Class of 2010 - Publications - Faculty & Research

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Kaki Ettinger

Why was earning your MBA at Harvard Business School important to you? I was lucky enough to have discovered, fairly early on in life, a field I was so passionate about that I couldn't imagine doing anything else. Sophomore year of... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media; Technology; Entrepreneurship

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Rocio Parra

Why was getting a business education important to you? As a consultant, I had the opportunity to work in a variety of industries from pharmaceuticals and medical devices to government and consumer packaged goods. Through these... View Details

Keywords: Retail

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Andres Sarmiento

that understanding. But even more important, the role required me to understand marketing, to understand that the product we were building had to satisfy the needs of our customers. I had my first marketing View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technology; Services

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Kanwaljit Bakshi

when she took a social enterprise class at HBS. "When I got to the social enterprise class, the creativity and the grandness of plans and sense of empowerment among the... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

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Suchita Prasad

defending my point of view in a class of 90 brilliant and type A section mates. Today, I have class mates from around the world, some View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Manufacturing

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Cherian Kurien

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? For me the purpose of an MBA is to develop and refine one's political, economic and social worldview, by debating, listening to and understanding the views View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products; Retail

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Pam Wildeman

experience shape your goals & career path? I left HBS aiming high and working hard – HBS sends you off both empowered and confident. In one of our final LEAD classes in RC that the professors shared... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media

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Brittani Rettig

on-the-fly decisions in front of classes of more than 80 students as I lead them through a workout. In both the HBS classroom and my fitness class, I never fully know what to... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Services; Health Care

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Sherry Chen

Why was earning your MBA at Harvard Business School important to you? The MBA at Harvard Business School does not only offer me professional knowledge and broad network, it also gives me the confidence and courage to jump out of my... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate; Services; Other Financial Services

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Brett Laffel

Lastly, while I loved my job, I also loved having the opportunity to return to an academic environment and challenge myself via fascinating discussions both in and out of class and via course projects that I... View Details

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Arvind Chandrababu

my role as entrepreneurial, both in technology and in school-building. How has your HBS experience shaped your ambitions? Biggest contribution: the interaction with professors and their ideas. For instance, my “Business at the Base of the... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Nonprofit / Government

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Patrick Connolly

community devoted to truly interdisciplinary and cross-functional learning. My choice was also largely a function of the distinctive learning model and the school's commitment to a rigorous general-management education-one that requires... View Details

Keywords: Investment Banking; Venture Capital / Private Equity; Financial Services; Other Financial Services

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Maria Brewer

transformational experience I found HBS to be. After the first time I attended an HBS class during my interview, I knew there was something magical about it. The case method, when fused with the breadth and depth View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technology

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Minal Mehta

California, Mayuri was teaching a wildly popular Bollywood fitness class at UC Berkeley, packing the school gym with 150 students every class. I had a gut feeling that we were the right team sitting on a potentially incredible... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Services

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Tim Nicolette

walked out angry or disappointed or frustrated. But our professor said something that I’ll never forget: “If we only engage your mind, we have failed. I want you to bring your full self—your mind, your heart, all that you are, to every class.” I think that’s why, in... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit; Nonprofit / Government

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Lisa Cousins

to do, prepare me for this type of role, and open doors to new opportunities. Attending HBS was also especially important to me because of a memorable experience I had during my first week as a consultant.... View Details

Keywords: Services; Entertainment / Media

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Jake Flomenberg

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? I came to business school to find more personal meaning in my career and to build a set of skills that I can leverage to create a larger impact on the things that are important to me. I... View Details

Keywords: Technology

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Danny Cho

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? Three years ago, I made the difficult decision to leave the US Army and enter the private sector. An MBA was a natural next step because I needed the business skills and credibility, but HBS was the right next step... View Details