Former members of the LGBTQ+ student club reflect on their experiences on campus and in business over the decades—and the lifelong power of community

Re: Paul Raeder (MBA 1979); Virginia Smith (MBA 1982); Paul Donaher (MBA 1981); Elliot Matz (MBA 1981); Annette Friskopp (MBA 1990); Sam Shaffer (MBA 1991); Jonathan Rotenberg (MBA 1992); Jim Sherman (MBA 1991); David Carney (MBA 1996); Javier Bordes-Posadas (MBA 2004); Kristin Richards (MBA 2023); Ernie Phinney (MBA 1978); David Kusin (MBA 1979); Steve Mendelsohn (MBA 1984); Jon Zimman (MBA 1980); Sharon Silverstein (MBA 1990); Andy Tobias (MBA 1972); John Barabino (MBA 1996); Edward H. Chang (Assistant Professor of Business Administration); Caroline M. Elkins (Thomas Henry Carroll/Ford Foundation Professor of Business Administration); Willis M. Emmons (Senior Lecturer of Business Administration Director, C. Roland Christensen Center for Teaching and Learning); Frances X. Frei (UPS Foundation Professor of Service Management)

Task force and resources for first-generation and low-income students broaden access to the full HBS experience

Re: Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021); Holly Fetter (MBA 2020); Alexxis Isaac (MBA 2020); Gorick Ng (MBA 2018); Insik Kim (MBA 2023); Nashae Roundtree (MBA 2023); Nitin Nohria (Professor of Business Administration Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor); By: Jennifer Mele

MBA Program increases need-based financial aid

Re: Srikant M. Datar (George F. Baker Professor of Administration Dean of the Faculty); By: Jennifer Gillespie

New initiatives aim to position the MBA Program within the financial reach of more candidates

Inspired by his father’s struggles, Seke Ballard’s BetaBank digital-banking venture uses technology to give minority entrepreneurs equal access to capital

Re: Seke Ballard (MBA 2010); By: Ralph Ranalli

New institute will elevate the study of how to build a more inclusive economy

Re: Michael Chu (Senior Lecturer of Business Administration); Robin J. Ely (Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration); Debora L. Spar (Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of Business Administration Senior Associate Dean, Business and Global Society Unit Head, General Management); By: April White

Visiting Fellows to explore racial equity issues in 2022–2023

Re: Drew Keller (MBA 2022); David A. Thomas (Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus); Debora L. Spar (Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of Business Administration Senior Associate Dean, Business and Global Society Unit Head, General Management); Robin J. Ely (Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration); By: Jennifer Gillespie

HBS institute furthers the study of business’s role in confronting societal challenges

Re: Drew Keller (MBA 2022); Debora L. Spar (Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of Business Administration Senior Associate Dean, Business and Global Society Unit Head, General Management); By: April White

HBS to address critical issues of our times through a new lens

As the global brand president of Clinique and Origins, Michelle Freyre (MBA 1997) wants to further evolve the brand, but her other major goal is much more personal: to nurture the next generation of Latina leaders.

Re: Michelle Freyre (MBA 1997); By: Maureen Harmon

Matching investment wits with a tennis great

Re: Ali Stillman (MBA 2018)

The Board Challenge is increasing diversity in US board rooms, one pledge at a time

Re: Aisha Dozie (MBA 2002); Lexi Brownell Reese (MBA 2002); Brad Gerstner (MBA 2000); Guy Primus (MBA 2000); By: Margie Kelley

Clubs news

By: Margie Kelley

Inclusion can unlock excellence and innovation in organizations—but instincts and good intentions will never get you there

Re: Francesca Gino (Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration); Frances X. Frei (UPS Foundation Professor of Service Management); By: Jen McFarland Flint

Re: Frida Polli (MBA 2012)