Alumni Achievement Awards

For 50 years, Harvard Business School has recognized a number of outstanding women and men by conferring on them its highest 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. Exemplary role models, they inspire all those who aspire to have an impact on both business and society.
Meet the Recipients

Patricia C. “Tosh” Barron (MBA 1972)
Former President, Engineering Systems; Former President, Office Products Division, Xerox Corporation
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Naina Lal Kidwai (MBA 1982)
Former Executive Director, Board of HSBC Asia Pacific; Former Chairman, HSBC India; Founder and Chairman, India Sanitation Coalition
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Robert B. Wilson (MBA 1961, DBA 1963)
Adams Distinguished Professor of Management, Emeritus, Stanford University; 2020 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
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Honoring This Year’s Recipients
This year’s Alumni Achievement Awards will be presented on Thursday, May 26, 2022, as part of the School’s 2022 Commencement ceremony. The event will be broadcast via livestream for the entire HBS community on the Commencement webpage.
On April 26, 2022, the recipients gathered virtually for a fireside chat led by Dean Srikant Datar to share their insights and experience with fellow alumni and the HBS community.
During May, each recipient will be featured in a special episode of Skydeck, and they will be profiled in the June issue of the HBS Alumni Bulletin.