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- 22 Nov 2019
Mollie Breen (MBA 2020) Talks Mathematics, Being a Twin, and the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Degree
After demonstrating exceptional math and computer science talent at Duke University, and more than three years of service as an applied research mathematician in the Department of Defense, Mollie Breen took the next, not-so-obvious step: as a reality television contestant on Girl Starter, a women's-only start-up competition that ran on TLC and Discovery Channel in spring 2017. [...]
Julio Cedeno was born in Texas just months after his mother and father (originally from Mexico and Venezuela respectively) arrived in the United States from Venezuela. Julio became an electrical engineer and worked at Chevron in Australia after college. Julio pursued an MBA at HBS to pivot into a new role, find some work-life balance, and live closer to his wife, Sarah. [...]
Lying in bed each morning, Emily Batt (MS/MBA 2020) yearned to sleep a little longer, but had no way of knowing when her roommate would finish her seemingly endless shower. That frustration inspired a team project in the new MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program, offered jointly by HBS and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). With just three days to complete a prototype, Batt’s team created a connected device and mobile app that delays a smartphone alarm from sounding until the shower is free. [...]
On November 7th we hosted a live conversation about the military community at HBS with Professor George Riedel and current students. The students will share their path to HBS and tips during the application process, discuss the military community and resources available to students (and their families) at HBS, and plans post-graduation. [...]
Erin Kaivan - Intelligence Officer, Mother, and MBA Student
- 08 Nov 2019
Erin Kaivan (MBA 2020) Talks Motherhood and the Military
When Erin Kaivan was in the fifth grade, she made three outspoken promises to the world: that she would become an actress, she would reach six feet in height, and that she would go to Harvard. Of the three predictions, one came close to realization (Erin is 5' 11''), one was forgotten (she became a soldier, not an actress), and one leads to where she is now, at HBS. [...]
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