Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate

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. It is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the world and offers a large full-time MBA program, management-related doctoral programs, and many executive education programs. It owns

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, which publishes business books, leadership articles,

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History

The school was established in 1908. Initially established by the

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faculty, it received independent status in 1910, and became a separate administrative unit in 1913. The first dean was historian Edwin Francis Gay (1867–1946). Yogev (2001) explains the original concept: :This school of business and public administration was originally conceived as a school for diplomacy and government service on the model of the French '' Ecole des Sciences Politiques.'' The goal was an institution of higher learning that would offer a Master of Arts degree in the humanities field, with a major in business. In discussions about the curriculum, the suggestion was made to concentrate on specific business topics such as banking, railroads, and so on... Professor Lowell said the school would train qualified public administrators whom the government would have no choice but to employ, thereby building a better public administration... Harvard was blazing a new trail by educating young people for a career in business, just as its medical school trained doctors and its law faculty trained lawyers. The business school pioneered the development of the

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of teaching, drawing inspiration from this approach to legal education at Harvard. Cases are typically descriptions of real events in organizations. Students are positioned as managers and are presented with problems which they need to analyze and provide recommendations on. From the start the school enjoyed a close relationship with the corporate world. Within a few years of its founding many business leaders were its alumni and were hiring other alumni for starting positions in their firms. At its founding, the school accepted only male students. The Training Course in Personnel Administration, founded at

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in 1937, was the beginning of business training for women at Harvard. HBS took over administration of that program from Radcliffe in 1954. In 1959, alumnae of the one-year program (by then known as the Harvard-Radcliffe Program in Business Administration) were permitted to apply to join the HBS MBA program as second-years. In December 1962, the faculty voted to allow women to enter the MBA program directly. The first women to apply directly to the MBA program matriculated in September 1963. In 2012–2013, HBS administration implemented new programs and practices to improve the experience of female students and recruit more female professors.

International research centers

HBS established nine global research centers and four regional offices and functions through offices in Asia Pacific (Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore), United States (San Francisco Bay Area, CA), Europe (Paris, opened in 2003), South Asia (India), Middle East and North Africa (Dubai, Istanbul, Tel Aviv), Japan and Latin America (Buenos Aires, Mexico City, São Paulo).

MBA program

Inside a Harvard Business School classroom

Rankings

In 2022, HBS is ranked 5th in the nation by '' U.S. News & World Report,'' 3rd in the world by the ''

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,'' 2nd in the world by QS

Student life

HBS students can join more than 80 different clubs and student organizations on campus. The Student Association (SA) is the main interface between the MBA student body and the faculty/administration. In addition, HBS student body is represented at the university-level by the Harvard Graduate Council.

Executive education

In 2015, executive education contributed $168 million to HBS's total revenue of $707 million. This includes: * The Advanced Management Program, a seven-week residential program for senior executives with the stated aim to "Prepare for the Highest Level of Leadership". * The General Management Program, a four-month intensive residential program for senior executives who are general managers or within range of such position in their organizations. * The Owner/President Management Program, three three-week "units" spread over two years that is marketed to "business owners and entrepreneurs". * HBS Online, previously HBX, an online learning initiative announced by the Harvard Business School in March 2014 to host online university-level courses. * The Summer Venture in Management Program, a one-week management training program for rising college seniors designed to increase diversity and opportunity in business education. Participants must be employed in a summer internship and be nominated by and have sponsorship from their organization to attend.

Academic units

The school's faculty are divided into 10 academic units: Accounting and Management; Business, Government and the International Economy; Entrepreneurial Management; Finance; General Management; Marketing; Negotiation, Organizations & Markets; Organizational Behavior; Strategy; and Technology and Operations Management.

Buildings

Older buildings include the 1927-built Morgan Hall, named for

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, and 1940-built Loeb house, named for John L. Loeb Sr. and his son, (both designed by

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), and the 1971-built Burden Hall with a 900-seat auditorium. In the fall of 2010, Tata related companies and charities donated $50 million for the construction of an executive center. The executive center was named as Tata Hall, after

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(AMP, 1975), the chairman of

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. The total construction costs have been estimated at $100 million. Tata Hall is located in the northeast corner of the HBS campus. The facility is devoted to the Harvard Business School's Executive Education programs. At seven stories tall with about 150,000 gross square feet, it contains about 180 bedrooms for education students, in addition to academic and multi-purpose spaces. Kresge Way was located by the base of the former Kresge Hall, and is named for

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. In 2014, Kresge Hall was replaced by a new hall that was funded by a US$30 million donation by the family of the late

Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Ruth Mulan Chu Chao (; March 19, 1930 – August 2, 2007) was the matriarch of a Chinese-American philanthropic family. In 2016, Harvard Business School dedicated the Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center in her honor, making it the first building at the b ...

, whose four daughters all attended Harvard Business School. The Executive Education quad currently includes McArthur, Baker, and Mellon Halls (residences), McCollum and Hawes (classrooms), Chao Center, and Glass (administration).

Notable alumni

MBA

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, 1974 – first CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation and executive with

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, and

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* Bill Ackman, 1992 – hedge fund manager * Joseph L. Badaracco – senior associate dean, chair, and professor of business ethics, HBS MBA program; author * Rahul Bajaj, 1964 – CEO of

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* Raymond W. Baker, 1960 – director of

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Jim Balsillie James Laurence Balsillie (born February 3, 1961) is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He is the former Chair and co-CEO of the Canadian technology company Research In Motion (Blackberry), which at its prime made over $20B in sales annua ...

, 1989 – billionaire co-CEO of

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* Steve Bannon – former White House advisor and former chairman of Breitbart News Network *

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– co-founder and managing partner of

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* Tarek Ben Halim – investment banker and founder of Alfanar, a venture philanthropy organization *

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– French CEO of Sage Group *

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The Italian-born Swiss billionaire businessman and philanthropist. *

Len Blavatnik Sir Leonard Valentinovich Blavatnik, russian: Леонид Валентинович Блаватник, Leonid Valentinovich Blavatnik (born June 14, 1957) is a Ukraine-born American-British business magnate and philanthropist. As of March 202 ...

, 1989 – Ukrainian-American businessman * Michael Bloomberg, 1966 – former mayor of New York City * Dan Bricklin, 1979 – inventor of the electronic

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* Tracy Britt Cool, 2009 – entrepreneur; former director of Berkshire Hathaway and subsidiaries *

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CEO of Martlet Asset Management * Charles Bunch, 1979 – CEO of PPG Industries *

Jean Burelle Jean Burelle (born 1938/39) is a French billionaire, the chairman and CEO of the family-owned company Burelle. Early life He is the son of Pierre Burelle, the founder of Burelle. He has a bachelor's degree from ETH Zurich, and an MBA from Harva ...

(born 1938/39) – French billionaire chairman and CEO of

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* Steve Burke –

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CEO;

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executive vice president * George W. Bush, 1975 – 43rd

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and former

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* Liam Byrne, 2010 – politician,

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* Philip Caldwell, 1942 – chairman and CEO of the

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Chase Carey Chase Carey (born 22 November 1953) is an Irish-born American executive. He is the former chief executive officer and executive chairman of the Formula One Group. He has previously worked for News Corp, DIRECTV, 21st Century Fox and Sky plc. Ed ...

, 1980 – president of News Corporation * Cynthia Carroll, 1989 – former CEO of Anglo American PLC * Donald J. Carty, 1971 – chairman and CEO of

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* Elaine Chao, 1979 – U.S. Secretary of Transportation and former U.S. Secretary of Labor * P. Chidambaram, 1968 – former Union Minister of Finance in India * Teresa Clarke – former managing director of

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(2004–2010) and CEO and founder of

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* Vittorio Colao, 1990 – CEO of Vodafone Group *

Sherry Coutu Sherry Coutu CBE (born 1964) is a serial entrepreneur, former CEO, angel investor and non-executive director based in Cambridge, UK and originally from Canada. Career Coutu graduated from University of British Columbia, with a first class hon ...

, 1993 – former CEO and angel investor *

Stephen Covey Stephen Richards Covey (October 24, 1932 – July 16, 2012) was an American educator, author, businessman, and keynote speaker. His most popular book is '' of Highly Effective People''. His other books include '' First Things First'', ''P ...

, 1957 – self-help author * Zoe Cruz, 1982 – banker; former co-president of

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* Philip Hart Cullom, 1988 – U.S. Navy Vice Admiral * John D'Agostino, 2002 – managing director of Alkeon Capital and subject of best-selling book '' Rigged: The True Story of a Wall Street Novice who Changed the World of Oil Forever'' * Daniel A. D'Aniello, 1974 – co-founder of

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* Ray Dalio, 1973 – founded Bridgewater Associates *

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, 1978 – art dealer and gallerist * Elisabeth DeMarse, 1980 – CEO of Newser *

Anne Dias-Griffin Anne Dias-Griffin (born January 1, 1970) is a French-American investor and philanthropist. She is the founder and chief executive officer of Aragon, an investment firm active in global equities, with a focus on the internet, technology, and consu ...

, 1997 – hedge fund manager for Aragon Global Management *

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, 1964 (and DBA, 1974) – Virginia Secretary of Commerce (1982–1986) * Jamie Dimon, 1982 – CEO and chairman of

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* James Dinan, 1985 – founder of hedge fund York Capital Management * Tim Draper, 1984 – venture capital investor * Colin Drummond – CEO of

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and joint CEO of

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* Donna Dubinsky, 1981 – CEO of Palm, Inc. * Axel Dumas, 2010 – CEO of

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* Erik Engstrom, 2015 – CEO of Reed Elsevier * Mary Callahan Erdoes, 1993 – CEO of

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* Sheldon Erikson, 1970 – chairman, president and CEO of

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1991 – president and CEO of JPMorgan Chase Institute * Nicholas Ferguson – chairman of

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, 1986 – Senior Lecturer at HBS; former CEO of Tenet Healthcare * Mark Fields, 1989 – president and CEO of Ford Motor Company * Barbara Hackman Franklin, 1964 – 29th U.S. Secretary of Commerce * Jane Fraser 1994 – CEO of

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1979 – Chief Risk Officer of

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* Gregory Gray Garland Jr., 1949 – lawyer and business executive; chairman of the

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* William W. George – senior fellow and professor, HBS MBA program; author; former chair and CEO of

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* Brad Gerstner, 2000 – Founder of Altimeter Capital * Shikhar Ghosh, 1980 – entrepreneur, lecturer at HBS *

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, 1943 – CEO of

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(1962–2015) * Allan Gray, 1965 – founder of Allan Gray Investment Management and philanthropist * John Grayken – billionaire founder of Lone Star Funds * C. Scott Green, 1989 –

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of the University of Idaho * Ranjay Gulati – professor, HBS MBA program, author *

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, 1973 – former managing director of

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; convicted of insider trading in the 2011 Galleon Group case *

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, 1939 – CEO of Levi Strauss & Co. *

Ken Hakuta Ken Hakuta (born 1951), known as Dr. Fad since 1983, is a South Korean-born Japanese-American inventor and television personality. Hakuta, as Dr. Fad, was the host of the popular children's invention TV show ''The Dr. Fad Show'', which ran from 1 ...

, 1977 – entrepreneur and inventor * Dido Harding a British Conservative Party businesswoman serving as chairwoman of NHS Improvement since 2017 *

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, 1972 – CEO of

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* Frances Haugen, 2011 - data engineer and

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whistleblower *

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, 1969 – CEO of LifeRe and benefactor of the Hawes Hall classroom building *

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, 1988 – founder of The Intersection Event and The Gratitude Network *

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, 1984 – former president and CEO of

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Hess Corporation * Andy Hill, 1990 – politician, Washington State Senator * Douglas Hodge, 1984 – CEO of

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, charged with fraud for allegedly participating in the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal *

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British activist investor and billionaire *

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, 1991 – founder of Globis University Graduate School of Management *

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, 1994 – CEO of Priceline *

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, 2009 – Co-founder and CEO of

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, 1982 – former chairman and CEO of

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* Andy Jassy, 1997 – CEO,

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, 1988 – chairman of

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* Ron Johnson, 1984 – former CEO of

J. C. Penney Penney OpCo LLC, doing business as JCPenney and often abbreviated JCP, is a midscale American department store chain operating 667 stores across 49 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. Departments inside JCPenney stores include Mens, Womens, Boys, Girl ...

Henry Juszkiewicz Gibson Brands, Inc. (formerly Gibson Guitar Corporation) is an American manufacturer of guitars, other musical instruments, and professional audio equipment from Kalamazoo, Michigan, and now based in Nashville, Tennessee. The company was for ...

, 1979 – CEO of Gibson Guitars Inc. * George Kaiser, 1966 – chairman of BOK Financial Corporation * Steven Kandarian – CEO of Metlife Group *

Salman Khan Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (; 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. In a film career spanning over thirty years, Khan has received numerous awards, including two Nation ...

, 2003 – founder of

Khan Academy Khan Academy is an American non-profit educational organization created in 2008 by Sal Khan. Its goal is creating a set of online tools that help educate students. The organization produces short lessons in the form of videos. Its website also i ...

* Naina Lal Kidwai, 1982 – Group General Manager and Country Head of HSBC India * Seth Klarman – billionaire

hedge fund A hedge fund is a pooled investment fund that trades in relatively liquid assets and is able to make extensive use of more complex trading, portfolio-construction, and risk management techniques in an attempt to improve performance, such as ...

manager; Baupost Group founder *

Jim Koch Charles James Koch ( '; born May 27, 1949) is an American entrepreneur, billionaire, and the co-founder and chairman of the Boston Beer Company, the producers of Samuel Adams beer. Koch is widely considered to be the founding father of the Amer ...

, 1978 – co-founder and chairman of the Boston Beer Company * Robert Kraft, 1965 – chairman and CEO of

The Kraft Group The Kraft Group, LLC, is a group of privately held companies in the professional sports, manufacturing, and real estate development industries doing business in 90 countries. Founded in 1998 by American businessman Robert Kraft as a holding ...

, owner of the

New England Patriots The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East divisio ...

and

New England Revolution The New England Revolution is an American professional soccer club based in the Greater Boston area that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), in the Eastern Conference of the league. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having compe ...

* Larry S. Kramer, 1974 – founder and CEO of

Marketwatch MarketWatch is a website that provides financial information, business news, analysis, and stock market data. Along with ''The Wall Street Journal'' and '' Barron's'', it is a subsidiary of Dow Jones & Company, a property of News Corp. Histo ...

, president and publisher of ''

USA Today ''USA Today'' (stylized in all uppercase) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virgini ...

'' * A.G. Lafley, 1977 – former CEO and chairman of the board of

Procter & Gamble The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is an American multinational consumer goods corporation headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, founded in 1837 by William Procter and James Gamble. It specializes in a wide range of personal health/consumer he ...

* Stephen D. Lebovitz, 1988 – CEO of

CBL & Associates Properties CBL Properties (previously CBL & Associates, Inc., then CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.) is an American real estate investment trust that invests in shopping centers, primarily in the Southeastern and Midwestern United States. The company is ...

Kewsong Lee Kewsong Lee (; born August 12, 1965) is a Korean-American businessman who is the former chief executive officer (CEO) of private equity firm The Carlyle Group. Early life and education Lee was born in Albany, New York on August 12, 1965. His ...

, 1990 – CEO of The Carlyle Group. * William Legge, 10th Earl of Dartmouth – UKIP Member of the European Parliament * Michael Lynton, 1987 – chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment * William MacDonald, 1940 – Christian preacher and writer in the Plymouth Brethren movement * Anand Mahindra, 1981 - owner and chairman of Mahindra Group *

Nadiem Makarim Nadiem Anwar Makarim (born 4 July 1984) is an Indonesian politician and businessman who is the current minister of education, culture, research, and technology of Indonesia. Prior to entering politics, in 2010, he founded Gojek, Indonesia's f ...

, 2011 – co-founder and former CEO of Gojek, Minister of Education and Culture of Indonesia *

Stephen Mandel Stephen Mandel (born July 18, 1945) is a Canadian politician and leader of the Alberta Party from 2018 to 2019. He previously served as an Alberta cabinet minister from 2014 to 2015 and as mayor of Edmonton, Alberta for three terms from 2004 ...

– billionaire

manager;

Lone Pine Capital Lone Pine Capital is an American-based hedge fund and investment advisor headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, established in 1997 by its president and portfolio manager, Stephen Mandel. The firm has offices in London, New York City, and San ...

founder *

Lawrence Marcus Lawrence Marcus (July 5, 1917 – November 1, 2013) was the fourth and youngest child in a prominent Jewish family that includes his father Neiman Marcus Department Store cofounder Herbert Marcus, his mother Minnie Lichtenstein Marcus and also hi ...

, 1940 – Vice-president of Neiman Marcus * Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein, 1998 – president and CEO of LGT Group * Tom McGrath – chairman of Broadway Across America, Broadway and film producer * Robert McNamara, 1939 – former

Secretary of Defense A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in so ...

; former president of

* W. James McNerney Jr., 1975 – CEO of

Boeing The Boeing Company () is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, telecommunications equipment, and missiles worldwide. The company also provides leasing and ...

* Richard Menschel, 1959 – (retired) senior director of

; 2015 winner of the

Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy The Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy is a private award for philanthropy, bestowed every second year to multiple people by the Carnegie family of institutions. In recent years the medal has been presented in New York. About the Medal The Carnegie M ...

. *

Christopher Michel Christopher P. Michel (born August 26, 1967) is an American photographer, entrepreneur and investor. He is the artist-in-residence at the National Academies, founder of Affinity Labs, Military.com and Nautilus Ventures. Early life and career ...

, 1998 – founder and former CEO of Military.com, and founder and former CEO Affinity Labs *

Hiroshi Mikitani (born March 11, 1965) is a Japanese billionaire businessman and writer. He is the founder and CEO of Rakuten, Inc. He is also the president of Crimson Group, chairman of the football club Vissel Kobe, chairman of Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, an ...

Founder and CEO of

Rakuten () is a Japanese technology conglomerate based in Tokyo, founded by Hiroshi Mikitani in 1997. Centered around Rakuten Ichiba, its businesses include financial services utilizing financial technology, as well as digital content and communicati ...

Karen Mills Karen Gordon Mills (born September 14, 1953) is an American businessperson and former government official who served as the 23rd Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). She was nominated by President-elect Barack Obama on D ...

, 1977 – 23rd Administrator of the Small Business Administration *

Ann S. Moore Ann S. Moore (born May 29, 1950) is a former chairman and chief executive officer of Time Inc. until the fall of 2010. She became the company's first woman CEO when she was appointed to the position in July 2002. Biography Moore was a 1971 gradua ...

, 1978 – CEO of Time Inc. *

David Nelms David W. Nelms (born 1961) is an American businessman and the former CEO of Discover Financial. Biography David Nelms grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida and graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in mechanical engineering. Ne ...

, 1987 – CEO of Discover Financial Services * Grover Norquist, 1981 – president of Americans for Tax Reform * Mark Okerstrom, 2004 President/CEO of Expedia Group * Neil Pasricha, 2007 – author and speaker * Henry Paulson, 1970 – former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, former CEO of

John Paulson John Alfred Paulson (born December 14, 1955) is an American billionaire hedge fund manager. He leads Paulson & Co., a New York-based investment management firm he founded in 1994. He has been called "one of the most prominent names in high fina ...

– president of Paulson & Co., a New York-based hedge fund * Art Peck, 1979 – CEO of

GAP, Inc. The Gap, Inc., commonly known as Gap Inc. or Gap (stylized as GAP), is an American worldwide clothing and accessories retailer. Gap was founded in 1969 by Donald Fisher and Doris F. Fisher and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. The ...

* Joseph R. Perella, 1972 – founder and CEO of Wasserstein Perella & Co. and Perella Weinberg Partners *

Chip Perry Victor A. Perry, better known as Chip Perry, is the former founding president and CEO of AutoTrader.com from 1997-2013. Education Perry holds a degree in Civil Engineering from University of Virginia, and earned an MBA, in 1980, from Harvard B ...

, 1980 – former president and CEO of TrueCar; first employee and CEO of AutoTrader.com * Carl Howard Pforzheimer Jr (1907–1996), 1930 – investment banker *

Mark Pincus Mark Jonathan Pincus (born February 13, 1966) is an American Internet entrepreneur known as the founder of Zynga, a mobile social gaming company. Pincus also founded the startups Freeloader, Inc., Tribe Networks, and Support.com. Pincus served as ...

– CEO of Zynga * Michael B. Polk – CEO of Newell Brands *

Bruce Rauner Bruce Vincent Rauner (; born February 18, 1956) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and politician who served as the 42nd governor of Illinois from 2015 to 2019. Prior to his election, he was the chairman of R8 Capital Partners and chai ...

, 1981 – 42nd

Governor of Illinois The governor of Illinois is the head of government of Illinois, and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution. It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by p ...

Edwin W. Rawlings General Edwin William Rawlings, USAF (Ret), (September 11, 1904 – December 8, 1997) was a leading figure in the administrative development of the United States Air Force (USAF). Early life A Milroy, Minnesota native, Rawlings graduated w ...

, 1939 – U.S. Air Force and president and chairman of

General Mills General Mills, Inc., is an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of branded processed consumer foods sold through retail stores. Founded on the banks of the Mississippi River at Saint Anthony Falls in Minneapolis, the company or ...

* John Replogle former CEO of Seventh Generation Inc. *

Gary Rodkin Gary Rodkin is the past CEO and President of ConAgra Foods, one of the largest food processing companies in North America. Rodkin was formerly the CEO and president of the North America division of PepsiCo from 1995 to 2005, and still is a special c ...

, 1979 – CEO and president of

ConAgra Foods Conagra Brands, Inc. (formerly ConAgra Foods) is an American consumer packaged goods holding company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Conagra makes and sells products under various brand names that are available in supermarkets, restauran ...

* Horacio Rodriguez Larreta, 1992 – Mayor of

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

Mitt Romney Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American politician, businessman, and lawyer serving as the junior United States senator from Utah since January 2019, succeeding Orrin Hatch. He served as the 70th governor of Massachusetts ...

, 1975 – 70th

Governor of Massachusetts The governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the chief executive officer of the government of Massachusetts. The governor is the head of the state cabinet and the commander-in-chief of the commonwealth's military forces. Massachuset ...

, co-founder of Bain Capital and 2012 presidential nominee of the

Republican Party Republican Party is a name used by many political parties around the world, though the term most commonly refers to the United States' Republican Party. Republican Party may also refer to: Africa * Republican Party (Liberia) *Republican Party ...

Wilbur Ross Wilbur Louis Ross Jr. (born November 28, 1937) is an American businessman who served as the 39th United States Secretary of Commerce from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Ross was previously chairman and chief executive officer ...

, 1961 – Secretary of Commerce (2017–2021) under the

Trump Administration Donald Trump's tenure as the List of presidents of the United States, 45th president of the United States began with Inauguration of Donald Trump, his inauguration on January 20, 2017, and ended on January 20, 2021. Trump, a Republican Party ...

* Sheryl Sandberg, 1995 – COO of

* Ann Sarnoff, 1987 – president of BBC America *

Ulf Mark Schneider Ulf Mark Schneider (born 9 September 1965) is a German-American businessman, and the CEO of Nestlé. He is the former CEO of the healthcare group Fresenius SE. Early life Schneider was born and raised in Neuwied, Germany. He became a U.S. c ...

, 1993 – CEO of

Nestlé Nestlé S.A. (; ; ) is a Switzerland, Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation headquartered in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland. It is the largest publicly held food company in the world, measured by revenue and other me ...

, and former CEO of Fresenius * Stephen A. Schwarzman, 1972 – founder of Blackstone Group * Joe Shoen, 1973 – billionaire chairman of AMERCO * Martin A. Siegel, 1971 — former Kidder, Peabody & Co. investment banker and former Drexel Burnham Lambert managing director; convicted for

insider trading Insider trading is the trading of a public company's stock or other securities (such as bonds or stock options) based on material, nonpublic information about the company. In various countries, some kinds of trading based on insider informati ...

in 1987 * Jayant Sinha 1992 – Union Minister of State for Finance of India *

Chatri Sityodtong Chatri Trisiripisal ( th, ชาตรี ตรีศิริพิศาล, ), known by the ring names Chatri Sityodtong ( th, ชาตรี ศิษย์ยอดธง, ) and Yodchatri Sityodtong ( th, ยอดชาตรี ศิษ ...

, 1999 – chairman and CEO of ONE Championship * Jeffrey Skilling, 1979 – former CEO of

Enron Enron Corporation was an American energy, commodities, and services company based in Houston, Texas. It was founded by Kenneth Lay in 1985 as a merger between Lay's Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth, both relatively small regional compani ...

; convicted of

securities fraud Securities fraud, also known as stock fraud and investment fraud, is a deceptive practice in the stock or commodities markets that induces investors to make purchase or sale decisions on the basis of false information, frequently resulting in lo ...

and

Tad Smith Thomas Sidney "Tad" Smith, Jr. (born June 1965) is an American businessman, the former president and chief executive officer of Sotheby's. Smith is also an adjunct professor at New York University's Stern School of Business. Education Smith gr ...

– CEO of

Sotheby's Sotheby's () is a British-founded American multinational corporation with headquarters in New York City. It is one of the world's largest brokers of fine and decorative art, jewellery, and collectibles. It has 80 locations in 40 countries, an ...

Gunnar Sønsteby Gunnar Fridtjof Thurmann Sønsteby DSO ( 1918 – 10 May 2012) was a member of the Norwegian resistance movement during the German occupation of Norway in World War II. Known by the nickname "Kjakan" ("The Chin") and as "Agent No. 24", ...

, 1947 – Norwegian World War Two resistance fighter, most highly decorated person of Norway *

Guy Spier Guy Spier (born February 4, 1966) is a Zurich-based investor. He is the author of ''The Education of a Value Investor''. Spier is the manager of the Aquamarine Fund with $350 million in assets. He is well known for bidding US$650,100 with Mohni ...

, 1993 – author and investor *

E. Roe Stamps E. Roe Stamps IV is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist who established the Stamps Scholarship. He is the founding partner of the private equity firm Summit Partners. He is also a member of the Georgia Tech Foundation Board of ...

1974 – founding partner of private equity firm

Summit Partners Summit Partners is an American private equity firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm focuses on investing in technology, healthcare, life sciences and other growth industries. Background Summit Partners was founded in 1984 by Roe St ...

* Gerald L. Storch – chairman and CEO of

Toys "R" Us Toys "R" Us is an American toy, clothing, and baby product retailer owned by Tru Kids (doing business as Tru Kids Brands) and various others. The company was founded in 1957; its first store was built in April 1948, with its headquarters loca ...

, Inc. * Sandra Sucher – businesswoman; professor, HBS MBA program *

Anjali Sud Anjali Sud (born August 13, 1983) is an American businesswoman of Indian descent and the CEO of Vimeo, the online video platform. Sud was appointed to the position in July 2017, after previously serving as General Manager and head of marketing. S ...

, 2011 – CEO of

Vimeo Vimeo, Inc. () is an American video hosting, sharing, and services platform provider headquartered in New York City. Vimeo focuses on the delivery of high-definition video across a range of devices. Vimeo's business model is through software as ...

*Anthony Tan, 2011 – co-founder and CEO of Grab * Tan Hooi Ling, 2011 – co-founder and CEO of Grab *

John Thain John Alexander Thain (born May 26, 1955) is an American businessman, investment banker, and former chair and CEO of the CIT Group. Thain was the last chairman and chief executive officer of Merrill Lynch before its merger with Bank of America ...

, 1979 – former CEO of

Merrill Lynch Merrill (officially Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated), previously branded Merrill Lynch, is an American investment management and wealth management division of Bank of America. Along with BofA Securities, the investment ba ...

* Pamela Thomas-Graham, 1988 – businesswoman

Clorox The Clorox Company (formerly Clorox Chemical Company) is an American global manufacturer and marketer of consumer and professional products. As of 2020 the Oakland, California based company had approximately 8,800 employees worldwide. Net sales ...

Credit Suisse Credit Suisse Group AG is a global investment bank and financial services firm founded and based in Switzerland. Headquartered in Zürich, it maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world and is one of the nine global " ...

, and

Liz Claiborne Anne Elisabeth Jane Claiborne (March 31, 1929 – June 26, 2007) was an American fashion designer and businesswoman. Her success was built upon stylish yet affordable apparel for career women featuring colorfully tailored separates that co ...

, author * Gerald Tremblay, 1972 – mayor of

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...

and former Quebec's Minister of Industry, Commerce, Science and Technology * Melvin T. Tukman, 1966 – co-founder and president of Tukman Grossman Capital Management *

David Viniar David Alan Viniar was the CFO and executive vice president at Goldman Sachs from 1999 until January 31, 2013. He is currently on the board of directors of Goldman Sachs. Biography A 1972 alumnus of The Bronx High School of Science, Viniar spent ...

, 1980 – CFO and executive vice president of

Rick Wagoner George Richard "Rick" Wagoner Jr. (born February 9, 1953) is an American businessman and former chair and chief executive officer of General Motors. Wagoner resigned as chairman and CEO at General Motors on March 29, 2009, at the request of the W ...

, 1977 – former CEO of

Wendell Weeks Wendell P. Weeks (born 1959/60) is an American businessman, the chairman, CEO, and president of Corning Inc. Education Weeks received a bachelor's degree in accounting and finance from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1981, and a ...

, 1987 – chairman, CEO and president of

Corning Inc. Corning Incorporated is an American multinational technology company that specializes in specialty glass, ceramics, and related materials and technologies including advanced optics, primarily for industrial and scientific applications. The c ...

John C. Whitehead John Cunningham Whitehead (April 2, 1922 – February 7, 2015) was an American banker and civil servant, a board member of the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation (WTC Memorial Foundation), and, until his resignation in May 2006, chairman of ...

, 1947 – former co-chairman of Goldman Sachs * Meg Whitman, 1979 – president and CEO of

Hewlett-Packard The Hewlett-Packard Company, commonly shortened to Hewlett-Packard ( ) or HP, was an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California. HP developed and provided a wide variety of hardware components ...

* Glenn Youngkin, 1994 –

Governor of Virginia The governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia serves as the head of government of Virginia for a four-year term. The incumbent, Glenn Youngkin, was sworn in on January 15, 2022. Oath of office On inauguration day, the Governor-elect takes th ...

; former co-CEO of

* Michelle Zatlyn, 2009 – co-founder, president, and COO of Cloudflare

DBA

* Jay Lorsch, DBA, 1964 – professor, HBS MBA program; contingency theory contributor; author, DBA (1964) *

George Schussel George Schussel (born 1941 in occupied France during World War II) is an American businessman and entrepreneur. In 1942, Schussel's father brought the family out of German-occupied territory into Spain, and subsequently into the United States. Ed ...

, DBA, 1966 – founder and former chairman of Digital Consulting Institute and founder of Jellicle Investors, Inc. * Robert B. Stobaugh, DBA, 1968 – Harvard Business School emeritus professor of Business Administration

Executive Education

Advanced Management Program (AMP)

* Timothy I. Ahern, 1967 – U.S. Air Force Major General * Gabi Ashkenazi, AMP, 2004 – Chief of the General Staff of Israel Defense Forces *

Jaime Zobel de Ayala Jaime Zóbel de Ayala y Pfitz (born 18 July 1934), also known as Jaime Zóbel, is a Filipino businessman who served as the chairman of the Ayala Corporation from 1984 to 2006 and as its president from 1984 to 1994. Presently, he holds the ho ...

, 1963 - Filipino businessman and chairman emeritus of Ayala Corporation *

Julie Bishop Julie Isabel Bishop (born 17 July 1956) is an Australian former politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2018 and deputy leader of the Liberal Party from 2007 to 2018. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Curti ...

, AMP, 1996 – Australian deputy Prime Minister * Rick Burr, 2013 – Chief of the Australian Army * Alden W. Clausen, 1966 -

Former President *

Christine M. Day Christine M. Day (born 1962) is a Canadian retail executive. She has been the CEO of the Vancouver-based food company Luvo Inc. since January 2014. From 2008 through December 2013, she was the CEO of the Canadian clothing company Lululemon Athleti ...

, 2002 – Canadian business executive and former CEO of Lululemon * Y. C. Deveshwar – chairman and CEO of ITC Limited *

Muhammad bin Ibrahim Muhammad bin Ibrahim (born 1956) was the 8th Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia, Governor of the Bank Negara Malaysia, Central Bank of Malaysia. He assumed the office of Governor on 1 May 2016, succeeding Zeti Akhtar Aziz. He tendered his r ...

, 2010 – 8th Governor of Central Bank of Malaysia *

Antony Leung Antony Leung Kam-chung GBS OBE JP (born 29 January 1952 in Hong Kong with family roots in Shunde, Guangdong) is a businessman who served as Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), from 29 May 2001 until ...

, 1999 – financial secretary of Hong Kong * William Lewis, 2009 – Journalist, British Media Executive * Minoru Makihara, 1977 - Senior Corporate Advisor, Former Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Mitsubishi Corporation * Christopher McCormick – president and CEO of

L.L. Bean L.L.Bean is an American privately-held retail company that was founded in 1912 by Leon Leonwood Bean. The company, headquartered in the place in which it was founded, in Freeport, Maine, specializes in clothing and outdoor recreation equipment. ...

* David V. Miller – U.S. Air Force Major General *

Michael Mullen Michael Glenn Mullen (born October 4, 1946) is a retired United States Navy admiral, who served as the 17th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 1, 2007, to September 30, 2011. Mullen previously served as the Navy's 28th chief of ...

, 1991 – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, United States armed forces * A. Sivathanu Pillai, 1991 – honorary distinguished professor of

Indian Space Research Organisation The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO; ) is the national space agency of India, headquartered in Bengaluru. It operates under the Department of Space (DOS) which is directly overseen by the Prime Minister of India, while the Chairman o ...

Matthew Barrett (banker) Matthew William Barrett (born September 20, 1944) is an Irish-Canadian banker who until 2006 was the Chairman of Barclays Bank. Prior to this, Barrett was Chairman and CEO of the Bank of Montreal where he spent 30 years. Career He started h ...

, 1981 - Former Chairman and CEO,

Bank of Montreal The Bank of Montreal (BMO; french: Banque de Montréal, link=no) is a Canadian multinational investment bank and financial services company. The bank was founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1817 as Montreal Bank; while its head office remains in ...

; chairman and Chief Executive,

Barclays Bank Barclays () is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England. Barclays operates as two divisions, Barclays UK and Barclays International, supported by a service company, Barclays Execution Services. Barclays traces ...

Ajay Piramal Ajay Gopikisan Piramal CBE (born 3 August 1955) is an Indian billionaire industrialist, and the chairman of the Piramal Group, a conglomerate with interests in pharmaceutical, financial services, real estate, healthcare analytics and glass pack ...

, 1992 – chairman,

Piramal Group The Piramal Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate that has presence across various sectors such as healthcare, life sciences, drug discovery, financial services, alternative investment and real estate. History In the early 1980s, ...

* Brian J Porter, President and chief executive officer,

Scotiabank The Bank of Nova Scotia (french: link=no, Banque de Nouvelle-Écosse), operating as Scotiabank (french: link=no, Banque Scotia), is a Canadian multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. One of Canada ...

, 1975 – chairman and CEO

Lucius Theus Lucius Theus (October 11, 1922 – October 15, 2007) was an American military officer and aviator. A Tuskegee Airman during World War II, he became the third black Major General in the United States Air Force. Early life Theus was born in M ...

, AMP 57 -

Major General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of ...

in the

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Si ...

* Jim Lovell, 1971 – Astronaut, Apollo 13

Other executive education

* Paolo Rocca, 1985 – CEO of Techint * Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, 2000 – co-founder

Access Bank Plc Access Bank plc, commonly known as Access Bank, is a Nigerian multinational commercial bank, owned by Access Bank Group. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the national banking regulator. Originally a corporate bank, they expande ...

and founder and chairman, Africa Initiative for Governance *

Ciara Ciara Princess Wilson ( ; Harris; born October 25, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, model and entrepreneur. She released her debut studio album, '' Goodies'' in 2004, which spawned four singles: " Goodies" (featuring Petey Pa ...

– American singer *

Vicente Fox Vicente Fox Quesada (; born 2 July 1942) is a Mexican businessman and politician who served as the 62nd president of Mexico from 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2006. After campaigning as a right-wing populist, Fox was elected president on the ...

– 55th President of

Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in the southern portion of North America. It is borders of Mexico, bordered to the north by the United States; to the so ...

* Kilma S. Lattin –

Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

-winning Native American leader, military veteran, and business man *

Jason Tanamor Jason Tanamor (born April 25, 1975) is a Filipino-American author, writer, and entertainment interviewer. He and his books have been featured in many publications such as Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Yahoo!, Esquire (Philippines), CNN Phi ...

– Filipino-American author *

Daniel Vasella Daniel Lucius Vasella (born 15 August 1953) is a Swiss medical doctor, author, and executive who served as CEO and chairman of the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis AG, the world's fifth largest drug company. During his tenure Novartis shares ...

, PMD, 1989 – president of Novartis AG * Howard Zuker also known as

Zack Norman Zack Norman (born ''Howard Jerrold Zuker''; May 27, 1940) is an American actor, director, producer, writer, comedian, musician, film financier, painter, art collector and real estate developer. Born in Boston and raised in nearby Revere, at the ...

, 2005 (OPM 34) – financier, producer and actor

Case studies

* Pandesic

References

External links

* {{Authority control Harvard Business School 1908 establishments in Massachusetts

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