As 2019 comes to an end, we’re looking back at some of our top Impact Insights blog posts of the year… [...]

Martin Aares (MBA 2001) had always known his childhood interest in the environment would be part of his life, but he wasn’t sure that passion could be part of his business career, too. Now a managing director for Closed Loop Partners, he reflects on finding his way to a career that merges the worlds of finance, investing, and environmental impact. [...]

HBS alumni partnered with a NYC nonprofit to address problems of mass incarceration and institutionalized racism—and the results are inspiring. Through the Community Partners division of the Harvard Business School Club of New York (HBSCNY), a team of seven alumni volunteers completed a pro bono consulting project with Getting Out and Staying Out (GOSO), a nonprofit providing reentry services to young men, ages 16 to 24, who are currently detained at or were released from Rikers Island and other detention centers. [...]

This post is part of our Social Enterprise Initiative 25th anniversary blog series, which highlights some of the faculty, staff, students, and alumni who have been a part of SEI throughout the years. In this post, Pato Bichara (MBA 2015) shares his insights on leading an innovative social enterprise and working to transform the economic development of a region. Pato is the CEO of Collective Academy, an education platform that is forging the next generation of leaders in Latin America. [...]

This post is part of our Social Enterprise Initiative 25th anniversary blog series, which highlights some of the faculty, staff, students, and alumni who have been a part of SEI throughout the years. In this post, Monisha Kapila (MBA 2005) shares her insights on pursuing social impact and founding a social enterprise. Monisha is the Founder and CEO of ProInspire, a social sector leadership development nonprofit. [...]