Tag: alumni

Employment Committee Continues to Seek Harvard Community Views

The University-wide committee that was formed in May 2001 to examine issues relating to the economic welfare and opportunities of lower-paid employees at Harvard, both those employed directly by the University and those employed by companies that provide on-campus services to the University continues to seek the views of the Harvard community. The Harvard Committee… Continue reading Employment Committee Continues to Seek Harvard Community Views

Harvard Management Deserves Reward for Great Performance

Harvard Management Company (HMC), a private company that manages the Harvard University endowment, once again outperformed its benchmark during the most recent fiscal year. Given the overall weakness in the global financial markets during this period, HMC’s performance is particularly impressive. HMC employs a team of investment professionals that use an active management strategy. The… Continue reading Harvard Management Deserves Reward for Great Performance

Three Alumni Confirmed Dead, Others Missing

The September 11 attacks on New York and Washington have taken the lives of at least three Harvard Business School alumni and others remain missing. All three alumni died as a result of American Airlines flight 11 crashing into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Waleed Iskandar, ’93B, was a passenger on flight… Continue reading Three Alumni Confirmed Dead, Others Missing

Clark Praises "Amazing Humanity" of HBS Community During Tragedy

Before the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon last week, Dean Kim Clark had already experienced personal loss. On Tuesday morning, he was in New Mexico preparing to attend his father-in-law’s funeral when he learned of the terrorists’ action. In an interview with The Harbus, Clark gave his thoughts on the tragedy… Continue reading Clark Praises "Amazing Humanity" of HBS Community During Tragedy

Three Alumni Confirmed Dead, Others Missing

The September 11 attacks on New York and Washington have taken the lives of at least three Harvard Business School alumni and others remain missing. All three alumni died as a result of American Airlines flight 11 crashing into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Waleed Iskandar, ’93B, was a passenger on flight… Continue reading Three Alumni Confirmed Dead, Others Missing

Alumni Counting Heads Online

Harvard Business School’s most recent alumni have conducted a rapid head count among their ranks using message boards on the Internet. While most people have turned up safe and sound, some remain unaccounted for as their classmates request and hope for good news. The most active site for the online head count is www.finebrand.com/statuses, where… Continue reading Alumni Counting Heads Online

Catching the Real Estate Train

There is no denying it. Real estate is all the rage at HBS these days. The evidence is everywhere: the explosion in Real Estate Club membership, massive over-subscription to the school’s one real estate class, and of course, intense competition for positions in the field. Only a few years ago, interest in this industry was… Continue reading Catching the Real Estate Train

Hell Week Redefined

This last week has been hell in a number of different ways. The first-years had their interviews for internships, the war in the Middle East loomed ever closer and seven very intelligent, amazingly accomplished people lost their lives in space. On this basis, the mood of despondency on campus is understandable. One person summed it… Continue reading Hell Week Redefined

Life in the Life Sciences for HBS Women

Emily Levy (MBA ’84) was working in a research laboratory at Yale in the early 1980s when she heard about a business called Genentech that had just gone public. “I thought, ‘Wow, there’s this whole industry of science meets business.’ Maybe I could get into that if I knew the business part,” said Levy, who… Continue reading Life in the Life Sciences for HBS Women

Social Enterprise Club's Annual Alumni Mentorship Program

This fall the Social Enterprise Club kicked off its second annual mentorship program with a well attended networking event. Doubling in size from last years pilot, the program is a way of linking HBS alumni with current students in symbiotic relationships that will nurture and strengthen over this year and in years to come. The… Continue reading Social Enterprise Club's Annual Alumni Mentorship Program

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, In perusing the latest BusinessWeek rankings of top business schools, I was surprised and dismayed to discover that the only reason this beloved institution does not occupy its rightful place as number one is due to our misguided and confused alumni. It appears that these illustrious “leaders who make a difference in the… Continue reading Letter to the Editor

Current Students Disappointed With HBS

HBS students are dissatisfied with their experience. This is the controversial result of a survey we recently conducted. Those of us who are taking Managing Human Capital or Business Marketing are familiar with the equation: Satisfaction = Performance – Expectations. To measure HBS’s satisfaction score and how it could be improved, we recently polled the… Continue reading Current Students Disappointed With HBS

Just Make It Happen!

Over the past semester, I have had the pleasure of getting to know Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991) through the new Social Enterprise Mentorship Program. Her resume includes stints at powerful for-profits like Morgan Stanley, Procter & Gamble, the United States Treasury, Coca-Cola, Launch Media. Most recently she founded a marketing consulting firm called Mavens &… Continue reading Just Make It Happen!

Helping Harvard MBAs to Help Others

I was somewhat star-struck the day I was assigned my Social Enterprise Alumni Mentor. “Hell Week” was rapidly approaching and in preparation for a summer internship search in social enterprise, I had been reading The Harvard Business School Guide to Careers in the Nonprofit Sector. As I was casually dropping Stephanie Lowell (MBA ’99) an… Continue reading Helping Harvard MBAs to Help Others

A new trek was born:

What would you think of 70 HBS and MIT-Sloan 1st and 2nd year students flying to Miami on February 15th-18th weekend? Well, although they came with brand-new tans and unbearable hangovers from the last Tequila shots of the weekend, they were actually part of the first HBS-Sloan Miami Trek. The Trek, organized jointly by the… Continue reading A new trek was born:

Where are They Now?

I have been asked time and time again – well, at least two times – what has happened to the numerous couples sent out on Intraviews. Since I frankly had no idea, I thought now would be a good time to find out. So here are the official results of the Where Are They Now?… Continue reading Where are They Now?

Social Enterprise Club launches Alumni Mentorship Program

January 30th marked the kick-off of the Social Enterprise Club’s (SEC) pilot mentorship program. The social was attended by amazing individuals working to sustain poor communities, improve the environment and educate needy children. And these were your fellow students! The night also hosted accomplished HBS alumni from the non-profit and socially-oriented for-profit sector with interests… Continue reading Social Enterprise Club launches Alumni Mentorship Program

Napa Star Cakebread Cellars Anchors the First-Ever HBS 'WineTrek'

The current job market looks remarkably more manageable after a few glasses of Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. That was the verdict last month as over 200 HBS students gathered for the annual Westrek job fair in the California Bay Area. Although the technology sector has lost much of its luster of late, Napa wine remains an… Continue reading Napa Star Cakebread Cellars Anchors the First-Ever HBS 'WineTrek'

EuroTrek 2002: Perspectives from London

Oh, how the mighty have fallen.It was quite sobering to listen to the CEO of BuildOnline give the keynote address at the opening reception of EuroTrek, held January 5-8, in London. Marc Suster has been through it all: the heady days of the dot com boom as well as the grueling reality of start-up survival.… Continue reading EuroTrek 2002: Perspectives from London

What's In a Name?

Who knew that the 29th Annual African-American Student Union (AASU) Conference would also be the last? The many prospective students, current MBAs, alumni, and business leaders in attendance during the weekend of February 23-25, 2001 learned that the yearly gathering has been renamed. Beginning in 2002 at its thirtieth anniversary gathering, the annual three-day assembly… Continue reading What's In a Name?

Columbia Business School Young Alumni Council

Getting Startedo Start the process early and stick with it. The job search can be a full time job itself. It takes time to find the right firm, get that initial meeting and build rapport. Internships are not always advertised, and you may have to volunteer time to get your foot in the door.o Be… Continue reading Columbia Business School Young Alumni Council

Trekking the World:

A number of students decided to devote part of their winter breaks to “career treks” where they could visit companies and learn about industries that are not necessarily based in the Boston area. Many students returned with new career aspirations and valuable contacts. The Harbus asked the organizers of the treks more about their journeys… Continue reading Trekking the World:

HBS Alumni Host Health Conference of the Year

What do you get when you bring 5 of the “Top 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare” to one conference? “One of the very best conferences I’ve attended,” said Professor Regina Herzlinger, who herself is number 78 on the list. The HBS Health Industry Alumni Association (HBHSIAA) held its fourth annual Healthcare conference at HBS… Continue reading HBS Alumni Host Health Conference of the Year

Shades of Gray

When I was in second grade, my mother told me, “Samantha, you can be anything you want to be when you grow up.” I believed her, as I hope all children do when they hear that. I just had to choose something, and I could be it. A universe of possibilities lay before me. In… Continue reading Shades of Gray