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# Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
3 Technologies that Will Change the World in the Next Decade Entrepreneurial Management Shikhar Ghosh Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
A Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Advanced Negotiation: Great Dealmakers, Diplomats, and Deals Negotiation, Organizations & Markets James Sebenius Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Africa Rising: Understanding Business, Entrepreneurship, and the Complexities of a Continent General Management Hakeem I. Belo-Osagie Spring
2024 		Q4 1.5
Agribusiness Business, Government & the International Economy David Bell Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
The American Dream and US Higher Education Entrepreneurial Management Stig Leschly Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
The Anatomy of Fraud (TAF) Accounting & Management Aiyesha Dey,
Jonas Heese		 Fall
2023 		Q1 1.5
The Arts of Communication General Management Candace Bertotti Spring
2024 		Q3 1.5
Authentic Leader Development Organizational Behavior Thomas J. DeLong,
Monique Burns Thompson		 Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Authentic Leader Development Organizational Behavior Robin Ely,
Monique Burns Thompson		 Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Avoiding Startup Failure Entrepreneurial Management Lindsay Hyde Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
B Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Behavioral Economics for Managerial Decision Making Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Joshua Schwartzstein Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Building Trusted Organizations General Management Sandra Sucher Fall
2023 		Q2 1.5
Building Web 3 Businesses Entrepreneurial Management Scott Duke Kominers,
Shai Bernstein		 Spring
2024 		Q3 1.5
Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise Technology & Operations Management Prithwiraj Choudhury,
Chet Huber,
Derek van Bever		 Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise Technology & Operations Management Allison Mnookin,
Willy Shih		 Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements Accounting & Management Joseph Pacelli Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Business Analysis and Valuation Using Financial Statements Accounting & Management Jonas Heese Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Business Marketing and Sales Marketing, Entrepreneurial Management TBD Spring
2024 		Q4 1.5
Business and Geopolitics Business, Government & the International Economy Jeremy Friedman Fall
2023 		Q1 1.5
Business at the Base of the Pyramid General Management Michael Chu Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports General Management, Marketing Anita Elberse Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
C Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
The CEO Experience General Management John H. Lynch Fall
2023 		Q2 1.5
Capitalism and the State (CATS) Business, Government & the International Economy, General Management Debora L. Spar Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry General Management Michael S. Kaufman,
Andy Pforzheimer		 Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Changing the World: Life Choices of Influential Leaders Accounting & Management, General Management, Organizational Behavior Robert Simons Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Cities, Structures, and Climate Shocks Finance John Macomber Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Corporate Finance: Corporate Financial Operations (CFO) Finance Mark L. Egan,
C. Fritz Foley		 Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors General Management, Organizational Behavior Lynn Paine Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Crafting Your Life: The First 10 Years Post MBA (LIFE) Organizational Behavior Leslie Perlow Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Creating Brand Value Marketing Michael Moynihan Fall
2023 		Q2 1.5
Creating Value Through Corporate Restructuring Finance Stuart C. Gilson Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Creating Value in Business and Government (HKS-HBS Joint Degree Seminar) General Management Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage Strategy Eric J. Van den Steen Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Creating the Modern Financial System Business, Government & the International Economy David Moss Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
D Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Data Science for Managers 1 Technology & Operations Management Michael Parzen Fall
2023 		Q1 1.5
Data Science for Managers 1 Technology & Operations Management Michael Parzen Spring
2024 		Q3 1.5
Data Science for Managers 2 Technology & Operations Management Michael Parzen Fall
2023 		Q2 1.5
Data Science for Managers 2 Technology & Operations Management Michael Parzen Spring
2024 		Q4 1.5
Data Visualization for Analysis and Communication Technology & Operations Management Martin Wattenberg Spring
2024 		Q4 1.5
Data for Impact (Previously Measuring and Managing Social Impact) Entrepreneurial Management Benjamin N. Roth,
Natalia Rigol		 Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Deals Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Guhan Subramanian Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Deals Q2 Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Guhan Subramanian Fall
2023 		Q2 1.5
Demystifying the Family Enterprise Technology & Operations Management Christina Wing Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Designing Technology Ventures Technology & Operations Management Thomas Eisenmann Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Digital Innovation and Transformation Technology & Operations Management Shane Greenstein Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Digital Marketing Workshop Marketing Jacob Cook,
Ben Kirshner		 Fall
2023 		Q1 1.5
Doing Business with China 2035: Navigating Uncertainty General Management William Kirby Spring
2024 		Q3 1.5
E Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Energy General Management Dustin Tingley Fall
2023 		Q1 1.5
Entrepreneurial Finance Entrepreneurial Management, Finance Raymond Kluender,
Emanuele Colonnelli		 Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Entrepreneurial Finance Entrepreneurial Management, Finance Shai Bernstein Spring
2024 		Q3 1.5
Entrepreneurial Sales 101: Founder Selling Entrepreneurial Management Mark Roberge,
Lou Shipley		 Fall
2023 		Q2 1.5
Entrepreneurial Sales 101: Founder Selling Entrepreneurial Management Mark Roberge,
Lou Shipley		 Spring
2024 		Q3 1.5
Entrepreneurial Sales 102: Building, Managing, and Scaling the First Sales Team as a Founder, Investor, or Advisor Entrepreneurial Management Lou Shipley Spring
2024 		Q4 1.5
Entrepreneurial Solutions to World Problems Entrepreneurial Management William Sahlman Fall
2023 		Q2 1.5
Entrepreneurship Outside the Valley Entrepreneurial Management, Finance Paul Gompers Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism Business, Government & the International Economy, Entrepreneurial Management, General Management Geoffrey Jones Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences Entrepreneurial Management Satish Tadikonda Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
F Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Field Course: Business of the Arts Marketing, General Management, Entrepreneurial Management Rohit Deshpande,
Henry McGee		 Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (Application Only) Entrepreneurial Management, Finance Richard Ruback,
Royce Yudkoff		 Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Field X Finance, Entrepreneurial Management Randolph Cohen Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Field Course: Field Y: Projects in Business Management Finance, Entrepreneurial Management Randolph Cohen Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Go to Market Sales Playbook Field Study Entrepreneurial Management Lou Shipley Spring
2024 		Q4 1.5
Field Course: Innovating in Health Care General Management, Technology & Operations Management Regina Herzlinger Spring
2024 		Q4 1.5
Field Course: Investing for Impact Entrepreneurial Management, Finance, General Management Archie L. Jones,
Emily R. McComb,
Brian Trelstad		 Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems Finance John Dionne Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Projects in Investing Finance Sara Fleiss Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Scaling Minority Businesses General Management, Entrepreneurial Management Jeffrey Bussgang,
Archie L. Jones,
Henry McGee		 Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Startup Operations Entrepreneurial Management Julia Austin Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Field Course: Transforming Health Care Delivery Technology & Operations Management Ariel D. Stern Spring
2024 		Q4 1.5
Field Course: The United States and China: Challenges for your Business General Management William Kirby Spring
2024 		Q4 1.5
Field Course: Value Creation in Small and Medium Enterprises Finance Jason Pananos Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Field Course: Venture Capital Journey Entrepreneurial Management Jeffrey Bussgang Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Financial Management of Smaller Firms Finance, Entrepreneurial Management Richard Ruback,
Royce Yudkoff		 Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Founder Mindset Entrepreneurial Management Reza Satchu Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
G Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Global Climate Change (GCC) Business, Government & the International Economy Gunnar Trumbull Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Global Tech Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Management Alvaro Rodriguez-Arregui Fall
2023 		Q2 1.5
Go To Market Strategies Marketing Ayelet Israeli Fall
2023 		Q1 1.5
H Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
How to Not Bankrupt Your Family Finance, Entrepreneurial Management Lauren Cohen Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
I Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
IFC: Denmark and Netherlands; Decarbonization and Sustainable Production Technology & Operations Management Willy Shih,
Michael Toffel		 January
2024 		J 3.0
IFC: Ghana; Doing Business Across Africa General Management Hakeem I. Belo-Osagie January
2024 		J 3.0
IFC: India; Development While Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net Zero Entrepreneurial Management, General Management Vikram Gandhi January
2024 		J 3.0
IFC: Israel; Startups and Venture Capital Entrepreneurial Management, Finance Paul Gompers,
Richard Ruback		 January
2024 		J 3.0
IFC: Italy; Capitalism - Past, Present, and Future Business, Government & the International Economy Sophus A. Reinert,
Arthur Segel,
Dante Roscini		 January
2024 		J 3.0
IFC: Japan; Rising Sun Ventures: Exploring Entrepreneurship in Japan Strategy, Marketing Ramon Casadesus-Masanell,
Tomomichi Amano		 January
2024 		J 3.0
IFC: London; Entrepreneurship in the UK and Europe Entrepreneurial Management Greg Marsh,
Jeffrey Rayport		 January
2024 		J 3.0
IFC: Silicon Valley; Decoding "Growth" in Silicon Valley Entrepreneurial Management Mark Roberge January
2024 		J 3.0
Innovating in Health Care General Management, Technology & Operations Management Regina Herzlinger Spring
2024 		Q3 1.5
Innovation and Renovation: Optimizing Product Line Architecture Marketing Tomomichi Amano Spring
2024 		Q4 1.5
Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy Business, Government & the International Economy Vincent Pons Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Investment Management and Capital Markets Finance Luis Viceira,
Emil Siriwardane		 Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Investment Strategies Finance William Vrattos Spring
2023 		Q4 1.5
L Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Launch Lab/Capstone 2 Technology & Operations Management Alan MacCormack,
Russell J Wilcox		 Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Launch Lab/Thesis 1 Technology & Operations Management Alan MacCormack,
Russell J Wilcox		 January
2024 		J 3.0
Launching Technology Ventures Entrepreneurial Management Jeffrey Bussgang,
Lindsay Hyde,
Christina Wallace		 Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Law, Management and Entrepreneurship General Management, Entrepreneurial Management John Batter Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Law, Management and Entrepreneurship General Management, Entrepreneurial Management John Batter Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) Organizational Behavior Ryan Raffaelli Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Leadership and Happiness General Management Arthur Brooks Spring
2024 		Q3 1.5
M Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Job (MDD) General Management, Entrepreneurial Management, Technology & Operations Management Amy Edmondson,
Joseph Fuller		 Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Making Markets Entrepreneurial Management Scott Duke Kominers Spring
2024 		Q4 1.5
Managing Customers for Growth Marketing Eva Ascarza Fall
2023 		Q2 1.5
Managing Human Capital Organizational Behavior Ethan Bernstein Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Managing International Trade and Investment Business, Government & the International Economy Meg Rithmire Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Managing Service Operations Technology & Operations Management Ryan Buell Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Managing Service Operations Technology & Operations Management Michael Montelongo Fall
2023 		Q2 1.5
Managing Turbulence Strategy Felix Oberholzer-Gee Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Managing and Innovating in Financial Services Finance David Scharfstein Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Managing and Investing in a Fast-Growing Emerging Market: India Strategy Tarun Khanna Fall
2023 		Q2 1.5
Managing the Future of Work Entrepreneurial Management Christopher Stanton Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Market Perspectives (previously Finance and Capitalism) Finance Robin Greenwood,
Richard Ruback		 Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Mastering Consulting and Advisory Skills Organizational Behavior, Strategy David G. Fubini Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
The Moral Leader General Management Joseph Badaracco Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Motivation and Incentives Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Ashley Whillans Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
N Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Max H. Bazerman,
Amit Goldenberg,
Kevin Mohan,
Kym Nelson,
Andrew Wasynczuk		 Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Negotiation Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Livia Alfonsi,
John Beshears,
Alex Chan,
Jillian Jordan,
Andrew Wasynczuk		 Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
O Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Ownership and Competitive Advantage Strategy Josh Baron Fall
2023 		Q2 1.5
P Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Power and Influence Organizational Behavior Lakshmi Ramarajan Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Power and Influence for Positive Impact Organizational Behavior Julie Battilana Fall
2023 		Q1 1.5
The Power of DEI: Harnessing Talent and Opportunity for Justice and Success General Management Nancy Koehn Spring
2024 		Q4 1.5
Pricing Strategy: Monetizing and Growing the Business Marketing Elie Ofek Fall
2023 		Q1 1.5
Private Equity Finance Finance Victoria Ivashina,
Ted Berk		 Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Product Management Entrepreneurial Management Sara McKinley Torti Fall
2023 		Q2 1.5
Public Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Management, General Management Mitchell Weiss Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
R Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Real Estate Investing Finance Dwight Angelini,
Matt Kelly		 Spring
2024 		Q3 1.5
Real Estate Private Equity Finance Nori Gerardo Lietz Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Real Property Finance John Macomber Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Reimagining Capitalism: Business and Big Problems General Management, Strategy, Accounting & Management Ethan Rouen Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Reshaping Competition Strategy Alexander MacKay Fall
2023 		Q2 1.5
Revitalizing the Corporation: Modern Corporate Strategy Strategy David Collis,
Jorge Tamayo		 Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Risks, Opportunities, And Investments In The Era Of Climate Change (ROICC) Accounting & Management, Entrepreneurial Management, General Management George Serafeim Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Risks, Opportunities, and Investments in the Era of Climate Change (ROICC): Solutions Lab (By Application Only) Accounting & Management, Entrepreneurial Management, General Management George Serafeim Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
The Role of Government in Market Economies Business, Government & the International Economy Matthew Weinzierl Spring
2024 		Q3 1.5
S Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Scaling Technology Ventures Entrepreneurial Management Jeffrey Rayport Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change General Management Brian Trelstad Fall
2023 		Q1 1.5
Solving Society's Complex Challenges Using a Systems Approach Marketing, General Management Kash Rangan,
Gerald Chertavian		 Spring
2024 		Q3 1.5
Space, Public And Commercial Economics (SPACE) Business, Government & the International Economy Matthew Weinzierl Spring
2024 		Q4 1.5
Startup Operations Studio (SOS) Entrepreneurial Management Julia Austin Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 1.5
Strategies for Value Creation (SVC) Finance, Strategy Benjamin Esty Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Strategy Execution Accounting & Management Dennis Campbell Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Strategy and Technology Strategy David Yoffie Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Strategy and Technology Strategy Frank Nagle,
Andy Wu		 Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Strategy for Entrepreneurs Strategy, Entrepreneurial Management Rembrand Koning Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Supply Chain Management Technology & Operations Management Kris Ferreira Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Sustainable Investing Finance, Entrepreneurial Management Shawn Cole,
Vikram Gandhi		 Spring
2024 		Q3 1.5
Systems to Scale Growth-Stage Ventures (SGSV) Entrepreneurial Management, Accounting & Management Jeffrey Rayport,
Tatiana Sandino		 Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
T Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
TALK: How to Talk Gooder in Business and Life Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Alison Wood Brooks Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Tough Tech Venture Labs Entrepreneurial Management Jim Matheson,
Joshua Lev Krieger		 Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Tough Tech Ventures Entrepreneurial Management Joshua Lev Krieger,
Jim Matheson		 Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
Transforming Education through Social Entrepreneurship General Management John Jong-Hyun Kim Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Transforming Health Care Delivery Technology & Operations Management Ariel D. Stern Spring
2024 		Q3 1.5
Turnarounds and Transformation Entrepreneurial Management, Organizational Behavior Ranjay Gulati Spring
2024 		Q3Q4 3.0
U Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
U.S. Healthcare Strategy General Management, Strategy Leemore S. Dafny Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
Unpacking the US-China Rivalry Q1 General Management Andy Zelleke Fall
2023 		Q1 1.5
V Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
Venture Capital and Private Equity Entrepreneurial Management Jo Tango,
Archie L. Jones		 Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
W Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits
War & Peace: The Lessons of History for Leadership, Strategy, Negotiation & Humanity Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Deepak Malhotra Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
War & Peace: The Lessons of History for Leadership, Strategy, Negotiation & Humanity Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Kevin Mohan Fall
2023 		Q1Q2 3.0
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