Philanthropic Investment - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Tapping into “Nontraditional” Private Equity and Venture Capital Talent at HBS

Mbanusi (MBA 2021) and Morgan Sheil (MBA 2021), who came to business school from nonprofit and chemical engineering backgrounds respectively, prove that experience outside of investing can also be highly transferable and valuable to the... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Venture Capital

01 Dec 1999
News

Q & A: Herb Kohl

one hundred grocery and department stores. Kohl focused on philanthropic activities after selling the business in 1979 and purchased the NBA Milwaukee Bucks in 1985. Elected to the Senate seat vacated by William Proxmire (MBA '40) in... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

25 Mar 2025
Blog Post

ClimateCAP 2025 & ClimateCAP Fellowship

and just world." - Brian Youngblood (MBA 2026) "Attending the 2025 MBA ClimateCAP Summit deeply reinforced my conviction that climate-tech investing demands both patient capital and a systems-thinking approach to rapidly and equitably... View Details

01 Jan 2013
News

Thomas A. James, MBA 1966

investment in people have remained steadfast as he has grown the company into a leading global financial services firm. In the 1970s, RJF expanded into brokerage offices across the country, working with affiliates that acted as... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Dec 2010
News

Chaotic Funding Derails Research

have invested years in developing their careers and selecting an area on which to focus their research. People need predictability — not in the research ideas they pursue, but in basic human issues such as pay and employment. It may be... View Details

Keywords: William Sahlman; Science funding; stem cell research; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

15 Dec 2024
News

After Ozempic

Back before Ozempic, when Kate Mulroney (MBA 1984) spoke at technical conferences about her work at Novo Nordisk, people often assumed she was talking about Novartis. “I’d have to explain that’s a Swiss company; we’re Danish,” says Mulroney, now head of advanced... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Pete Ryan; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

05 Jan 2011
Op-Ed

Funding Unpredictability Around Stem-Cell Research Inflicts Heavy Cost on Scientific Progress

ruling can outlaw work that was previously supported by the government. Funding can be canceled with the stroke of a pen. Great People Abandon Promising Projects The projects are less important than the people, particularly people who have View Details

Keywords: by William Sahlman; Biotechnology; Health; Pharmaceutical

08 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Socioeconomic Inclusion at HBS: Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021)

Then, by advising various foundations’ philanthropic efforts, Mbanusi saw how a focused strategy could directly address some of the root causes of social and economic challenges. “Helping these foundations think about how they could be... View Details

13 Jun 2014
News

The Art of Effecting Change

the last 10 to 15 years educating myself on art history and contemporary artists." Evans's philanthropic work also extends to HBS, where she and Bruce, both financial aid recipients, paid forward the assistance they received in the form... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Arts, Entertainment

03 Jun 2008
First Look

First Look: June 3, 2008

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=508102 The Energy Foundation Harvard Business School Case 308-078 The Energy Foundation, a philanthropic foundation established through a partnership among major donors with a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

03 Jun 2016
News

Again in a Great City

making big real estate bets that could shape the city’s future. He’s all in on Detroit. You could say Cummings married into Detroit: His father-in-law was Max Fisher, a pillar of the business and philanthropic communities known as “Mr.... View Details

Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly

01 Jan 2005
News

Rahul Bajaj, MBA 1964

Changes in employee management and training had an enormous impact. It took 22,000 workers to produce 1 million vehicles in 2000, for example, but only half that number to make 1.8 million four years later. In addition, Bajaj Auto has consistently View Details

01 Jun 2013
News

Can Business Smarts Save the Charter School Revolution?

setup, Hall explains, is much like a venture capital fund. "We basically seek the highest-performing charter school organizations, and give them philanthropic funds to help them build a long-term sustainable model," he says. CSGF has seen... View Details

Keywords: David McKay Wilson; charter schools; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

28 May 2012
Research & Ideas

A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy

credit for any of it." Starting The Strategy The authors argue that every company should have a CSR strategy that unifies the diverse range of its philanthropic giving, supply chain, "cause" marketing, and system-level initiatives all... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

18 Apr 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51309 Harvard Business School Case 918-406 JPMorgan Chase: Invested in Detroit (A) Beginning in 2014, JPMorgan Chase launched Invested in Detroit, a $100... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Circularity in Denmark

in their sectors. The companies we visited have proven that we can make progress on climate goals without making financial sacrifices. Green investments can have short ROIs. However, in hard-to-abate sectors such as shipping, a carbon tax... View Details

16 Jul 2013
News

Embracing Chaos

This is a huge opportunity, but the window is going to close. They have to move quickly." Venkatesan knows his message may strike some as zealous, but he's fine with that. "I'm doing it because I love my country," he says. "We need more companies to come View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

31 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 31

investment pioneer Tsing Capital was planning for the China Environment Fund IV and considering how to maintain its commitment to social and environmental practices. Tsing Capital embraced its philosophy of "Doing Well by Doing... View Details