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- 14 May 2020
- Blog Post
A PRIDE Farewell
like the Back to School 80s Party, National Coming Out Day MyTakes, World AIDS Day movie screening, and February’s Love at HBS Portrait Project. And continued our partnership with other under-represented minority (URM) clubs through the HBS Diversity, Equity, and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Rebel with a Cause
advocacy organization. “I am no longer a racehorse trapped in a barn,” he writes. “I see a great deal of what is wrong with our economy and our world, and I want to join those who are seeking to renew democracy and to transform our... View Details
- 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
- 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
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
America the Unequal
whether different forms of wealth redistribution — for example, raising the minimum wage, or longer-term interventions like reducing disparities in education — are less likely to evoke heated opposition and perhaps increase advocacy for... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
What I Do: Clare Reichenbach (AMP 185, 2013)
chefs, and a full agenda of scholarship and mentoring programs, chef’s advocacy work, and sustainability initiatives. “The foundation is very multi-faceted and multi-disciplined, so my role is to ensure that all of those components are... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
An Advocate for Women's Equality
detailed in the recent book A Matter of Simple Justice: The Untold Story of Barbara Hackman Franklin and a Few Good Women (Penn State University Libraries), written by Lee Stout. Nixon's advocacy of women's issues, often at odds with his... 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
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Other Student Organizations | MBA
Other Student Organizations Disability Advocacy & Affinity Group Disability, A Student Association at HBS has a mission to destigmatize the experience at Harvard Business School (HBS) of living with or being the caretaker of someone with... View Details
- 06 Oct 2020
- News
Clearing the Path to Citizenship
that immigrants in some cities face wait times four times longer and denial rates two times higher than the national average. For Wang, immigration advocacy is essential to the startup’s business model. Boundless led a coalition of more... View Details
Keywords: April White
- Profile
Daniel Serna
own contributions to Yale's agricultural legacy by getting involved with and eventually leading Food From the Earth, a student advocacy group focused on the university's dining-hall options, which helped start the Yale Sustainable Food... View Details
- 26 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Why the US-China Tariff Standoff Hurts American Companies More
leaders from more than 600 companies and trade groups shared their frustrations in a letter to Trump as part of the “Tariffs Hurt the Heartland” advocacy campaign. "We remain concerned about the escalation of tit-for-tat... View Details
- 15 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
REFLECTIONS ON MY TIME AS BEI DIRECTOR
advocacy organizations with skills in strategy, ways to partner with private sector firms, and innovative financial tools. With costs covered by the Robert W. Wilson Trust, 78 people joined the inaugural class, an important new... View Details
- 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)
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Engineering Meets Advocacy: Driving Innovation in Women’s Health - Blog: Health Supplement
advocacy. How have these experiences influenced your career goals? Women’s advocacy has always been important to me. Even before HBS, I volunteered with young women in STEM and entrepreneurship. I had strong mentors growing up, including... 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
- 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
- 16 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Turning a Moment into a Movement: How the Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders are Fighting Racism and Encouraging Other Companies to Do Their Part
process that educates and engages donors and anti-racism allies. By building a platform that explains how donors can make an impact through the ARF four Pillars of Purpose - Justice System Reform, Education Parity, Health & Wellness Access, and Community Outreach &... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 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