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- 17 Apr 2015
- News
A Driving Force for a Sustainable World
she was honored with the National Order of Merit, France’s highest decoration, in recognition of her efforts to promote sustainable development and to support innovative startups. “It doesn’t make my life different on a daily basis, but... View Details
- 04 May 2018
- News
How to Win the Kentucky Derby
alternative to get into the construction business. Because I used to see my brothers, they worked so hard day after day. And I had a chance at 12 years old to work on a racehorse farm in New Jersey. I think at that point I really felt like if I got lucky in View Details
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- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Duncan M. ("Greg") Murray (MBA 1964)
I’ve learned over the long haul (and two marriages) is that you should always make the personal stability of your life the first priority in choosing how to operate. I’ve endured a real lack of stability in my personal View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Turning Point: Crossover
with the foster kids there reinforced for me the power of coaching as a platform for teaching positive values and life skills, all while being involved in a game I love. A few years later, I began volunteer coaching the Illinois Warriors... View Details
- 10 May 2022
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2022
of it as a place for cats playing the piano. But I gave it a shot, and the videos took on a life of their own.” The plunge: “Soon, tens of thousands of people were using the videos every month. In 2009, I left my job and set up Khan... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Fred Newman (MBA 1978)
audience shifted in their seats and went “Ooohhh!” Wails of laughter. It had hurt good. The best lesson I learned at HBS: The big progressive companies spent 20 percent of their profit on R&D. Twenty percent of my time—one day a week—I do something that I have no idea... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The First Scrum
experiences proved symbiotic. As the School's only extramural, competitive sports team, the HBS Rugby Football Club resonated with players and a growing number of fans, if not the administration. In the five decades since, some 1,500 men... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Q&A: Andrew Kendall
Cleveland after HBS that he realized how much those experiences had meant. "There is no wilderness within easy driving distance of Cleveland," he notes. "I had gotten to the point where I took that aspect of my View Details
- 22 Jul 2011
- News
Moving Out of Our Comfort Zone
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
My Real Career
complex balancing act than we ever managed before, but I am grateful to be a part of such a vibrant group of individuals who are facing life on life’s terms. It was a great reunion, and I can’t wait until our kids are all teenagers. Then... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Light Looks Back on Forty-Year HBS Career
students from abroad. Interestingly, too, we’re finding that citizenship isn’t always a good indicator of “international.” What I mean here is that more and more of our students have worked or studied or had some extended stay in a country other than where they were... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Strengthening Ties with Executive Education Graduates
the next forum, set for June 15–17 in Shanghai. It’s a great opportunity for alumni to hear from global business leaders, U.S. and Chinese officials, and HBS faculty. While visiting Shanghai, forum participants will experience firsthand... View Details
- 16 Jun 2016
- Blog Post
Why Entrepreneurs Should Consider Business School
no way to know for sure that you'll be successful. But what you learn here at HBS can sure increase your odds. Here are some of the experiences I've had that will make me a better founder after school. The RC Year The Required... View Details
- 19 May 2015
- News
Getting Ready for Success
inspired me to reach higher, I don’t think I would have even considered the Ivy League. That’s a trap even the brightest kids in public high school graduates experience even today.” After Penn, Huebner headed to Wall Street for a job at... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
New Ways to Stay Connected
get to talk with them and get acquainted. We learned so much about what’s current in consumer and tech, and enjoyed hearing about their experiences prior to HBS and their summer jobs.” Patty McKenna (MBA 1988) “It was such a great... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Outtakes with Russ Wilcox
what they do.” Not quite a black sheep: “My dad, brother, aunt, uncle, and cousin all went to MIT. I was a math major at Harvard, but it’s not quite the same.” Creative license: “Start-ups let you create something from nothing. It’s a storytelling device for what your... View Details
- 23 Oct 2018
- News
Coming of Age as the World Comes Apart
audience for your HBS Class Day speech, you have an extremely popular TED Talk, you're an in-demand speaker generally. In the book, you recount your first speech, though, as a fifth grader in Miss Davis's class. Can you talk a little bit about that View Details
- 26 Mar 2020
- News
Oprah Winfrey and the Power of Empathy
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Bringing Hope to a Violent Land
among her experience of Africa and something else emerges. The image she chooses reveals much about the spirit of the continent she has grown to love and much about her own optimism, quiet determination, and humanitarian commitment. At a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
The Meaning of Ramadi
with that classification since the Korean War. Less than a year later, however, I was in Afghanistan. Deployed once again, I missed most of my daughter’s second year of life and yet another wedding anniversary. But I realize now that... View Details