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- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
up poor in a single-parent home in Brooklyn during the Great Depression, such success could not have seemed within reach. After graduating from a vocational high school, Dunn went to work for the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1947, he joined... View Details
- 10 Apr 2023
- News
Leading the Way
alongside his mentor as a Be A Leader board member. He is also an active mentor, particularly for Hispanic students who aspire to have a career in finance or attend HBS. With his help, Be A Leader now has a... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
of 732. Once they clear the formidable hurdle of admission, some 89 students in the programs receive a level of backing and resources for field research that sets HBS apart, thanks in large measure to alumni... View Details
- 11 Mar 2021
- News
Leading with Heart
Well, I have known you for many, many years. We met in college, actually in New Delhi. And then of course we lost touch for many, many years until you showed up in my class, in... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
The Internet's Next Frontier
While the Crypto, Fintech, and Web3 Lab—one of 13 labs contained within Harvard’s Digital Data Design Institute—might not have the Bunsen burners and test tubes found in science and engineering labs, it does share a philosophical construct: it is a sandbox—an... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria
Mezuo Nwuneli Their investment firm is transforming the landscape by supporting small- and medium-sized agricultural enterprises. "Changing mindsets among the local populace... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Research Brief: Capitol Gains
looked at "industry-tied votes" by "interested" legislators—senators from states where agriculture was responsible for a high percentage of the state's GDP—and compared those votes with the votes of... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Up on the Corner
for Dlodlo but also for the community leaders who have supported her progress, and who see in her the possibility of rejuvenating West Baltimore... View Details
- 12 Oct 2017
- News
Fighting Poverty One Neighborhood at a Time
complete his master’s degree in Religion in Public Life later in 2017 and is looking forward to activities “that merge my passions for community development work, business,... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Generation Next
corollary are the US industrialists of the 19th century, who built legacy charities and cultural institutions alongside their business empires. Outside work, Nisa supports Dasra, an Indian social enterprise... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Every Trick in the Book
bookstore; small, privately owned shops were the predominant model for bookselling throughout the United States in the early 1970s. That was the original model for Borders, which also opened in 1971 with a... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 16 Sep 2019
- News
Smarter Farming
Zealand forestry and turn it into farming for animals. That involved cutting down a lot of trees, putting up a lot of fences, and putting lots of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Sole Mates
production and exports. As a member of the entrepreneurs union and chief of its economic commission, I am quite active in the ongoing work of labor View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Q&A: Andrew Kendall
As much as Kendall loved the nuts and bolts of manufacturing — he even trained on the company's assembly line and became a certified welder — he decided that the demands of a career in manufacturing would... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises
- 31 Jan 2022
- News
Michael Trejo Brings Business Back to the Valley of the Sun
A recent article in Hispanic Executive profiles Michael Trejo (MBA 2013), who left a career in finance to return to his native Arizona and help grow a local business. As the article notes, his return was inevitable. “I always planned to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Passing the Torch
approach to management. One clue might be found in Immelt's comments to USA Today (September 7, 2001), where he declared, "There's consequence for lack of performance, and believe me, that won't end with... View Details
- 11 May 2021
- News
Pitching to Win
the five grand-prize winners. Goble is co-founder of Karivez Bio, a platform for transforming chronic disease treatment through improved drug delivery. Okrah is founder and CEO of Chaku Foods, a fast-moving... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Too Big To Fail
institution posing it. Paulson affirmed his support for the idea in a March 18, 2009, op-ed article in the Financial Times. In January, an international group of leading financiers View Details
- 08 Aug 2018
- News
Getting Life Back in Balance
viticulture, and forestry industries. Although it would be a jarring lifestyle change, Gower says he had the full support of his wife and their... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 28 May 2019
- News
Planting the Seeds of Positive Growth
for Tomato Jos, even after she was offered a job at a major agricultural company. Mehta says, “Even if my business ends up failing—which I hope it doesn’t—if I am able to inspire one student a year to come... View Details