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- 15 Jun 2018
- News
Skydeck Live: The Science of a Meaningful Life
the science of productivity. During spring reunions this year, Duhigg spoke to alumni about his next potential project: understanding the science of a meaningful life. Essentially, how can we live lives that are not just happy but truly... View Details
- 14 Nov 2024
- News
How the Insurance Industry Can Weather the Storms
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Liberty Mutual CEO Tim Sweeney (MBA 1991) says that 2012 was the year that climate change started really showing up on the balance sheet. “This is a horrible... View Details
- Blog
Two-Year Action Plan Update: Q+A with Terrill Drake, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Harvard Business School
time with the staff, student, and alumni communities. And while I haven't spent as much time with our faculty, we know that the work we have to do there is really important, and we'll be ramping that up throughout the coming year. The... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
of women being admitted to the School's full-time MBA Program, we invited the HBS alumni community to identify alumnae who stood out as leaders, mentors, and role models. From several hundred suggestions, we asked a cross section of women... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Promise & Perils
Arrival: Forum participants were greeted at Shanghai’s new international airport. Forum: Dean Clark with GLF chair Andrew Yao (MBA ’92); Han Zheng, Shanghai’s Mayor; Wang Mengkui, state development director. Breakout Sessions: Alumni... View Details
- 19 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
ANDRUS: Unemployed at graduation, an unlikely and inspiring odyssey takes him from his parents’ basement to the corner office of a company on the cutting edge. Photos by August Miller HBS Alumni of a certain vintage might recall a... View Details
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
The New Space Race
wild cheer when the scene settled to reveal a safe landing. “It was one of the most memorable and electric moments I have ever experienced,” Cornell says. READ MORE Maiden Voyage UAE’s ambitious, alumni-led space program gets off the ground An View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 22 Jan 2018
- News
The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition
In this special “First Five Years” post, three alumni recently named to the Forbes 2018 “30 Under 30” list—Jeet Guram (MBA 2015), Meghana Dhar (MBA 2016), and Shiv Gaglani (MBA 2016)—talk careers, HBS, and why a strategy of... View Details
- 19 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
The Road to Impact
opportunity for the citizens of 80 countries. Originally, Offensend thought he’d propel himself into that nonprofit career through law school. But then, he jokes, he realized what lawyers actually do on a day-to-day basis, and so instead went to business school,... View Details
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Good News, Not Blues, For the Inner City
economy," is ripe for economic vitality, says HBS Professor Michael E. Porter. And, as he explained in a plenary session called "Inner City Renewal" at the HBS 2001 Global Alumni Conference, there are hundreds of new... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Web
IFC: Italy; Tradition and Innovation - Course Catalog
in Europe year in year out, with tourism making up 13% of GDP. Amid such rich cultural heritage lay the foundations of the birth and development of modern capitalism to which Italy has made unique contributions. This course will give a... View Details
- Web
Supplemental Financial Information - Financial Report 2018
increased in fiscal 2018 by $21 million from the prior year to $90 million. As in fiscal 2017, this cash was largely generated by margin contributions from Executive Education and HBP, as well as generous giving to the School by View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
An Eye to the East
Beyond Hong Kong's towering skyline and ship-filled harbor, the Kowloon Peninsula gives way to the verdant hills and peaks of the Chinese mainland. The bustling international business center is a natural gateway to an area that has... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 13 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
2021 48th Annual H. Naylor Fitzhugh Conference Honors Black Women Leaders
creator of the 1619 Project, and Jessie Woolley-Wilson (MBA 1990), president and CEO of DreamBox Learning. “This is the year of the Black woman,” said Lambert, noting the milestone election of Kamala Harris as well as Black women in leadership positions in the HBS... View Details
- 19 May 2016
- Research Event
Crowdsourcing, Patent Trolls, and Other Research Insights Highlighted at Harvard Business School Symposium
be able to help,” Walsh said. It’s not quite what is portrayed in movies such as Iron Man, where ordinary people are given superhuman strength. “From an engineering point of view, this is extremely hard Soft wearable robots don’t give... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman & Carmen Nobel
- 04 Nov 2020
- News
The Long View: Persevering Through Past Crises
perspective, we reached out to alumni who had confronted similar challenges—including the OPEC crisis, the Vietnam War, the Financial Crisis of 2008—and we asked them how they made it through those difficult times. And in this special... View Details
- 23 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
How I Sourced My Internship Outside of the US: Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu
drawn to business development and tech and felt a strong sense of direction. Speaking with alumni in the field reinforced and validated her interest, and sparked the idea of joining a startup for the summer given her background was... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Luxe Redux
real, serious, sustained commitment to shoot for the pinnacle — and to defend and advance your position if you attain it.” Yet luxury’s challenge remains an ongoing enticement for Birnbaum and the other alumni interviewed for this... View Details
- 25 May 2015
- Blog Post
RapidSOS Wins the HBS New Venture Competition
multi-state 911 outage left 11 million Americans across seven states without 911 service. Over 6,600 calls were lost including those from Alicia Cappola, a young mother who tried calling 37 timesbefore giving up and grabbing a knife to... View Details
- 17 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
Making Sabbaticals Mainstream Series: Marty
take them. DJ created the Sabbatical Project to explore questions like this through interviews with individuals who have experienced sabbaticals, as well as with companies which offer them to their employees. During these interviews, DJ has encountered many HBS View Details