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- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Steven C. Watson
He pursued pro bono work in community development in Boston and in business development projects in Eastern Europe before focusing on education. “As a larger issue, it seemed to me that a lot of the initiatives designed to impose change... View Details
- 04 Feb 2020
- News
In Harmony
they didn’t have us around to help them.” That assistance comes in the form of good business strategy and execution, in addition to fundraising. But Weinstein has a good case for philanthropists, especially... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Karmic Kickstart
up an advanced and highly aggressive cancer. Even with a hideous year of surgeries and chemotherapy, the best I could hope for was a 50 percent chance of surviving the next five years. I was forced into an abrupt fire sale of the business... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
A Modest Tax Proposal
"How about 'No new taxes after these new taxes'?" © James Stevenson/The New Yorker Collection/www.cartoonbank.com As Congress starts the next round of debt ceiling negotiations, the US Chamber of Commerce and other business groups are... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
An SUV Built for African Roads—by African Workers
has revamped more than just the design, says Yong, a former Bain consultant and Acumen Global Fellow who joined the automaker in 2016. “We have also rethought the conventional automotive business model itself,” with specific decisions in... View Details
Keywords: Amy Yee
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
traditional ways of getting work done, and organizations where “lines and boxes” still define how people are managed. As work and organizations have become more fluid and business strategy is no longer about... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Nancy M. Barry, MBA 1975
microfinance institutions and banks in developing countries that make small loans to low-income women-and in some instances, men-so that they can build their own business and move beyond poverty. A customer in The Gambia, for example,... View Details
- 02 Dec 2019
- News
Supporting the School as a Student and Young Alumna
Serrena Iyer (MBA 2018) Working in the entertainment industry is a dream come true for Serrena Iyer, who after graduating from HBS landed at the aptly named DreamWorks Animation as senior manager of strategy and operations. It’s a passion... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Real World Issues Aired at Student Led Conferences
Always impressive, the annual conferences organized by HBS student clubs bring together industry leaders, alumni, and students for meetings marked by informative discussions of key business issues. Earlier this year, gatherings sponsored... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Road Tested
Charles and taking in the sights.” Happy accident: “I’m a more quantitative person, and my management consulting experience—which focused on materials and metals—was very analytical, so I wanted a business profession that fit that. But I... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Pamela Thomas Graham
After ten years of working at McKinsey & Co., where she had become the first female African-American partner, Pamela Thomas-Graham (MBA '88/JD '89) was ready for a change. "Consulting is an excellent way to learn management and strategy... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Negative Ad Power
and independents in the center to cobble together a winning coalition. The default position is big-tent appeals or, especially for the underdog, negative attacks on the opponent’s character, experience, and leadership potential. Also, View Details
- 19 Jun 2017
- News
How Women's Basketball Conquered Europe
partners if I could get out of our agreement. And they said I could do so under two conditions-- one, that I find someone to replace me, which I was able to do very easily, and the second was that I take this business of placing players... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Flying High
travelers with the promise of private-flight amenities without the costs of ownership. Most of those startups have pursued a shared charter model—an Uber-like, asset-light approach at odds with most successful aviation business models.... View Details
Keywords: April White; aviation; airlines; entrepreneurship; leadership; innovation; Air Transportation; Transportation
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Simi Nwogugu (MBA 2004)
problem solving, and innovative thinking—I would have known much earlier that business was what I loved. During a business trip to England, I hopped on a plane to Lagos to see about bringing JA to Nigeria. I... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
Related Links The Accidental Pioneers 50 Years & Counting Celebrating the Women of HBS W50 Summit Event A Daring Experiment exhibit Women's Student Association 2013 Dynamic Women in Business Conference Women at HBS: Events, Projects, and... View Details
- 05 Aug 2014
- News
A Diversified Portfolio
real business opportunity to invest in companies with high-growth potential and at least one woman in a leadership role that were being overlooked by the traditional VC community. Sometimes, in order to see an opportunity, you have to be... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President’s Report
reunions, and online products and services. Deborah Farrington (MBA ’76) supervised the programming subcommittee, which recommended that the School offer an MBA “renewal” program to deliver the latest thinking in five critical areas of a View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Helping Hands for HBS
that their HBS degree could not save them from the vicissitudes of the marketplace." (In Transition: From the HBS Club of New York's Career Management Seminar, a 1991 book written by Burton and Wedemeyer, is still a favorite among job changers.) Burton, who is... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
In 1995, Boston's Museum of Fine Arts reopened its grand front entrance on busy Huntington Avenue. The symbolism was hard to miss. After decades of attracting a scholarly, sophisticated, highbrow crowd to its side entry, the MFA was... View Details