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Myra M. Hart, an expert in entrepreneurship, has been named MBA Class of 1961 Professor of Management Practice. She holds the MBA Class of 1961 Professorship concurrently with William J. Poorvu, who has been its incumbent since 1989. A member of the HBS faculty since 1995, she earned her MBA (1981) and DBA (1995) degrees from the School.
Hart teaches two MBA electives, Starting New Ventures and Women Building Business. With Professor Marco Iansiti, she received the 1997-98 Apgar Award for Innovation in Teaching for the Starting New Ventures course, which she and Iansiti designed together. Hart also serves as faculty director of the Marjorie Alfus/Committee of 200 initiative at HBS that was created to encourage the inclusion of more female protagonists in business cases. She is faculty coordinator of the Entrepreneurship Unit's field studies program, as well.
Hart has developed two Executive Education programs, which were offered for the first time in 1997: The Entrepreneur's Tool Kit and Women Leading Business. These short programs update entrepreneurs and senior executives on the latest management research being developed at the School.
Hart's interest in entrepreneurship is firmly rooted in practice. She was one of four founding officers of Staples, the office supplies superstore. She subsequently served as the company's vice president of operations and group vice president of growth and development. Prior to joining Staples, Hart was director of marketing for Star Market Company. At HBS, she holds the title "Professor of Management Practice," a designation that enables nontenured appointees with extensive backgrounds in the practice of management to contribute their distinctive talents to the School's teaching and research projects.
The MBA Class of 1961 Professorship was created by that class in honor of its 25th Reunion. The chair may be awarded to a business practitioner of significant achievement, an adjunct faculty member, or a visiting faculty member from another institution.
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