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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
A commitment to conservation supports the bottom line
Protecting the country’s conservation land while also turning a profit guides the business model at The Lyme Timber Company. David Hoffer (AB 1990, MBA 1995, JD 1996), managing director at the timberland investment management firm, says... View Details
- 15 Nov 2013
- News
Helping Bright Ideas Shine Again
role in several of them," says Laguë. "I learned that you spend 90 percent of your time on the companies that don't make it. Investing in fewer companies is more interesting than investing in many, and you... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Three Appointed to Endowed Professorships
Forest L. Reinhardt, John D. Black Professor of Business Administration Forest Reinhardt, an authority on the use of natural resources, serves as course head for the required Strategy course and also teaches the MBA elective Business and... View Details
- 07 Dec 2015
- News
Making Higher Ed Accessible to Africans
and executive I am today.” His success there also positioned him well to pursue his dream of helping to transform postsecondary education in Africa. With the acquisition of two Cavendish Universities (Uganda, Zambia) and a significant View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
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Sizing Up Social Impact
sometimes we don't." BEFORE: Infrastructure investments made by the Millennium Challenge Corporation in Ghana targeted poor road conditions and a lack of reliable electricity in rural areas. Photo courtesy of MCC In effect from 2007 to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Around the World
world and bring it back to our classrooms in the form of cases and other research,” he says. “That strategy has served us well and will remain the foundation of our global efforts.” The investment has paid... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Understanding the Digital Frontier
energize your current customers to recruit new ones. Before companies enter the social-networking world, however, four “POST” questions need to be answered: People (what are your customers ready for?); Objectives (what are your company’s goals?); View Details
- 01 Jan 2009
- News
Jorge Paulo Lemann, A.B. 1961; Carlos A. Sicupira, OPM 9, 1984; Marcel H. Telles, OPM 10, 1985
when he and partners Jorge Paulo Lemann and Carlos Sicupira gained control of one of Brazil’s largest breweries, Telles agreed to run the company. Using strategies that had proven successful as an investment... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The One That Got Away
edited by Julia Hanna; illustrations by Peter Arkle Venture capitalist. Spoken aloud, those two words have a ring of authority that seems to lift the profession above the realm of mere mortals. Headlines can confirm that otherworldly aura, with some View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Made in the USA
survey cited specific actions their companies had implemented to remain competitive. The majority had taken steps such as improving worker training, investing in technology, growing exports, and expanding to new markets. Among the... View Details
- 26 Jan 2021
- News
Clubs See Wealth in FemTech; Health Care Alumni Look at COVID Response
guests also talked about the leadership challenges of finding vaccine candidates, expediting clinical trials, and the need to invest billions without a clear sense of outcomes. Mango described it as a “portfolio View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Ensuring a business’s profitability enables it to serve society
accelerate the development of our products, we are growing and investing more in product and capacity, which in turn contributes to economic solutions around the globe,” said Fields. “Our goal is to serve customers around the world with a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
The Transformers
social impact. And the way to magnify that impact is to give away valuable knowledge to anyone who can use it. Bridgespan is unique in another equally important way. It is a pioneer in the application of data-driven strategy and... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Inspiring conversations around the world
creative side in her early 20s, when she dabbled in art as a hobby while working as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs. During this period, a close friend died unexpectedly. The experience prompted Bussel to seize the moment and pursue... View Details
- 20 Feb 2019
- News
Building an Ecosystem for African Entrepreneurs
Talk to Tony O. Elumelu (AMP 166, 2004) for more than a few minutes and you are sure to hear about “Africapitalism.” The Nigerian businessman and philanthropist coined the term in 2010 to describe the investment View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
shows you how to set yourself up for investment success by creating an optimal nest-egg withdrawal strategy to ensure you never run out of money; maximizing returns through tactics like reducing your tax... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Well Matched
think everyone’s at a point where we’ve gotten better at communicating and reading people via Zoom. How would you describe your investment strategy at the moment? Broadly speaking, it’s about making everyday... View Details
- 02 Nov 2015
- News
Making Higher Ed Accessible to Africans
part time. ”I have now been to 10 countries in Africa in three years, and often times feel more comfortable here than I do in my other home, the USA.” With the acquisition of two universities (Cavendish in Uganda and Zambia) and a significant View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
HBS's Unique Economic Model
must have multiple revenue sources, invest in innovation, avoid deferred maintenance, limit debt, and run a surplus. The School has five principal revenue streams: MBA tuition, Executive Education tuition, Harvard Business Publishing... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
They Call Him Mr. China
management gap he both anticipated and greatly underestimated. Against all odds, and the advice of many, Perkowski ditched his high-flying investment career and relocated to China in 1992 to chase his entrepreneurial dreams. A... View Details