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- 01 Oct 2000
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New Global Initiative Director Takes Broad Outlook
When Kathleen Cooke Ryan took up her new role as executive director of the HBS Global Initiative last March, she joined a thriving organization. After the successful 1999 launch of its first international research center -- the Asia-Pacific Research Office, in Hong... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
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Teresa Clarke: An Advocate for Education in South Africa
Another in a series of occasional articles on HBS graduates who have taken a leave from their careers to explore nonbusiness endeavors. It’s no surprise that Teresa H. Clarke (MBA 1988/JD 1989) finds herself on a mission to make education more accessible to the world’s... View Details
- 20 Apr 2020
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To Build Connection in Quarantine, Clubs Go Virtual
Clubs News Clubs News NorCal Alumni Get Answers and Share Ideas in Virtual COVID-19 Update The HBS Association of Northern California's COVID-19 Update, a virtual program featuring board member Dr. David Seftel (MBA 1992), has become the club’s go-to event, as alumni... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 29 Jan 2019
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Gloria Steinem and Diane Paulus Take Center Stage
Clubs News Clubs News A group of 33 members and guests of the HBS Women’s Association of New York (HBSWANY) took an outing on January 16 to see Gloria: A Life, a two-act play about the feminist icon Gloria Steinem, currently running at the Daryl Roth Theatre in Union... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 30 Jun 2019
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Alumni in France honor self-made entrepreneurs; Shih talks trade in Buffalo
Clubs News Clubs News Buffalo Alumni Explore the Future of Manufacturing Amid Global Turbulence The HBS Club of Buffalo hosted HBS Professor Willy Shih as a guest speaker in April for a talk on the impacts of global trade disputes on manufacturing in Western New York.... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 19 Jun 2018
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Pittsburgh Alumni Annual Meeting Features PPG’s McGarry
Clubs News Clubs News Outgoing HBSA Pittsburgh President Bill Slivka (MBA 1976) (left) stands with guest speaker Michael McGarry (AMP 169 2005), Chairman and CEO of PPG, at the Association's Annual Meeting. Outgoing HBSA Pittsburgh President Bill Slivka (MBA 1976)... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 26 Feb 2021
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Latinx on Boards; High-Tech Reforestation
Clubs News Clubs News Setting the Stage for a Latinx Boardroom Push The Harvard Business School Latino Alumni Association (HBSLAA), in partnership with the Stanford Graduate School of Business Latino Alumni Chapter, presented the webinar “Get Latinx on Boards” on... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 19 May 2020
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Exploring the Economics of a Pandemic; Alumni Forums Draw Closer Online
Clubs News Clubs News Black Businesses Get Pandemic Survival Tips Via Webinar Series The HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA), in partnership with Steven Rogers (MBA 1985), the MBA Class of 1957 Senior Lecturer of Business Administration (emeritus),... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Apr 2001
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Beyond Accommodation
It was in grade school that James D. Gibbons (MBA 1994) first began to lose his sight, a process he retraces in terms of his ability to cope at school. “I started moving up to the front of the class but not because I was smart,” laughs Gibbons, a tall, affable Indiana... View Details
- 22 Apr 2021
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Leading for a Better World in Boston; Virtual Event Showcases Japan Fellowship
Clubs News Clubs News Boston Alumni Find Leadership Inspiration in Project Impact Series Hunger and food insecurity. Racial justice. Youth and education. These issues have served as the central organizing topics for Project Impact, the new virtual discussion series... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 06 May 2019
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Startup Talk in Chicago
Clubs News Clubs News “For entrepreneurs to succeed, they must stay humble.” This was just one of the takeaways from the HBS Club of Chicago’s (HBSCC) recent conversation with Penny Pritzker, founder and chairman of investment firm PSP Partners, and former US Secretary... View Details
- 28 Sep 2023
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Meet the New HBS Team Helping Alumni Clubs and Associations to Thrive
Clubs News Clubs News Guided by Harvard Business School’s mission to educate leaders who make a difference in the world, the HBS Global Alumni Clubs & Associations Network provides thousands of opportunities to create and strengthen connections among and between HBS... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
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High Adventure
There’s no doubt that life in the trees has been good for Beilharz. “Even though it can be pretty hectic at times, I would never go back,” she explains. “I still use my Harvard skills, but I no longer feel like one of those pet animals on a wheel, running like mad for... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
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Take 2: From Ad Copy to Cuneiform
— she’s not sitting idle. “When I’m not at a dig site, I’m in a library or talking to people. I’m always doing research. I consider it only a part-time job. I take my time, and I have fun. It’s wonderful to use a different part of your brain. I’m just as energized as... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
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Mission Possible
Illustration by Dave Cutler At the peak of his career as CEO of Bain & Company, Tom Tierney (MBA ’80) quit his job to form a nonprofit professional services organization. Frustrated by the plodding pace of Alzheimer’s research, venture-capitalist Henry McCance (MBA... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
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Better than Cash
HBS, and many use the experience to help them transition to the nonprofit sector or to prepare for work on nonprofit boards.” Horwitz adds, “Through CAP, alumni have a chance to get to know an organization and go deeper into an issue. We bring our analytical skills to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
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Books
practices over the long term. Not to worry, the authors thoughtfully provide a chapter on how to do just that. — Margie Kelley The Innovator’s Solution by Clayton M. Christensen and Michael E. Raynor... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
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Alumni Clubs Click with New Web Services
in communicating with our constituents and in distributing information,” says Rena Clark (MBA ’90), the association’s vice president. “Our members are all over the world. We depend on the technology to help us meet our goals and stay connected.” — View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
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Where Are They Now?
ZALEZNIK: “I don’t think it’s useful for people to worry about the rules of leadership or command. I think the central concept is character and character in the uses of power.” Leadership is best studied from the inside out, declares Abraham Zaleznik (MBA 2/’47, DCS... View Details