women founders - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Jun 2012
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First Look: June 26

reflected on the firm's past phase of growth before meeting with the company's Chairman and founder to discuss how to further scale what they called the Mother Standard of Care and, in the process, change the face of cancer care. Purchase... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Alumni

LOG IN For a more personalized visit Log in Keeping the Faith Keeping the Faith A new course investigates the powerful connections between belief, spirituality, and leadership For the Records In the midst of Austin’s buzzy music scene, Caren Kelleher is finding her... View Details

05 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019

driving our results. Gender Stereotypes in Deliberation and Team Decisions By: Coffman, Katherine B., Clio Bryant Flikkema, and Olga Shurchkov Abstract— We run an experiment that features a novel task with deliberation to explore how stereotypes shape group... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

10 Nov 2020
Blog Post

Instagram Takeover - Mae Abdelrahman (MBA 2021)

Mae Abdelrahman (MBA 2021) is the founder of Nour, a skin care company built on the belief that all shades of skin deserve to be valued and protected equally. Prior to coming to HBS, Mae graduated from Dartmouth College before joining the... View Details

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Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

agendas. Women's Leadership Summit: Celebrating and Advancing Women Leaders November 7 & 8, 2024 In early November, over 600 HBS alumni came back to campus for the Women’s Leadership Summit. For the full list of speaker bios, visit the... View Details

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Faculty & Advisors | MBA

venture investor. She is the Founder and Managing Director of Arkitekt Ventures, an early stage Health + Bio investment firm with the mission to improve and advance human health. Recognized by the Wall Street Journal as one of the Top Ten... View Details

31 Jan 2017
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First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017

Sophie Q. Wang Abstract—In this paper we document the patterns of labor market participation by women and ethnic minorities in venture capital firms and as founders of venture capital–backed startups. We... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

26 Aug 2020
Blog Post

Two sides, same coin: How I left the Bay Area as an operator and returned as an investor

leadership team for the Venture Capital and Private Equity Club and the Women in Investing Club. She will be returning to San Francisco after graduation to join Bessemer Venture Partners as a growth-stage investor. She hopes that sharing... View Details

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Stories

Stories Stories Forward Thinking Forward Thinking Saving Giraffes from Silent Extinction Mothers of Invention Mothers of Invention How three HBS alumnae are building a global community of women entrepreneurs For the Records For the... View Details

08 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Management Education’s Unanswered Questions

charismatic CEO. The founders saw a profession in terms of using one's knowledge for the advancement of societal interest. What I found even more interesting was the legitimation and justification of CEO compensation packages and the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

06 Jun 2016
Research & Ideas

Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful

to create a new survey instrument that defines 11 factors and associated survey questions that will be used to understand the level of comfort and self-confidence that founders and non-founders have with various dimensions of... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Working Knowledge

01 May 2024
What Do You Think?

Have You Had Enough?

organization performance, then on to China trade policies (2012), the importance of immigration (beginning in 2003), women in leadership (2013), the need for an AI czar (2019), and remote work and organizational culture (2020). “I’m... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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South Asia - Global

Governance and Women Leaders with Prof. Aiyesha Dey In February 2025, Professor Aiyesha Dey traveled to India for an 'Immersion for One' organized by the HBS India Research Center. Events in Pune, Delhi, and Kolkata highlighted her... View Details

20 May 2008
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First Look: May 20, 2008

raises topics of fund selection and investing in country-specific funds such as Mexico. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=208097 Patel Food and Chemicals Private Limited (A) Harvard Business School Case 808-142 Alok... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Asia Pacific - Global

theme “Leading with Strength Through Uncertainty,” the forum convened prominent female leaders and over 100 alumni and guests for a dynamic discussion. The forum explored how women leaders are navigating a world defined by constant... View Details

18 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 18, 2007

not to quadruple the capital in their latest fund. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=208027 Andrea Jung: Empowering Avon Women (A) Harvard Business School Case 408-035 In October 2005... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship - Health Care

biomedical engineering from the University of Michigan (summa cum laude), a PhD in biophysics from Harvard University, and an MD from Harvard Medical School. Christina Vosbikian MBA 2025 Christina Vosbikian is the founder and CEO of Coord... View Details

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About - Race, Gender & Equity

Review. Professor Ely is presently conducting research on organizational culture change aimed at reducing workplace inequality, strategies for women leaders to navigate gender stereotypes, and HBS alumni career and life decisions. She is... View Details

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Leadership Initiative - Leadership

Transformation Take You?” Hill has chaired numerous HBS Executive Education programs, including the Young Presidents' Organization Presidents' Seminar, the High Potentials Leadership Program, Leading in the Digital Era, Advancing Women of... View Details

01 Dec 2023
News

In My Humble Opinion: Plugged In

In a career spent investing in innovative startups at Intel, leading National Grid’s innovation and investment operations, and founding a nonpro t dedicated to advancing women and minorities to positions of top corporate leadership, Lisa Lambert (MBA 1997) always has... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

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