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28 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Shareholders Key to Corporate Reform

more balanced and comprehensive if management believes that directors might seek an independent opinion. It should be noted that there is a precedent for providing directors with independent funding: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia A. Montgomery & Rhonda Kaufman

08 Aug 2016
News

Writing the Book on Balance

Meredith Oppenheim (MBA 2001) is an entrepreneur and a working mother. In a recent interview with the Huffington Post, she talks about that balancing act and how it led to her coauthoring a children’s book, Really Ready to Read, with her young daughter and launching a... View Details

Keywords: Kickstarter; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

Nimi Katragadda

Nimi Katragadda is a Partner at BoxGroup, a seed stage venture fund where she focuses on investments in financial tech, healthcare, and marketplaces. BoxGroup's portfolio includes companies such as Plaid, Airtable, Ramp, Ro, and Titan,... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital

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CFO Letter - Annual Report 2014

Publishing (HBP) and Executive Education, as well as philanthropic income from gifts, HBS was solidly cash flow positive, extending a record that began more than a decade ago. This cash flow enabled HBS to fund its core educational... View Details

01 May 2015
News

Celebrating and Supporting Leadership

(MBA 2013), James E. Lysinger (MBA 2013), Cory Rothschild (MBA 2014), Thiago Santelmo (MBA 2013), Jordan Strebeck (MBA 2014), and Maxeme Tuchman (MBA 2012). At each of the HBS Campaign regional events, Dean Nohria has spoken about the need to position the School for... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services

04 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Worried About the Great Resignation? Be a Good Company to Come From

While managers feared that all the top talent would leave, instead Recruit grew to become a $20 billion tech company (roughly the equivalent of Salesforce) that employs 50,000 people globally. They have created a suite of products... View Details

Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta

01 Dec 2017
News

In Service of Others

Armed Services can add to—and gain from—the HBS experience. To encourage more veterans to apply to HBS, he recently funded an MBA pilot program that waives the application fee for anyone who has served in the US military. “Our military... View Details

01 Feb 1999
News

NYC Conference Brings Entrepreneurs and Angels Together

investment vehicles used by angel investors to find and fund entrepreneurs: groups of angels who evaluate deals together, organizations that match entrepreneurs with interested angels, and individual angels who seek out deals through... View Details

17 Dec 2015
News

Acquiring Business Skills To Advance A Career Trajectory

As a boy in Asheboro, North Carolina, George Sondecker (MBA 2016) developed a fondness for launching rockets that evolved into a passion for working in the aerospace industry. A fellowship provided by gifts to the HBS Fund is helping him... View Details

Keywords: Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing

15 Dec 2009
First Look

First Look: Dec. 15, 2009

diminished focus on losses and heightened focus on gains when policies are evaluated in bundled form. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-147.pdf PublicationsAssessing the Cost and Benefits of Brokers: A Preliminary Analysis of the Mutual View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Health is Wealth | The Path to Creating a Venture

initially. Through her relationship with Austin, Rachel connected with Alex Iskold, Coach and VC in Resident at the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship at HBS and Managing Partner at 2048 Ventures [formerly View Details

28 Jun 2024
News

Honoring Leadership in New York; PRIDE Alumni Share HBS Stories

programming open to both alumni and the general public. Funds also support scholarships to attend the MBA and Executive Education programs at HBS, as well as summer fellowships, and benefit the club’s newly-established task forces to... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

12 Apr 2011
News

Twelve Global Finalists Compete at HBS

LifeQube mobile clinic management Asia-Pacific HBS Club of Shanghai Oliver Segovia, MBA '10 Jennifer Kelly, MBA '10 AVA invitation-only shopping platform Canada HBS Club of Toronto Zaheed Poptia, MBA '06 CardSwap online giftcard... View Details

Keywords: Multiple alumni

21 Jan 2014
News

Climbing to New Heights

Kilimanjaro, in 2004, Petzel's climbing party included Lisa Lee, MBA 2000.) The third goal was to use the Everest climb to raise money that would help fund the construction of a permanent shelter and medical facility for the porters who... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

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Tim Cho Archives | Social Enterprise

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details

21 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Malcolm McClain (MBA/MPP 2023) Named First RISE Career Fellow

well as to large community groups and their members. In his role, McClain will design capital products, and identify and negotiate agreements with capital partners who provide fairly priced funds for BrightUp’s users. He will also View Details

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CFO Letter - Annual Report 2019

investing in core programs and strategic innovation, while still concluding the year in a strong financial position. The HBS economic model is unique among the Harvard University schools and begins with our commitment to internally funded... View Details

07 Dec 2009
Research & Ideas

Government’s Positive Role in Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship

government in making it a success. "Particularly during the early years, the government played a critical role in shaping Silicon Valley," especially spending and funding from the U.S. Department of Defense, writes HBS professor... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

01 Mar 2017
News

What’s New in Educational Innovation? A Few Highlights

Senior Executive Leadership Program (SELP) SELP is a new yearlong four-modular program designed for experienced senior executives to further their business management and leadership skills. Two in-class modules are held on the HBS campus... View Details

17 Apr 2014
News

A Family Investment

so when his father showed him the HBS campus at the age of 13, the younger Özyeg in began to map out his future. “HBS got into my blood,” he says with a laugh. After studying management and economics at Carnegie Mellon University and... View Details

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