied to certain minority communities after the race riots... View Details

Keywords: Finance

01 Sep 2005
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Change Channel

background as an example of the diversity of the gay experience in America. “Advertisers and cable servers seem to understand that this is one of the last great underserved market segments,” Graden noted. “If you’re gay or lesbian, you... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment

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Field Course: Foundry AI Lab - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Field Course: Foundry AI Lab Course Number 6617 Professor Thomas Eisenmann Professor of Management Practice Shikhar Ghosh Fall; Q1; 1.5 credits 6 Weekly Two-Hour Sessions Project HBS Foundry will be a digital platform that trains and coaches View Details

01 Jun 2008
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Goldman Supports Case Method

from top business schools in emerging markets in 2000. Since then, more than 1,000 faculty from Latin America, China, Africa, and Central Europe have participated. Goldman’s support is part of its 10,000 Women initiative, which aims to bring business education to View Details

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

10 Dec 2021
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on the Midwest

growing up in the Midwest shaped your values and leadership style? Growing up in the Midwest (specifically East Chicago) gave me empathy for people from less privileged socioeconomic backgrounds, especially from a health perspective. East Chicago is a medically View Details

01 May 2013
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Brahmal Vasudevan, MBA 1997

for underserved children in the markets in which Creador operates in South and Southeast Asia. Vasudevan’s passion for education also extends to HBS, where he has established an endowed fund to support global research and provide... View Details

01 Dec 2006
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Student Benefits from Class of 2006 Fellowship

comes to HBS with a passion for education and three years of social enterprise experience. Most recently, she served as the new schools development associate at The SEED Foundation, a nonprofit that partners with urban communities to provide educational opportunities... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services

27 Jul 2022
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Alumna-Led Reproductive Health Startup Raises $4.7 Million

products more accessible so we created a 1:1 model where we donate a supply of our own prenatal vitamins to underserved women here in the United States who lack access to high-quality prenatal care,” she tells Forbes. “To date, we’ve... View Details

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