Out of the many benefits of pursuing an MBA from Harvard Business School, the alumni network is arguably one of the greatest. With more than 80,000 alumni working in leadership positions globally, there is no shortage of excellence to tap into. At the same time, that number can be overwhelming when it comes to finding the right people to build out your professional network. Fortunately, the HBS community has found a way to make that task less daunting and more valuable for alumni, faculty and students alike. [...]
The news that I was selected as the first postdoc for the Blavatnik Fellowship was both humbling and exciting. It also felt like the ideal capstone to my academic training. Up until that point, I had spent my academic career focused on technical training as an engineer, including the last seven years working as a PhD candidate and postdoc. [...]
The HCI just released "Health Minute," a series of one-minute videos highlighting HBS faculty and the remarkable breadth of their research to improve health care. Professor Robert Huckman, faculty chair of the HCI, talks about this new video series, the HCI impact, and the future of health care at HBS. [...]
Over winter break, members of the Health Care Club coordinated career treks to San Francisco and New York City. Across the two trips, 19 members of the HBS health care community visited 14 organizations and met a diverse array of healthcare-focused alumni. The treks also provided a unique opportunity for students to form new relationships with each other outside the classroom, establishing a platform for shared learning to continue throughout the MBA experience. [...]
The health care industry is ripe for disruption. But what aspects of health care need to change most urgently? The HBS Health Care Initiative asked seven alumni from Harvard Business School (HBS) to weigh in. [...]