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01 Sep 2010
News

C’mon Back

Some 100 members of the MBA Class of 2009 and their guests returned to campus in mid-April for the first-ever HBS one-year reunion program. Participants attended a career session, took part in a case discussion on Skyhook Wireless led by... View Details

Keywords: reunion

Career Coach

Maggie Yang

Experience: KPMG, ofo (Series E+ mobility-tech start-up, joined U.S. founding team), VIPKid (Series E+ ed-tech start-up, led U.S. Global Business Development and founded/GMed new business unit), Amazon (Corporate Business Development... View Details

Ambrose Monell

Monell led International Nickel through a major re-capitalization program in 1910. Through this effort, he laid the foundation for building a vertically integrated metal processing operation. Under his leadership, Monell produced a... View Details

Keywords: Metals

Walter D. Fuller

Fuller successfully stepped into Cyrus Curtis’ role and led the publishing company through 25 years of top level financial performance. He expanded the base of the company’s publications – most notably, the Saturday Evening Post – and... View Details

Keywords: Publishing & Print Media

01 Sep 2018
News

Research Brief: Where Top-Down Tops Out

responsibility of selecting and compensating leaders to each hospital board. This system has led to many of the same CEOs heading different hospitals within the system, making it easier to track whether an individual has an impact on... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

Walter C. Teagle

international arena, acquiring operations in Iran and Venezuela. He was also instrumental in expanding the company’s presence in the petrochemistry field. All of these endeavors led Standard Oil’s market share to grow from 2% to 11.5%,... View Details

Keywords: Utilities & Energy

Ross S. Sterling

Using proceeds from his feed store business, Sterling began investing in oil wells in 1909. Forming Humble Oil with several other astute oil businessmen, Sterling led his company through a strong expansion period, during which the... View Details

Keywords: Utilities & Energy

Walter E. Sachs

In addition to continuing Goldman, Sachs’ success in the underwriting business, Walter Sachs expanded the company’s other business areas, his most notable venture being the creation of the investment trust arm, the Goldman, Sachs Trading Company. Despite the wildly... View Details

Keywords: Finance

Frederic G. Donner

An accountant by training, Donner was recognized as one of the sharpest financial minds in business. His overwhelming command of the financial aspects of running GM led him to set new records for sales, profitability, and dividend... View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

01 Sep 2011
News

Project Aims to Boost US Competitiveness

A cross-disciplinary team of HBS faculty, led by Professors Michael Porter and Jan Rivkin, has launched a project on US competitiveness that will feature a special spring 2012 issue of the Harvard Business Review and a long-term research... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

William M. Rosson

Shunning critics, Rosson introduced two new smokeless tobacco products in the early eighties – Hawken moist snuff and Levi Garrett shredded tobacco. Through targeted advertising and promotions, these products went on to capture 25% of the moist and 7% of the dry... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

01 Jun 2013
News

Notes from W50

graduates, ages 31 to 66, reported that they were stay-at-home mothers—a much lower percentage, Ely noted, than recent media coverage would suggest. Other events included discussions led by 12 faculty members of Professor Boris... View Details

Profile

Matt Segneri

led him to Mayor Cory Booker's Newark office where he helped shape local economic development strategies. Another involved managing the Social Capitalist Awards, a collaboration between Fast Company Magazine and Monitor Group. "We... View Details

01 Feb 1997
News

Case Method Experts Share Their Wisdom

Corporation, the two-day program was led by the School's John D. Black Professor Louis B. Barnes, coauthor with Christensen and Abby J. Hansen of Teaching and the Case Method. During the seminar, participants were given a chance to... View Details

Career Coach

Tim Butler

in this area. His research led to the development of the CareerLeader business career assessment program that is used by over 600 MBA programs, universities, and corporations around the world. His coaching is focused on the development of... View Details

01 Sep 2012
News

Path Forward

Nearly 500 alumni and other business and policy leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., in June for the latest in the School’s series of regional US Competitiveness Project events. A panel discussion led by Professor Michael Porter featured... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

Alonzo G. Decker, Jr.

process, he spawned a new industry – home improvement. He led Black and Decker through a period of phenomenal growth increasing revenues six-fold from $100 million to $600 million. View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

6 PM – 8:30 PM +04, 15 Apr 2015

Dubai Alumni: Determine Your Career Elements & Connect with HBS

On April 15th at the Capital Club in Dubai, Professor Tim Butler, Senior Fellow and Director of Career Development Programs and Lauren Murphy, Director of Career & Professional Development, will share resources available to you and guide you through a quick exercise to... View Details

Rick Grinnell

Rick Grinnell is Founder and Managing Partner of Glasswing Ventures, focusing on investments in AI-enabled security and enterprise infrastructure. Rick has led investments and serves on the Board of Directors of Allure Security, Armored... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital

26 Sep 2024
Blog Post

HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Austin Regalado (MBA 2026)

obligation to make my family proud. My heritage is the rising tide that lifts all boats. Our work fuels the roaring engine of global economic progress and innovation. My heritage led me here just like it led... View Details

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