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- 01 Feb 2000
- News
HBS Honored for Addressing Business and Societal Issues
Nelson (MBA '88), executive director of the HBS Initiative on Social Enterprise, accepted an award honoring the School's efforts at a ceremony hosted by Citigroup in New York last October. "This is a tribute... View Details
- 01 Oct 2018
- News
For the Greater Good
Applied Science—I think that will have a huge difference in the world. “I also supported Central Park in New York. That is the heart and soul of New York City. It's an 873-acre... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 28 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 28, 2010
"hot money" moving quickly in and out of the Fund. This short-term trading is an attempt to take advantage of the difference between the closing times of the Tokyo and New York Stock Exchanges. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
Edward Bausch
In 1882, Bausch, working at his father’s Bausch and Lomb Optical factory, secured his first patent on a Trichnoscope, a microscope designed for use in detecting contaminated meat. He also supplied the lens for the first Kodak camera in 1888. Bausch became president of... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
Philip Lehman
Lehman was responsible for forming a profitable alliance with Goldman, Sachs that marked the beginning of a new type of investment house. Together they managed 114 negotiated offerings for 56 issuers. Their premiere interest was on the... View Details
Keywords: Finance
Russell Simmons
overall popularity. He signed such noted artists as LL Cool J, Run-DMC, and Public Enemy. Simmons parlayed his success in music to films and other business enterprises including a new line of clothing under the Phat Farm label. View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
Isaac Gimbel
In 1909, Gimbel built a Gimbel Brothers Department Store in New York City, which became a huge success. Building upon this success, Gimbel purchased a 16-story building in... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 01 Nov 2012
- News
First and Goal
teammates from all ethnic, class, and religious backgrounds in pursuit of a common goal could be “powerful and unforgettable.” As it turned out, even after his playing days were over, football still had plenty of life lessons to offer. In 2006, while working at Merrill... View Details
- 28 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 28
York City-based insurance program shortly after the World Trade Center bombing and arrived in China. Initially he planned to teach English, but soon the entrepreneurial spirit of the country caused him to begin exploring opportunities. He... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Time to Vote in University Elections
University. Founding Director, Florida Institute for Leadership Excellence; Associate Professor of Journalism, Media and Graphic Arts, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Fla. Gregory A. Storch, AB '69, cum laude; MD '73, New View Details
Kelsey Morgan Pasqualichio
I have 12 years of private market investing experience which spans the spectrum from early stage startups to late stage LBOs. This has given me unique perspective and an understanding of what different constituent groups (investors, company executives, LPs) are looking... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
In the Spotlight
Because the New York City Opera’s new general manager and artistic director, Gérard Mortier, won’t take over full-time until 2009, a distinguished stand-in has stepped into... View Details
James L. Broadhead
Broadhead reshaped the FPL Group to be more competitive through a major streamlining program. He eliminated 80% of the corporate procedures and shortened the remaining 20%. Under Broadhead's tenure, FPL’s customers bought their electric power for 10% less than they... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
Thomas J. Watson, Sr.
Though Watson had to personally secure a loan to reshape the company’s finances, he turned it around in a matter of years and officially incorporated it as International Business Machines in 1923. Over the next 30 years of Watson’s tenure, IBM brought out a wide array... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
Linda J. Wachner
Wachner’s first success in fashion came in the mid-1970s while she was working in Warnaco’s lingerie division, Wagner’s. Perceiving that it was their uncomfortable and unfeminine design that made women “burn their bras,” Wachner redesigned softer, free form bras that... View Details
Keywords: Fabric & Apparel
Guy W. Vaughan
Vaughan was instrumental in the creation of products such as the Wright Whirlwind J-6 plane, used by Charles Lindbergh, and the Wright Cyclone engine series, which were used in DC-1 aircraft. Vaughan’s real achievements, however, came during World War II, when he... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Joseph P. Routh
When Routh assumed the position of President in 1938, Pittston’s coal and oil production businesses were generating $26 million in revenues and losing approximately $1 million on the bottom-line. Through shrewd investments and tight financial controls, Routh created a... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
The company Rockefeller started at age 23, Standard Oil, came to hold a virtual monopoly on the American oil industry. He maintained control of Standard Oil until its eventual break-up by the U.S. government. The company was so successful that through its dissolution,... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
Stephen Birch
Under Birch’s direction, Kennecott Copper experienced impressive growth. In 1915, the firm had 450 employees and $11 million in sales. By the time of Birch’s death in 1940, Kennecott Copper had nearly 29,000 employees and sales in excess of $177 million. Kennecott... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
Conde M. Nast
Nast transformed his first magazine, Vogue, from a low revenue and low readership publication into a premier fashion magazine that generated millions in revenues. Such turnarounds were typical of most Nast publications, including Glamour and Home and Garden. In... View Details
Keywords: Publishing & Print Media