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Shani Carter
Joy is all around me. It even compels me to dance while shopping in the frozen food section. Sadly, I almost lost my joy after Daddy passed away. Our move to Raleigh, NC from Plainfield, NJ a few years prior had taken me out of my comfort... View Details
- 17 Apr 2020
- News
Decreasing the Wealth Gap
of humanity—the ability to adapt and vet and come up with things,” he said. “We will get past it, but it may take a few years and it may get nasty in the process.” LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW View Details
- 24 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
Meet the Latino Student Organization
About LASO The Latino Student Organization (LASO) proudly promotes and supports Harvard Business School’s Latino students and works alongside the Latino Alumni Association (HBSLAA). Representing a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, interests, and Latino heritage,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Action Plan: Casting Call
Bert Berkley (MBA 1950) calls it “the dumbest thing I’ve ever done in my life.” Having served in the US Army during World War II for three-and-a-half years, he was offered (and accepted) the chance to go home one day early if he signed up for the Army Reserves. Called... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; hobbies; balance; meaning; longevity; aging; Paper Manufacturing; Manufacturing
- 26 May 2016
- News
W. James McNerney Jr., MBA 1975
hockey. One of his Frozen Assets teammates, who met him on the ice some 50 years ago, says McNerney remains the player who makes other people better. He sets them up for a shot and passes the puck at the... View Details
- 16 Nov 2015
- News
Connecting with Indigenous Traditions
Sprinkles lives now stands in stark contrast to his early years growing up as a military brat. The son of an Army sergeant, he attended Vanderbilt University on a Naval ROTC scholarship. He graduated as a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Buddy, Can You Spare a Trillion
Mingshan. Imprisoned during the Cultural Revolution, Mr. Yin discovered his true vocation in the early 1990s, after the liberalization of the Chinese economy. In just fifteen years he has built up a $900... View Details
- 14 Mar 2007
- Op-Ed
Government’s Misguided Probe of Private Equity
Fifty-three years ago, Judge Harold Medina dismissed charges brought by the Justice Department against seventeen leading investment banks. A case built up over a decade of investigations and almost three... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
Spring Reunions: Milestones and Memories
Hollywood." Verba says he came to his reunion "to see the people with whom I both worked and played hard for two great years at HBS. I wanted to catch up with the professors and point out where they were... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Tried and Tested
Assistant Professors Zoë Cullen and Katherine Coffman; image by John Ritter Assistant Professors Katherine Coffman and Zoë Cullen came up as economists in largely male-dominated environments where, during their View Details
- 04 Nov 2020
- News
The Long View: Persevering Through Past Crises
provide solutions to the present problems. We dealt with this in the class of 2009 and we all are stronger and better and just had our 10 year reunion and loved seeing one another. So you will be OK. But I would say use this opportunity... View Details
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Ripple Effect | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Ripple Effect Tim Nicolette (MBA 2008) had always known he wanted to make a difference. A class in his second year at HBS—Entrepreneurship in Education Reform—provided life-changing focus. “I had done pro bono consulting work for... View Details
- 19 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Your Customers: Use Them or Lose Them
half a percentage point on your account to have what is truly exceptional service? When the bank put branches in Manhattan two years ago, Commerce Bank grew faster there than anywhere else, she said. Other banks can't afford to stay open... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Angels Face the Innovator’s Dilemma
continued. "The entrepreneurs were so convinced that there was a market for this, however, that they sharpened their pencils and came up with new projections. The new projections were to generate $100 million in the first year, $200... View Details
- 27 Oct 2015
- Blog Post
Alumni: Where Are They Now? Featuring Claire Friedman...
Current Position: COO and Executive in Charge of Lip Sync Battle Franchise, Casey Patterson Entertainment Current Location: New York/Los Angeles Tell us what you're up to these days. Right after graduation, I packed my bags and moved out... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports
- 31 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
State and Local Governments Peer Into the Pandemic Abyss
state and local governments, balanced budget requirements force them to save up in advance or beg Congress for federal support.” Most states are required by law to carry balanced budgets and can only borrow to fund capital projects, such... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Long-Term Investor: Dick Jenrette
Carolina, and Millford Plantation in South Carolina. Settling into a comfortable couch in Roper House's third-floor living room, he observes, "I feel that a significant part of our country's heritage is tied up in these places, and it... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
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Alicia Yoon
until one day I crashed. An accident left me handicapped. I sobbed bitterly as hopes built over the years were taken from me overnight. During my time in a wheelchair I began to appreciate my great fortune. I had loving parents,... View Details
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Avi Kremer
millions of dollars into research, and removed critical barriers to the development of treatments. “Our focus was to get drug companies to invest money in ALS,” says Kremer, who was diagnosed in 2004, just weeks into his first year at... View Details
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Kurt Scherer
I want to keep the sparkle in the eyes of my three glorious children. And others. How can you make the hope that resides in every person grow and thrive? I was standing in Afghanistan two years ago, surrounded by innocent, magnificent... View Details