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Grace Li | MBA

environment genuinely changed the trajectory of my life — I realized the difference between doing work and meaningful work. Since then, I have tried to infuse that focus on meaning into all that I do, and I... View Details

01 Aug 2017
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Finding Purpose in Profit

the work that I am fortunate enough to do every day,” she observes, “is inspiring people to use the power of business as a force for good.” (Published August 2017) View Details

01 Sep 2017
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History’s Lessons

skills to attract funders for his ships, lifeboats, supplies, and food. He also recognized the importance of assembling a team that could work together and embrace high levels of risk and uncertainty—qualities that proved particularly... View Details

Keywords: Abraham Lincoln; Ernest Shackelford; Rachel Carson

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Lia Turrini

Environment club, and for her summer internship she deepened her experience in the climate tech sector while working at Clean Energy Ventures. As an advisor, she can assist students who: 1) are still unsure... View Details

24 Sep 2001
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How To Be an Angel Investor

seminars, learning an industry by working in it; these are all ways to develop expertise that will promote your success in investing. But in both entrepreneurship and angel investing, there is nothing like doing it. Nothing. The... View Details

Keywords: by David Amis & Howard Stevenson

19 Jul 2019
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Meet PRIDE, the student association for LGBTQ+ MBAs at Harvard Business School

professional development club, working to advance our members’ careers by cultivating relationships with alumni, organizations, and industries seeking diverse candidates. We are proud to maintain strong partnerships with top recruiting... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Dec 2019
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What’s Behind the Explosive Growth of Sustainable Investing?

shareholder engagement: How can shareholders move the needle? One example that Shawn and I worked on was with CalSTRS, the California pension plan for educators. Following the increase in school shootings, there was a lot of pressure on... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

04 Dec 2013
Research & Ideas

The Fantastic Horizon: How to Invest in a New City

The buildings and the people need to be close together. This saves time, fuel, water and pollution. There is bad density of course but good density can be varied, and green, and fulfilling, and efficient. Think Central Park in New York or Central in Hong Kong. It's... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction; Real Estate

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Mohammed Guerrab | MBA

to improve societal outcomes. I worked as a Software Engineering Intern at Google this summer on Maps where I experienced how leveraging innovative technologies along with strategic business models can lead to useful solutions being... View Details

21 Jun 2010
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Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets

research and teaching activities focus on strategy and governance, is the Ross Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration and Senior Associate Dean for International Development. Khanna, the Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at Harvard Business School, has studied... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Georges F. Doriot: Educating Leaders, Building Companies

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy... View Details

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Oliver Bladek

(primarily finance, and entrepreneurship), as well as practice what I already had learned. The case method was a fantastic environment for this practice. That said, getting my MBA has really felt like a 'finishing school'. I'm now much... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consulting

02 Feb 2023
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Can We Really Engineer a Climate Fix?

and HBS senior lecturer Jim Matheson READ MORE [Sound of golf club hitting ball] In 2020, Aaron Sabin was working as a mechanical engineer at the golfing equipment company TaylorMade. Aaron Sabin: What I would do is I would design a golf... View Details

31 Oct 2023
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Climate Change Pioneers in the Class of 1978

faculty chair of the HBS Business and Environment Initiative, Grace Chao (Section A) organized the panel. Our three alumni discussed their pioneering activities: Steve Kahn (Section A) is the co-founder and executive chairman of NewLeaf... View Details

03 Apr 2018
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Taking Frontier Markets to the Next Level

opportunities for positive social impact. “I came to HBS from the Marine Corps. In my Marine Corps experience, I spent several years in Iraq working in counterinsurgency, and from those experiences I became very interested in economic... View Details

29 Nov 2004
Research & Ideas

Caves, Clusters, and Weak Ties: The Six Degrees World of Inventors

Six degrees of separation seems to work well for B-list actors—but does it have anything to say about innovation and business? HBS associate professor Lee Fleming believes it does, and his work looks... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Publishing

25 Feb 2020
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Beyond the Plastisphere

reusable insulated water bottles. Kauss works with designers and artists to introduce new looks every season, often in partnership with major brands such as Disney and National Geographic. Her goal, however, is not to help people look... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing; Manufacturing

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Green Business: beginner's resources and toolkit

"environmental startup," "green startup" etc. EPA's Lean Practices: Toolkit for companies getting started with the EPA's Lean & Environment initiative HBS's Business & View Details

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Visionary, Innovator, Educator - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School