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- 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
- 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 Dec 2008
- News
Seth Klarman
a mountain of cash — 40 to 50 percent of Baupost’s $14 billion–plus in assets — for several years, the firm’s recent investments have cut its cash stash in half. Distress selling, it seems, breeds the kind of bargains Klarman lives for.... View Details
- 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
- 27 Aug 2019
- News
A Shot at Success
of role model.” Trey Athletes was recently accepted into the United Way Social Innovation Accelerator, which, along with philanthropic investment and corporate partnerships, will help the fledgling social... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 21 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
HBS and the Arts
managing the investment of their assets. That being said, we also had the opportunity to advise clients on how to best achieve their philanthropic goals. To this end we were able to guide artists on... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Howard Stevenson: The Personal Side
Entrepreneurship group here at HBS, in pursuing a whole host of generous philanthropic activities from NPR to the environment to just plain helping those in need, Howard has been a nonstop ball of energy and an inspiration to us all.” —... View Details
- 26 May 2016
- News
2016 Alumni Achievement Awards
national parks. There’s nothing like it. We explore nature, sleep in cramped quarters, make a mess, and have an amazing time.” “The work we do at JPMorgan Chase helps people invest for important life events, such as retirement or a... View Details
- 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
- Web
HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer
in expenses. As a result, our net operating surplus more than doubled, enabling us to invest in the School’s emerging strategic priorities while maintaining a healthy unrestricted reserves balance to spur new initiatives. In view of the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
These Are the Good Old Days
made their mark in the media and entertainment realm — be it publications, television, movies, theater, or the arts. At graduation, investment banking and consulting ranked as top career choices. But over the years, she’s seen her fellow... View Details
- 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
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Supplemental Financial Information | Annual Report 2024
anticipated, the lower surplus reflected, among other things, higher expenses associated with investments in the faculty and staff to support strategic priorities such as the School’s ongoing digital transformation and new research... View Details
- 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
- 18 Jan 2021
- Book
How Thinking Like a Startup Helps Governments Solve More Problems
public entrepreneurship is going to work, we have to cut off the failing projects and invest in those that are working. So it’s essential for us to try new things in quick and efficient ways and move on from them, eventually, if the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 23 May 2019
- Book
These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems
In 1908, Harvard Business School’s first dean, Edwin Francis Gay, welcomed the School’s inaugural class of 59 students by saying that HBS was challenged with encouraging its students to have the “intellectual respect for business as a profession, with the social... View Details