Career Path - Publications - Faculty & Research

September 2000 (Revised March 2001)
Case

Joe Casey: January 2000

By: G. Felda Hardymon

Joe Casey (HBS class of 1992) reflects on the path that has led him into a venture career and contemplating his next moves. View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Business Ventures

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16 Nov 2021
Blog Post

Building an Internship Program at Your Startup: An Interview with Facily’s Diego Dzodan (MBA 1999)

of his childhood. A classmate introduced Westphal to a friend in VC in Brazil and immediately, the VC partner knew the right person to introduce him to, Diego Dzodan (MBA 1999), founder of Facily. A Non-Linear Path to Entrepreneurial... View Details

Career Coach

Shruti Rao

help meet your personal criteria in a post-MBA career. She is happy to help with career visioning, interview prep, resume and cover letter reviews and can especially speak to the venture capital industry. Employment Experience: J.P.... View Details

21 Jan 2016
Blog Post

HBS and the Arts

I am what you may consider an atypical candidate at HBS; I am an art history major in pursuit of an MBA, dedicated to a career path in the arts. My fascination with art stems from an experience I had in... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government; Entertainment / Media / Sports

Career Coach

Becca Carnahan

she enjoys a portfolio career as a business owner, blogger, coach, and author teaching others to craft their career and life criteria, effectively tell their stories, and carve their own unique View Details

Keywords: Education; Publishing / Communications / Advertising

29 May 2001
Research & Ideas

Race Does Matter in Mentoring

gain confidence and establish their credibility. Third, the mentors provided crucial career advice and counsel that prevented their protégés from getting sidetracked from the path leading to the executive... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Thomas

20 Mar 2025
Blog Post

Scaling Climate Tech Innovation with Lee Scott (MBA 2023)

and the school’s social impact coursework—including an amazing IFC to Denmark and the Netherlands focused on decarbonization. Tell us about your career journey since graduating. Were your roles always related to climate and, if not, how... View Details

Video

Harvard Business School Students Prepare to Enter the Job Market

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Anne Marie Checcone

Anne Marie (HBS '04, Johns Hopkins ‘98) advises HBS students and alumni through professional and personal transitions that impact their career trajectory. Anne Marie helps clients to clarify their professional goals, craft their job... View Details

Keywords: Fintech; Financial Services (All); Technology

22 Mar 2024
Blog Post

Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015)

Nneka Chime’s (MBA 2015) career path offers an alternative road map for HBS students and alumni seeking to make a difference in the world. While seeking, she aligned her professional choices with a larger... View Details

2017
Book

HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business: Think Big, Buy Small, Own Your Own Company

By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff

Find, acquire, and run your own business. Are you looking for an alternative to a career path at a big firm? Does founding your own start-up seem too risky? There is a radical third path open to you: you can buy a small business and run it as CEO. Purchasing a small... View Details

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23 Mar 2020
News

How companies can support their employee caregivers during the COVID-19 outbreak

Career Coach

Phil Wong

cross-sector and cross-asset class team focused on data-driven decision making, and launching an internal portfolio analytics platform. Phil’s journey to becoming a HBS career coach included work with Professor Perlow’s Crafting Your Life... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Corporate Finance; Financial Services (All); Investment Banking; Financial Services (All); Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Venture Capital; Financial Services (All); Health Care; Startup - Founder; Entrepreneurship

01 Sep 2020
News

3-Minute Briefing: Mark Mason (MBA 1995)

our company, I wanted my colleagues to hear from me, and the industry needed to hear from Citi. The response was overwhelming and I hope to inspire people to continue on the path of greater awareness, education, and action to drive... View Details

Keywords: April White; Photo by: Michael Bucher; banking; diversity; COVID-19; leadership; African American; career advice; Finance

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Kelsey Holland

If you’re looking to launch or join a startup, Kelsey can help! Kelsey’s worked in a variety of roles ranging from product manager to corporate venture investor to co-founder during her 8.5 years working prior to HBS. She has extensive experience in various... View Details

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Jamal Eason

Jamal (HBS’11, West Point ‘04) enjoys working with alumni & students to navigate their career paths in product management and general management in the tech sector. Leveraging his 16 years of experience... View Details

Keywords: Technology

27 Apr 2022
News

How to Decline a Job Offer

05 May 2020
Video

Narayana Murthy

Narayana Murthy, the co-founder of the India-based software company Infosys, discusses how he attracted talent to his start-up by pioneering the concept of employee stock options, and providing excellent career... View Details

12 Nov 2024
Video

Entrepreneurial Insights: 20 Minutes with Dilan Gomih (MBA 2019)

Career Coach

Mo Fong

understand their truly motivations and their values as guiding principles on how to chart their career and life ambitions. She is passionate about helping students chart their career View Details

Keywords: Technology; Education; Government; Social Enterprise; Consumer Finance; Financial Services (All); Commercial Banking; Financial Services (All)

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