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- 01 Oct 2021
- News
No Time Like the Present
I realized I needed to start giving right away and as my means scaled, so too would my donations,” says Delle, who has supported the HBS Fund every year since he graduated and has served in multiple volunteer roles throughout the... View Details
- 17 Apr 2014
- News
Striking a Balance
Alvin J. Silk The struggle to balance career and family was all too familiar to the late Diane Doerge Wilson, whose memory is being honored with an HBS professorship funded by a gift from her husband, Alvin J. Silk. A senior consultant at... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Offshore Learning
instructional space, dining hall, and challenge courses. The funding will also support the expansion of the organization’s programs, which include science education, character development, and summer learning View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
Calder-Wang found that adding a woman to a team of senior investment professionals improved the firm’s fund return by approximately 10 percent and increased the percentage of startups with successful exits. Gompers speculates that this... View Details
- 29 Jul 2021
- News
Support System
To the people of Ghana, shea butter is known as “women’s gold.” Used for everything from stretch marks to diaper rash, it’s a go-to product in high demand. And it offers employment opportunities for women willing to survey shea-nut trees... View Details
- 12 Dec 2017
- News
Hal (MBA 1968) and Diane Brierley
membership records. He couldn’t find one specializing in record keeping, so he and fellow research assistant, Tom Jones (MBA 1968), offered to serve as consultants and complete the project. That’s how Epsilon Data Management was born in the basement of Dillon Hall.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2019
- News
Case Study: Mind the Gap
that you would hail an Uber ride,” Berendt says. Software houses across Europe meanwhile will be able to grow their sales pipeline, access new markets, and create economic opportunities locally. The Question: With $5 million in seed View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Combating Climate Change
the $10.2 trillion the world will invest in new power generation through 2040.” —Rick Needham (MBA 2002), Partner, Energy Sector Lead, The Rise Fund Photo courtesy of Bridget Nyland Photo courtesy of Bridget Nyland “I’m interested in the... View Details
- 09 May 2013
- News
Road Trip
support from the alumni network. "All we usually read about is some whiz kid in California whose new app has made him millions," notes Fred Braun (MBA 1959), president of Workman Fund in Leavenworth, Kansas. "Perhaps the report the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Student Conferences, at a Glance
Jurvetson; Jeffrey C. Walker (MBA 1981), managing general partner, JPMorgan Partners; Stephen A. Schwarzman (MBA 1972), founding partner, president, & CEO, The Blackstone Group Fewer but better biotech companies are being funded with... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Navigating Uncertainty: Dean Datar on HBS’s Path Forward
With Harvard navigating an array of pressures, Jana Kierstead, Executive Director of the MBA and Doctoral Programs and External Relations, spoke with Dean Srikant Datar about how HBS is responding to new challenges while maintaining its focus on strategic priorities.... View Details
- 24 Oct 2016
- News
Health Care Pioneer Giusti Named McCance Senior Fellow at HBS
Allison McCance Family Senior Fellow of Business Administration at HBS. Funded by Henry McCance (MBA 1966) and family, the endowed position was established in 2016 to support a faculty member who is working at the intersection of business... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 31 Jul 2014
- News
Making Private Equity Public Knowledge
particulars, Sheyner is leaving it behind. In July, he started his first post-HBS job at Atika Capital Management, a new hedge fund in New York. As private equity has matured, he says, it's become a bit more institutional and... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 17 Apr 2014
- News
York Street Partners, Busbud Take Top Honors in Alumni New Venture Competition
market transformation in Sri Lanka. The YSP leadership team, comprising entirely of US-trained Sri Lankans, is united by a passion to support the country's post-conflict resurgence. While the investment banking market opportunity is... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
In War-Torn Liberia, Student Gains a Wealth of Experience
"I wanted to work in international development," says Ballou, whose fellowship through the HBS Initiative on Social Enterprise supplemented her summer income. "I also had a wonderful opportunity at the World Bank, but the IRC gave me a... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic
goes to education—about $800 million. Business people are also allocating a lot of private philanthropy money. JOSEPH FULLER Professor of Management Practice and Co-chair of HBS’s Managing the Future of Work project The funding mechanisms... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
HBX: Expanding Our Reach
team is developing a virtual classroom that provides opportunities for alumni to reconnect with each other and the School; signature courses featuring outstanding faculty members; and an online ecosystem for entrepreneurs. With support... View Details
- 05 May 2022
- News
Like-Minded
workforce. While MPower Partners continues to offer investment from its first fund, Seki has been mulling a new fund focused solely on female-run enterprises. “I would like to launch the second fund in a... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Vision: Learning Curve
more effective teachers. “There’s a big opportunity to really upscale and certify them,” Gupta says. At the same time, Rocket provides educational tools and content that teachers can share with parents to reinforce foundational skills at... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Is Private Equity Blockchain’s Killer App?
the question of where to apply it to a team of experts—tech gurus as well as specialists in asset management, regulation jurisdiction, and operations. The team eventually landed on private equity. O’Grady offers the example of a fund... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell