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- 01 Jun 2004
- News
The Inner-City Advantage
Investment in the inner city can reap social rewards, but there’s real money to be made as well, agreed panelists at the 32nd annual H. Naylor Fitzhugh Conference. Named for Fitzhugh (MBA ’33), one of the School’s first African-American... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Changing the way the world sees Africa
of Africa.com to both be a tremendous opportunity and a great responsibility,” she says. Clarke acquired the domain name when she was teaching corporate finance at Wits Business School in Johannesburg, South Africa, and serving on the... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Transforming the landscape of agriculture in Nigeria
explains Nwuneli. AACE’s product line includes spices, spreads, sauces, and other foods grown in Nigeria. The company is one of two ventures managed by the couple’s investment firm, Sahel Capital. The other is the $100 million Fund for... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Advancing the Vision for HBS
As chair of The Harvard Business School Campaign, I have seen firsthand its impact on advancing key HBS priorities, including field-based learning, HBX, global research, the Harvard Innovation Labs, and financial aid. The philanthropic View Details
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change
such a critical issue for our nation and the world, and for seeing that it’s also the greatest investment opportunity of our era. Christian Weeks (MBA 2010) CEO, enVerid Systems Every year, the world adds 51... View Details
- 01 Jan 2009
- News
William K. Bowes Jr., MBA 1952
Founding Partner, U.S. Venture Partners Earlier Education: B.A., Economics, Stanford University, 1950 On Leadership: “Don’t run out of money.” Bill Bowes has had three careers — each leading to the next. Twenty-five years of investment... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Regional Alumni Events Address Climate Change
there are really smart, talented people working to solve them, so work in this space is even more valuable and necessary.” For the last year and a half, HBS alumni and faculty have dissected and discussed myriad related issues, from View Details
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- 29 Apr 2021
- News
Equal Partner
private sectors to discuss safety, education, and opportunity in a sector where the majority of workers are women. Indeed, Aditya was already disrupting the traditional investment model with her work at... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
City of Dreams
just kind of look at all this,” says Mawilmada. “I like to imagine what it might be when I’m an old man.” His tone is a bit dreamy, but there’s an underlying current of urgency as well. As head of investments for Sri Lanka’s Western... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Lunch with Jack: Student Dines with GE's Welch
met for a catered lunch in a room next to Welch's office on the 53rd floor of the GE Building at Rockefeller Plaza. "We talked nonstop," says Sanders, who spent his summer in Boston at the investment management firm of Gannett Welsh &... View Details
- 08 Jan 2025
- News
Mapping Pain Points at the IRS
Having spent a decade helping retailers optimize customer service, Fumi Tamaki (MBA 2014) could not pass up the opportunity in June 2024 to take on the challenge of improving the customer experience at the government organization that... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Leading the Way
Photos by Russ Campbell “An investment in the School is ultimately an investment in a better world—one led by alumni.” —John Hess “HBS graduates are in every part of the economy, in every industry, and in... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Chalsty Fellowship Will Help Black South Africans Attend HBS
education and give them the opportunity to carry its message back to their country. The world has marveled at South Africa's social and political revolution; now we can aid in effecting an economic revolution as well." Chalsty, who... View Details
- 29 Jul 2024
- News
Leading the Way
Illustration by Gisela Goppel When Michael Trejo (MBA 2013) was a freshman at Arizona State University (ASU) in 2005, he almost lost his full scholarship. “I just really lacked direction,” says Trejo. That’s when he joined ASU’s Hispanic Students Business Association... View Details
- 05 Oct 2021
- News
Growing Latino Buying Power
David Perez (MBA 1996), cofounder and managing partner of the private equity firm Avance Investment Management, recently spoke to CNBC’s Squawk Box as part of the show’s focus on Latino businesses for Hispanic Heritage Month. Perez notes... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Alumni Books
tsunami of credit problems isn’t over, for the second wave has yet to come. They break down the complex mortgage products and securities that Wall Street created and show how to find investment opportunities... View Details
- 09 Jan 2019
- News
Why New England Needs New Ideas
have to be the end of economic opportunity in a community,” they write. “History has shown us, time and again, that real opportunity doesn’t require billions of dollars of View Details
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- 14 Jun 2018
- News
Catalyzing Social and Economic Change in Rural Africa
Goncalo Neves-Correia (MBA 2007) is CEO of ThirdWay Africa, an investing and advisory firm based in London, Maputo, and Harare. ThirdWay Africa believes we are entering a new paradigm where sustainability is an absolute. In this... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Fever Pitch
their favorite investment, while some 1,600 students and alumni voted on awards for impact and innovation among finalists from 14 global regions. Best Investment Selected by HBS Alumni Angels StreetShares (Mid-Atlantic US Region) Mickey... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Jay Light Named New HBS Dean
HBS over the years, and the School will be well served by his leadership qualities and his deep knowledge of the School’s distinctive character,” he added. In response to a question, Light included among his early priorities building and maintaining the faculty,... View Details