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- 04 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Most Leaders (Even Thomas Jefferson) Are Replaceable
solid data to answer the question of who mattered. So he made lists of US presidents and British prime ministers that dated back to George Washington in 1789 and Britain's Charles Grey in 1830. He noted how historians ranked them on... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Youth Movement: HBS Clubs Make Students a Top Priority
grads." In light of his positive experience, DeBono has spread the word on campus about the 2000 Trek, which will take place early this year. HBSPS Club president Tracy E. Kwiker (MBA '95) has been a driving force in developing programs... View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
University Elections
elections will be announced on Commencement Day, June 7. Candidates for Overseer The Board of Overseers is one of Harvard’s two governing boards, the other being the President and Fellows, which is more commonly known as the Corporation.... View Details
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ARD - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
33 In 1946, Doriot became president of American Research and Development Corporation (ARD), the first publicly funded venture capital firm and one of the first modern venture capital companies established after the war. Located in Boston,... View Details
- 01 Oct 2018
- News
Moving On
Christopher B. Howard (MBA 2003) is president of Robert Morris University and a 2018 recipient of the HBS Alumni Achievement Award. In this video he explains his philosophy of achieving success. “I come from a great American story. I'm a... View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Presidential Adviser
When President George W. Bush (MBA ’75) went on the road in early January to promote his stalled economic policies, he was accompanied by his top economic adviser, Allan Hubbard (MBA ’72). It’s Hubbard’s job on such trips to sit down with... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
A Man of Influence
childhood as the grandson of Sicilian immigrants to World War II, when he piloted a B-25 attack bomber, to his time as an aide to President Lyndon B. Johnson, to his 39 years amongst the movers and shakers of Hollywood as leader of the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Make or Break
BLOOM: Build it and good things will come. Ron Bloom (MBA ’85) has been an investment banker, a special assistant to the president of the United Steelworkers, and cochairman of President Obama’s task force... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Giving Back
It was in grade school that Jim Gibbons (MBA ’94) began to lose his sight due to macular degeneration, a retinal condition; by his junior year at Purdue, his vision loss was complete. Today, Gibbons is president and CEO of Goodwill... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Expanding the reach of business from Silicon Valley to the global arena
William H. Draper III (MBA 1954), one of America’s first venture capitalists, financed hundreds of high-technology companies. He also was chosen by President Reagan to be president and chairman of the... View Details
- 22 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Summit Explores Leadership for a Sustainable Future
sector deliberating the global business imperative for sustainability in the face of climate change. The Institut de France “Sustainability is becoming a major topic in companies, and especially in Europe,” says François-Xavier Oliveau (MBA 2002), who served as View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 22 Mar 2016
- News
Bill (MBA 1966) and Penny George
answering President Kennedy’s call to give back. He then transitioned to the private sector. “I’ve always been interested in how leadership leads to service,” says George, who served in senior executive positions at Honeywell and Litton... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
More Than a Business
community. There's also Earl Junior (MBA '88)-known more familiarly as Butch - the president and COO of the family's company, Earl G. Graves, Ltd., which includes the magazine, a private equity fund, and a Pepsi bottling operation.... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey Lazar
- 10 Feb 2016
- News
Putting Faith in a Good Education
modest tuition. “I used to have thrills when doing multimillion-dollar business deals,” says Crane. “Now, when I make a $10,000 loan, it’s a jewel.” The former president and CEO of the electronic database publisher COMPS InfoSystems,... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Leave it up to HBS alumni clubs in Texas to plan events that leave big impressions on their members. Houston Club President Andrew L. Waite (MBA '93), now in the second year of his term, rattles off the high-caliber speakers his club... View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean
- 28 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 28
into significant growth in net income or share price. In closing, students are asked what Kindler should write in the letter to shareholders to open Pfizer's 2008 annual report. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/110003-PDF-ENG The Rise of View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Center Court
It was a big boost for American tennis when Andy Roddick triumphed at the U.S. Open in September, and no one was more pleased than United States Tennis Association president Alan Schwartz (MBA 1954). Having an exciting young American... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Harvard’s Next Frontier
John A. Paulson (MBA 1980), founder and president of the investment management firm Paulson & Co., has made the largest gift in the University’s history—a $400 million endowment to support the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences... View Details
Keywords: Drew Faust
- 23 Apr 2018
- News
Sowing the Seeds of Leadership
The online bio of EARTH University’s new president Arturo Condo (DBA 2000) describes him as “Ecuadorian by birth, Latin American by heart.” Condo, a distinguished scholar and author, and the former president... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Apr 2022
- News
Nancy Lane Remembered
African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA), former President of the HBS Club of New York, and the second recipient of the HBSAAA/AASU Bert King Award for Service in 1998. A generous donor, she helped lead the $5.1 million campaign to... View Details