Wealth and Poverty - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Feb 2019
News

Plotting a Path Forward on Climate Change

and Chief Investment Strategist of GMO, LLC, who has pledged $1 billion of his own wealth to fighting climate change through the Grantham Foundation. “Time is not on our side. We should act as if we are... View Details

22 Feb 2022
News

Addressing The Financial Security Gap

percent of Americans have no retirement savings, and that by 2030, some 72 million American retirees will be living below the poverty line. “The pandemic has shown just how unstable things can be, how... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

25 Aug 2014
News

Gerald Chertavian, MBA 1992

Founder and CEO, Year Up Download Gerald Chertavian profile Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1965 Born, Lowell, Massachusetts 1987 Earns BA, Economics, Bowdoin College 1987 Joins Chemical Bank 1992 Earns MBA 1993... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

29 Apr 2025
News

Challenge Accepted

of organizations to be better informed about why we are where we are in this country with respect to racial disparities, racial wealth gaps, underrepresentation of people of color in the workplace and so... View Details

Keywords: challenges; failure; advice; experience

01 Sep 2012
News

HBS Is Committed to Increasing Alumni Engagement

Skeete Tatum HBS has taken on a major initiative to deepen its connection to alumni by increasing engagement and participation. To better understand the relationships that currently exist between alumni and... View Details

Keywords: Lisa Skeete Tatum; engagement; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

24 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Climate Finance in Africa: Health, Self-Interest, Avoided Future Cost

needed. For example, a 2023 report from the Global Center for Adaptation suggests that over $100 billion per year is needed to invest in infrastructure, weather forecasting, and protecting agriculture in Africa to address both View Details

12 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Private Sector, Public Good

Environmental pressures, including the risk that we could destabilize the climate through the emission of green-house gases. Poverty and inequality, with fewer people taking greater pieces of the earnings... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

17 Nov 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

Managing the Family Business: Are Optimists or Pessimists Better Leaders?

office or leading the family are less likely to foster a culture of growth, risk taking, and wealth creation. According to Jeremy Dean, a researcher at University College London, optimists prefer to think... View Details

01 Jan 2003
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Daniel L. Vasella, M.D.

57th PMD, 1989 Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page ©Jason Grow EARLIER EDUCATION University of Fribourg and University of Bern, 1979 M.D. LIFELONG IMPACT OF HBS "HBS exposed me for the first time to a truly interactive View Details

15 Jun 2021
News

The Path Ahead

standpoint. What will HBS do in terms of innovation to provide models and learnings where businesses can ensure everyone can be more secure and prosper and allow for... View Details

01 Dec 2002
News

Think Globally, Teach Locally

When HBS professor F. Warren McFarlan moved to Vevey, Switzerland, in 1973, it was his first experience living outside the United States. “I had three degrees from Harvard, and my major lifetime move had been from the western suburbs of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

22 Dec 2015
Blog Post

HBS Takes Business Education Online

stages of their careers that contribute a wealth of knowledge and experience. There is also a great mix of those with a background in liberal arts, STEM fields, and business.... View Details

08 Oct 2010
What Do You Think?

Will Transparency in CEO Compensation Have Unintended Consequences?

among executives that begin to view themselves as 'untouchable.'" Gerald Nanninga added, "If CEOs create a lot of wealth at their company and share it with enough people, they can get away with... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

30 Sep 2014
News

Life Lessons on the Open Seas

love, instantly,” he recalls. His passion for the water prompted him to start training to sail competitively—and to leave his job in wealth management at Goldman Sachs in order to skipper his first therapeutic sail, for eight disabled... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Dec 2016
News

Alumni Books of 2016

School Publishing) Public and philanthropic dollars are not enough to address global issues of poverty and disease, but innovative finance can bring governmental, commercial,... View Details

Student-Faculty-Profile

Michelle Shell & Ryan Buell

Ryan has conducted a number of experimental studies related to customer behavior in service contexts. His wealth of experience helps us avoid critical mistakes, leverage ideas from other areas, and quickly... View Details

28 May 2019
News

A More Perfect Union

the political realm in 2017 and by comparison about $400 billion spent on philanthropy. If you look at the resources being spent in philanthropy—whether it’s related to climate change or poverty or... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Dan Bejar

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Women's History Month | Baker Library

that allows them to uplift themselves and their communities, suggesting that empowerment is an essential factor in breaking cycles of poverty and fostering equitable societies.... View Details

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Tools & Resources | Institute for Business in Global Society

Doing business in a divided world (pdf) This report provides an overview of various dimensions of inequality in the United States, drawing from a wealth of data and research. The report examines both the... View Details

01 Dec 2015
News

Giving Advice

innovative approach to giving than writing checks to 501(c)(3) charities. It’s not an either-or; in fact, at high wealth levels, many individuals and families use both DAFs and... View Details

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