How do you balance between being a mission-driven organization and a financially profitable company? That was the central question we posed to participants and speakers of this year’s Social Enterprise Conference (SECON). [...]

Growing up in Massachusetts and California, Taylor Lane (MBA/JD 2018) went hiking and rock climbing with family and friends in Maine and the Rocky Mountains. “I came to value the importance of open spaces and conservation,” she says. “I find being outside both inspiring and calming.” That love for the natural world led to a question for Lane: How to deliver affordable, reliable, sustainable energy with the lowest possible environmental impact. [...]

In their reciprocal pursuits of internships and interns, HBS MBA candidates and participating employers invest a considerable amount of interest, time and, in many cases, money. With so much at stake, both hopes and anxieties run high, creating fertile ground for miscommunication and even confusion. [...]

Many MBAs approach their internships seeking new industries to explore. But Jon Wofsy, MBA 2018, remained eager to stay in his field, clean energy, while testing a new role. “I had been in clean energy before I came to HBS,” says Jon. “I always planned to stay, but I wanted to experience a different function.” [...]

Meet four Class of 2018 students who share the career criteria that drove their internship searches, and how their respective organizations aligned with their passions. [...]