Alumni discounts
- Receive a 20% discount on most Harvard Business Publishing products — call 800.988.0886, or 617.783.7500 outside the U.S. and Canada, to request the discount
- Receive a preferred Harvard rate at hotels in and around the University campus — inquire when you make your next reservation
- Receive a 30% discount on Executive Education programs
- Read the Harvard Business Review (LEFA login) free online
- Access discounts on Samsonite luggage and IBM/Lenovo products
- Receive a 15% COOP discount on HBS insignia clothing during reunion weekend
Networking
Careers, recruiting and advising
- Companies can post term-time field study projects for MBA students
- Career counselors are available to advise alumni on job search strategy and career decisions
- The Alumni Job Bank offers a secure, searchable database of job opportunities exclusively for HBS alumni
- You have the opportunity to mentor current students through the Women's Mentorship or Healthcare Mentor Programs
- Use the Recruiter Dashboard to publicize MBA jobs and internships
- Upload a resume and create an online profile in the Board of Directors Resume Database to connect with executive search firms seeking board candidates
- The Board of Directors Database currently lists 1800+ active alumni and 40+ executive search firms and/or alumni seeking board members
- Alumni Career & Professional Development assists alumni in career management and job search activities by leveraging the power of the HBS alumni network
- You are entitled to three 45-minute career coaching sessions per calendar year, free of charge
Clubs
- Affinity clubs serve alumni interested in health, entrepreneurship, social enterprise, green business, and technology
- As an alumni club member you can participate in the Virtual Learning Series, a monthly conference call with HBS faculty to hear about their latest research
- HBS alumni club members have exclusive access to Working Knowledge articles 30 days before they are published for the general public
- Club Hub lists upcoming club events around the world
- There are 86 HBS alumni clubs worldwide
Other resources and services
HBS trivia
- HBS alumni provide over $5M/year in pro bono services around the world
- The HBS Alumni Board has been in existence since 1916 — the Board's first accomplishment was the development of an alumni directory with 392 listings
- Since the program began in 2004, 376 alumni and guests have participated in trips with the alumni travel program
- 68 alumni clubs, in 33 countries, participated in the Centennial Global Outreach Program
- Of the 4,872 Executive Education participants last year, 115 nationalities were represented
- 52 faculty participated in the Centennial Global Outreach Program
- Since 1968, 148 alumni have received the School's most important honor, the Alumni Achievement Award
- Alumni clubs provide over 50 scholarships a year for local non-profit leaders to attend HBS Executive Education programs
- One-third of HBS revenue comes from Executive Education
- The HBS Visiting Committee is one of 16 professional school visiting committees within Harvard University
- 28% of HBS alumni live outside of the United States
- The alumni travel program has taken alumni and guests to 20 different countries on 18 trips
- HBS offers nine full-time doctoral programs leading to a Ph.D. or DBA degree
- Your classmates help plan most of the activities for this reunion weekend as part of the Volunteer Planning Committee
- Nearly 80% of cases used at business schools worldwide are developed by HBS faculty
- 40% of HBS alumni are from Executive Education
- Approximately 8,677 pounds of recyclable items are removed from HBS daily
- In 2008 HBS achieved a 54% recycling rate
- The HBS Operations team supports more than 162 events or classes each day