PRIMO at HBS: Fostering a New Generation of Researchers
People have long been curious about what it’s like to be a student at Harvard Business School, and increasingly they are also interested in how the best-known school of management manages itself. This is the fifth installment of a new series called Up Close, featuring the day-to-day work of the School and the people who do it.

PRIMO 2020: A Summer of Virtual Community and Research
PRIMO was launched in 2011 as a representation of one of Dean Nitin Nohria’s Five I’s; an initiative for greater integration with the broader Harvard community. Initially focused on Harvard College students, the program expanded its mission to reflect a diverse group of learners and in 2017 accepted students from two other Massachusetts colleges; Wellesley and Mount Holyoke. This year, the group of 17 included students from Wellesley, Princeton, Carleton, and Georgia Tech.

PRIMO 2021: An Introduction to Research
PRIMO is comprised of undergraduate students—also known as fellows—who spend 10 weeks during the summer working on academic business research at HBS. Through their work and program activities, the fellows are exposed to the life and work of PhD students and HBS faculty. Their work consists of research projects, presentations on pathways to academia by current faculty and doctoral students, and in-class case discussions; this helps them hone their research, writing, and data-analysis skills.