Elective Curriculum: Course Descriptions

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# Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
3 Technologies that Will Change the World Entrepreneurial Management Shikhar Ghosh Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
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A Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
The AI Venture Entrepreneurial Management Shikhar Ghosh Fall
2026
Q2 1.5
AI-Powered Digital Marketing: The Operator's Workshop (formerly Digital Marketing & AI Workshop) Marketing Jacob Cook Fall
2026
Q1 1.5
Advanced Competitive Strategy Strategy Eric J. Van den Steen Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Advanced Negotiation: Great Dealmakers, Diplomats, and Deals Negotiation, Organizations & Markets James Sebenius Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
The Anatomy of Fraud Accounting & Management Aiyesha Dey,
Jonas Heese
Fall
2026
Q1 1.5
The Arts of Communication General Management Candace Bertotti Fall
2026
Q1 1.5
Authentic Leader Development Organizational Behavior Deborah Winshel,
Monique Burns Thompson
Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
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B Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
B2B Sales and Distribution Marketing, Entrepreneurial Management Lou Shipley,
Ed Boyajian
Spring
2027
Q3 1.5
Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise Technology & Operations Management, General Management Derek van Bever Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements Accounting & Management Joseph Pacelli Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements Accounting & Management Charles C.Y. Wang,
Yuan Zou
Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Business Solutions for the Poor (Global and Local) Marketing, Entrepreneurial Management Kash Rangan,
Benjamin N. Roth,
Natalia Rigol
Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Business at the Base of the Pyramid Entrepreneurial Management Benjamin N. Roth,
Natalia Rigol
Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports General Management, Marketing Anita Elberse Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Business of Ideas Business, Government & the International Economy Caroline Elkins Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
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C Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
The CEO’s Journey: Dilemmas and Choices on the Path to Significance General Management Rosabeth Kanter Spring
2027
Q4 1.5
Capitalism and the State (CATS) Business, Government & the International Economy, General Management Debora L. Spar Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry General Management, Entrepreneurial Management Michael S. Kaufman,
Andy Pforzheimer
Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Changing the World: Life Choices of Influential Leaders Accounting & Management, General Management, Organizational Behavior Robert Simons Spring
2027
Q4 1.5
The Coming of Managerial Capitalism Entrepreneurial Management Tom Nicholas Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Corporate Finance: Corporate Financial Operations (CFO) Finance C. Fritz Foley Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Crafting Your Life: The First 10 Years Post MBA Organizational Behavior Leslie Perlow Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Creating Brand Value in the Age of AI Marketing Julian de Freitas Fall
2027
Q1 1.5
Creating Value Through Corporate Restructuring Finance Stuart C. Gilson Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Creating Value in Business and Government (HKS-HBS Joint Degree Seminar) General Management Andy Zelleke Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Creating the Modern Financial System Business, Government & the International Economy David Moss Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Crucibles of Crisis Leadership Entrepreneurial Management Nancy Koehn Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
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D Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Deals Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Guhan Subramanian Fall
2026
Q2 1.5
Deals Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Guhan Subramanian Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Demystifying the Family Enterprise Technology & Operations Management Christina Wing Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Designing Tech Ventures Technology & Operations Management Robert Howe,
Tom Clay
Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Digital Operations Technology & Operations Management Antonio Moreno Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Driving Profitable Growth Strategy Juan Alcacer,
Raffaella Sadun
Fall
2026
Q2 1.5
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E Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Elections and Democracy: The Role of Private Sector Leaders Entrepreneurial Management Robert F. White Fall
2026
Q1 1.5
Energy Business, Government & the International Economy, General Management Dustin Tingley Spring
2027
Q4 1.5
Entrepreneurial Finance Entrepreneurial Management, Finance Raymond Kluender Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Entrepreneurial Finance (Q2) Entrepreneurial Management Sabrina Howell Fall
2026
Q2 1.5
Entrepreneurial Sales 101: Founder Selling Entrepreneurial Management Mark Roberge,
Lou Shipley
Fall
2026
Q2 1.5
Entrepreneurial Sales 101: Founder Selling Entrepreneurial Management Mark Roberge,
Lou Shipley,
DJ DiDonna,
Ed Boyajian
Spring
2027
Q3 1.5
Entrepreneurial Sales 102: Building the First Sales Team Entrepreneurial Management Lou Shipley Spring
2027
Q4 1.5
Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism General Management Geoffrey Jones Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Life Sciences Entrepreneurial Management Satish Tadikonda Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
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F Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Field Course: Business of the Arts General Management, Entrepreneurial Management Rohit Deshpande,
Henry McGee
Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Advanced Business Plans for Innovating in Health Care General Management Regina Herzlinger,
Ben Creo
Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Business Plans for Innovating in Health Care General Management Regina Herzlinger,
Ben Creo
Fall
2026
Q2 1.5
Field Course: Entrepreneurial Sales 103 Entrepreneurial Management Lou Shipley Spring
2027
Q4 1.5
Field Course: Entrepreneurship through Acquisition Finance Richard Ruback,
Royce Yudkoff
Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Field X Finance Randolph Cohen Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Field Course: Field Y: Projects in Business Management Finance, Entrepreneurial Management Randolph Cohen Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Inside the Family Office: A FIELD Immersion Finance, Entrepreneurial Management Lauren Cohen Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Field Course: Investing for Impact General Management, Entrepreneurial Management Brian Trelstad,
Gerald Chertavian,
Archie L. Jones,
Emily R. McComb
Fall
2026
Q2 1.5
Field Course: Life Sciences Venture Creation Entrepreneurial Management Satish Tadikonda Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems Finance John Dionne Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Seminar in Investing Finance Sara Fleiss Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Field Course: Value Creation in Small and Medium Firms Finance Jason Pananos Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Venture Capital Journey Entrepreneurial Management Jeffrey Bussgang Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Financial Management of Smaller Firms Finance, Entrepreneurial Management Richard Ruback,
Royce Yudkoff
Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Founder Launch Entrepreneurial Management Reza Satchu Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
The Founder Mindset Entrepreneurial Management Reza Satchu Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
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G Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Global Capitalism: Past, Present, Future Business, Government & the International Economy Sophus A. Reinert Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Global Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Management, Finance Paul Gompers Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Globalization and Emerging Markets Business, Government & the International Economy Reshmaan Hussam Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Grand Challenges: Entrepreneurial Leadership at Scale Organizational Behavior, Strategy Linda Hill,
Tarun Khanna
Fall
2026
Q2 1.5
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I Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Immersive Field Course: Cape Town: Africa Rising General Management, Finance Hakeem I. Belo-Osagie,
John Macomber
January
2027
J 3.0
Immersive Field Course: China: Geopolitics, Trade, Supply Chains in Time of Change Business, Government & the International Economy, Technology & Operations Management Willy Shih,
Meg Rithmire
January
2027
J 3.0
Immersive Field Course: India: Development at Scale: Energy, Industry, and AI in India General Management Vikram Gandhi January
2027
J 3.0
Immersive Field Course: Italy: Tradition and Innovation Business, Government & the International Economy Sophus A. Reinert,
Dante Roscini
January
2027
J 3.0
Immersive Field Course: Japan: Exploring Japan’s Innovation Ecosystem Strategy, Marketing Ramon Casadesus-Masanell,
Tomomichi Amano
January
2027
J 3.0
Immersive Field Course: Saudi Arabia: A Nation and its Oil Economy Reimagined Strategy, General Management Tarun Khanna,
Andy Zelleke
January
2027
J 3.0
Immersive Field Course: Silicon Valley: Disrupting Silicon Valley with AI Entrepreneurial Management Mark Roberge January
2027
J 3.0
Immersive Field Course: Singapore: Shaping a Global Innovation Hub General Management Amy Schulman,
Nien-hê Hsieh
January
2027
J 3.0
Infrastructure Finance John Macomber Spring
2027
Q3 1.5
Innovating at Scale Strategy Maria Roche Fall
2026
Q1 1.5
Innovating in Health Care General Management Regina Herzlinger,
Ben Creo
Fall
2026
Q1 1.5
Innovation and Renovation: Building and Renewing Consumer and Market Relevance Marketing Tomomichi Amano Spring
2027
Q4 1.5
Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy Business, Government & the International Economy Vincent Pons Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Investment Management and Capital Markets Finance Luis Viceira,
Emil Siriwardane
Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Investment Strategies Finance William Vrattos,
Marco Sammon
Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
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L Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Launch Lab/Capstone 1 Entrepreneurial Management Alan MacCormack,
Russell J Wilcox
January
2027
J 3.0
Launch Lab/Capstone 2 Entrepreneurial Management Alan MacCormack,
Russell J Wilcox
Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Launching Tech Ventures in the Age of AI (LTV) Entrepreneurial Management, Technology & Operations Management Jeffrey Bussgang,
Allison Mnookin
Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Law, Management and Entrepreneurship General Management, Entrepreneurial Management John Batter Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Law, Management and Entrepreneurship General Management, Entrepreneurial Management John Batter Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Leadership Execution and Action Planning Organizational Behavior David G. Fubini Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Leading a Family Business Strategy Josh Baron Spring
2027
Q4 1.5
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M Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
MACRO: Macroeconomic Analysis of Crises and Resolutions Business, Government & the International Economy Alberto Cavallo,
Rafael Di Tella
Spring
2027
Q4 1.5
Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Role Technology & Operations Management, Strategy, General Management Amy Edmondson,
Tiona Zuzul
Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Managing Human Capital Organizational Behavior Ting Zhang Fall
2026
Q2 1.5
Managing Service Operations Technology & Operations Management Ryan Buell,
Robert Markey
Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Managing and Innovating in Financial Services Finance David Scharfstein Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Mastering Consulting and Advisory Skills Organizational Behavior David G. Fubini Fall
2026
Q1 1.5
Modern Corporate Strategy: Revitalizing the Corporation Strategy Jorge Tamayo Fall
2026
Q1 1.5
The Moral Leader General Management Sandra Sucher Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Motivating People to Get Things Done Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Ashley Whillans Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
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N Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Navigating Your Worth:  AI, Negotiations, and the Nature of Expertise Entrepreneurial Management Zoe Cullen Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Kevin Mohan,
Julian J. Zlatev,
John Beshears,
Amit Goldenberg,
Katherine Coffman
Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Livia Alfonsi,
Jillian Jordan,
Kadeem Noray,
Alex Chan,
Max H. Bazerman
Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Negotiation and Diplomacy Negotiation, Organizations & Markets James Sebenius Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
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O Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
OWN: The Power of Company Ownership Strategy Josh Baron Spring
2027
Q3 1.5
Ownership by Design Accounting & Management, General Management Ethan Rouen,
Nien-hê Hsieh
Fall
2026
Q1 1.5
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P Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Private Equity Finance Finance Ted Berk,
Victoria Ivashina
Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Product Management Entrepreneurial Management Sara McKinley Torti Fall
2026
Q2 1.5
Public Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Management Mitchell Weiss Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
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R Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Real Estate Investing Finance Dwight Angelini,
W. Matt Kelly
Spring
2027
Q4 1.5
Real Estate Private Equity Finance, Entrepreneurial Management Nori Gerardo Lietz Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Real Property Finance Charles Wu,
Dan Dubrowski,
Roberto Charvel
Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Resilient Cities: Investing and Entrepreneurship Finance John Macomber Spring
2027
Q4 1.5
Reweaving Ourselves and the World: New Perspectives on Climate Change General Management Rebecca Henderson Spring
2026
Q3Q4 3.0
RoGME in Space: The Role of Government and Market Economies in Space Business, Government & the International Economy Matthew Weinzierl Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
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S Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
SPARC: Succeeding as a Professional in an Age of Radical Change Strategy Ashish Nanda Spring
2027
Q3 1.5
Scaling Technology Ventures Entrepreneurial Management Jeffrey Rayport Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change General Management Gerald Chertavian,
Brian Trelstad
Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
The Spiritual Lives of Leaders General Management Nien-hê Hsieh,
Derek van Bever
Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Strategies for Value Creation Finance, Strategy Benjamin Esty Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Strategy and Technology Strategy David Yoffie Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Strategy and Technology Strategy Andy Wu Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Strategy for Entrepreneurs: AI Lab Entrepreneurial Management Rembrand Koning Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Strategy in Evolving Industries Strategy Rebecca Karp Spring
2027
Q3 1.5
Strategy in Green Industries Business, Government & the International Economy Gunnar Trumbull Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Supply Chain Management Technology & Operations Management Kris Ferreira Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
Supply Chain Management Technology & Operations Management Ananth Raman Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Sustainable Investing Finance Shawn Cole,
Vikram Gandhi
Fall
2026
Q1 1.5
Systems for Scaling Ventures (SSV) Accounting & Management Tatiana Sandino Fall
2026
Q2 1.5
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T Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Tough Tech Ventures Entrepreneurial Management Joshua Lev Krieger Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
Transforming Health Care Delivery Technology & Operations Management, Accounting & Management Susanna Gallani,
Robert Huckman
Spring
2027
Q3 1.5
Turnarounds and Transformation Entrepreneurial Management, Organizational Behavior Ranjay Gulati Spring
2027
Q3Q4 3.0
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U Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
U.S. Healthcare Strategy General Management, Strategy Leemore S. Dafny Spring
2027
Q4 1.5
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V Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Venture Capital and Private Equity Entrepreneurial Management Jo Tango,
Archie L. Jones
Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
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W Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
War & Peace: The Lessons of History for Leadership, Strategy, Negotiation & Humanity Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Deepak Malhotra,
Kevin Mohan
Fall
2026
Q1Q2 3.0
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