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Before coming to Harvard Business School, I spent four years working in the education sector, designing learning experiences that I hoped would be powerful and transformational for my students. It was strange finally being in the conductor's seat, especially after sitting in the audience as a student for most of my life. I felt like I was getting a special glimpse into what happens behind the curtain before the teacher takes the stage. [...]
- 20 Dec 2019
Aspa Lekka (MBA 2020) Talks Dreams of Becoming a CEO, Handball, and Her Hometown in Greece
Aspa Lekka (MBA 2020) was a member of the Greek National Team for handball. Upon realizing she had global ambitions of competing in a larger world, she ventured out to Berlin to join a startup as a business analyst despite her lack of knowledge and skills in the field. After completing her Ph.D. in education, Aspa ventured out again to learn more about business and to hone her dreams about leading a company as CEO into the future. [...]
Dan Hall and Education Pioneers colleagues at Teach For America HQ
- 13 Sep 2019
An Uncommon Summer: Project Management at an Education Non-Profit
Second-year student and Social Enterprise Fellow, Dan Hall, shares his experience working at Uncommon Schools in New York City. [...]
There’s a lively and robust education sector community within Harvard Business School and you can learn a valuable set of skills and perspectives to take into the education field. [...]
Charlotte Steel, a former political science major at Brown, was inspired to become a teacher after taking a “Politics of Education” class at her alma mater. When applying to business school, Charlotte had concerns about whether she had the appropriate background to become an MBA student. Her fears were quickly allayed when she visited HBS for a class visit – and she discovered the student admissions rep who picked her up was a former TFA teacher. [...]
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