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- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Letters to the Editor
barely spoke during those years. In 1967 I became president of Emerson College, where the General’s wife was a trustee! Doriot and I got reacquainted, which led to a long-delayed sharing of his immense goodwill and deep understanding of... View Details
- Profile
Marques Torbert
Educational Opportunity (SEO), led to a full-time position in the M&A department after graduation; a job Marques held for two years. “Playing” with the school’s money After another three years with Clarion Capital, Marques “was... View Details
- 10 Nov 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again
emphasis on coordinating and communicating with the center's many diverse leaders. "Many nonprofits are led by people who only know programs, not operations," Grossman says. "A key strength of Levy's is knowing how to... View Details
- 16 Jul 2024
- Op-Ed
Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty
incident, but then, under the aggressive leadership of John Stumpf and consumer banking head Carrie Tolstedt, the company created 3.3 million fictious consumer accounts. This led to Stumpf’s forced retirement and his replacement by COO... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
David J. Stern
Stern led the transformation of the National Basketball Association into a world class organization. He forged new labor agreements, established a model anti-drug program, and ensured the stable growth of the organization through... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Students Assist Needy Family
$1,550 for the family in less than 48 hours. “It was a truly rewarding and meaningful experience for both of us,” said Simmons. SmallCanBeBig.org, created by Boathouse Group, a Boston communications firm led by president John Connors (PMD... View Details
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Oscar Mak
Oscar is currently a Senior Director at NORD/LB, a leading bank in financing renewable energy and infrastructure projects. He previously led strategic investments (e.g., M&A, corporate VC, joint ventures) in North America for Toyota... View Details
Herbert W. Hoover, Jr.
Grandson of Hoover Company’s founder, Herbert Hoover Jr. joined the family firm at a young age, working on the assembly line in summers between school. As he gradually moved up through the company, succeeding his father as president in 1954, Hoover learned the ins and... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
Henry F. Henderson, Jr.
After working at Richardson Scale Company for a number of years, Henderson’s entrepreneurial spirit led him to start Henderson Industries (HI) in 1952. Winning a contract from Richardson, HI began growing rapidly. Manufacturing... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
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Triston Francis
says. “I always ask myself if the way I spend my time enhances my leadership prospects. It’s hard to argue that a place like HBS doesn’t do that.” As an example, Triston offers the SIP (Short Intensive Program), ”The Life and Role of the CEO,” View Details
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Alex Nelson
big impact and help a lot of people," Alex says. In practical terms, her dreams led Alex to MIT for a degree in mechanical engineering and to General Motors where she served two summers as an engineering intern. "But I wasn't... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
HBS Faculty Explore Ideas Around the World
responsibility shared by so many business leaders in countries with great income disparities. Learn more at www.hbs.edu/businesshistory/emerging-markets Global Case Writing Shaped by Faculty Interests Assistant Professor Doug Chung’s interest in the airline industry... View Details
Keywords: faculty research
Joseph A. Martino
Starting with the company as a 16 year old office boy, Martino went on to transform National Lead into one of the country’s leading industrial producers of lead products and paints. During his tenure as CEO, National Lead was among the top 50 U. S. firms in terms of... View Details
Keywords: Metals
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Finding a cure for cancer became a personal mission
Thai Lee (MBA 1985), president and CEO of SHI International, talks about how a family crisis led her to funding cancer research. (Published April 2014) View Details
Edward DeBartolo
In 1950, DeBartolo built Boardman Plaza in Youngstown, Ohio, considered one of the first suburban malls in the United States. The success of this mall sparked a major investment and development campaign which led to the construction of... View Details
Keywords: Construction & Real Estate
- 06 Mar 2018
- News
A Voice for Diversity and Impact at Scale
scaling local knowledge. Back in the United States, that realization led Hunt to explore other aspects of the health care industry’s value chain, from billing to insurance to product development. “I loved the sense that I was working in... View Details
- 06 Apr 2022
2+2 Deferred Admissions Process: Application Q&A
Working on your 2+2 application and have questions? Join this Q&A led by Admissions representatives to get any last minute questions answered about the 2+2 deferred admissions application process. View Details
- 27 Feb 2019
Webinar hosted by Professor Alvarez, AASU and LASO
Led by Professor Alvarez, this webinar provides insight into the diverse community at HBS and will feature a student panel with members from the African American Student Union and Latino Student Organization. View Details
Robert W. Galvin
Galvin led Motorola to become the second largest producer of semiconductors in the nation in the mid-1960s, and by 1984, Motorola had $2.5 billion in semiconductor sales. In the 1970s and 80s, Galvin also had tremendous success producing... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
Richard M. Furlaud
Furlaud focused on Squibb's pharmaceuticals, investing in research and development that ultimately led to the introduction of several new drugs. Furlaud's streamlining and consistent support of the company's cardiovascular drugs paid off... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare