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The impact of HBS extends far beyond our campus. Members of the HBS community around the world are leaders who are bringing positive change and fresh ideas to business and society.

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29 Jul 2021
Making A Difference

Todd Brix set out to tackle one of the world’s biggest issues: What to do with all this carbon dioxide?

Re: Todd Brix (MBA 1997)

29 Jul 2021
Making A Difference

Shea-nut butter entrepreneur Naa-Sakle Akuete is ensuring her suppliers—village women in sub-Saharan Africa—get their fair share of the profits from their labor.

Re: Naa-Sakle Akuete (MBA 2014)

01 Feb 2021
Making A Difference

Robert Fenwick-Smith is focused on funding green startups in his adopted home of Colorado

Re: Robert Fenwick-Smith (MBA 1988)

21 Jan 2021
Making A Difference

To combat climate change, Andrew Ive is building businesses that can change the way the world produces our food

Re: Andrew Ive (MBA 1997)

14 Jan 2021
Making A Difference

Better Than Cash

Ruth Goodwin-Groen is inspiring social change with digital financial inclusion

Re: Ruth Goodwin-Groen (MBA 1991)

10 Nov 2020
Making A Difference

Mark Weinstein (MBA 1981) employs all the strategies of good business to help educate the next generation of elite artists

Re: Mark Weinstein (MBA 1981)

06 Nov 2020
Making A Difference

Gloria Lara has spent her career giving a voice to the underrepresented

Re: Gloria Lara (MBA 1983)

23 Oct 2020
Making A Difference

Educating the Whole Student

Meredith Liu and The Primary School built an education model that ensures students have healthy minds and bodies

Re: Meredith Liu (MBA 2010)

13 Oct 2020
Making A Difference

Running a Decathlon

How William Patton helped build one of the country’s most famous academic competitions—and encouraged students of all abilities

Re: Bill Patton (PMD 21)

29 Sep 2020
Making A Difference

A Righteous Path

Rich Leimsider is working to provide young refugees with safety and support

Re: Rich Leimsider (MBA 2003)

22 Sep 2020
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Kate Eberle Walker’s action plan for C-suite diversity

Re: Kate Eberle Walker (MBA 2005); By: April White

15 Sep 2020
Making A Difference

Lifting Fallen Families

David Kim (MBA 1994), cofounder and CEO, Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation

Re: David Kim (MBA 1994)

10 Sep 2020
Making A Difference

The Business of Access

Karae Lisle (MBA 1998), CEO of Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Re: Karae Lisle (MBA 1998)

26 Aug 2020
Making A Difference

Empowering Rural Communities

Re: Chris Riley (MBA 2008)

17 Aug 2020
Making A Difference

Democratizing Medicine

Carlos Reines cofounded RubiconMD to bring better care to patients in need—no matter where they are

Re: Carlos Reines (MBA 2014)