Wan Heads HBSP
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| Wan Photo courtesy HBSP |
“I want Harvard Business
School Publishing
to succeed as the most
authoritative publishing
company focused on
improving the practice
of management and
leadership,” says David
A. Wan (MBA '81),
who took the reins of HBSP on July 1. The new
president and CEO of HBSP, a not-for-profit
enterprise wholly owned by Harvard University,
lists a collection of priorities that includes expanding
HBSP's global reach, increasing collaboration
across all publishing platforms, building on relationships
with HBS, and leveraging internal capabilities.
HBSP publishes books through the HBS
Press, produces the Harvard Business Review
(HBR), and creates a broad line of printed and
multimedia business teaching materials, including
case studies. Wan, who came to HBSP from the
Penguin Group where he was president, entered
the field of publishing in 1989 when he joined
Simon & Schuster after working for Salomon
Brothers, Paine Webber, and PepsiCo.
Leadership Focus
of New Publishing
Partnership
HBS Press and the Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership (CPL) recently announced a partnership to publish a series of books that will focus on leadership for the common good. “At a time when good leadership at all levels is one of the most essential elements of any organization's survival, we believe this line of books will make an important contribution to advances in business, government, and society,” said Carol Franco, director of HBS Press. Franco will work with CPL's director, David Gergen, and executive director, Barbara Kellerman. Said Gergen, “We see this line of books as a valuable means of jump-starting vital discussions on the role of public leaders and leadership for the common good.”
