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- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Winning Season
value and revenues.” (In addition to his duties as Cardinals’ chairman, DeWitt serves on the Major League Baseball Executive Council and the Ownership Committee, and holds a seat on the board of MLB Advanced Media.) In 1995, when DeWitt... View Details
- 20 Mar 2019
- News
Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire
in a World on Fire. Opening remarks from Alan Horn (MBA 1971), chairman of Walt Disney Studios and chair of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Board of Trustees, underscored the night’s charge: “There is an opportunity, if not a... View Details
- 13 Apr 2017
- News
Solving Nigeria’s Skilled Workforce Challenge
principles of management theory. In Professor Kathleen McGinn, she found a strategic thought partner who has since served as WAVE’s board chair. “I didn’t realize HBS would be that powerful and integral in implementing our idea,” Rewane... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
Minoru Makihara, 75th AMP, 1977
with a laptop computer, and joined the board of IBM. To expand Mitsubishi's horizons, he pressed for the development of new business in emerging markets such as China and Southeast Asia. "Having taken these and other actions," observed... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., MBA 1965
believe I had the skills to turn around a troubled technology company," says the Long Island native, who had worked at McKinsey and American Express before becoming chairman and CEO of RJR Nabisco. "Over time, the IBM board members... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Admit It: You’re in Denial
were fighting what appeared to be a losing battle against an impossible business dilemma. At a loss, Grove finally asked Moore, “If the board kicked us out and brought in new management, what do you think they would do?” Suddenly, the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Turning Point: Change, Stat
brought them so much peace and comfort during a difficult time. The power of that has been understated in medicine, and perhaps in society more broadly. Going forward, I hope we can emphasize that human connection more. Omar Z. Maniya has served on the American Medical... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Q & A: Bain & Company's Thomas J. Tierney
practice designed to "bridge" the gap between the seemingly disparate worlds of corporate management consulting and nonprofit organizations worldwide. Tierney, who serves on the Board of Directors of the Associates at HBS, is also at work... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
John Read
passion for this nonprofit led him to get involved as a volunteer. That passion, as well as his experience in business and as a board member for one of OB’s four wilderness schools, made him an ideal candidate for the president’s position... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Sir Martin S. Sorrell, MBA 1968
corporate strategies, including ours." Sorrell already holds a place of honor in the world of advertising and marketing. As HBS professor and WPP board member John Quelch has put it, "Sir Martin reinvented the industry. When the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Five Honored for Missions Accomplished
Lovell began a career in telecommunications. He also coauthored Lost Moon, a book that inspired the movie Apollo 13, starring Tom Hanks and directed by Ron Howard. Lovell now serves on several space-related boards and is an advocate for... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Golden State of Mind
pitch a room full of VCs, Draper included. Students also test their mettle by breaking boards with their bare hands, building boats, and competing in paintball. The residential program, which has included visits from entrepreneurs such as... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
today we call “Search Funds.” Captained and inspired by visionary Leader Irv Grousbeck, they designed a track that allowed them to acquire a company, become its CEO, and, if well executed, also be its largest shareholder. Supported by strong View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Curing Health Care
2011) brings those two very different cultures together at Rock Health, a San Francisco–based full-service seed fund launched during her second year at HBS with classmate and medical doctor Nate Gross (MBA 2011). (Gross continues to serve on Rock Health's View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Community Colleges as Engines of Economic Opportunity
health care. These are just three examples out of dozens of active employer partnerships. The CCRI Foundation Board also includes a number of local business leaders who have helped to strengthen our relationships with the business... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 09 Jul 2019
- News
The Road to Impact
private equity, eventually left Lehman to join Oakhill Partners in 1990, and then cofounded an independent investment banking advisory firm, Evercore Partners, in 1995. And while Offensend was building his career in finance, he also stayed in touch with the nonprofit... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
INK: Maker’s Manual
worth the resources they might require and the money we might spend and the time we devote to using them. You write that being an entrepreneur is more about tenacity than intellect. Was that something you always knew you had? I knew I had it in certain capacities. I... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 19 Mar 2015
- News
Walter Salmon Remembered
working for an investment management firm in Boston. He then served as the Chairman of the Board of the investment management company I started in Boston nine years later. Professor Salmon constantly amazed me with his ability to ask the... View Details
- 30 Oct 2017
- News
Giving Minorities a Playbook for Career Success
recruiting,” he says. “I got a deep appreciation for how much impact two years of business school can have on someone’s trajectory. And, beyond that, I saw how much impact senior leaders could have; and not just within their organizations, but also outside in their... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
A Capital Asset
Capital Management, a $20 billion family of mutual funds, she is also a board member of other for-profit and nonprofit entities. Among them is the Global Heritage Fund, which Cohen chairs, an organization that advises Third World... View Details