On Campus
New Venture Competition Winners
HBS awards more than $300,000 to alumni and student entrepreneurs.
On Campus
Road Trip
With alumni support, this summer four HBS students will team up with entrepreneurs in America's heartland.
Alumni Newsmaker
Looking Through Glass, Historically
Charlie Wilson's (MBA 1967) research into his grandfather's glassworks takes us back to a bygone era.
Alumni Newsmaker
A Walkabout to the Ocean
Andreas Merkl (MBA 1989) brings a business approach to running the Ocean Conservancy.
Alumni Newsmaker
Tapped In
Fredo Arias-King's (MBA 1996) Green and Tapped project plants pine trees on indigenous Mexican lands, offering a vital and unique income source.
Alumni Newsmaker
Making Change
Abigail Falik (MBA 2008) and her fellow Social Entrepreneurship Fellows are putting the HBS mission into action.
Alumni Newsmaker
Thanking Veterans Online
Iraq veteran Blake Hall (MBA 2010) created a digital ID card that lets companies thank veterans through online perks.
Alumni Newsmaker
Growth Strategy
David Hoffer (MBA 1995) and Jim Hourdequin (MBA 2005) cultivate a double bottom line at Lyme Timber.
Alumni Newsmaker
From Wall Street to Visual Art
Following a friend's death, Sigal Bussel (MBA 2003) decided to change focus. "I felt that I could make a difference through art."
Alumni Newsmaker
The Beauty of the Network
Entrepreneur Patti Pao (MBA 1987) on Restorsea, an innovative skin care line developed with the help of HBS friends.
May 13 2013
Education without limits
When he was filling out the forms to establish his new nonprofit in 2008, Salman Khan paused at the mission statement section. The MIT grad, a math and computer whiz with an MBA from Harvard Business School, thought for a moment, and then jotted down a powerful response: "A free world-class education for anyone anywhere."
May 09 2013
Amy Hood to take on chief financial officer role at Microsoft
Microsoft has named Amy Hood as its first woman chief financial officer, relacing Peter Klein, who will leave at the end of June. Hood, 41, was previously CFO of the business division, where she oversaw the acquisitions of Skype and Yammer, two key moves in Microsoft's strategy to protect its share of the enterprise software market.
May 09 2013
Road Trip
With alumni support, this summer four HBS students will team up with entrepreneurs in America's heartland.
May 07 2013
Innkeeper to the World
Frits van Paasschen, CEO of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, is pushing his hospitality into the global marketplace, with a particular focus on emerging markets.
Apr 29 2013
Harvard to receive $50 million to speed translation of research into therapies
Harvard University has received a $50 million gift from businessman and alumnus Len Blavatnik to support a major initiative aimed at bridging the "valley of death" — the gap between basic biomedical research and the emergence of new therapies for patients.
