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HBS/HKS Joint Degree Cohort
- 19 Apr 2018
Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree
Nanako Yano grew up in Tokyo, Japan and attended Pomona College in California. After graduating, she worked with Oliver Wyman in New York City and then moved to Swaziland to work with the Clinton Health Access Inititiative (CHAI) until two years later she was admitted into the HBS/HKS Joint Degree Program. We caught up with Nanako to learn more about her experience with the HBS/HKS joint degree program and her plans to make an impact on the world. [...]
I am currently a joint degree student at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and Harvard Business School (HBS), and attending Harvard has been a fantastic experience so far. I spent my first year here studying the Master in Public Administration and International Development (MPA/ID) at HKS and the second year in the MBA program at HBS. This fall I will start the third year of the joint degree program, which combines courses at both schools.
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The case method is a cornerstone of the HBS pedagogical method. During their time at HBS, students will step into the shoes of 500 different case protagonists – and learn how to make difficult, critical decisions with limited information. Case protagonists visiting class, and providing insight into a particular decision making process, is often a highlight of the HBS curriculum. [...]
Henry McGee is a veteran of HBS. After graduating back in 1979, he spent the next 34 years at HBO. In 2013, Henry McGee returned to HBS in the role of Senior Lecturer. [...]
I left RC year with more lessons than I can count, but I’d like to share with you five that I’ve taken away specifically around leadership. [...]