The HBS Summer Fellows Program enables students to apply their classroom training as they explore career opportunities in roles or regions where compensation is generally lower than the traditional MBA level. This summer, we are connecting with some of our 59 Social Enterprise Summer Fellows, who are working around the world to develop skills and knowledge while having significant responsibility and high impact. [...]
This post is part of our Social Enterprise Initiative 25th anniversary blog series, which highlights some of the faculty, staff, students, and alumni who have been a part of SEI throughout the years. In this post, Pato Bichara (MBA 2015) shares his insights on leading an innovative social enterprise and working to transform the economic development of a region. Pato is the CEO of Collective Academy, an education platform that is forging the next generation of leaders in Latin America. [...]
This post is part of our Social Enterprise Initiative 25th anniversary blog series, which highlights some of the faculty, staff, students, and alumni who have been a part of SEI throughout the years. In this post, Misan Rewane (MBA 2013, NVC 2013 Winner) shares her insights on founding and leading a social enterprise. Misan is the cofounder and CEO of WAVE (West Africa Vocational Education), an organization dedicated to tackling youth unemployment in West Africa. [...]
Barry Puritz & Richard Kane
Alumni
The Skills Gap Program (“SGP”), now in its fifth year at the Harvard Business School Club of New York (“the Club”), was initiated in response to Harvard Business School’s initial report on U.S. Competitiveness by Professors Michael Porter and Jan Rivkin. Working with the school’s team throughout, the NY group has focused so far on solving the identified issue of a skills gap for middle income positions which we pegged as the $40,000+ range. By addressing the problem from the viewpoint of the employer we built a model for a partnership between business and education which allowed business to drive curriculum. The Club’s key role has been as “network integrator,” wherein we facilitate conversations leading to relationships between employers and NY community colleges. [...]