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- 01 Mar 2016
- News
The HBS Fund for Leadership and Innovation
their early stages with the help of gifts of all sizes to the HBS Fund. “In business, venture capital or R&D budgets seed the most promising new ideas,” says Dean Nitin Nohria. “In academia, where endowments are generally restricted to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Bridging Domains
Karen and Sanjeev (MBA 1986) Mehra Karen and Sanjeev Mehra (MBA 1986) perceive both great opportunities and serious challenges at the nexus of business, science, and engineering. Their endowment of the Mehra Family HBS/SEAS Collaboration... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Inspiration Is Not Enough
“human transporter.” But tons of funding and big-name partners couldn’t overcome consumer reluctance. “Kamen endowed Segway with many positive attributes but not enough to break through and claim commercial success,” Harris writes. Many... View Details
- 07 Nov 2014
- News
Investing for the Long Term in Education
grant-making efforts. We also continue to do libraries, but in Africa, and more recently higher education in Africa. “It is an especially challenging effort, given that we are legally required to give away 5 percent of the endowment every... View Details
- 21 Mar 2019
- News
Helping Veterans Build Careers
on-site with a potential grantee, using the Endowment’s strict screening protocols to evaluate nonprofits in four areas: financials; performance; background checks on leadership and how the nonprofit takes care of its employees; and compliance. The View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
America the Difficult
investment, most such arguments are founded on hubris rather than on solid advantages or capabilities. Indeed, Norway, the country with the most experience in investing national wealth, has developed an endowment model that eschews direct... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Opening Doors
MBA 1992) recently contributed $12 million to support fellowships at HBS, the largest single gift for financial aid the School has ever received, and also donated $500,000 to the HBS Fund for Leadership and Innovation. Their generous gift establishes two View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
HBS Posts Strong Results in 2008
the cycle and beginning it anew. Total revenue for fiscal 2008 increased by $46 million to $451 million, up 11.4 percent from the previous year. Executive Education and HBP revenues rose by a combined $26 million to $245 million, and together produced 55 percent of the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Executive Action
after a woman on the Harvard campus and the first building named after an American with a Chinese surname. As part of the gift, the Chao family has also endowed the Ruth Mulan Chu and James S. C. Chao Family Fellowship Fund to support... View Details
- 27 Apr 2017
- News
Helping Veterans Gain Skills to Thrive in the Business World
burdens of debt prompted York, global head of Private Wealth Management at Goldman Sachs, to endow a fellowship in recognition of his 25th Reunion and add to it for his 30th. The son of a veteran, York supports students who have a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Christensen Center: Open for Business
in honor of the late Chris Christensen, a longtime HBS faculty member and legendary case-method teacher, the center was permanently endowed with campaign gifts totaling $25 million. In May, members of the HBS community gathered to... View Details
- 01 May 2015
- News
Celebrating and Supporting Leadership
ask you for your support in this important work." Referring to the School's five "I's" priorities, Nohria explains how the Campaign will promote progress in each of these areas: Innovation—Redefining management education for the 21st century through current-use and... View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Early Impact
everyone involved. MBA Fellowships Gifts to fellowships ensure that men and women with the highest potential for leadership can attend HBS. The newly endowed Women's Student Association Fellowship, supported by the student club, alumni,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Rebel with a Cause
As a junior Episcopal minister, Bob Massie (DBA 1989) infuriated church leaders by revealing to his congregation that its $9 million endowment was secretly invested in a number of unchurchly entities, including military contractors,... View Details
- 02 Dec 2019
- News
A Long-Standing Commitment to Global Understanding
motivated him and his wife Patricia to make an ongoing investment in HBS’s global efforts through their support of the HBS Fund, the School’s research outposts, and an endowed fellowship for international students. The Value of Being... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
New Jakurski Chair Supports Research in Global Finance
endow a chair at the School. After graduating from HBS as a Baker Scholar, he worked for a number of years at Unibanco, Brazil's third largest bank, including service as executive director. In 1983, he and three partners founded Pactual,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Navigating Uncertainty: Dean Datar on HBS’s Path Forward
lot in the news lately about funding pauses and freezes, a potential endowment tax, and perhaps even a challenge to Harvard’s non-profit status—all of which affect the University’s financial position. How are these actions being felt at... View Details
- 27 Apr 2017
- News
Fellowship Fuels a Passion for a Career in Aviation
international big-ticket asset financing. After being invited to speak at the HBS Aerospace and Aviation Club, he was inspired to endow a fellowship that would benefit students pursuing careers in the aviation, aerospace, and defense... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
The Inside Story of the New American Writers Museum
lot of money—we’ll bring this in at under $10 million, and that includes some reserve for the first several years of operation.” Funding came from private and public sources, including a grant from the National Endowment for the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Teaching and Learning Center Established, Honors Christensen’s Legacy
will also help faculty in their efforts to develop case-writing skills and design new courses. As part of its capital campaign, the School is in the process of building an endowment for the center. A number of important gifts have been... View Details