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- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A Mission in Motion
then-Dean John McArthur, and Professors Jim Austin and Kash Rangan. That commitment confirms a strong strand that has run through the School's DNA since the 1970's—in fact, every year more and more MBA applicants are drawn to HBS for its... View Details
Keywords: summary
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Starting Now — Bruce Wasserstein (MBA 1971)
position in the mergers and acquisitions business. In addition, the firm has had some notable successes in its merchant banking business, having participated in the buyouts of IMAX, Maybelline, and Collins & Aikman, in particular.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Case Study: Sweat the Technique
Science Entrepreneurship at HBS, cites studies showing that even mild dehydration can compromise performance by as much as 29 percent. Nix has garnered interest from both endurance athletes—which include about 30 million dedicated runners... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 02 Nov 2015
- News
Making Higher Ed Accessible to Africans
part time. ”I have now been to 10 countries in Africa in three years, and often times feel more comfortable here than I do in my other home, the USA.” With the acquisition of two universities (Cavendish in Uganda and Zambia) and a... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Innovation, Inc.
of the French pointillist painter, and it’s easy to imagine Bill Gates or Oprah Winfrey humming the same tune. But if creativity is integral to business, and to entrepreneurship in particular, how exactly does it occur? Where does this... View Details
- 22 Jan 2019
- News
Remembering Walter Shipley
foundation for one of the biggest financial institutions in the world with JPMorgan Chase, an acquisition that took place shortly after Shipley’s retirement in 1999. The Financial Times writes: Mr. Shipley’s deep sense of collegiality is... View Details
- 21 Nov 2024
- News
Mother Nurture
Julia Cole, Tina Keshani, and Sophia Richter (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) When Tina Keshani (MBA 2020), Julia Cole (MBA 2020), and Sophia Richter (MBA 2020) met at Startup Boot Camp in their first year at HBS, they quickly discovered they shared a vision to create a... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Golden State of Mind
Tim Draper (MBA 1984) tells 30 students assembled poolside at Draper University, a seven-week entrepreneurship boot camp targeting 18- to 28-year-olds that he launched in 2012 after purchasing and renovating the vintage 1926 Benjamin... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
In Brief
Q&A with Steve Schwarzman. Private-equity firms have been on an acquisitions binge of late, and leading the pack is The Blackstone Group, headed by CEO Steve Schwarzman (MBA ’72). He talks about the buyout business and where it is headed.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Empowering Entrepreneurially Minded Students
In 1947, Professor Myles Mace, a pioneer in the study of entrepreneurship and corporate governance, introduced a unique offering into the MBA curriculum called The Management of New Enterprises. Believed to be the first View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
change,” says Childress. Why the shift in attitude? “Some people point to 9/11 as creating a heightened awareness of the world as an interconnected system and spurring a search for meaning,” observes Childress. “It may also be generational. Social View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Chasing the Silver Tsunami
investor), was interested in investing in entrepreneurship in the aging sector as his “third act.” The duo combined forces and launched Primetime Partners last summer. Primetime’s $50 million venture fund currently has 10 companies in its... View Details
- 13 Apr 2017
- News
Solving Nigeria’s Skilled Workforce Challenge
millions of young adults in West Africa who are eager to embrace better opportunities through WAVE Academy (West Africa Vocational Education), an ambitious vocational program that finds entry-level jobs for its participants within six to... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 06 Oct 2020
- News
Clearing the Path to Citizenship
current state of affairs. But that’s not the only reason technology had not yet tackled this pain point, Wang notes. Entrepreneurship often grows out of a founder’s own experiences. “For people who have not personally experienced this... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
From the Classroom to Casablanca
To put what they have learned in the classroom to the test in the field, more than 900 HBS first-year students embarked in May on the FIELD Global Immersion (FGI), a cornerstone of the MBA Program since 2012. This experiential learning opportunity dispatches students... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 19 Apr 2018
- News
One Last Pitch
the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship in partnership with HBS Alumni Clubs and Associations. In the alumni category, 164 teams had battled it out in 11 regional competitions around the globe. On Wednesday night, in a theatrically... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
High Honors
Francisco Opera, helping it through a difficult era—flying, teaching entrepreneurship, track and field, and fishing. Johnson, a nationally ranked runner in college, regularly attends the Olympic Games. From his father, a track coach, he... View Details
- 13 Jul 2015
- News
Empowering entrepreneurs in Africa
Maimouna Diakhaby (MBA 2016), who came to HBS because of its leadership focus, plans to return to Africa to help empower deprived communities through entrepreneurship. (Published July 2015) View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Life in Lockdown
She decides to sleep on it. Come morning, Foalea is charged with leading a team of peers to turn one of these kernels of an idea into a business—in one day. This is Startup Lockdown, a small student-created, student-driven program that turns Spring Break into an View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
The way to measure success
When it comes to Robert Kraft (MBA 1965), most people quickly think of him as the chairman and CEO of the three-time Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots. But, through the Kraft Group, the holding company of his many businesses, Kraft... View Details