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Baker Library / Bloomberg Center | About

philanthropist, and president of the First National Bank of New York, Baker was an extraordinary business leader. At the age of 23, he invested $3,000 to become an original shareholder in the First National Bank, where he worked as a... View Details

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Wilder House | About

to HBS, where the legendary Professor Georges Doriot became a key career influence. Wilder quickly worked his way up through the ranks of institutional sales and corporate finance at Wood Gundy & Company Ltd. He was named executive vice View Details

31 May 2023
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2023

north: “I was raised in Dayton, Ohio, by my single mother and my grandparents. We had all the basics money could buy and everything it couldn’t: love, honor, respect, values, and faith. That was the foundation, as was education.” Level up: “In 11th grade I had a 4.0... View Details

Keywords: leadership; management; work-life balance

17 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

Amazon, Whole Foods Deal a Big Win for Consumers

Source: 400tmax Editor's Note. Online retailing behemoth Amazon announced June 16 that it would acquire upscale grocery chain Whole Foods Market in a deal valued at more than $13 billion. Though the company has dabbled with the idea of a brick-and-mortar footprint in... View Details

Keywords: by Jose Alvarez and Len Schlesinger; Retail

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Partners & Fellows | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

W. Goldsmith/Richard L. Menschel Service Leadership Fellow Andwele Lewis, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC), Richard Lumpkin Service Leadership Fellow Maria Rivas, President of Nicaragua/PRONICARAGUA, MBA Class of 1973 Fund... View Details

30 Oct 2019
Research & Ideas

How to Recover Gracefully After Shutting Down Your Startup

Eisenmann says. “It also helps if the person who presided over a failure can thoughtfully discuss what really happened, what they learned from it, and how they’ll manage their next startup.” Danielle Kost is senior editor of Harvard... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

06 Oct 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters

Professor of Business Administration. Tip: Use COVID-19 as a time to reflect Make time for introspection. The coronavirus represents a historic inflection point that is likely to forever change us, as did the assassination of President... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Jan 2011
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Karen Gordon Mills, MBA 1977

Administrator, US Small Business Administration Download Mills profile (pdf) Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1953 Born, Boston, Massachusetts 1977 Joins General Foods 1981 Joins McKinsey & Company 1983 Joins E.S. Jacobs & Co. 1993 Becomes View Details

11 May 2022
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MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS

was out on parental leave, my classes were recorded. During each Finance class recording my professor would ask "Do we have a baby yet?"... until one day the recording showed our section president receive a text (that I sent from the... View Details

27 Jun 2011
Research & Ideas

Recovering from the Need to Achieve

presidents he managed still echoed in his head. He couldn't escape his frustrations about carrying one partner who hated travel, didn't know how to sell business, and—while good at producing work that was assigned to him—hadn't progressed... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

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Drug & Alcohol Policy | About

influence of alcohol or drugs, or with an open container of alcohol. Responsible Social Events Harvard Business School expects students, faculty, and staff in leadership roles (e.g., club presidents or program chairs) to create safe and... View Details

01 Sep 2010
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James Has New Role

served in various administrative posts at the School for fifteen years, ending as Associate Dean and Senior Executive Officer. He then worked in the private sector as President and COO of The First Marblehead Corporation until 2005, when... View Details

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

01 May 2020
What Do You Think?

Does Remote Work Mix with Organizational Culture?

future. Sara Anhorn, Executive Vice President of Talent, commented, "People want a different way of working people with the type of talent we need at Critical Mass live everywhere, not just near where we have different plans to open... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Service Award for continued outstanding contributions to the HBS community. Lynda M. Applegate : Recipient of the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Women Presidents Organization. Arthur C. Brooks : Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of... View Details

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C. Ludens Ringnes Sculpture Collection | About

artists, curators, and directors in the global contemporary art world; and the current art market. The panel will be moderated by Jill Avery, Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School and President of the Board of Trustees at the Museum of... View Details

05 Sep 2014
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Keeping Education in Check

public and the government, it was considered an after-school activity for privileged children. So he teamed up with David MacEnulty, president of the David MacEnulty Chess Foundation and inspiration for the 2005 TV film Knights of the... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Feb 2001
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Advisory Boards Help HBS Assess and Attain Its Goals

the interests and concerns of HBS alumni worldwide to the Dean, faculty, students, and staff of Harvard Business School. Members work to enhance the well-being of HBS alumni and improve the ongoing education and participation of all HBS graduates. As View Details

Keywords: Elena N. Berg; boards; alumni; planning; leadership; advice; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Poor’s Manual: The Rise of Business Analysts - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

Reformer , New York: Arno Press, 1956, p. 258. Chandler, Henry Varnum Poor, Business Editor, Analyst, and Reformer . New York: Arno Press, 1956, p. 247. Copyright © 2012 Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College Harvard University... View Details

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Certificates, Credentials, & Credits | HBS Online

executives at industry-leading companies. In a nutshell, HBS Online allows us to meet our business needs in real time. Morten Lindholst Vice President Global Talent & Leadership Development, Vestas Our employees at Fortive have gained... View Details

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Electricity - Business & Environment

Cambridge Associates, we are helping institutional investors navigate climate risk while funding innovative and scalable market-driven solutions to climate change.” Liqian Ma HBS MBA 2011, Head of Impact Investing Research, Cambridge Associates Valerie Grant HBS MBA... View Details

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