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High in the Sky. Rip Taggart (MBA '83G) went skydiving 12,000 feet over the set of Lord of the Rings in New Zealand.
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Atop Sydney Harbor Bridge. David Burt (MBA '07I) "got down on bended knee and asked Gift to marry me. She said yes."
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Scarab Search. On vacation in Belize, Michael Buckstein (MBA '89C) went scuba diving and added to his beetle collection.
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Visiting the Sphinx. Jo and Burke Bero (AMP 66, 1973) reached their goal of seeing the top eight manmade Wonders of the World.
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In Silks and a Sulky. Peter Gerry (MBA '73F) releases stress by "sitting spread-legged behind a 1,500-pound athlete, 30 inches off the ground, going 30 mph."
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After Fifty Years. Pat and Matt Caulfield (MBA '72I) celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in unique fashion.
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At Everest Base Camp. Raj Nagarajan (AMP 174, 2008) trekked up to Everest base camp (5,346m) and summited Mt. Kala Pattar (5,545m).
Mar 17 2010
Mass High Tech Names 2010 "Women to Watch"
Mass High Tech honors Fleming, co-founder and CEO of Crimson Hexagon, as a New England tech exec to watch. Her takeaway for entrepreneurs: "If I want to make this happen, no one else is going to do it."
Mar 16 2010
New Site Offers Free Wardrobe Advice
Marissa Evans launches social-retailing site Go Try It On to provide feedback on your look before leaving the house.
Mar 15 2010
A Business Ripe for Picking?
Watch Selena Cuffe explain the story behind her wine company and how she hopes to leverage the World Cup to promote the wines of black-owned South African vineyards.
Mar 15 2010
Solving the Water Challenge
In the New York Times, Charles Duhigg explores the cost of aging water and sewer systems. Meanwhile, Imagine H2O, a startup launched by Pechet and Evans, has awarded its first prizes for water entrepreneurship.
Mar 11 2010
Teach for the World
NYT columnist Nicholas Kristof highlights Falik's nonprofit startup, Global Citizen Year, and her mission to give high school graduates experience working in a developing country.
Mar 09 2010
Teaching the Teachers
As a former teacher, principal, and charter-school founder, Lemov set out to learn what makes a good teacher. The result is a taxonomy of 49 techniques, ranging from Cold Call (No. 2) to Positive Framing (No. 43).
Mar 09 2010
Leading the Green Tech Revolution
John Doerr has been instrumental in creating a plan that brings new focus to energy conservation and representing green industry interests in Washington.
From the archives: A passion for the environment
Mar 05 2010
The Importance of Not Being Too Happy
Jean-René Halde, who plays a pivotal role in the Canadian economy as president of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), is trying to help entrepreneurs see the bigger picture.
Mar 04 2010
Saatchi & Saatchi Chairman on Marketing
and Mad Men
Seelert, who started his career in the Mad Men era, the 1960s, talks about where the show gets it right, common mistakes in the field, and his advice for marketers today.
Mar 02 2010
Alumna Appointed to National Fiscal Committee
Ann Fudge (MBA '77) has been named one of six nonpartisan members on the 18-member committee that will propose long-term fiscal solutions to Congress.
From the archives: A profile of Fudge and the story of her arrival at HBS
