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- 26 May 2016
- News
W. James McNerney Jr., MBA 1975
says Muilenburg. “The fact that he took time to invest in me and that he has a passion for mentoring has been fantastic.” Newly retired, McNerney admits one of his biggest joys in life for 40 years—on par with his 30-year marriage and his... View Details
- 04 Apr 2019
- News
Promoting Diversity at Sundance and Beyond
Brickson Diamond (MBA 1999) was in the midst of a successful career in investment management with the $1.7 trillion Capital Group Companies when he cofounded the Blackhouse Foundation, a nonprofit aimed at advancing the careers of... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Addressing The Financial Security Gap
well as leading thinkers and decision makers, to discuss ways to make the US savings system more secure and inclusive. Ackerley’s group, in partnership with insurers, also announced an innovative investment solution, called LifePath... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Avon CEO Jung on Leadership
leadership, the company introduced new lines and products, repackaged old standbys, invested heavily in research and development, and expanded overseas. Redubbed “the company for women,” Avon now operates in more than 100 countries,... View Details
- 08 Aug 2013
- News
Cause Marketing Gets Personal
Amy Schiffman Langer "My life experiences inform my work, and vice versa," says Amy Schiffman Langer (MBA 1977). She has turned physical challenges—breast cancer, a disability, and chronic pain—into a focus on cause-marketing and... View Details
- 15 Oct 2024
- News
Ratan Tata, Visionary Business Leader, Dies at 86
management challenges that affect the lives of billions of people.” Dean Srikant Datar remembered him this way: “Ratan Tata’s impact will be felt for decades to come. There is no better example of business in service of society than the Tata Group, which View Details
- 01 Oct 2018
- News
Learning About Leadership
years––in addition to my two years at HBS––being a really critical student of company management teams. One of the great things about being an equity analyst is you get to meet with lots of CEOs and lots of CFOs of the companies that you're View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 07 Feb 2018
- News
Athenahealth Taps Former GE CEO Jeff Immelt as Chairman
August. The search for a new chairman was prompted in mid-2017 after activist investing firm Elliott Management bought a 9 percent share of the company. That move also triggered about $100 million in cost-cutting changes, including 400... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
The US Patent System’s Uncertain Fate
of the best defenses against that is having my own patent. So things will get worse and worse. It’s the snowball effect. Continue the Conversation Has your company had interactions with non-practicing entities (NPEs) or other experiences... View Details
Keywords: April White
- May 2009
- Teaching Note
Equity International: The Second Act (TN)
By: Nicolas P. Retsinas and Ben Creo
Teaching Note for [209110]. View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Taking Flight
childhood. Thirty years later, however, the bird (a palm warbler) rejuvenated Thayer’s interest — and would eventually lead to a career shift. When that palm warbler flew into his life, Thayer was president of Gateway Investment Advisers.... View Details
- 25 Mar 2008
- News
Whistling Past the Graveyard
by their own doing.” Too bad the rest of us suffer the consequences, and can’t look forward to astronomical compensation when we’re incompetent in our jobs. Business schools are in an interesting position amid all this. Many business schools, through their... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
One Student’s HBS Journey
though she wore the same black skirt for over a decade,” Wallace recalled. Similarly, she added, “two years ago someone in the Admissions Office saw potential in me,” despite her untraditional background as a performer and arts administrator. “This has been an View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Lewis and Primo Receive Recognition for Achievements
received the groups’ Professional Achievement Award, built Essence magazine into the leading lifestyle publication for African-American women. Primo’s real-estate investment and development firm has over $4 billion under management and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Golden State of Mind
reasons—so why not jump-start that mindset by throwing your body ahead of your inhibitions? Looking goofy doesn’t matter. Your ideas matter. Action matters. Investing in change matters. Plus, swinging from the ceiling with professional... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 04 Jun 2025
- News
Slice of Life
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. In 2018, Bill Crawford (MBA 2006) founded Righteous Slice, a pizza restaurant in Rexburg, Idaho that has been steadily earning critical acclaim. It has... View Details
- 08 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Building the Bridge from Nonprofit to VC with Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021)
2021) prove not only is this goal attainable, but also that experience outside of investing can be highly transferable and valuable to the field. Mbanusi’s Road to HBS When sharing the story of his path to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Three Appointed to Endowed Professorships
investment — examining how firms compete in foreign markets and how government policies shape and constrain their options. Having spent several years examining information-based industries, such as media and entertainment, her latest... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
The Exchange: Takeaways from the Takedown
Professors Eugene Soltes and Aiyesha Dey; image by John Ritter When Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted in 2023 of all seven charges against him related to the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, the jury needed less than five hours to deliberate after a months-long trial. The... View Details
- 02 Apr 2019
- News
Remembering William Wilder
McGill University and went to work for Wood Gundy as a bond salesman. In 1948 he decided to pursue his MBA at Harvard Business School, often describing his two years at the School as a life-changing experience that was invaluable in... View Details