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- 04 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Tapping into “Nontraditional” Private Equity and Venture Capital Talent at HBS
financial perspective. Building a Bridge to PE/VC At HBS, Mbanusi and Sheil became friends and were linked together by a shared desire to pivot their careers into investing as well as a passion for making a positive impact on the world.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Leading the Way
Photos by Russ Campbell “An investment in the School is ultimately an investment in a better world—one led by alumni.” —John Hess “HBS graduates are in every part of the economy, in every industry, and in... View Details
- 06 Dec 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Doing Business in Emerging Markets
Sharpening Your Skills dives into the HBS Working Knowledge archives to bring together articles on ways to improve your business skills. Questions To Be Answered: How do I identify opportunities in emerging markets? How important are... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Democratizing Funding, Diversifying Funders
(founded in 2013) and too small (valuation of $55 million) to pass muster for listing on any exchange. But for the 1,080 people who otherwise would have been shut out of owning a piece of the startup—lacking the wealth or credentials to View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Faculty Books
Lecturer Robert Pozen and his coauthor detail how mutual funds are marketed, regulated, and invested in stocks and bonds. They describe the critical factors needed to choose a specific fund, including what to look for when reading... View Details
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Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems - Course Catalog
investment vehicles, including Blackstone's Tactical Opportunities Fund, its Energy Fund, and its Distressed Securities Fund. He has served on fifteen boards and raised over $30 billion in equity capital.... View Details
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Activities, Government & Clubs | MBA
networking, and socializing outside of the classroom. Student Club Directory Student Club Handbook (login required) Club Conferences Student club conferences are organized and run by student clubs, providing leadership opportunities for... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Origin Story: Mary Chen (MBA 2026)
Address label: Born outside Cleveland, Ohio, Chen grew up in California and Texas before attending Emory University in Georgia, where she majored in business. “My three siblings live in New York now, and I’ll be working there this summer, so that feels closest to... View Details
- 05 Oct 2021
- News
Growing Latino Buying Power
David Perez (MBA 1996), cofounder and managing partner of the private equity firm Avance Investment Management, recently spoke to CNBC’s Squawk Box as part of the show’s focus on Latino businesses for Hispanic Heritage Month. Perez notes... View Details
- 30 Apr 2001
- What Do You Think?
Dot.Com Shakeout: Chess or Roulette?
was that of T. N. Rao: "There is an immense business opportunity now for all the investing companies to pick up some very good dot.coms that have very sound business models. It is just that the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Oct 2015
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: Goldman Sachs
opportunities in Asset Management, Finance, Global Investment Research, Merchant Banking and Securities. What recruiting tactics have you found most successful in engaging with students and/or alumni at... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Book Review: My Lunch with Warren
Guy Spier (MBA 1993) didn’t wait long after graduation to make the biggest mistake of his career. Accepting a vice president’s role at D.H. Blair Investment Banking, the admitted Gordon Gekko wannabe had a front-row seat as several top... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Oct 2016
- News
China, artificial intelligence, and Jim Breyer
investing in fellow HBS alumnus Scott Cook’s (MBA 1976) Intuit Inc. “I tried but I lost the deal and I still think about it 27 years later,” Breyer told a room full of young entrepreneurs and budding venture capitalists in Boston on... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 19 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Tata Power - Trombay Thermal Power Plant Takeaways
feat of engineering and an example of high technological investment in lower NOx and SOx emissions. We were grateful for our hosts’ warm welcome and investment in our educational journey, and for the View Details
- 01 May 2013
- News
Maurice Pinto, MBA 1960
so glad I listened to him. It was the best educational experience I've ever had." After earning his MBA and working on Wall Street, Pinto joined the family investment business and eventually cofounded Sea Containers, a container leasing... View Details
- 03 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Viewpoints: Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
InternationalAct on Opportunities Where There Are Challenges +Stephen Renter (MBA 2013) Chief Operating Officer, Commonwealth Fusion SystemsSeize the Opportunities +Ray A. Rothrock (MBA 1988) Founder,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
From Fellowship Recipient to ‘The Most Influential Business Thinker On Earth’
achieving this goal, he stresses, is to continue to invest in fellowships so that students will have the same opportunity he was afforded. “One of the things I worry most about for HBS’s future is that if we... View Details
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- 09 Jan 2019
- News
Why New England Needs New Ideas
have to be the end of economic opportunity in a community,” they write. “History has shown us, time and again, that real opportunity doesn’t require billions of dollars of View Details
Keywords: New England
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Africa - Global Activities 2020
and then returned to their home country to work at Peak Investment Capital—a possibility enabled by the HBS Global Opportunity Fellowship (GO: Africa) they each received. Above all, they share a passion for... View Details
- 01 Jan 2009
- News
Jorge Paulo Lemann, A.B. 1961; Carlos A. Sicupira, OPM 9, 1984; Marcel H. Telles, OPM 10, 1985
Lemann founded Banco de Investimentos Garantia and soon recruited Sicupira and Telles to join what would become the most successful investment bank in Brazil. As they acquired diverse assets, the trio transformed the Brazilian economy,... View Details