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- 11 Jun 2014
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Improving conditions for climbers' guides in Nepal
After scaling Mount Everest in 2013, Jan Petzel (MBA 2003) transformed his personal triumph into an opportunity to raise funds for the construction of a permanent shelter and medical facility in the Gokyu Lakes region of Nepal for the porters who assist the climbing... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
HBS and SEAS Explore Opportunities for Innovative Thinking
the two schools would take shape in the next decade with Allston’s emergence as an enterprise zone. “There’s an energy here we want to keep fueling,” said SEAS Dean Frank Doyle, speaking about possibilities for collaboration in the areas of computer vision, data... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Putting Ghosts to Rest
where almost everyone was poor (living on less than $1 per day) and stuck on tiny hillsides. How on earth would this work? There were few people with the skills to care for the cows, little land for grazing, little land on which to use... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Light Years Ahead
and faculty. People really care deeply about HBS and are committed to its ongoing excellence. The good news is, the School is in great shape. Looking ahead, what are some of the big issues facing the School? I think the biggest issue and... View Details
- 11 Dec 2014
- News
Defining the field of cause-related marketing
After being diagnosed with breast cancer at age 30, Amy Schiffman Langer (MBA 1977) left a career in investment banking to launch the National Breast Cancer Coalition and changed the way organizations raise awareness about important causes. (Published December 2014) View Details
- 20 Mar 2014
- News
Kathy Giusti Named to Fortune's World's Greatest Leaders List
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Innovation: Crowdfunding College Costs
years, including health care and consumer goods," he says. "If we don't think of new ways to finance and save for school today, we're going to be in a world of hurt 15 years from now." —Julia Hanna View Details
- 30 Oct 2019
- News
Creating Agents of Change
Susana Eshleman (MBA 1998) is president and CEO of Children International. In this interview she talks about the goals and benefits of running an international nonprofit organization. “Children International is a global nonprofit organization. We invest in children and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Launch Codes
but a lot of them,’” says Gernon. After earlier posts in health care tech and brand marketing, Gernon worked with a number of successful startups—including MotherNature.com, which had a $50 million IPO. More... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 11 Jun 2015
- News
Making connections at Harvard and beyond
included a number of senior administrative roles at HBS, as well as 10 years in the private sector as president and COO of the First Marblehead Corporation. “The world’s critical problems are not one-dimensional,” he continues. “Improving public education or tackling... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A Healthy Profit
Nair, who received his medical training in India and a master's degree from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Gita's case demonstrates not only the importance of getting good primary care but also... View Details
- 07 Oct 2014
- News
Network Effect
Henry McCance, founder (left), and Tim Armour, President & CEO, of Cure Alzheimer's Fund Twelve years ago, when Henry McCance (MBA 1966) and his wife initially faced her diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, the couple consulted some of the world’s top physicians... View Details
Keywords: Linda Kush
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Duncan M. ("Greg") Murray (MBA 1964)
Nova Scotia native Greg Murray divides his time between a town house in Halifax’s city center and Athol Farms, a 400-acre cattle ranch on the Northumberland Strait. A longtime entrepreneur, his latest venture, the Clean Air & Water Centre, uses advanced ozone... View Details
- 15 May 2012
- News
Finally Finding the Right Fit
Heffernan: From one who's tried on many hats, a tip of the cap to HBS. Photo courtesy Andrew Heffernan As a young man in Dublin, Ireland, Andrew Heffernan (MBA 2006) worked in a variety of summer jobs with the family business, the country’s largest retailer. But... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
How Do We Win the Cyberwar?
for example, filters down to retailers or health care providers in any useful or timely way. There is some forward movement, though. Lefkowitz notes that the Department of Homeland Security began sharing... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Victo Ngai
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Scaling Peaks for Cancer Research
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING TRIO: Bishop, Murphy, and Serafini stay in shape. Three HBS students are out to set a world record by scaling the seven tallest mountains on seven continents in seven months — all to raise $5 million to help fight childhood cancer. The idea for the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Pedal Mettle
The Tour of Hope is a bicycle relay from San Diego to Washington, D.C., a 3,300-mile journey intended to raise awareness about cancer research, prevention, and detection. One of the 25 participants in the October ride was cancer-survivor Meg Berté (MBA 2000), who rode... View Details