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    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

      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
        • 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
        Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; 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
          • 26 Jun 2012
          • First Look

          First Look: June 26

          the team would continue to rise to new challenges. He knew change was both energizing and difficult, and that every victory had to be followed by the next play. He paused in his New View Details
          Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
          • 13 Jul 2017
          • Blog Post

          Summer Snapshot: Interning in the Sports Industry

          HBS Career & Professional Development (CPD) asked students to describe their career interests and what they are up to this summer. Name: Matt Duarte, MBA 2018 Current Position: Corporate Development and Strategy Intern Company and Location: The Madison Square... View Details
          Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports
          • 01 Dec 2016
          • News

          Room to Write

          Risk-Takers & Rule-Breakers “When I’m in New York City, I write at my old mahogany dining table, facing the Empire State Building.” —Alicia Whitaker (MBA 1979), Sidewalk... View Details

            Alan L. Wurtzel

            Wurtzel took the helm of his family’s electronic retailing business and built it into a major retailer of electronics and appliances. He discontinued the company’s discount operations and invested heavily in two retailing concepts – a large-scale home appliance... View Details
            Keywords: Retail

              Daniel P. Tully

              Believing that two of Merrill’s biggest problems were complacency and arrogance, Tully’s first task as CEO of the large investment bank was to achieve a value system that promoted integrity and hard work. Personally congratulating anyone who made the firm a significant... View Details
              Keywords: Finance

                Elmer A. Sperry

                A prolific inventor, Sperry was instrumental in creating technological advances in navigation. He invented gyroscopic compasses and stabilizers that became fundamental components for both ships and airplanes. His inventions were adopted by the United States Navy and... View Details
                Keywords: Fabricated Goods

                  Elwyn L. Smith

                  Son of founder Wilbert Smith, Elwyn Smith joined the family company, becoming president in 1951. Smith continued the success of his father and uncles, and was the driving force behind the creation of Smith-Corona-Marchant in 1958. View Details
                  Keywords: Fabricated Goods

                    Clarence W. Seamans

                    After making a name for himself in sales at E. Remington and Sons, Seamans and his associates bought the company and eventually merged it into what became Union Typewriter. Under Seamans' leadership, Union Typewriter acquired other business machine producers and grew... View Details
                    Keywords: Fabricated Goods

                      Margaret F. Rudkin

                      Rudkin began her business at her family estate, Pepperidge Farm, after the success of her all natural home baked bread (originally made to relieve her sons’ allergies). She gradually expanded her business to include Belgian cookies, frozen pastries, poultry stuffing... View Details
                      Keywords: Food & Tobacco

                        Clarence Birdseye

                        While Birdseye did not invent the process of quick freezing, he was the first to create a commercially viable business with the technology. His advancements in the quick freezing process ensured that the foods' nutrients and taste would be preserved. The success of his... View Details
                        Keywords: Food & Tobacco

                          Warren H. Phillips

                          Phillips presided over Dow Jones & Company’s most successful financial performance – generating a sevenfold increase in revenue and a fivefold increase in profitability. He greatly expanded the Wall Street Journal’s Asia-Pacific coverage and invested in technology... View Details
                          Keywords: Publishing & Print Media

                            William Bernbach

                            Bernbach catapulted the Doyle Dane Bernbach advertising agency into national prominence with innovative and creative campaigns. Doyle Dane Bernbach broke into the front ranks of advertising agencies with successful national campaigns for Volkswagen and Avis Rent A Car... View Details
                            Keywords: Services

                              George W. Merck

                              Merck played a pivotal role in the development of Merck & Company as a pharmaceutical research powerhouse. He created the firm’s first research division in 1933 and orchestrated the 1953 merger with Sharp and Dohme. During his tenure, Merck’s asset base grew from... View Details
                              Keywords: Healthcare

                                Leroy A. Lincoln

                                Under Lincoln’s leadership, Metropolitan became an ardent supporter and provider of public health education while his company achieved record levels of profitability. For many years, the company promoted health and safety through advertisements in press, radio shows... View Details
                                Keywords: Finance

                                  Katharine M. Graham

                                  By hiring and supporting top-notch editors, Graham made the Washington Post into one of the top newspapers in the nation. Under Graham, the Post emerged as the country’s fifth largest daily by circulation - 602,000 daily and 828,000 on Sunday. By 1966, the Post was... View Details
                                  Keywords: Publishing & Print Media