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- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Generation Next
being groomed to replace Adi, 71, the eighth richest Indian with a fortune estimated at $8.3 billion, according to Forbes. In a 2012 Economic Times interview, Adi said of Nisa, "She could head the business. She has also repositioned the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Every Trick in the Book
befitting its location in San Francisco’s artsy and foggy Outer Sunset neighborhood, but it shares its commitment to community and curation and to pioneering a new model for the modern bookstore. The store has the look of a gallery, just View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
young woman about to make a splash is, of course, beautiful, very much alive, and inconvenienced by the cement block wired to her leg). By the time he died in 1986, MacDonald had published nearly 500 short stories and 78 books, with sales... View Details
- 13 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm
strikes. It's as if doing so is tantamount to admitting failure as a leader. This tension is not necessarily surprising. Fortune 500 CEOs are some of the most driven, results-oriented people on the planet.... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Bringing women to the boardroom table
Placing female candidates on boards of public and private companies is Beth A. Stewart’s mission as CEO of Trewstar. The search firm addresses the inequity of board representation—only 16 percent of Fortune View Details
- Portrait Project
Graham Evans
business? Only if I can think of a good idea - and the idea precedes the business. Do I want to run a multi-billion dollar Fortune 500 company, and fly around in my own private jet? Not really. Do I want to... View Details
Alex Manoogian
Arriving in the United States with $50 in his pockets, Manoogian went on to found a Fortune 500 company and revolutionize the home furnishing industry. Though Masco had its roots in automobile parts... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
Stephen D. Hassenfeld
Hassenfeld built Hasbro Toys into the fastest-growing, best-managed and most profitable company in the toy industry. Hassenfeld increased profitability from 1979 to 1986 by 85% annually. Only two Fortune 500... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Can the United States Avoid a Fractured Future?
millennia. Ubiquitous communication is allowing people to rapidly compare how they’re doing with others. When countries promise a lot and deliver little, they end up as brands no one wants to support. How would you describe the U.S. brand? As a well-respected, strong,... View Details
P. Roy Vagelos
Vagelos had an uncanny ability to turn scientific research into commercial blockbuster success. He is credited with rejuvenating Merck’s research efforts, culminating in the development of breakthrough applications for hypertension, heart disease, and cholesterol... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
Elisabeth Claiborne
Founded in 1976, Liz Claiborne joined the Fortune 500 list of the largest industrial companies only a decade later, one of the youngest companies ever to achieve this mark. In 1987, Liz Claiborne had sales... View Details
Keywords: Fabric & Apparel
- 14 Jun 2018
- News
Dhivya Suryadevara Named GM’s Next CFO
percent a decade ago. "While Suryadevara’s appointment highlights one positive development, it also underscores a not-so-great one. In having a woman in the CEO and CFO role, GM will join what is currently a group of one. Among Fortune... View Details
Louis F. Bantle
During his tenure as CEO, Bantle generated a 10-fold increase in revenues (from $100 million to $1 billion) for United States Tobacco. He divested of non-core operating units and launched a major advertising initiative which enabled UST to achieve an 80%+ market share... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
Michael Dell
In 1992, Dell, at 27 years of age, became the youngest CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Dell revolutionized the retail computer industry by instituting a direct sales approach, where the customer places their... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
HBS Club Meets U.S. Ambassador
Members of the HBS Alumni Association of Germany had a unique opportunity in September to meet with William R. Timken Jr. (MBA ’62), the current U.S. ambassador to Germany. Timken previously had a 43-year career at The Timken Co., a View Details
Richard J. Egan
Egan co-founded EMC and built it into the world’s largest independent manufacturer of memory storage devices. Between 1979 and 1986, EMC’s revenues doubled each year catapulting it into the Fortune 500 in... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
David D. Glass
early proponent of automated technology that Wal-Mart has utilized to develop one of the most sophisticated distribution networks in the industry. Under his leadership, Wal-Mart became the largest retailer in the world and the second largest firm on the View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Highly Energetic
industry, forecasting its future grows ever more difficult. Three-quarters of the Fortune 500 now report on their carbon emissions, and “irrespective of what you believe about the science, climate change is... View Details
Gil Addo
firms and in 2021 was acquired by Oak Street Health for $190 million. Prior to founding RubiconMD, Gil was a Consultant at Putnam Associates, a pharma strategy consultancy, where he designed payer and market access strategies for fortune... View Details
Keywords: Digital Health
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
School’s Entrepreneurial Spirit Runs Deep
Contrary to popular perception, Harvard Business School isn’t just a training ground for future Fortune 500 CEOs, says author Jeffrey L. Cruikshank (PMD 51, 1986). Just as important, it’s a launching pad for... View Details