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- 24 May 2017
- News
David G. Bradley, MBA 1977
of the owner as setting general guidelines and hiring the right people to carry out the mission.” “My one talent is an ability to spot talent,” Bradley claims. While he certainly has deep reserves of other talents— creativity,...
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Susan Young
- 27 Oct 2015
- News
Sweet Success
responsible for overall investment, strategic planning, and asset management. Looking for the perfect location for a family vacation retreat in 2009, Turner and his wife, Lydia, found and purchased 400 acres of pristine land in Dover...
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Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
S. McNamara, were few; he apparently did not return for reunions nor did he contribute to the Bulletin’s Class Notes. At graduation, MacDonald requested that his diploma be mailed to him. From Cambridge, MacDonald moved his family back to...
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- 11 Mar 2021
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Leading with Heart
overwhelming. In five days, we had more than 250,000 pounds. We had to go back on the radio and appeal to people to stop sending checks because we had no way to even process it. And it was a moment of a deep connection with humanity for...
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- 01 Feb 2002
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It's academic. (Not!)
(AMS), an international business and IT consulting firm. "The impact the professors were having on my sectionmates and me made a deep impression." Wasserman recalled that one of the most enjoyable aspects of his work life had been helping...
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- 24 Apr 2014
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In the business of empowering women entrepreneurs
As a cofounder and managing director of the Women’s Venture Capital Fund (WVCF), Monica Dodi (MBA 1984) backs female-led, early-stage ventures in digital media and sustainable products and services. Dodi says these emerging consumer markets for women and View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
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The way to measure success
exponentially to positively impact the lives of millions. Through his family foundation and the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation, Kraft has donated hundreds of millions to nonprofit organizations....
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- 01 Dec 2001
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Cable Gal
part-time. The old fires still burn, however, even though she is profoundly at peace. "I'm very tough, I'm very competitive," declared McCollough, who cites her strong Christian beliefs and church work as affording her a deep inner calm....
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- 23 Feb 2021
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Dan Koh Named Labor Department’s Chief of Staff
second turn as Walsh’s chief of staff. Koh is credited with introducing a “tech-savvy jolt of energy” to the mayor’s office when he joined in 2014, after a serving as chief of staff to Arianna Huffington at the Huffington Post. Koh also comes from a View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
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Recognizing the Value Proposition
my life,” he says. Now chairman emeritus of Greylock, McCance is focused on giving back. He and his daughters run a family foundation that supports K–12 education, environmental conservation, and medical research. “Being a good...
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- 01 Feb 1998
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Running Up the Score
business is often considered just a branch of the entertainment industry, clearly it is much more than that. Sports are part of the fabric of society, with components of deep emotional attachment, civic pride, and View Details
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Garry Emmons
- 02 Sep 2022
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Strength in Numbers
Mark Verdi, Jan Swartz, and Rob Swartz Jan and Rob Swartz and Mark Verdi (all MBA 1996) and Mark’s wife, Gina, have witnessed, firsthand, the negative effects of our nation’s disjointed approach toward the treatment of mental illness. “It’s fragmented and fractured,”...
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- 01 Jun 2011
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Howard Stevenson: The Personal Side
“Howard is the fiercest man I have ever known — fiercely interested in the world and its people, fiercely loyal to family and friends. Of course, he is also fiercely honest.” — HBS professor Myra Hart “Howard cares so much about HBS and...
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- 01 Jun 2016
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In My Humble Opinion: Julie Bishop (AMP 151, 1996)
people.” Deep roots: “I am the fifth generation of my family to grow up on a farm in the Adelaide Hills. We grew apples and cherries, and raised sheep.” Role model: Her mother, who died in 2005. “She was my...
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Julia Hanna; photography by X99/Zuma
- 01 Oct 2002
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Jeremiah P. Murphy, Jr.
in 1998. “We leveraged our three main strengths: our name, our membership, and our real estate,” Murphy notes. With deep Harvard connections (Murphy is a 1973 College graduate, his daughter graduated last year, and his son is currently a...
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- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Vive la Madeleine!
the third of five children. The family placed a heavy emphasis on the value of good, honest labor; at 18, he became a firefighter to help pay his university expenses. The occupying workers also came from large families, and many had...
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- 02 Sep 2018
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Havana Rising
as hard as it can be to overcome infrastructure issues, Gordon’s challenges go well beyond lemon shortages and umbrella access: She’s a first-time entrepreneur trying to build a family business in a country with an ever-shifting stance...
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Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North
- 01 Apr 2000
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
for improvements and enhancements in their respective areas in final reports they will present to the Dean after our spring meeting. Our January gathering took place in Boston during a snowy deep freeze. We are grateful to the stalwart...
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Edmund A. Hajim (MBA '64)
- 01 Mar 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
Deep Blue Eyes on the Greek Isles by Dimitri S. Sarantis (MBA 1979) (Demetrios Sarantis) A romantic suspense novel involving a young Greek businessman and a young Greek applicant to HBS, whose romance is threatened by plots fomented by...
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- 08 Sep 2016
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How We Make It Work
Edited by Julia Hanna and Dan Morrell Above: Josh Escher, hard at work as father Peter supervises. (photo by Michael Hanson) The phrase “work-life balance”—that mythical equilibrium between career and family responsibilities—has been...
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