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- February 2023 (Revised June 2023)
- Case
Doing Business in New Delhi, India
By: Vikram S Gandhi and Radhika Kak
The case uses the example of Tata Motors to discuss the opportunities and challenges of doing businesses in India.
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Keywords:
Business Cycles;
Development Economics;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Economic Growth;
Economic Sectors;
Economy;
Macroeconomics;
Business History;
India
Gandhi, Vikram S., and Radhika Kak. "Doing Business in New Delhi, India." Harvard Business School Case 323-083, February 2023. (Revised June 2023.)
- January 2023
- Case
The Ford Motor Company Green Bond
By: Vikram S Gandhi and James Barnett
In November 2021, Ford Motor Company offered a $2.5 billion green bond to finance investments in electrification. Issuance of green bonds significantly increased into the 2020s, and to date, the Ford Motor Company green bond was the largest such bond offered by a...
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- November 2022
- Background Note
The Role of ESG in Investment Strategy
By: Vikram S Gandhi and Christopher Diak
- June 2022
- Background Note
FIELD Immersion 2022: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
By: Vikram S. Gandhi and Zeke Gillman
Gandhi, Vikram S., and Zeke Gillman. "FIELD Immersion 2022: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." Harvard Business School Background Note 822-121, June 2022.
- March 2022 (Revised April 2023)
- Case
Pittsburgh: A Successful City?
Pittsburgh, PA, was once the crown jewel of American heavy industry. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the city was an undisputed leader in steel production, boasting some of the largest companies and wealthiest individuals in the world. Its abundance of...
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Keywords:
Economic And Social Disparities;
Economic Development;
Local Economic Development;
Contextual Intelligence;
Contextual Knowledge;
Context;
City Growth;
City Innovation;
City Leadership;
Pittsburgh;
Local Government;
Local Stakeholders;
Business And Community;
Business And Community Relations;
Community Engagement;
Community Relations;
Cross-sector Collaboration;
Innovation;
Innovation Economy;
Innovation Clusters;
Innovation Ecosystems;
Shared Prosperity;
Equality Of Opportunity;
Equity;
Inclusion;
Business And Government;
Business & Government Relations;
Business And Government Relations;
Business And Society;
Neighborhoods;
Race And Ethnicity;
Innovation & Entrepreneurship;
Diversity;
Ethnicity;
Race;
Household;
Income;
Economic Growth;
Economic Sectors;
Economics;
Local Range;
Urban Development;
Urban Scope;
City;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Government and Politics;
Government Administration;
Growth and Development;
History;
Leadership;
Goals and Objectives;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Society;
Civil Society or Community;
Culture;
Human Needs;
Public Opinion;
Public Sector;
Social Issues;
Poverty;
Equality and Inequality;
Manufacturing Industry;
Steel Industry;
Education Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States;
Pittsburgh;
Pennsylvania
Mills, Karen, Caroline Elkins, Vikram Gandhi, Gabriella Elanbeck, and Zeke Gillman. "Pittsburgh: A Successful City?" Harvard Business School Case 322-080, March 2022. (Revised April 2023.)
- January 2022
- Module Note
A Note on Contextual Intelligence
Elkins, Caroline M., Tarun Khanna, Vikram S. Gandhi, Karen G. Mills, and Leonard A. Schlesinger. "A Note on Contextual Intelligence." Harvard Business School Module Note 322-077, January 2022.
- January 2022 (Revised December 2022)
- Case
TotalEnergies’ Investment in Hyzon Motors
By: Vikram S. Gandhi and David Lane
In November 2021, Girish Nadkarni, the head of TotalEnergies’ corporate venture capital arm (TEV) was considering whether, and on what terms, to exit an investment in Hyzon Motors, a start-up supplier of hydrogen-powered trucks. TEV had invested $4 million in Hyzon,...
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Keywords:
Business Units;
Communication Intention and Meaning;
Renewable Energy;
Venture Capital;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Market Design;
Standards;
Commercialization;
Investment Portfolio;
Market Transactions;
Energy Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Transportation Industry;
Europe;
New York (city, NY)
Gandhi, Vikram S., and David Lane. "TotalEnergies’ Investment in Hyzon Motors." Harvard Business School Case 822-019, January 2022. (Revised December 2022.)
- October 2021 (Revised May 2023)
- Case
Engine No. 1: An Impact Investing Firm Engages with ExxonMobil
By: Mark Kramer, Shawn Cole, Vikram S. Gandhi and T. Robert Zochowski
ExxonMobil, the world's fifth largest source of carbon emissions, remained committed to aggressively expanding its oil & gas business despite global warming. During the COVID pandemic this strategy resulted in massive losses as the price and demand for oil declined. ...
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Keywords:
Carbon Emissions;
Global Warming;
Impact Investment Funds;
Hedge Fund Activism;
Leadership Development;
Business Model;
Renewable Energy;
Resource Allocation;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Governing and Advisory Boards
Kramer, Mark, Shawn Cole, Vikram S. Gandhi, and T. Robert Zochowski. "Engine No. 1: An Impact Investing Firm Engages with ExxonMobil." Harvard Business School Case 222-028, October 2021. (Revised May 2023.)
- April 2021 (Revised July 2021)
- Case
Public Equities Impact Investing at BlackRock
By: Shawn A. Cole, Vikram S. Gandhi, Michael Norris and John Masko
In early 2021, BlackRock—the world’s largest asset manager with $9 trillion in assets under management (AUM)—sought to become a leader in promoting environmental and social sustainability. Over the previous ten years, CEO Larry Fink had written an annual open letter to...
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Keywords:
Impact Investing;
Renewable Energy;
Climate Change;
Environmental Sustainability;
Equity;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Financial Management;
Investment Funds;
Investment Return;
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Cole, Shawn A., Vikram S. Gandhi, Michael Norris, and John Masko. "Public Equities Impact Investing at BlackRock." Harvard Business School Case 221-066, April 2021. (Revised July 2021.)
- November 2020
- Supplement
CalSTRS Takes on Gun Violence
By: Vikram S Gandhi
Gandhi, Vikram S. "CalSTRS Takes on Gun Violence." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 821-701, November 2020.
- October 2020
- Supplement
Blue Haven Initiative: The PEGAfrica Investment
By: Vikram S Gandhi
Gandhi, Vikram S. "Blue Haven Initiative: The PEGAfrica Investment." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 321-701, October 2020.
- July 2020
- Teaching Plan
Blue Haven Initiative: The PEGAfrica Investment
By: Vikram S Gandhi, Caitlin Reimers Brumme and Amram Migdal
- June 2020
- Teaching Note
Generation Investment Management
By: Vikram S. Gandhi and Sarah Mehta
This teaching note provides guidance for teaching the case “Generation Investment Management” (820-033), which looks at the challenges facing a sustainable investment firm.
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Keywords:
Sustainable Investing;
Socially Responsible Investing;
Long-term Investing;
ESG;
Climate Change;
Environmental Sustainability;
Finance;
Equity;
Governance;
Private Equity;
Public Equity;
Financial Markets;
Investment;
Investment Return;
Investment Activism;
Investment Funds;
Investment Portfolio;
Institutional Investing;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Financial Services Industry;
United Kingdom;
England;
London
- March 2020 (Revised May 2020)
- Case
Generation Investment Management
By: Vikram S. Gandhi and Sarah Mehta
By January 2020, sustainable investment firm Generation Investment Management (Generation), founded in London in 2004, had grown from a shared vision among seven founders to a 90-person firm managing $27 billion in public and private equity. Throughout its history,...
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Keywords:
Sustainable Investing;
Climate Change;
Environmental Sustainability;
Finance;
Equity;
Governance;
Private Equity;
Public Equity;
Financial Markets;
Investment;
Investment Return;
Investment Activism;
Investment Funds;
Investment Portfolio;
Institutional Investing;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Financial Services Industry;
United Kingdom;
England;
London
Gandhi, Vikram S., and Sarah Mehta. "Generation Investment Management." Harvard Business School Case 820-033, March 2020. (Revised May 2020.)
- December 2019
- Supplement
The Rise Fund: TPG Bets Big on Impact
By: Vikram S Gandhi and Shawn A. Cole
Gandhi, Vikram S., and Shawn A. Cole. "The Rise Fund: TPG Bets Big on Impact." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 220-711, December 2019.
- October 2019
- Supplement
Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF Partners)
By: Shawn A. Cole and Vikram S Gandhi
Cole, Shawn A., and Vikram S Gandhi. "Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF Partners)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 220-708, October 2019.
- September 2019
- Teaching Plan
Financial Inclusion at Omidyar Network
By: Vikram S. Gandhi and James Barnett
Teaching Note for HBS No. 218-069.
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- July 2019
- Supplement
Omidyar Network's Impact Investment Framework
By: Vikram S Gandhi
A team of investors at Omidyar Network explore two different investment possibilities in the budding financial inclusion space using their investment framework to consider capital alternatives available for both investments, each of which carries highly divergent...
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Keywords:
Impact Investing;
Micro Finance;
Investment;
Investment Return;
Investment Activism;
Investment Portfolio;
Microfinance;
Framework;
India;
Philippines
Gandhi, Vikram S. "Omidyar Network's Impact Investment Framework." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 320-701, July 2019.
- July 2019
- Supplement
Omidyar Network's Investment Decisions: MicroEnsure and Lenddo
By: Vikram S Gandhi
A team of investors at Omidyar Network explore two different investment possibilities in the budding financial inclusion space using their investment framework to consider capital alternatives available for both investments, each of which carries highly divergent...
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Keywords:
Impact Investing;
Micro Finance;
Investment;
Investment Return;
Investment Activism;
Investment Portfolio;
Microfinance;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
India;
Philippines
Gandhi, Vikram S. "Omidyar Network's Investment Decisions: MicroEnsure and Lenddo." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 320-702, July 2019.
- July 2019
- Case
Piramal Foundation: The Business of Philanthropy
By: Vikram Gandhi and Mahima Rao-Kachroo
The Piramal Foundation was launched by diversfied Indian conglomerate, the Piramal Group, to improve the healthcare services and quality of education of India’s economically and socially disadvantaged. The foundation operates under three verticals—‘Piramal Foundation...
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Keywords:
Social Enterprise;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Education;
Health Care and Treatment;
Performance Improvement;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Education Industry;
Health Industry;
India
Gandhi, Vikram, and Mahima Rao-Kachroo. "Piramal Foundation: The Business of Philanthropy." Harvard Business School Case 520-011, July 2019.