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Commemorating the Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Graduation

  • 27 May 2021
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On Thursday, May 27, 2021 we celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2021.

Videos 

2021 Class Day Student Speaker Sara McLoughlin Figel

Sara “Figes” McLoughlin Figel (MBA 2021) gives the Harvard Business School Class Day student address.
2021 Class Day Student Speaker Sara McLoughlin Figel
Sara “Figes” McLoughlin Figel (MBA 2021) gives the Harvard Business School Class Day student address.

2021 Class Day Distinguished Speaker

Doug McMillon, president and CEO of Walmart, addressed the Harvard Business School Class of 2021 graduates.
2021 Class Day Distinguished Speaker
Doug McMillon, president and CEO of Walmart, addressed the Harvard Business School Class of 2021 graduates.

2021 Class Day Student Association Co-President Annie Plachta

Harvard Business School MBA Class of 2021 Student Association Co-President Annie Plachta (MBA 2021) addressed the class during this year’s virtual Class Day ceremony.
2021 Class Day Student Association Co-President Annie Plachta
Harvard Business School MBA Class of 2021 Student Association Co-President Annie Plachta (MBA 2021) addressed the class during this year’s virtual Class Day ceremony.

2021 Class Day Student Association Co-President Caleb Bradford

Harvard Business School MBA Class of 2021 Student Association Co-President Caleb Bradford (MBA 2021) addressed the class during this year’s virtual Class Day ceremony
2021 Class Day Student Association Co-President Caleb Bradford
Harvard Business School MBA Class of 2021 Student Association Co-President Caleb Bradford (MBA 2021) addressed the class during this year’s virtual Class Day ceremony

Dean Srikant Datar’s 2021 Graduation Address and Presentation of Alumni Achievement Awards

At the 2021 Harvard Business School virtual Graduation ceremony, Dean Srikant Datar addressed graduates, and presented the 2021 Alumni Achievement Awards to: Raymond T. Dalio (MBA 1973); H. Naylor Fitzhugh (MBA 1933) posthumous award; Udemezuo O. Nwuneli (MBA 2003) & Ndidi O. Nwuneli (MBA 1999); Terry W. Virts (GMP 11); and Deborah M. Winshel (MBA 1985).
Dean Srikant Datar’s 2021 Graduation Address and Presentation of Alumni Achievement Awards
At the 2021 Harvard Business School virtual Graduation ceremony, Dean Srikant Datar addressed graduates, and presented the 2021 Alumni Achievement Awards to: Raymond T. Dalio (MBA 1973); H. Naylor Fitzhugh (MBA 1933) posthumous award; Udemezuo O. Nwuneli (MBA 2003) & Ndidi O. Nwuneli (MBA 1999); Terry W. Virts (GMP 11); and Deborah M. Winshel (MBA 1985).

Celebrating MBA and Doctoral Class of 2021

Scenes from across Harvard Business School's campus, including members of MBA and Doctoral's Class of 2021.
Celebrating MBA and Doctoral Class of 2021
Scenes from across Harvard Business School's campus, including members of MBA and Doctoral's Class of 2021.

The Story Behind the Baker Scholars

Students graduating with High Distinction have earned academic honors putting them in the top 5% of the graduating class. These graduates are known as Baker Scholars in commemoration of George F. Baker’s gift in the 1920s that enabled the building of the Harvard Business School campus.
The Story Behind the Baker Scholars
Students graduating with High Distinction have earned academic honors putting them in the top 5% of the graduating class. These graduates are known as Baker Scholars in commemoration of George F. Baker’s gift in the 1920s that enabled the building of the Harvard Business School campus.

Getting to Know Class Day Student Speaker Sara McLoughlin Figel

The MBA Class of 2021 student class day speaker Sara McLoughlin Figel (“Figes”) talks about growing up in California and the influence of her parents, studying International Affairs & Public Policy at Princeton, where she’s heading after HBS graduation, and how she hopes her speech will provide inspiration for what lies ahead.
Getting to Know Class Day Student Speaker Sara McLoughlin Figel
The MBA Class of 2021 student class day speaker Sara McLoughlin Figel (“Figes”) talks about growing up in California and the influence of her parents, studying International Affairs & Public Policy at Princeton, where she’s heading after HBS graduation, and how she hopes her speech will provide inspiration for what lies ahead.

May 27 Schedule 

Virtual ceremonies were held to celebrate the graduation of the Class of 2021.

MBA Class of 2021 Profiles 

Meet some members of the Class of 2021.

Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu

Accra, Ghana

Brice Fodouop

Douala, Cameroon

Bobby Tuohy

Washington, D.C.

Camille McGirt

Durham, NC

Haley Brown

Boston, MA

Joy Chen

San Francisco, CA

Janina Motter

Tallahassee, FL

Keta Burke-Williams

Dayton, OH

Kam Phillips-Sadler

Fort Worth, TX

Karina Rodriguez

Buckeye, AZ

Kathy Yuh

Pleasanton, CA

Laura Sandoval

New York, NY

Mae Abdelrahman

Woodbury, MN

Michi Ferreol

Pasig City, Philippines

Mark Giragosian

Manassas, VA

Mark Giragosian

Chicago, IL

Miriam Serban

Bucharest, Romania

Nick Rosenbaum

St. Paul, MN

Peter Gumulia

Jakarta, Indonesia

Phillip Jones

Newport News, VA

Phillip Jones

Newport News, VA

Ryan Flamerich

Brooklyn, NY

Rob Self

Ann Arbor, MI

Ryan Yu

San Juan City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Soltan Bryce

Cambridge, MA & North Carolina

Shani Carter

Raleigh, NC

Sylvester Wee

Singapore

Thomaz Galvao

São Paulo, Brazil

Tory Voight

San Francisco, CA

Viroopa Volla

Eagan, MN

Whitney Wilson

Coos Bay, Oregon

Yaoxin Ding

Xiamen Fujian, China

Zoe Otedola

Santa Monica, CA

Awards 

Awards are announced annually during Class Day and Commencement, including the Dean’s Award, Baker Scholars, MBA Faculty Teaching Awards, Wyss Awards for Excellence in Mentoring Doctoral Students, and Leadership Fellows.

2021 Doctoral Graduates

Patrick Ferguson
Accounting & Management
Alexandra Scherf
Accounting & Management
Rishab Guha
Business Economics
Andrew Lilley
Business Economics
Samuel Lite
Business Economics
Gianluca Rinaldi
Business Economics
Andreas Schaab
Business Economics
Gregor Schubert
Business Economics
Karen Shen
Business Economics
Allen Zhang
Business Economics
Emilie Aguirre
Health Policy Management
A Jay Holmgren
Health Policy Management
Olivia Jung
Health Policy Management
Michael Anne Kyle
Health Policy Management
Ximena Garcia-Rada Benavides
Marketing
Jeffrey Lees
Organizational Behavior
Lumumba Seegars
Organizational Behavior
Jaewon Yoon
Organizational Behavior
Young Hou
Strategy
Sourohh Ghosh
Technology & Operations Management

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