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24 Apr 2014
News

Clean water that provides a trickle-down effect

and wastewater-service provider in the Philippines, and has invested over $1.5 billion in water and wastewater facilities since 1997. Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, also vice chairman of Manila Water, sees private operation of a public... View Details

01 Jan 2006
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William H. Donaldson, MBA 1958

both arenas.” Having agreed to a five-year term at Yale, Donaldson returned to Wall Street in 1980 to run his own international investment fund. But when the NYSE came calling in 1990, he couldn’t resist another View Details

24 Jan 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: January 24, 2017

an established cost accounting method, time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC), to assess the costs of performing an abdomen and pelvis computed tomography (AP CT) in an academic radiology department. We then identified opportunities... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 8

Aldo Sesia Jr.Harvard Business School Case 211-018 Investment manager Eliza Baena confronts an apparent convertible bond arbitrage opportunity when she notices a narrowing spread between two Boston... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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From the Chief Financial Officer - Annual Report 2020

Great Recession, they developed a playbook that included not only strategies for containing costs but also opportunities for new growth. The team was guided by the desire to ensure that, in the face of a recession, the School’s... View Details

29 Oct 2019
Blog Post

Merging the Worlds of Finance, Investing, and Environmental Impact

business & environment opportunities and risks. BEI helps to connect current MBAs with these alumni for learning and careers. We recently spoke with one such alum about his career journey. Martin Aares (MBA 2001) had always known... View Details

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Joseph Blair

host of new careers and industries of which I have not had previous experience. Through my involvement with the Entrepreneurship Club and VCPE Club, I have had the opportunity to get to know fellow students and alumni in these exciting... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital / Private Equity; Financial Services; Retail

01 Mar 2016
News

Expressions of Support

put to use immediately where they are most needed, whether to support financial aid, educational innovation, global understanding, or pathbreaking research. Support for the HBS Fund enables the School to invest in new ideas and... View Details

01 Sep 2003
News

Hail to the Chief

Not along ago, consultant Alison Sander (MBA ’86/JD ’87) was invited to evaluate the potential for sustainable investment opportunities in Ecuador’s rain forests, where petroleum reserves were being parceled... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

08 Jan 2020
Blog Post

Know Your Audience - Recruiting HBS Students for Private Equity

come to campus to give a company presentation or hold company conversations to inform students about their organization.” Physically being on campus keeps firms top-of-mind with students and exposes them to opportunities that they may not... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity

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Patrick Chun

wanted to do." Seeking an opportunity to reflect, a platform for pursuing entrepreneurial ideas, and an opportunity to return to Harvard Square, Patrick applied to HBS. Putting concepts to the test In... View Details

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Crossing the Bridge from Program Learning to Practical Application

When you attend an HBS Executive Education program, you never know what opportunities the experience may present. In fact, you could even find yourself becoming part of the teaching team. Ask Deb Barnes, Senior Managing Director of Fund... View Details

15 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Health Is Wealth | The Path To Creating A Venture

Rachel Sanders (MBA 2017) started her professional career working in healthcare focused investment banking. After spending four years working at Raymond James focused on middle market transactions, M&A, and the intersection of... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Health Care

01 Dec 2017
News

3-Minute Briefing: Wei Zhang (MBA 1999)

there are plenty of merchandising opportunities around great content in China. Last year, we made an investment in Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners and released A Dog’s Purpose in China. It’s very... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

27 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Creating the Minority Renaissance for Venture Capital: Interview with Henri Pierre-Jacques and Jarrid Tingle, Managing Partners at Harlem Capital

entrepreneurs. Pierre-Jacques said, “We have a unique opportunity to change the face of entrepreneurship and create the minority renaissance for venture capital. We have had a lot of people reach out to us who don’t have experience in... View Details

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Lauren Booker

internship, she will do so within a new capacity: investment banking, an area she'd like to pursue after graduation. "HBS has helped me explore my career options," she says, "with so many View Details

01 Oct 1998
News

Going Against the Flow

and those of developed countries. When capital is flowing freely throughout the world, there is tremendous growth and opportunity in emerging markets. But when the tap is turned off, you have major crashes and dislocations." Despite his... View Details

Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr.

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Scaling Technology Ventures - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Scaling Technology Ventures Course Number 1788 Senior Lecturer Jeffrey Rayport Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits 27 Sessions Exam or Project Career Focus Scaling Technology Ventures (STV) is designed for students who aspire to found, join, or View Details

18 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

Wrap-up: Software, Telecom, and Recovery

for blocking hackers and preventing online invasion. There is a trend to invest in application and infrastructure hardware, said John G. Simon, a partner at General Catalyst. An opportunity exists, he said,... View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild & Martha Lagace; Financial Services; Technology; Communications; Telecommunications

31 Mar 2002
What Do You Think?

Is This the Decade of the Investor?

investment in technology and related resources? Or are capital inputs in relation to those of labor somewhat less important in boosting productivity in an information economy? Will the U.S. continue to offer such a relatively attractive... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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