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22 Dec 2022
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Climate Stories Episode #13: Democratizing Climate Returns - Nisha Desai (HBS 1997), Founder and CEO of Invest With Intention

world, but “I went into energy at Enron. I thought Enron was innovative. The company used creative finance to bring power projects to life.” After Enron folded, Nisha continued her career in sustainable energy and infrastructure ventures.... View Details

01 Mar 2017
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Ask the Expert: Capital Architect

state control to free enterprise in Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe—more than 20 countries in all, including Zambia, Vietnam, and, most recently, Myanmar. “Reforming economic infrastructure and privatizing state corporations are rarely... View Details

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Dan Lennox-Choate

glorious light. "I went in blind," Daniel says, about his transition from platoon leadership in Afghanistan, to becoming the executive officer of a headquarters company responsible for logistics and operations, stationed in... View Details

30 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

India’s Ambitious National Identification Program

comes close to this. They are far from the finish line, but it sure is an amazing start!" The UIDAI project provides an interesting lesson for companies that are intent on reaching an enormous, diverse population, says Khanna, who... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

30 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Vanguard, Trian And The Problem With 'Passive' Index Funds

of an index, regardless of its performance.” This is not the only way shareholders are reengaging with management to take more corporate control. Private equity investing allows investors to take a problematic public View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

12 May 2022
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Turning a Moment into a Movement

first seat on a public board at Altimeter Growth Corporation, a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Since launching in September 2020, the Board Challenge’s singular mission has been to increase the representation of Black... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

24 Apr 2014
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Protecting conservation land while turning a profit

Like any private equity firm, The Lyme Timber Company seeks attractive financial returns for its investors. But Jim Hourdequin (MBA 2005), managing director at Lyme, considers a second audience—the... View Details

01 Apr 1998
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Going For The Summit

Dozens of blue-chip advertisers have flocked to the site; according to Carpenter, iVillage may be the only private content company with more than $1 million a month in revenue. Although the View Details

Keywords: Caroline Chauncey

29 Jan 2008
First Look

First Look: January 29, 2008

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-048.pdf The Private Equity Advantage: Leveraged Buyout Firms and Relationship Banking Authors:Victoria Ivashina and Anna Kovner Abstract This paper examines the impact of leveraged buyout firms' bank... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance

The first question focuses on motivations, while the second one has more to do with the benefits sought in interactions with future partners. Altruism As a general rule, collaboration efforts between companies and CSOs have an inherent... View Details

Keywords: by James Austin, Ezequiel Reficco & SEKN research team

16 Jul 2020
News

Accounting for Real Change

environmental record. Cohen, who serves as chairman of the Portland Trust and the Impact-Weighted Accounts Project at HBS, is a philanthropist, venture capitalist, private equity investor, and social innovator. He is also the author of... View Details

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Managing and Innovating in Financial Services - Course Catalog

and help firms and households save and manage risk. These financial services are provided in an array of organizations and structures – from fintech startups to private credit funds to multi-trillion-dollar global banks and large... View Details

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Franklin R. Anderson Classroom, Aldrich Hall 11 | About

private investment company that he founded in 1988. While a student at HBS, he became dear friends with Anderson and was fascinated by Anderson’s stories about starting businesses in the Hough ghetto of... View Details

01 May 2013
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Thompson Dean, MBA 1984

Growing up as the son of a foreign service officer, Tom Dean spent much of his youth in Asia and developed a curiosity about American business. After graduating from the University of Virginia and working at Irving Trust Company in New... View Details

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Executives: biographies

Where can I find biographies of executives? Capital IQ: Search by name, or search by company, then 'People'

15 Sep 2009
First Look

First Look: September 15

companies to become targets for private equity-backed, take-private transactions. We consider the characteristics of 483 private equity-backed deals in the 2000-2007 period... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Nov 2010
Lessons from the Classroom

Connecting Goals and Go-To-Market Initiatives

therefore critical to long-term revenue growth for most firms, and poor alignment means both direct and opportunity costs for companies. But it's especially critical for owner-president, privately held, and entrepreneurial firms. They are... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

26 May 2015
Research & Ideas

Corporate Field Researchers Share Tricks of the Trade

her rationale for taking her research to the field. "I didn't believe and still don't believe that I could address these questions outside of a company context," she said. "Where else could I track creativity in the wild?" Leslie Perlow,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

15 Nov 2016
First Look

November 15, 2016

hiring (in this study, by the head office of a U.S. retail chain) or decentralized hiring (by store managers) leads to higher quality employee-company matches. While centralized hiring can ensure that enough resources are invested in consistently hiring people aligned... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Search Fund Fellowship | MBA

operating companies in underserved communities, specifically those that have not traditionally attracted Harvard Business School (HBS) MBAs. The Search Fund Fellowship provides financial support of $65,000 per year to a select number of... View Details

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