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25 Jan 2000
Research & Ideas

Strategic Alliances

next stage." In the first, or philanthropic, stage (which some partnerships skip entirely), the parties assume the traditional roles of "benevolent donor" and "grateful recipient." For example, urban community-service nonprofit City Year... View Details

Keywords: by Nancy O. Perry

01 Jun 2014
News

Case Study: A Souped-Up Strategy

November 2013, and launched its first official new market expansion into Washington, DC, in February—a city close in culinary and cultural equivalence to Brussels. The Question: Bookalokal's cofounder and CEO Evelyne White (MBA 2010)... View Details

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Government Testimony

Budget Committee Testimony on Riskier Business: How Climate Is Already Challenging Insurance Markets

By: Ishita Sen

Keywords: Insurance; Climate Change

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November 2011
Case

Envision Charlotte: Building an Energy Cluster

By: William W. George

Keywords: Energy; Industry Clusters; Economic Growth; Infrastructure; North Carolina

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Educators

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20 Jul 2017
News

Pushing the Next Generation Forward

lunching with a student mentee, strategizing with the director of a pre-K education program, or working on crisis management with city officials in the aftermath of a violent neighborhood incident. “Don’t ask me about my typical day,” he... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

28 Sep 2023
Blog Post

Kicking Off Alumni in Climate Networking Series in Boston

Other attendees include climate investors, green buildings experts, and interns at clean energy startups. We are excited to be continuing this series by visiting cities with large cohorts of alumni to foster communities of dedicated... View Details

25 Apr 2014
News

Self-awareness is important if you want to be a good general manager

Ken Yuan (MBA 2014), who came to HBS from the city of Guangyuan in the southwestern region of the People’s Republic of China, discovered that the School affords him the opportunity to have an impact on other people’s education. “We’ve had... View Details

01 Sep 2010
News

Giving Back

lives, careers, and volunteer activities embody the finest examples of public service and the Jeffersonian ideal of citizen involvement. Among this year’s other recipients was New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (MBA ’66). Before... View Details

Keywords: disability; blindness; awards; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

Profile

Casey Gerald

Casey applied, and was accepted into, HBS’ deferred admission 2+2 program, using the two years of work experience to explore options in both social policy and business: the former, through staffing assignments at the Center for American Progress, the View Details

Web

VCPE Database Comparison | Baker Library

Strong Standard Verticals Strong Solid Strong for tech related verticals None. Recommend using keyword search in Business Description Geographic Granularity Zip level City level City Level Zip level... View Details

01 Oct 1997
News

Benaree Wiley

"Early in life," says Bennie Wiley, "I learned an important guiding principle: look for ways to exercise your values." As president and CEO of The Partnership, an organization designed to open doors for minority professionals in the city... View Details

Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner

01 Jun 2007
News

KPMG for Mayor!

Ernst & Young, or McKinsey should all get a shot at becoming candidates to run cities and districts with a history of corruption. Entities that are experts at municipal accounting, consulting to foreign governments, or providing services... View Details

Keywords: Eric Werker; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

01 Dec 2003
News

Inside MBA Admissions

hosted 28 events in fifteen cities in the United States, with several aimed specifically at women and minorities. The office also hosted events at more than thirty colleges to connect with the “early career candidate pool” in an effort to... View Details

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

24 Feb 2022
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on the Public Sector

industry and role? Public Sector / City Development. At what point did you decide to pursue an MBA, and why? After over a decade of government service, I am focusing on the future of cities that will combine... View Details

Fast Answer

Venture capital firms: create a list

add Venture Capital to Selected Items. Add to criteria. Under Company Details, Click on the Geographic Locations. Search for or browse and select your city or country. Add to criteria. Select other criteria if... View Details

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MBA/MPP & MBA/MPA-ID | MBA

City of Newport News Austin Boral , MPP/MBA 2023 Co-Founder, Civic Roundtable Zainab Raji MPA-ID/MBA 2022 Director, Strategy and Corporate Development at T. Rowe Price. Andrea Boza Zanatta , MPP/MBA 2023 Engagement Manager, McKinsey... View Details

15 Feb 2022
News

The Alumnae Entrepreneur Behind Mary J. Blige’s Super Bowl Locks

told the station. “I just couldn't believe it was happening." In a July 2021 piece for Inc., Winters noted that the idea for Upgrade began at HBS, when she would travel from Boston to New York City just to have her hair done. “Mind you, I... View Details

01 Sep 2005
News

Allston Options Up for Discussion

A preliminary plan for Harvard University’s expansion across the Charles River on land surrounding HBS will be the focus of numerous planning meetings this fall involving the University community, the City of Boston, and the Allston... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

Career Coach

Laurie Matthews

of change. Her approach to coaching is based on 20+ years as an advertising agency account leader in New York City and her prior years as a teacher and counselor. Laurie is now a Director in CPD and oversees relationships with 300+... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products; Entrepreneurship; Hospitality; Retail

25 Aug 2014
Blog Post

Working in Tech 4Dev

and NGO budgets are squeezed. The City of Los Angeles, for example, used our platform to crowdsource broken sidewalk locations for repair, saving the city a costly location survey estimated at millions.... View Details

Keywords: Technology

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