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- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Environmental Impact
the School’s intellectual contributions as they relate to climate change, sustainability, agribusiness, and good governance.” McCaw has funded an endowment to support the School’s Business and Environment Initiative that will advance...
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- 01 Dec 1999
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Christensen and Vernon Remembered
interest in me were the reasons I considered an academic career and developed a passion for research," said Porter, who holds an endowed professorship named after his mentor. Born on August 17, 1919, Christensen grew up in Iowa City and...
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- 01 Mar 2014
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Building Capacity in the Social Sector
case in point. The retired director of planned giving at Lehigh University and head of his family's real-estate and investment management firm, Thun first learned about the SEI during an HBS reunion presentation. As his 50th Reunion...
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- 01 Feb 1998
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Former HBS Dean Fouraker Dies at 74
and unshakable integrity. His dedication to quality and the high standards he set in everything he did strengthened the School immeasurably for all who followed in his path." Lawrence Edward Fouraker was born in Bryan, Texas, on October 28, 1923. His college years at...
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- 21 Dec 2022
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HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion
iStock MESSAGE FROM DEAN SRIKANT DATAR On February 27, Dean Srikant Datar sent a message to the HBS community regarding the invasion of Ukraine, noting the resources available to those looking to offer support and highlighting learning opportunities available at HBS....
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- 02 Apr 2019
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Remembering William Wilder
McGill University and went to work for Wood Gundy as a bond salesman. In 1948 he decided to pursue his MBA at Harvard Business School, often describing his two years at the School as a life-changing experience that was invaluable in...
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- 01 Jun 2008
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America the Difficult
Fritz Foley, University of Michigan professor James R. Hines Jr., and I have shown that distorted environments are precisely where multinational firms have an advantage relative to local firms. In countries with weak capital markets and...
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- 01 Oct 1996
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Lasting Impressions
15 moratorium that shut down universities across the country to protest the Vietnam War. That demonstration brought Harvard University economist John Kenneth Galbraith to the HBS campus for a speech against...
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Deborah E. Blagg
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Executive Action
after a woman on the Harvard campus and the first building named after an American with a Chinese surname. As part of the gift, the Chao family has also endowed the Ruth Mulan Chu and James S. C. Chao Family Fellowship Fund to support...
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- 10 Jul 2016
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Georgetown Dean Thomas Returns to Teaching
(photo courtesy of Georgetown University) (photo courtesy of Georgetown University) McDonough School of Business Dean David Thomas is stepping down after five years at Georgetown University with plans to move back into a research and...
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- 01 Sep 2015
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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...
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Drew Faust
- 01 Feb 2000
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OPM Honors Marty Marshall with Professorship
Last fall, graduates of the Owner/President Management Program (OPM) honored one of their favorite professors by endowing a new HBS chair: the Martin Marshall OPM Professorship of Business Administration. A member of the HBS faculty for...
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- 30 Nov 2017
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SEAS Complex Reaches for a New Frontier
Harvard Business School Dean Nitin Nohria, a wide cross-section of faculty, alumni, students, and friends from across the University were joined by the Turner Construction team, Allston residents, and Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh and...
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- 25 Apr 2014
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Investing in Innovation
alumni Inform, identify, and engage the next generation of HBS leaders Strengthen the perception of HBS and business in the world Engage with and support the University in new and mutually beneficial ways Raise funds for current...
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- 01 Dec 1999
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New Jakurski Chair Supports Research in Global Finance
endow a chair at the School. After graduating from HBS as a Baker Scholar, he worked for a number of years at Unibanco, Brazil's third largest bank, including service as executive director. In 1983, he and three partners founded Pactual,...
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- 24 Apr 2014
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Understanding the language of business
financial outlook, published in the annual financial report. As a cochair of The Harvard Campaign, he helped ensure Harvard’s strong financial footing through the 21st century. Rothenberg’s generosity to Harvard University went beyond...
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- 01 Jun 2018
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The Importance of Philanthropy
Thanks to the generosity of alumni and friends over many years, HBS is fortunate to have an endowment that provides a foundation of support for core priorities. However, contrary to popular belief, the View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
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HBS Releases First-Ever Financial Report
represents about 7.5 percent of Harvard’s overall endowment. Over 93 percent of the HBS endowment is restricted for purposes specified by donors. The University distributes approximately 4 to 5 percent of...
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- 02 Jan 2018
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Reconsidering Retirement
think long term. That meant looking not just a few decades ahead to his own retirement, but also as much as a century ahead to his infant son’s old age. He needed to think like a university shepherding its endowment. That was the impetus...
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- 01 May 2013
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Bridgitt Bertram Evans & Bruce Evans, both MBA 1986
Evans helped launch the Harvard Innovation Lab. They also have endowed a fellowship that supports students from Miami University Ohio and Vanderbilt University.
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