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- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Wide Horizon
There were three critical events that led John Rodakis (MBA 1997) to form the nonprofit N of One in 2014 and ultimately dedicate his life to surfacing breakthrough autism research. The first occurred on Thanksgiving of 2012. He had driven about four hours with his wife... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Hiroshi Mikitani, MBA 1993
owners of small businesses, as well as Japanese society as a whole, Mikitani began working on a web-based shopping mall. “At the time, the Internet was at an early stage,” he notes. “No one was buying things online in Japan.” Working with... View Details
- 04 Apr 2024
- News
The Making of a Medical Milestone
On March 16, doctors at the Massachusetts General Hospital made history when they successfully transplanted a kidney from a genetically modified pig to a living human. The groundbreaking procedure marked a significant milestone in animal-to-human transplant, or... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
End Game
Illustration by James Steinberg In the 1960s and 1970s, as the environmental movement dawned in the United States, a new generation of activist-minded entrepreneurs appeared. Among them were companies like Body Shop, Aveda, Tom’s of Maine, and Whole Foods—all founded... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Research Brief: Pocket Change
Illustration by Jim Frazier Women and ethnic minorities donate small amounts of money to political candidates in ways that have helped to democratize the American electoral process, suggests Associate... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Former Bulletin Editor Remembered
editor for the Public Affairs Press. After graduating from HBS, he became chief of the Publications Division of the Small Business Administration in Washington, D.C. Anthony's career as Bulletin editor spanned nearly twenty years and the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The Joy of Spending
that even small purchases can have an effect—like going out to lunch with a coworker rather than eating a sandwich by yourself. Make It a Treat Binge-watching your favorite TV show on Netflix? Beware, says Norton. "The waiting that we had... View Details
- 20 Apr 2016
- News
Steps to Success
director Barry Wheeler, for whom she had worked in Rwanda. With donations from individuals and small family foundations, CREATE! has grown to a full-time staff of 12 in Senegal with an annual budget... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
New York Club Honors Goldman Sachs CEO
community service programs provide pro bono consulting to nonprofits and small businesses affected by the World Trade Center tragedy. Dallas Club Hosts Crimson Charity Gala HBS Club of Dallas officers: Mark Huhndorff (MBA ’97), Joe... View Details
- 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 71, 1996), uses the Internet... View Details
- 02 Nov 2020
- News
The First Five Years: Julianne White (MBA 2017)
Julianne White (MBA 2017) is vice president for food acquisition at the Greater Boston Food Bank. How did you become interested in the food industry? “I grew up with a lot of ties to agriculture. I was raised in a small community where... View Details
- 19 Feb 2020
- News
Running a Decathlon
conjunction with the Olympics. Peterson had created a small academic competition in Orange County called Academic Decathlon, in which teams of high school students with a range of academic skills would participate in 10 events—including... View Details
Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov
- 21 Dec 2022
- News
HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion
explain the crisis in Ukraine Q&A with Paul Krobe, director of the Intelligence Project at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. COMMUNITY UPDATES DECEMBER 20 Faculty-founded Company Donates... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Constant Inspiration
partner organizations to work with students in Chile, where she has lived since 1997. In the second module of the required yearlong FIELD course, small teams of students develop or improve a product, service, or experience for their... View Details
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
people to donate directly to the organizations fighting COVID on-ground in India in return offering consultations related to the MBA journey, including assisting with GMAT/GRE prep, school selection, application planning, and essay... View Details
- 16 Dec 2021
- News
A Global Alumni Response to the Pandemic
millions for pandemic relief, used their networks and resources to support small businesses, and created entirely new enterprises to respond to a post-COVID world. In India, where the pandemic has hit particularly hard, HBS alumni are... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
On Credit
future historians, as few of those reports survive. In 1933, the firm merged with its closest competitor, J.M. Bradstreet & Co., to become Dun & Bradstreet. Dun & Bradstreet donated the credit volumes to Baker in 1962. “They say they will... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Expanding Summer Fellowships to Support Students
part of the HBS's Arthur Rock Center Accelerator program last year. ShelfLife is a B2B marketplace that enables small businesses to take advantage of economies of scale in the food and beverage packaging supply chain. “Specialty food and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
HBS Vets Support Homeless Comrades
the nearby Spangler Center, a small green tent on the grounds of the School took on symbolic importance for students and other members of the HBS community last February. The two-person tent was pitched by the HBS Armed Forces Alumni... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance