Advocacy - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Jun 2017
News

Many Rivers to Cross

highways versus 5 million in the US—is a significant barrier to economic growth. His advocacy for developing a South American Riverways System to facilitate trade and transit in Colombia and neighboring countries dates to the mid-1990s,... View Details

01 Jun 2001
News

Stephen M. Moret: A Campaign for Positive Change

Stephen Moret has long been driven by a passion for advocacy and leadership. As copresident of the HBS Student Association (SA), Moret created an online “Student Issues Poll” as a way to bridge the communication gap between students, the... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

01 Jun 2017
News

Turning Point: Addiction’s Impact

through writing, speaking, and advocacy work has helped some, but as a Harvard MBA, I remain frustrated that making a bigger positive difference remains so elusive. In 2012, Melissa Weiksnar published Heroin’s Puppet: Amy (and her... View Details

Keywords: Melissa Weiksnar (MBA 1982)

05 Apr 2021
Blog Post

The MBA Response: A Calling to Leadership & Service

me in my business were absolutely amazing!” Kelsey Roberts (MBA 2021) and Mimi Sheng Khan supported Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ) on both short-term COVID-19 response efforts and long-term policy and advocacy strategy. Their work... View Details

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PRIDE | MBA

Business School, is an association of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) MBA students and partners. Together we work to build community, foster professional development, and encourage advocacy for LGBTQ+... View Details

01 Feb 1998
News

C.D. Spangler, Jr.: A Leadership Role in Business and Academe

systems were retrenching; and his encouragement of faculty to compete more actively for outside grants and contracts, with growth in those areas rising annually from $175 million in 1986 to more than $500 million in 1997. But Spangler's principal UNC legacy will likely... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry; photo by Ann Hawthorne

14 Dec 2015
News

Building Platforms of Life for the World’s Poorest Children

Kevin Jenkins (MBA 1985) is president and CEO of the nonprofit World Vision International, a global Christian humanitarian relief, development, and advocacy organization. In this video, he talks about the organization’s mission and his... View Details

06 Sep 2013
News

More Seats at the Table

Stewart isn't afraid to make some noise when it's called for. When Facebook was preparing to go public in 2012, Stewart helped create a campaign that highlighted the lack of women on the social networking giant's board. Part of that campaign was a protest by a women's... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; Corporate Services

08 Aug 2013
News

Cause Marketing Gets Personal

since—"an intermezzo," she calls it—to do volunteer public advocacy work in behalf of people with physical disabilities and chronic pain. She has participated in roundtable discussions with national pain experts and disability sessions... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Health, Social Assistance; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

20 May 2019
Research & Ideas

Activist CEOs Are Rising Up—and Their Customers Are Listening

When former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced earlier this year he was thinking about running for president of the United States, it wasn’t a new idea. Past CEOs seeking the White House have included Carly Fiorina, Ross Perot, Herman Cain, Steve Forbes, Mitt... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

15 Apr 2021
News

Bringing Light to the Fight

inequalities in patient care. In 1998, the foundation’s advocacy encouraged the New Zealand government to institute free breast cancer screenings for women ages 50 to 64, later extended to 45 to 69. The foundation is currently working to... View Details

01 Apr 2001
News

Teresa Clarke: An Advocate for Education in South Africa

as she puts it — Clarke sees her next step as getting support from U.S. foundations. “We are at an important juncture,” says Clarke, whose enthusiasm for SSP-SA and advocacy for education would make her mother and grandmother proud. “I am... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Oct 2002
News

Amy S. Langer

Langer has served as executive director of the National Alliance for Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO), a leading patient advocacy and educational nonprofit based in New York City. “As a patient, I found it very hard to get... View Details

28 May 2019
News

Turning Point: Into the Wild

Zimbabwe, Botswana, and South Africa. I’ve served on the board of WildCare, an education and advocacy nonprofit based in San Rafael, California, that cares for injured and orphaned animals, which is how I became involved in rehabilitating... View Details

25 Oct 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces Latest RISE Fellows

society through business and advocacy Below, learn more about the current fellows, including their work, motivations, and plans for the future. Marlíse Arellano-Sutton (MBA 2025)Marlíse is a proud Latina and Texan who spent the majority... View Details

23 Jun 2015
Blog Post

What is SVMP?

Josh works as a Regional Organizer for FWD.us – a tech advocacy firm that mobilizes the tech community to support policies that keep the American Dream achievable in the 21st century, starting with comprehensive immigration reform. Why... View Details

02 Jun 2015
News

Pointing the Way to a Better World

“As a journalist. I can’t be an advocate,” insists Sheryl WuDunn (MBA 1986) about the subject matter of her latest book, A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity, which she coauthored last year with her husband, New York Times columnist Nicholas... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

02 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Cassidy Wald Wins Dean's Award for Service to the School and Society

visible and invisible disabilities throughout the HBS community of students, faculty, and staff. She and Landon Hollingsworth (MBA 2024) co-founded the Disability Affinity and Advocacy Group (DAAG) to destigmatize disabilities, support... View Details

08 Nov 2024
News

Latino Alumni Banquet Marks 20th Year, Atlanta Club Celebrates 90 Years of Connection

Wambui Maina (MBA 2007) Lisa Gunther (MBA 2000), and Aaliyah Shafiq (MBA 2007) As a direct result of her participation in the Harvard program, Rally became involved in advocacy work promoting childhood cancer research. To date, that View Details