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04 Oct 2023

Harvard Business School Announces 2023-2024 Cohort of Executive Fellows

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BOSTON—Harvard Business School (HBS) has announced its newest cohort of 57 Executive Fellows for the 2023-2024 academic year. The Executive Fellows Program seeks to leverage the expertise of outstanding practitioners—many of whom are alumni—to enhance teaching and learning at the School. All fellows partner with at least one HBS faculty member to bring their business experience into the HBS community.

The fellows contribute to the School by collaborating on curricular and co-curricular activities. These include, but are not limited to, co-teaching course sessions in the elective curriculum, offering career counseling and development coaching, co-leading Short Intensive Programs (SIPs), and delivering workshop sessions in the MBA Program. Fellows also bring their expertise to the School’s HBS Online and Executive Education programs by collaborating with faculty in case development and other research projects. Fellow appointments range from a few months to one year and may be extended.

“Since its launch in 2020, the Executive Fellows program has enabled HBS to engage with a remarkable collection of talented practitioners,” said Professor Len Schlesinger, chair of the program. “The breadth and depth of experience that these individuals bring to our community is beyond impressive, and their real-world perspectives and practical observations provide a rich complement to the learning and teaching that takes place on our campus. We are incredibly fortunate to benefit from their time and expertise.”

The 2023-2024 Executive Fellows and the HBS faculty members with whom they will be collaborating are:

Milena Alberti-Perez (MBA 2001), Independent Board Director, Digimarc
Alberti-Perez is collaborating with Mark Egan and Fritz Foley on the MBA elective curriculum course Corporate Financial Operations.

Frantz Alphonse (MBA 2000), Co-Founder and Senior Managing Director, Project Black at Ariel Alternatives, LLC
Alphonse is collaborating with Jeffrey Bussgang, Archie Jones, and Henry McGee on the MBA elective curriculum course Scaling Minority Businesses.

Peter Barrett, Partner, Atlas Venture
Barrett is working with the Health Care Initiative, where he serves as a key advisor and mentor for the Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship aimed at commercializing biomedical innovation from Harvard’s laboratories and teaching hospitals.

Marla Beck (MBA 1998), Co-Founder, Bluemercury
Beck is collaborating with Lynda Applegate on her course in the Owner/President Management program in Executive Education.

Ethan Z. Bernstein (MBA 2023), Investor and COO, Four Cities Capital
Bernstein is collaborating with Julia Austin on the MBA elective curriculum field course Startup Operations.

Rob Biederman (MBA 2014), Co-Founder, Catalant Technologies and Founder/Managing Partner, Asymmetric Capital Partners. Biederman is collaborating with Jeffrey Rayport on the MBA elective curriculum course Scaling Technology Ventures.

Bertrand Bodson (MBA 2003), CEO, Keywords Studios
Bodson is collaborating with Karim Lakhani on projects related to AI and generative AI strategy and implementation in companies in a variety of sectors including technology, media, and entertainment.

James (Jay) Bradner (AB 1994, MMS 2007), Former President, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
Bradner is collaborating with Malcolm Baker and Amitabh Chandra on the MBA Short Intensive Program Investing in the Life Sciences.

Zach Brauer, Founder of Pivot Education and Finance Partner at GV
Brauer is collaborating with Bussgang on the MBA elective curriculum field course Venture Capital Journey.

Paul Clancy, Board of Directors Member, various biotech companies including Agios Pharmaceuticals and Incyte Corporation
Clancy is collaborating with Chandra and Foley on projects related to the MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences program; with Foley on the MBA elective curriculum course Corporate Financial Operations; and with Baker and Chandra on the MBA Short Intensive Program Investing in the Life Sciences.

Marcelo Claure, Chairman and CEO, Claure Capital
Claure is collaborating with Lakhani and the Digital, Data, and Design Institute at Harvard on projects related to artificial intelligence adoption and implications.

Tom Clay (MBA 1997), CEO, Xtalic Corporation
Clay is collaborating with Josh Krieger and Jim Matheson on the MBA elective curriculum course Tough Tech Ventures and with Tom Eisenmann on projects related to the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences program.

Miguel Fernando Diaz Moreno (MBA 2019), Search Project Manager, Google
Diaz Moreno is collaborating with Kyle Myers and will contribute to various courses focused on healthcare, technology, and entrepreneurship.

Patrick Dickinson (MBA 2009), Founder and Managing Partner, Ninth Street Capital Partners
Dickinson is collaborating with Rick Ruback and Royce Yudkoff on the MBA elective curriculum courses Entrepreneurship through Acquisition and Financial Management of Smaller Firms.

Rana el Kaliouby, Deputy CEO, Smart Eye; Co-Founder and CEO, Affectiva
El Kaliouby is collaborating with Lakhani on projects related to artificial intelligence and analytics, engaging with both MBA and doctoral students.

Sarah Endline (MBA 2001), CEO, RIOT Strategic Advisory
Endline is engaged with the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship, collaborating with students and HBS faculty members including Eisenmann and Shikhar Ghosh.

Jennifer Fonstad (MBA 1997), Co-Founder, Owl Capital Group
Fonstad is collaborating with Lynn Paine on projects related to corporate governance, and with Rayport on the MBA elective curriculum course Scaling Technology Ventures.

Spencer Glendon (PhD 1999), Founder, Probable Futures
Glendon is collaborating with Mike Toffel to develop course materials on identifying and managing business risks associated with climate change.

Susan Wilner Golden (ScD 1981, PMD 1990), Director, dciX at Stanford University
Golden is collaborating with Rembrand Koning on the MBA Weekend Sprint The 100-Year Life.

Jackie Grant, Principal, Abingworth Partners
 Grant is collaborating with Satish Tadikonda on the MBA elective curriculum course Entrepreneurship in the Life Sciences.

Rachel Greenwald (MBA 1993), Founder and CEO, Elevated Connections
Greenwald is collaborating with Jill Avery on the HBS Online course on personal branding, which is part of the Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business (CLIMB) program.

Mike Harmon (MBA 1997), Managing Partner, Gaviota Advisors, LLC
Harmon is collaborating with Guhan Subramanian on the HBS/HLS elective curriculum course Deals.

Joseph Higgins (MBA 1995), Former President, Visual Comfort & Co.
Higgins is collaborating with Ruback and Yudkoff on the MBA elective curriculum courses Entrepreneurship through Acquisition and Financial Management of Smaller Firms. He is also working on a case with Ruback for the elective curriculum course Market Perspectives.

Matt Higgins, Co-Founder and CEO, RSE Ventures
Higgins is collaborating with Ayelet Israeli and Schlesinger on the MBA Short Intensive Program Moving Beyond DTC.

Reynir Indahl (MBA 1998), Managing Partner, Summa Equity
Indahl is collaborating with George Serafeim on projects related to climate and sustainability efforts in private equity.

Vladimir Jacimovic (MBA 1992), CEO and Founder, Continuum Capital Partners LLC and ContinuumLab.ai
Jacimovic is collaborating with Lakhani on issues of AI-first businesses. He will also engage with students and other HBS faculty members on projects related to digital transformation.

Stephen Kaufman (MBA 1965), Former HBS Senior Lecturer; Retired Chairman and CEO, Arrow Electronics; Board of Directors, Seek Thermal
Kaufman is collaborating with faculty members from the Technology and Operations Management unit on projects related to the Executive Education program Disruptive Innovation: Strategies for a Successful Enterprise.

David Kilimnik, CEO & Founder, Hero Digital.
Kilimnik is collaborating with Ashish Nanda on a case related to a digital consulting firm, with potential application in the MBA required curriculum course Strategy and the Executive Education program Leading Professional Service Firms.

Kelly Kimball (HBAP 2022), Founder and Chair, Vitu, and Co-Founder, F5 Collective
Kimball is collaborating with Eisenmann and other faculty members in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit on projects related to training future founders.

Ben Kirshner (OPM 2018), Chief Transformation and Opportunity Officer, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Kirshner is collaborating with Jake Cook on the MBA elective curriculum course Digital Marketing Workshop.

Philip Kuai (OPM 223), Partner, YUE Accelerator
Kuai is collaborating with Feng Zhu on projects related to technology, entrepreneurship, and emerging markets.

Ann Le Cam, Former SVP, Talent and Production at Walt Disney Animation Studios and WētāFX
Le Cam is collaborating with the Leadership Initiative and several HBS faculty members, including Linda Hill, to explore how to develop leadership for the digital world and build a culture of innovation.

Vivian Lee (AB 1986, MD 1992), Former President & Founder, of Verily Health Platforms
Lee is collaborating with Robert Huckman and the Health Care Initiative on projects related to healthcare delivery, sustainability, and resilience.

Jorge Luis Leon (MBA 2019), Project and Strategy Lead, Meta
 Leon is collaborating with Leslie Perlow on the MBA elective curriculum course Crafting Your Life: The First 10 Years Post-MBA.

Harish Manwani, Senior Operating Partner, Blackstone
Manwani is collaborating with Ranjay Gulati on the MBA elective curriculum course Entrepreneurial Management in a Turnaround Environment.

William Marks (SB 2012, SM 2013, MBA 2023), Former Director of Strategy and Operations, Seismic Therapeutics
Marks is collaborating with Ghosh on the MBA elective curriculum course 3 Technologies that Will Change the World in the Next Decade.

Greg Marsh (MBA 2006), Co-Founder and CEO, Nous
Marsh is collaborating with Rayport on the MBA elective curriculum Immersive Field Course: London; Entrepreneurship in the UK and Europe.

Sunand Menon (MBA 2001), Founder, New Media Insight; Chief Product Officer, RANE
Menon is collaborating with the Leadership Initiative and several HBS faculty members, including Hill, to explore how to develop leadership for the digital world and build a culture of innovation.

John Mulliken, Senior Advisor, Boston Consulting Group and Former Chief Technology Officer, Wayfair
 Mulliken is collaborating with Serafeim on the MBA elective curriculum course Risks, Opportunities, and Investments in the Era of Climate Change.

Marily Nika, Product Lead, Meta
Nika is collaborating with Lakhani on projects related to product management and strategy.

Andy Pforzheimer (AB 1984), Co-Founder and Former CEO, Barteca Restaurant Group
Pforzheimer is collaborating with Michael Kaufman on the MBA elective curriculum course Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry.

Deepa Purushothaman, Founder, the re.write
Purushothaman is collaborating with Robin Ely on projects related to the Race, Gender & Equity Initiative.

Maliha Quadir (MBA 2006), Founder & CEO, Shohoz
 Quadir is collaborating with Andy Wu on projects related to consumer technology in emerging markets in Asia.

Javier Rojas (MBA 1989), Managing Partner, Savant Growth
 Rojas is collaborating with faculty members in the Entrepreneurial Management unit, including Jeff Bussgang, Lindsay Hyde, and Christina Wallace, on projects related to the MBA elective curriculum course Launching Tech Ventures.

Simon Rothman (MBA 1995), Partner, Greylock Partners
Rothman is collaborating with faculty members in the Entrepreneurial Management unit, including Bussgang, Hyde, and Wallace, on projects related to the MBA elective curriculum course Launching Tech Ventures.

Javier Saade (MBA 2000), Partner, Fenway Summer and Former Associate Administrator for the Small Business Administration
 Saade is collaborating with Brian Trelstad on the MBA elective curriculum course Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change and the HBS Impact Investment Fund.

Alexandra Schweitzer, Consultant, Commonwealth Care Alliance
Schweitzer is collaborating with Dutch Leonard and the Social Enterprise Initiative on projects related to systems-level leadership.

Rudina Seseri (MBA 2005), Founding Partner, Glasswing Ventures
Seseri is engaged with the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship, working with students and several HBS faculty members, including Eisenmann and Ghosh.

Shardule Shah (MBA 2022), CEO & Co-Founder, Lime Therapeutics
 Shah is collaborating with Tadikonda on the MBA elective curriculum course Entrepreneurship in the Life Sciences.

Angela Thurston (MDiv 2016), Co-Founder, Sacred Design Lab
 Thurston is collaborating with Nien-he Hsieh and Derek van Bever on the MBA elective curriculum course The Spiritual Lives of Leaders.

Richard Vieira (MBA 1995), Managing Director and Co-Head, Cowen Technology Media and Telecom Group
 Vieira is collaborating with Krieger and Matheson on the MBA elective curriculum course Tough Tech Ventures.

Anna Marie Wagner (AB 2011, MBA 2017), Senior Vice President, Ginkgo Bioworks
 Wagner is collaborating with Hyde on projects related to women’s leadership and the MBA elective curriculum course Avoiding Startup Failure.

Rochelle Walensky (MPH 2001), Former Director of the Centers for Disease Control
Walensky is collaborating with Huckman and the Health Care Initiative on projects related to the healthcare workforce, financing, access, and pandemic preparedness.

Brian Walker (MS HPM 2014), Former Chairman and CEO of Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers
Walker is collaborating with Regina Herzlinger on projects related to women in entrepreneurship and innovation in health care.

Toto Wolff, Principal, Mercedes Formula One Team
 Wolff is collaborating with Anita Elberse on the MBA Short Intensive Program High-Performance Management: Leading a Formula One Team.

Charles Wu, Managing Director and Founding Partner of BayNorth Capital
Wu is collaborating with faculty members in the Finance Unit, including Arthur Segel, on projects and courses related to real estate.

Sheela Zemlin (MBA 1998), GTM Advisor, AI and SaaS Venture Portfolios, and Former Executive at Bakkt, Bill.com, and PwC
Zemlin is collaborating with Mark Roberge and Lou Shipley on the MBA elective curriculum course Entrepreneurial Sales to create additional connections between HBS and Silicon Valley.
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