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Dean LeBaron | Baker Library
captured his imagination was how computer models based on complexity science could be applied to portfolios to spread risk across many stocks with particular characteristics. He launched Batterymarch to bring these concepts to real-world... View Details
W. Jeremiah Sanders III
Sanders founded AMD about the same time that Intel was launched and the two firms have battled to secure the market for microprocessor chips. Though AMD’s sales have lagged Intel’s performance, the company has done much to reduce the price of processor chips and to... View Details
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Michael C. Ruettgers
Ruettgers was responsible for EMC’s focus on storage systems vs. memory boards – a move that enabled EMC to corner the storage network market and become one of the fastest growing companies in the United States. Ruettgers initiated a total quality management approach... View Details
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David Packard
Packard and his partner Bill Hewlett created the first real Silicon Valley technology company in H-P, a diversified electronics maker. Together the two men built a strong company that survived World War II and enjoyed continued success after government contracts ended.... View Details
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Robert N. Noyce
With his long time business partner Gordon Moore, Noyce was a charismatic leader of Fairchild Semiconductor, and later the first CEO of Intel. At Fairchild, Noyce guided the company through many growing pains and technological changes, helping it to become a $150... View Details
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Gordon E. Moore
Moore, with a Ph.D. in chemistry and physics, led Intel through the development of microprocessors. Under his leadership, Intel introduced its most successful inventions, the 32 and 64-bit chips, which could handle processing tasks in a multitude of appliances. This... View Details
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Scott G. McNealy
McLeod presided over a period of infrastructure investment and development for Moore. During his tenure, Moore became one of the premier providers of business forms and printing services in the United States and Canada. When he stepped down as CEO, Moore’s assets,... View Details
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Carol Bartz
Bartz was Chairman, CEO and President of Autodesk, one of the world’s largest suppliers of computer-aided design (CAD) automation software. Bartz raised manufacturing standards at Autodesk, built a strong sales force, and invested heavily in research to dramatically... View Details
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David Duffield
After failing to convince Larry Ellison that Oracle should invest in the development of human resource management software, Duffield decided to create his own business. PeopleSoft with its innovative software for managing human resource functions became a phenomenal... View Details
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Benjamin Abrams
Along with his brother, Abrams developed the first radio-phonograph combination, which was introduced in 1924. Emerson went on to launch a number of additional “firsts” including a clock radio, a self-powered portable radio, and a midget transistor radio. By 1965, the... View Details
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Frank T. Cary
Following the legacies of Watson Sr. and Watson Jr., who ran IBM for almost 60 years, was no easy feat, but Cary more than proved his mettle. Under his direction, IBM expanded into new markets outside its traditional mainframe business into personal computers, graphic... View Details
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Cameron Stone | MBA
Cameron Stone Computer Science, Secondary In Mathematical Sciences Mather 2023 Cohort 5 I have an entrepreneurial spirit and itch to build. I also naturally gravitate towards leadership roles where I can be a decision-maker. So, being a... View Details
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Nim Ravid | MBA
Nim Ravid Economics, Secondary in Computer Science Kirkland 2025 Cohort 6 Community is instrumental in transforming a visionary idea into a tangible reality. I am thrilled for the opportunity to join the Tech Fellows community and work... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
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James McKenney Remembered
MCKENNEY: The first information systems expert at HBS, he led its early IT efforts. HBS professor emeritus James L. McKenney,an expert in management information systems and the use of computer systems for teaching management, passed away... View Details
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- 12 Sep 2005
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The Broadband Explosion: Thinking About a Truly Interactive World
this edited volume come about, and what is meant by the term "broadband explosion"? Robert Austin: This book was a result of the fourth Harvard Business School Colloquium on the Computer and Telecommunications industries, which... View Details
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Doctoral Students | Information Technology
and technology products that support your research. Case Template Library Resources Polling Research Computing Services Research Information System (RIS), VPN access may be required Collaboration Tools to help keep the HBS community... View Details
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Using Personal Devices for HBS Business | Information Technology
Using Personal Devices for HBS Business Leveraging our own devices is something that is very common for all of us. Whether you're simply leveraging your mobile device to check email, or using a personal computer to accomplish part of your... View Details
- 23 Oct 2024
The MBA + Master's Tour Latin America
Join The MBA + Master's Tour Latin America to connect with top business schools, including HBS, from the comfort of your own computer or mobile device. View Details
- 07 Sep 2016
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How Can the Threat of Networks Be Reduced?
SUMMING UP Are Computers and Tech-Driven Networks In Their Twilight Years? Issues raised by the ascendancy of network technology are many and varied, judging from responses to this month’s column based on Joshua Cooper Ramo’s book, The... View Details
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Helen Mehreteab | MBA
Helen Mehreteab COMPUTER SCIENCE, SECONDARY IN ECONOMICS WINTHROP 2023 Cohort 4 Diversity is the engine of invention. It generates creativity that enriches the world.' -Justin Trudeau Tech areas of interest: Product Management and... View Details