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- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Mary Callahan Erdoes
of fixed-income instruments, a variety of currency investments, and other kinds of commodity-like investments. People will be looking for portfolios that will get them through several years of market uncertainty. Are you already seeing this View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Giving Together
the MBA Class of 2001 National Defense Fellowship. Rich Doyle, Tom Murphy, and Stephen Quazzo (all MBA 1986) To honor the memory of Bob Bennett (MBA 1986), who passed away in August 2011, a month before his 25th Reunion, former roommates... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Charles O. Rossotti, MBA 1964
occurred," he recalls. A friend who had gone to work for Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara (MBA 1939) suggested he interview for a defense systems analyst position at the Pentagon. From 1965 to 1969,... View Details
- 08 Aug 2018
- News
Getting Life Back in Balance
Photos by Louise Agnew The day he returned home to Australia from three months in Harvard Business School’s General Management Program, Benjamin Gower (GMP 19, 2015) quit his job as senior vice president of operations for Australian View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 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
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Imagine an Economy Without Wall Street
Photography by Bryce Vickmark In a recent opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, HBS Dean Nitin Nohria made a strong statement in defense of Wall Street and the financial system. Recalling his youth in India, Nohria related the story... View Details
- 13 Apr 2017
- News
Navy Destroyer Named After HBS Alumnus
secretary of defense for installations and logistics during the Johnson Administration, and a commissioned lieutenant in the Navy during World War II. Admiral John Richardson, chief of naval operations, spoke at the ceremony, while Paul’s... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Entertainment Moguls Ponder the Future at HBS Conference
frequently criticized as mindless thrillers. In defense of the film industry, Bruce Paisner pointed the finger at "a very cynical, superficial" society that is willing to support these mass-appeal productions. "A lot of things you don't... View Details
Keywords: Paula Maute
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Forward Thinking
United States Department of Defense now considers space to be a “war-fighting domain,” and military planners assume that the next major conflict will begin in space. Case in point: Russia began its invasion of Ukraine by jamming the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Roger Ullman: Going Green with E2
Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), a nonprofit group of businesspeople who believe that sound environmental policy and economic progress are not mutually exclusive. With about four hundred members nationwide, E2 works directly with the Natural Resources View Details
- 04 May 2017
- News
Going the Distance
developed a clutch system and mounted our lawnmower engine onto my 3-speed bike. My top speed was 53 mph!” he says. With an engineering degree earned at Brigham Young University, Frey worked in the defense industry during the 1980s. When... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Merck’s Gilmartin on Vaccines, Global Health
Viruses are out there, waiting to strike, and vaccinations are our best defense. But that defense is a man-made system, and therefore subject to breakdowns. In a talk titled “The Significance of Vaccines in Global Health,” Merck CEO... View Details
- 05 Mar 2020
- News
Green Light
and tubs and trays that would separate them—anyone could buy those at their local hydroponics store. “But very few people can grow at the density and with the specificity that we can,” says Lo. The risk issue was addressed with what she refers to as the facility’s... View Details
- 28 Mar 2019
- News
California Alumni Explore Role of Capitalism in Addressing Climate Change
Alan Horn (MBA 1971), chair, Walt Disney Studios; Roland Hwang, managing director, Climate and Clean Energy Program, NRDC. Alan Horn (MBA 1971), Chairman of Walt Disney Studios and Chair of the Natural Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC)... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Laura Scher of Working Assets
into a much-needed windfall for a host of cash-strapped nonprofits. Since cofounding Working Assets in 1985, Laura Scher has helped the company channel nearly $20 million to organizations such as Greenpeace, Oxfam America, Amnesty International, Planned Parenthood, and... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 20 Feb 2013
- News
Thanking Veterans Online
members were unwilling to find, and upload, their DD 214, the Department of Defense form that verifies military service, in order to prove their service. They were also reluctant to share their DD 214 because it includes their social... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Ask the Expert: In Security
attack a machine learning model and cause a malfunction. Data scientists can use it as an elegant tool to better understand areas of vulnerability and proactively correct a threat, instead of simply being reactive. Approaches like these will help increase those... View Details
- 08 Jan 2025
- News
Mapping Pain Points at the IRS
federal government. NASA sends people to space; the Federal Aviation Administration keeps air travel safe; the Department of Defense protects our country; the National Park Service cares for our natural and cultural resources—things we... View Details
- 26 May 2016
- News
Alan F. Horn, MBA 1971
the Horns to cofound the Environmental Media Association. He also serves as a vice chair of the Natural Resources Defense Council. Hollywood can be a cutthroat world, and many successful people leave a wake of damage, but Alan Horn is not... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 02 Dec 2018
- News
An Investor’s Guide to Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities
renewables (wind and solar), nuclear power, battery storage, electric vehicles, and plant-based proteins (“fake meat”). Adaptation technologies, like flood defense and asset protection, also offer potential investment opportunities.... View Details