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19 May 2015
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Getting Ready for Success

social impact, measured by such factors as higher tax contributions and lower health care costs. “Moreover, what people might not quantify,” she says, “is that our alumni’s... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Educational Services

22 Feb 2022
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Vision: Learning Curve

cares that provide nutrition, health care, and educational support for mothers and young children—represent a particularly rich target. Rocket is... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; education; entrepreneurship; startup; India; Educational Services

05 May 2022
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Like-Minded

and beyond, that focus on what the team calls “tech-enabled sustainable living.” That could mean ESG in its traditional forms, such as climate change, health care technology,... View Details

12 Mar 2014
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10 Harvard Business School Startups You Should Know

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01 Dec 2011
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Making the Case for Leadership

Angeles–based dialysis provider TRC. Thiry (MBA 1983) had just completed a difficult, ultimately unsuccessful term as CEO of another health care organization. After that experience, he pledged to join his... View Details

14 Feb 2019
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Plotting a Path Forward on Climate Change

will in turn provide politicians with the political capital and will to make changes. “There is a way to turn this around if we make it more personal,” she said. “People may not care about the View Details

10 Aug 2017
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Into the Light

dinner and do other household chores before darkness falls. Lack of electricity is also a health concern. Poindexter recalls hearing of a baby in need of urgent care in the... View Details

Keywords: April White; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

01 Dec 2016
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Case Study: Sweat the Technique

including NFL and NHL teams. Use cases also include military and elder care markets. All told, Unger estimates peak revenues to reach about $375 million. Nix is still in the... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 May 2013
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George H. Strong, MBA 1951

Barney, Ecuadorian Corporation, Arthur D. Little, American Medicorp, and Universal Health Services as “checkered,” he says he can’t think of a better way to prepare for the dynamic responsibilities that he... View Details

01 Oct 2001
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New Economy Notables: John Doerr

personal and career development. Join a well-managed, growing organization. Keep family and friends first. Find your own way of giving back. Pro bono work I have three interests — education, the environment,... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services

15 Jun 2021
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Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy

communities of color who include the voices of community members in their decision-making.” Unknown to Big Funders The NCF focuses on four pillars of underfunded structural challenges: policing and criminal justice reform; economic... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Dec 2009
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The Fab Four

of being a successful entrepreneur. There are huge, huge market areas right now that are suffering from great dislocation and transition, and for which technology innovation has an opportunity to create... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; contests; Technical and Trade Schools; Technical and Trade Schools; Technical and Trade Schools; Technical and Trade Schools; Technical and Trade Schools; Technical and Trade Schools; Technical and Trade Schools; Technical and Trade Schools

13 Nov 2020
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Expanding Summer Fellowships to Support Students

provides capital from a pool of donations to a portfolio of curated organizations whose ethos align with four pillars of purpose: justice system reform, education parity, health and wellness access, View Details

01 Jun 2011
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Howard Stevenson: The Personal Side

himself not just to HBS but to the community. As a trustee of Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, he has been invaluable in helping them to proactively address the complex financing decisions that the last several years in health View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

01 Jun 2018
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Disrupting India’s Dental Market

slotting into a job in an established business had little allure. He wanted to start something new, ideally a for-profit enterprise that would have a visible social impact. But when he thought about health View Details

Keywords: Sasha Issenberg

03 Jun 2020
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Keeping a Community Connected

talking with some of the leading Boston care providers and learning from them. It's been super helpful to have such terrific collaborators. SY: What do you feel like your organization is doing right? JP: Our... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

29 May 2019
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HBS Career Coaches Hit the Road to Serve Alumni

Etienne Deffarges (MBA 1985), author of Untangling the USA: The Cost of Complexity and What Can Be Done About It. Deffarges, a health care entrepreneur View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jun 2016
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How Do We Win the Cyberwar?

for example, filters down to retailers or health care providers in any useful or timely way. There is some forward movement, though. Lefkowitz notes that the Department of Homeland Security began sharing... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Victo Ngai

01 Jun 2013
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Notes from W50

Fifty years after the first eight women enrolled in the two-year MBA Program at HBS, 800 alumni came to campus to celebrate that milestone. As part of the School's April W50 Summit, HBS hosted two days of panels, workshops, and... View Details

01 Dec 2018
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HBS Fellowship Furthers Entrepreneurial Dreams

internship at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute during the summer before his senior year prompted Okeke to consider how he could broaden his impact in health care through business. He applied to, View Details

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