Ratnika Prasad is exploring solutions to climate change at Harvard
Working to protect the environment has been my passion for as long as I can remember. My father was my earliest inspiration. As an officer in the Indian Forest Service, he devoted his life to balancing day to day realities of economic development with environmental conservation. For me, climate change was a reality we lived with every day – experienced in wildly fluctuating rains that flooded my house, turbulent storms that eroded roads, and increases in sea levels that caused thousands of Maldivians to migrate to my city. [...]
HBS Dean Emeritus John McArthur. Photo copyright Susan Young Photography.
McArthur is remembered by so many of us for his genuine care, his extraordinary investment in people (regardless of their position), his eminent kindness, and his contagious and principled belief that bringing out the best in each of us is one of the most noble callings. [...]
SEI Faculty Co-Chair Kash Rangan in the SPNM classroom
This summer marked the 25th year for the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management (SPNM) Program at HBS Executive Education. The field of social sector management research and education has experienced significant changes over the last 25 years. Here are some of our key takeaways. [...]
Dan Hall and Education Pioneers colleagues at Teach For America HQ
Prior to Harvard Business School, I spent eight years on active duty military service as an Aviation officer and helicopter pilot in the United States Army. My career took me to three countries, six states, and countless hours of flying high in the sky and low to the ground, over water and below the treeline. I led organizations ranging in size from 17 soldiers to 120, in missions both operational and maintenance support. Yet one consistent theme throughout all of it was my sense of having a mission-driven life, of giving my time and energy to something greater than myself. So when I left the Army to attend HBS, I knew I wanted to try and capture that same sense of purpose. [...]
In between our work to educate, support, and inspire leaders across all sectors to tackle society’s toughest challenges and make a difference in the world, the staff of the Social Enterprise Initiative tries to catch up on our reading. When we do, our book choices often align with our social enterprise interests. Here’s what each of us is diving into… [...]