Five Receive 2008 HBS Alumni Achievement Awards

The mission of Harvard Business School is to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. Some 70,000 HBS graduates strive to make these words a reality in a wide array of organizations that affect the lives of millions of people around the globe.

Since 1968, with the help of suggestions from alumni, students, faculty, and friends, the School has selected a number of outstanding men and women to receive its most important honor, the Alumni Achievement Award. Throughout their careers, these distinguished graduates have contributed significantly to their companies and communities, while upholding the highest standards and values in everything they do. As such, they represent the best in our alumni body. Exemplary role models, they inspire all those who aspire to have an impact on both business and society.

The 2008 award winners are:

John Doerr, MBA 1976
Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Jeffrey R. Immelt, MBA 1982
Chairman & CEO, GE

Anand G. Mahindra, MBA 1981
Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

Meg Whitman, MBA 1979
Former President & CEO, eBay Inc.

James D. Wolfensohn, MBA 1959
Chairman, Wolfensohn & Company, LLC