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- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
funds to support them. As these students search for role models, they would do well to look to their benefactor, who worked his way up from the streets of Brooklyn to the top of the business world. Ann M. Fudge (MBA '77) Executive Vice...
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- 19 Apr 2024
- News
Alumni Host Energy CEO Summit in Houston; Austin Club Co-Hosts SXSW Reception
Clubs News Clubs News Houston Alumni Host Annual Energy CEO Summit The HBS Club of Houston presented its fourth annual Energy CEO Summit on April 3, which featured four of the industry’s top CEOs discussing trends and challenges around the theme of “Energy Security and...
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Margie Kelley
- 29 Nov 2023
- News
A Holiday Benefit Dinner in LA; Seattle Club Revival Underway
Executive Education courses: Driving Nonprofit Performance and Innovation and Governing for Nonprofit Excellence. “Through these scholarships, we’re able to have a direct and meaningful impact on the local community,” says Chen. “We’re...
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Margie Kelley
- 26 May 2016
- News
W. James McNerney Jr., MBA 1975
General Electric 1997 Named President and CEO, GE Aircraft Engines 2000 Named Chairman and CEO, 3M 2005 Named Chairman, President, and CEO, Boeing 2015 Named CEO of the Year by Chief Executive magazine 2016 View Details
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Egon P.S. Zehnder (MBA '56)
that distinguish top performance." What matters to Egon Zehnder? Sure, the founder of one of the world's largest executive search firms believes that new hires must possess piercing intellectual skills and résumés that ring with...
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- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
management—most believe the world is behind where it should be to achieve net-zero by 2050. Therefore, it is incumbent on all business leaders to aggressively execute against their companies’ net-zero plan. Aris Papadopoulos (MBA 1985)...
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- 24 Apr 2014
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Advancing the cause of women’s leadership in business
Having broken barriers in her own career, Ilene Lang (AB 1965, MBA 1973) has made it her mission to help other women succeed in business. The retired CEO of Catalyst now serves as senior advisor of the global research and advisory firm,...
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- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Class of 1942 Chair Honors Paul Lawrence, Promotes Leadership
HBS professor Michael Tushman has been named the first incumbent of the Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professorship of Business Administration. Tushman is internationally recognized for his work on the relations between technological change, View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
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 Oct 1998
- News
Class of 1949 Gift Supports HBS Faculty Development
L. Gregory, Jr. (MBA '49), retired chairman of Rohm & Haas and chairman of the 45th Reunion campaign, noted, "Our class recognizes the importance of a superior faculty in maintaining the School's leadership position in management...
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Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
John Batcha: Sowing the Seeds to Fight Hunger
Smiles all around: Guatemalan schoolchildren enjoy the fruits of their labor. photo courtesy John Batcha Batcha in his Charlotte, North Carolina, garden with his grandchildren, Nicole and David Spencer. photo by Roger Ball When he retired...
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- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Winston to Lead the Global Initiative
As the new executive director of the HBS Global Initiative, Victoria Winston will be a central figure in the School’s efforts to chart the future for its global activities. Last winter, Dean Jay Light convened a faculty task force, led by...
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- 22 Mar 2016
- News
Bill (MBA 1966) and Penny George
answering President Kennedy’s call to give back. He then transitioned to the private sector. “I’ve always been interested in how leadership leads to service,” says George, who served in senior executive positions at Honeywell and Litton...
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- 01 Jun 2008
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Where Are They Now?
transitioning early I could build a new career and contribute to society on a wider scale,” he observes, describing his decision to retire in 2003 at age 55. He resolved to work in areas and on issues that inspired “as much passion and...
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- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Trouble in Mouse Land
for Eisner’s reelection to the board. “I was looking for a case about executive compensation and corporate governance,” says Beaulieu, who teaches the elective Coordination, Control, and Management of Organizations (CCMO). “I wanted to...
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- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Lesson from the Fall
consider four innovations: Expanding their cohort of directors to include retired executives and entrepreneurs who have the time to serve as truly focused directors; Increasing the level of director...
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- 20 Feb 2019
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Building an Ecosystem for African Entrepreneurs
prosperity,” says Elumelu. “That is at the heart of Africapitalism.” The retired chief executive officer, now chairman of the United Bank of Africa (UBA) and the founder of Heirs Holdings, Elumelu has put...
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April White
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Scott D. Cook
about," he notes. A proud father of three, Cook now serves as Intuit's chairman of the executive committee of the board, having handed over the role of CEO in 1994 "to someone who is actually good at it," he says with a laugh. First job...
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- 06 Sep 2013
- News
More Seats at the Table
percent a decade ago to 38 percent today, according to a study by the executive search firm Spencer Stuart. While age may bring wisdom, it often doesn't bring familiarity with things like digital marketing or other essential business...
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- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Christensen and Vernon Remembered
formally retired in 1990, he continued to write, teach, and offer seminars on case-method teaching until the last months of his life. Thousands of his students, including HBS professor Michael E. Porter, have never forgotten the impact he...
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