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- 22 Mar 2011
- News
Maximum Cities
discussion that brought together leading thinkers from industry, government, and academia by noting that those cities have all essentially tripled in population during his lifetime. That phenomenon echoes a global trend: The Earth's... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
City Hall’s Headbanger
Above: photo by Minesh Bacrania As mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Tim Keller (MBA 2005) is focused on bread-and-butter initiatives that drive down crime and attract business. And he’s been successful on both counts since taking office... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Leonard Dick (MBA 1990)
An Emmy Award–winning television writer, Leonard Dick (MBA 1990) started out by taking a sitcom writing class at the UCLA Extension School while working as a senior business planner at Walt Disney Studios. Now an executive producer for... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Arunma Oteh (MBA 1990)
(Photograph by Stephen Voss) World Bank VP and Treasurer Arunma Oteh (MBA 1990) has a clear sense of why she likes her job: “You bring very sophisticated finance tools to tackle the world’s most challenging problems.” Originally from... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
How to Take a Stand On UBS and Climate Change
the less government involvement there is, the better,” says Oberholzer-Gee. “In fact, a number of the competitive advantages enjoyed by companies have come from the regulations that governments impose on markets.” In the course’s last... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
What I Do: Keith Cerny (MBA 1991)
be analyzed and presented very carefully.” “When determining the program for our core symphonic series, we do offer a range of works, from traditional favorites like Brahms and Beethoven to less well-known contemporary pieces. It’s a balance driven View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Wheels Up
Bit by bit, people are flying again. At Dublin Airport, travel is down from a record 33 million passengers in 2019 to a forecasted 8 to 9 million in 2021. Still, it’s a start—and travelers in and out of Ireland’s capital soon will have... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 28 May 2019
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Family Dynamic
diversified the company’s interests by adding investments in energy and infrastructure to supplement Sintesa’s holdings in consumer and industrial products as well as property and development. Ten years on, Kamdani notes that implementing... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Leveraging Female Talent
would affect that relationship? Is it about culture, leadership, perspective? How do organizations such as Deloitte, McKinsey, IKEA, and Bank of America think about gender diversity? Which practices work, and which don't? By the way, I... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
In Memoriam: F. Gorham Brigham Jr.
F. Gorham Brigham Jr. (MBA 1939) died September 1 at the age of 101. A longtime HBS volunteer and resident of Newton, MA, he served as a Class Notes secretary for 67 years, a feat he deflected with typical modesty. “Our alumni body includes so many remarkable... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sizing Up Social Impact
Image by C.J. Burton As the aftereffects of the 2008 global economic crisis continue to be felt, nonprofit organizations are competing for fewer and fewer dollars. Donors, also feeling the squeeze of a sluggish economy, just don't have as... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Surveying Students’ Summer Plans
Summer offers the benefit of long, warm days—and for students, the very real opportunity to consider a potential sector or role for post-HBS plans, sometimes with the support of the HBS Summer Fellows Program. (Last year, 256 students received $1.5 million in funding... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 05 Sep 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Making the Right Technical Hire
If I had a nickel for every time I get an email or text asking if I know any full stack developers for hire, I could cover the cost of my next trip to San Francisco. I’m also struck by the number of founders who say they’re raising more... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Action Plan: Border Crossing
Rawdon: Fostering a global spirit of cultural connection (photo by Stella Kalinina) Growing up, Leigh Rawdon (MBA 2001) didn’t travel internationally with her family. But she loved to listen to the stories her globe-trotting aunt told of... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Richard Edelman (MBA 1978)
Above: “Mainstream media is read by less than half of the people in the United States and Western Europe,” Edelman (MBA 1978) says. “The opportunity is to build your own communities, create your own content, and go direct to the end... View Details
- 19 Nov 2014
- News
The Power of Yes
topic. “I didn’t feel like I had developed that muscle of saying ‘yes’ enough,” he explains by phone from Acumen’s New York office. “One of the things I learned is how expressive and personal philanthropy is, and that no matter how smart... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Be Our Guest
The son of a diplomat and a veteran of the hospitality industry, Craig Smith (AMP 188, 2015) has lived in 13 countries and territories. “Home,” he says, is defined by the furniture and keepsakes that move with you from place to place.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
American Dream
ice-cream fountain boasts a marble counter, and customers eat 100 percent buffalo burgers in a walnut-paneled dining room hung with original oil paintings by Western artists. In another part of the store, there are 1,400 historical photos... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Vivek Ranadivé
open systems that can be leveraged by anyone will thrive over closed, proprietary systems; I think of the United States as an open system in that sense." One of Ranadivé's earliest dreams was to study at MIT, which he learned of through a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Napkin Finance: Say It in a Picture
The humble cocktail napkin is a tried-and-true medium for honing a concept to its essential elements. For Tina Hay (MBA 2002) it’s also a business. As founder and CEO of Napkin Finance, Hay oversees a multimedia effort to simplify financial concepts ranging from... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna