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- 01 Mar 2003
- News
All in a Day's Work
list of every loan in the works, discussing risk factors, the market, and local politics. “That’s always an interesting meeting for me, since I used to be on the borrower’s side at my job in Houston.” Oakes says that before she heard... View Details
- 29 Mar 2023
- News
Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria
Gumrah. “We also supported NGOs, local authorities, and municipalities based on their needs, such as hygiene products, medicines, shelters and clothes.” The company also allocated an initial support fund of... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Case Study: Let’s Dance
everywhere they perform, with filters to explore genres, ensembles, studios, or professionals and the places they teach. The site is currently focused on San Francisco and Los Angeles, thanks to early funding from friends and family, but... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Family Dynamic
partner in the business, not just an employee. I knew that if my father didn’t share my vision I would have to go out and maybe start something on my own.” Seeding the future: “I launched one of the first angel investment networks in Indonesia, including a View Details
- 27 May 2021
- News
History’s Future
means embracing the local community. Among its early efforts to involve the community, the Royal Commission has funded a thousand scholarships for residents pursuing study in areas such as archeology and... View Details
- 20 Nov 2019
- News
From the Ground Up
provides an excellent source of pure, natural artesian water. “From the very inception of Ka-Viti Water, we've been committed to giving back to the people of Fiji. A few years ago when I was in Fiji, we were working with the local schools... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
HBS Vets Support Homeless Comrades
hours by AFAA members seeking to call attention to the plight of homeless veterans and to raise funds for a local shelter that assists them. “We thought this would be an effective way to raise awareness... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 22 Apr 2021
- News
Leading for a Better World in Boston; Virtual Event Showcases Japan Fellowship
racial inequities, the murder of George Floyd, and the growing movement for justice and change with panelists from organizations on the front line. They included Omar Blayton, CFO of Sunwealth, a solar impact fund that invests in solar... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 19 Feb 2020
- News
Running a Decathlon
first president of Academic Decathlon and subsequently helped guide its transformation from a small local event to the international competition it is today. After Patton left the Olympic committee, he became the president of the Academic... View Details
Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov
- 11 Jul 2012
- News
A Man, and a Plan, in Africa
Bloom: In Mali with local dignitaries at rice harvest in newly irrigated fields. Photo courtesy Jonathan Bloom It seems poetic justice when someone named Bloom is involved in an exciting experiment that’s blossomed and bearing fruit.... View Details
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Thomas A. James, MBA 1966
music gigs to support local artists. That interest has grown over the years as James sponsored art shows—initially in the parking lot at RJF—and continued amassing a remarkable personal collection that is displayed at RJF headquarters. As... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 28 May 2019
- News
Action Plan: Border Crossing
Tea’s products. We chose our name because tea evokes a sense of presence, connection, and timelessness.” Rawdon’s desire to foster these cross-cultural connections also led to Tea’s partnership with the Global Fund for Children (GFC), a... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: W. Mitt Romney
confer regularly with local groups in an effort to involve the community to an unprecedented degree," he notes. As for the International Olympic Committee, Romney believes that it now understands it must reform itself, too. Romney remains... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Embracing Activism for Social Change
much of her first post-HBS year managing the pilot. Resolving Crisis Situations Mendu and other members of the partnership developed a three-part initiative informed by the best practices they gathered from local stakeholders and... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 24 May 2017
- News
John H. McArthur, MBA 1959, DBA 1963
Natty. The pair grew up in Burnaby, British Columbia, where the proprietor of a local forest products company spotted McArthur’s potential and helped fund his college education. Upon earning his MBA,... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
What Industrial Policy?
support, and back-office processing to America. Strengthening the industrial base. Remember, too, that many high-value-added services are often closely connected to manufacturing and can be delivered only locally. Production engineering is hard to do without a factory.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Dispatches from the Global Classroom
cross-cultural learning aspect to it that you can’t duplicate in the classroom, which is very much a part of being a global business school. That doesn’t mean putting a U.S.-born student in the Paris office of Goldman Sachs. It’s immersing students in situations with... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
Reunions Local Club Contacts Special-Interest Alumni Groups Alumni Career Services - a source of career information and job listings, as well as a source of candidates for positions in your company Executive Education Programs HBS... View Details
- 25 Mar 2016
- News
Putting Faith in a Good Education
Edify has assisted 1,100 private faith-based schools, loaning each a minimum $5,000. Founded and run largely by locals who grew up in these disadvantaged communities, these schools use the money for improvements (such as a computer lab)... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Franklin P. “Pitch” Johnson Jr., MBA 1952
1967 Founds Asset Management Company 1980 Provides early capital for Amgen, joins board 1998 Appointed chairman, San Francisco Opera Association 1999 Funds BUILD, nonprofit promoting entrepreneurship to disadvantaged youth 2002 Receives... View Details