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With a $1 billion valuation, a group of high-profile investors, an aggressive growth plan, and a mission to create deep economic and social change, NBA Africa is shooting for a continental shift in basketball 

‘Debiasing’ Debt with Data‘Debiasing’ Debt with Data   

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

Singing to the CornSinging to the Corn   

Taylor Keen’s Sacred Seed project shows how a Native American approach to agriculture can protect the planet’s soil—one garden at a time 

Business as a Force for Good in SocietyBusiness as a Force for Good in Society   

Alumni and faculty are demonstrating how digitalization is reshaping HBS and industries around the world. 

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The mistakes and memorable moments from our earliest experiences in the working world 
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  • 12 May 2022
  • Skydeck
Onboarding
2022 Alumni Achievement Award recipient Tosh Barron (MBA 1972) describes her experience as a pioneering woman in the board room, the elements of effective corporate governance, and what to look for when seeking a board role
Re: Tosh Barron (MBA 1972)
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  • 12 May 2022
  • HBS Alumni News
Turning a Moment into a Movement
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
  • 04 Apr 2022
  • Harvard Gazette
Tracy Palandjian Elected to Harvard Corporation
Nonprofit leader and former Overseer (AB 1993, MBA 1997) will begin on July 1
Re: Tracy Palandjian (MBA 1997)
  • 05 May 2020
  • HBS Working Knowledge
Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism
Tackling one of the biggest crises of our time—climate change—requires leaders to embrace a new vision of business, argues Rebecca Henderson
Re: Rebecca M. Henderson (John and Natty McArthur University Professor (Leave of Absence))
  • 22 Jul 2019
  • HBS Alumni News
A Way Forward for Women
Former participants in the HBS Women on Boards program are working to widen their impact in corporate leadership
Re: Cathy Benko (MBA 1989); Jeanette Gorgas (AMP 165); Boris Groysberg (Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration); Lynn S. Paine (Baker Foundation Professor John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration, Emerita); By: Jill Radsken
  • 07 Feb 2018
  • BostInno
Athenahealth Taps Former GE CEO Jeff Immelt as Chairman
Re: Jeff Immelt (MBA 1982); Jonathan Bush (MBA 1997)
  • 05 Jun 2017
  • HBS Alumni News
Women on Boards: A Course Becomes a Movement
Re: Paula Davila Martinez (GMP 18); Boris Groysberg (Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration); Lynn S. Paine (Baker Foundation Professor John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration, Emerita); By: Margaret Kelley
  • 01 Jun 2017
  • HBS Alumni Bulletin
Boosting Boardroom Diversity
By: Julia Hanna
  • 16 May 2017
  • HBS Alumni News
Facing the Board
Students make their case to alumni in a new RC capstone program
Re: David Baum (MBA 1996); Samantha Gray (MBA 2004); Bill Gluck (MBA 1970); Al Gordon (MBA 1985); Leo Corbett (MBA 1975); Nitin Nohria (Professor of Business Administration Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor); Mihir A. Desai (Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance); Felix Oberholzer-Gee (Andreas Andresen Professor of Business Administration); By: Jennifer Myers; photos by Susan Young
  • 05 May 2017
  • The Harvard Gazette
Abell and Palandjian to lead Overseers
Re: Tracy Palandjian (MBA 1997)
  • 02 Dec 2016
  • Forbes
Why There Aren't Women On Boards -- And Why There Should Be
Re: Kate Shattuck (MBA 2006)
  • 06 Sep 2016
  • HBS Alumni Bulletin
The Solution That Doesn’t Get Discussed About How to Get More Women On Corporate Boards
Re: Beth Stewart (MBA 1982); Ilene Lang (MBA 1973)
  • 01 Sep 2016
  • HBS Alumni Bulletin
Ask the Expert: How to Build a More Diverse Board
Diverse boards build better businesses. But where to start?
Re: Beth Stewart (MBA 1982); Caroline Pan (MBA 2001); Laurence Batlle (AMP 186); Maggie Pax (MBA 1989); Janelle James (MBA 2008)
  • 28 Jan 2016
  • BostInno
Why MGH’s President Just Joined This Boston Tech Company’s Board
Re: Peter Slavin (MBA 1990)
  • 09 Feb 2015
  • Harvard Business Review
Your Board Should Be Full of Activists
Re: Ram Charan (MBA 1965)
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