Marcel Ohngemach (MBA ’22) shares how 264.education provides access to education in developing countries and how the HBS community can contribute. Tell us more about your background and what inspired you to be an entrepreneur. I grew up in Southern Germany close to Stuttgart, the Motor City, which is home to Mercedes-Benz and Porsche. Out… Continue reading Start-up Corner: Building Schools for 264 Million Children
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Interview with Marc Rey, CEO of Shiseido Americas
Marc Rey believes “luxury is still about aspiration and emotional connection.” While everyone in the beauty space has been speaking about digital disruption, Rey (CEO of Shiseido Americas) believes digital development is not a technological shift, but a change in business model that enables consumer intimacy and builds a lifetime connection. He must know a… Continue reading Interview with Marc Rey, CEO of Shiseido Americas
Europe Comes to Harvard
One of Harvard’s most important features throughout history has been its unique role as a free and open arena where even the most critical and challenging debates could happen. The European Conference, which took place on March 3rd and 4th 2017, with its panel mix on politics, business, and culture, was surely the confirmation that… Continue reading Europe Comes to Harvard
36 Hour Travel Guide: Lisbon, Portugal
A new section in The Harbus profiling the exotic places HBS students visit on long weekends, and the interesting things to do, see, and eat while you’re there. With an air of majestic elegance, historic beauty and envious affordability, Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal, offers visitors a rich blend of Western European heritage, several… Continue reading 36 Hour Travel Guide: Lisbon, Portugal
2017: a crucial year for Europe
Few years will be as decisive for the future of Europe as 2017. A series of pivotal elections across the continent—including votes in France, Germany and Italy, three of the six founding countries of predecessor EU treaties—will test the European democracy and integration project against a rising wave of populism, strongly fuelled by continuing economic… Continue reading 2017: a crucial year for Europe
Brexit – A Geopolitical Perspective
The nail in the coffin for “Great” Britain? On June 23rd, the British people will vote in a national referendum and will answer the following question; “Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave?” Whilst a seemingly straightforward question, if the British people vote through simple majority to exit the EU (dubbed… Continue reading Brexit – A Geopolitical Perspective
Social Impact And Balancing Social Value With Financial Value
Why investing in Education is so frustrating for the Impact investor When I was young, my family would often visit my paternal grandparents’ home in rural Kisumu, Kenya. On one of our visits, I remember pestering my mother to let me start a school in our home, after seeing how bad the local rural district… Continue reading Social Impact And Balancing Social Value With Financial Value
Where Business and Society Intersect: An interview with Lord John Browne, former BP CEO
Vipul Chhajer (Class of ’16) sat down with Lord John Browne, the former CEO of British Petroleum and the first openly LBGT leader of a Fortune 100 company, and his co-authors, Robin Nuttall and Tommy Stadlen, to discuss their new book, Connect, and challenges at the intersection of business and society. The following conversation has… Continue reading Where Business and Society Intersect: An interview with Lord John Browne, former BP CEO
Winning Sustainably: Harvard Students Make Top Ten Finalists in Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge
Every year, Morgan Stanley runs the Sustainable Investing Challenge, which gives students a platform to create sustainable and profitable solutions to varying world problems. The organization’s study defines sustainable investing as “the practice of making investments in companies or investments which aim to achieve market-rate financial returns while pursuing positive social and/or environmental impact.” This… Continue reading Winning Sustainably: Harvard Students Make Top Ten Finalists in Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Should I stay or should I go now? If I go there will be trouble. And if I stay it will be double. So you gotta let me know. Should I stay or should I go? –The Clash Brazil is fighting two battles at this very moment. The first is the biggest economic crisis since 1994, when the Real… Continue reading Should I Stay or Should I Go?
We Can Be Heroes: How These Illustrious HBS Alums Would Change History
By Vaibhav Singh, HBS Class of 2017 David Bowie, rock star, poet, actor and icon, died on January 10th 2016. He recorded one of his most popular singles, “Heroes” back in 1977, celebrating two lovers who meet at the Berlin Wall, trying to find a way to be together. The wall stood there for another… Continue reading We Can Be Heroes: How These Illustrious HBS Alums Would Change History
International Surprises: The Best of Field 2 Travels
By Annie Lindseth, HBS Class of 2017 What could possibly happen when you send 900 MBAs to 12 countries to interview locals and develop new products? It turns out that you can’t anticipate everything, even with a GEO team organizing minute details. And that’s a good thing. Unexpected experiences made Field 2 travel more fun… Continue reading International Surprises: The Best of Field 2 Travels
Living La Vida Loca: #LifeAtHBS
The Harbus sat down with 4 International RCs about their experience transitioning into living in Cambridge. Their wise advice ranges from how to find kindred spirits amongst the busy bees that are HBS MBA students, to finding time between the multitude of HBS activities to explore Boston. For all of them, this is their first… Continue reading Living La Vida Loca: #LifeAtHBS
HBS MBA Interview Prep: A Step-by-Step Walkthrough
Congratulations on receiving your HBS interview invitation! (Or, on being organized enough to start thinking about an interview anyway.) Staying organized and practicing will be critical to your success during this phase. Have no fear, The Harbus is here to help you best prepare and position yourself for this coveted interview. Since The Harbus is… Continue reading HBS MBA Interview Prep: A Step-by-Step Walkthrough
My work assessing asylum claims for the UK government convinced me Europe must act together to resolve the current humanitarian crisis
The young Sri Lankan woman sitting opposite me began crying before I could introduce myself. The interpreter remained silent and looked to me to respond; the terms of his contract prohibited him from engaging in conversation with the woman. I rifled through my papers with their standard opening statements to a blank page and made… Continue reading My work assessing asylum claims for the UK government convinced me Europe must act together to resolve the current humanitarian crisis
Reflecting on Mexican Independence Day as a HBS student
EC Rogelio Magana Shoemaker shares his thoughts on what Mexico’s Independence Day means to him as National Hispanic Awareness Month begins in the United States. This year, Mexicans around the world will celebrate the country’s 205th Día de la Independencia on September 16th. Megan Fairbank: You grew up and worked in Mexico City, Mexico, before… Continue reading Reflecting on Mexican Independence Day as a HBS student