Walter Haas Jr., class of 1939
Haas
succeeded his father as the CEO of Levi Strauss & Co, growing it
from a regional California brand to one of the world’s biggest apparel
companies.
Philip Caldwell, class of 1942
Caldwell
took over as the first non-Ford family member to run Ford Motor
Company, where he led one of the biggest turnarounds in American
business history.
Stephen R. Covey, class of 1957
Covey became tremendously influential after publishing his bestselling book “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.”
Michael Bloomberg, class of 1966
After
receiving his MBA, Bloomberg went on to found financial data company
Bloomberg LP in 1981 before serving three terms as the mayor of New York
City. An active philanthropist, Bloomberg has donated over $6 billion
to a range of causes.
Henry Paulson, class of 1970
Paulson
spent 32 years at Goldman Sachs, working his way up to CEO. From 2006
to 2009 he served as the US Treasury Secretary, up until the financial
crisis. Now he’s chairman of the Paulson Institute, which promotes sustainable economic growth and a clean environment.
Darren Huston, class of 1994
Darren Huston
became president and CEO of popular travel booking service Priceline in
early 2014, after spending almost three years as CEO of Microsoft
Japan. Huston was also the CEO of Booking.com, and has served as senior
vice president of branded products and new ventures at Starbucks.
Sheryl Sandberg, class of 1995
Sandberg
is largely credited with making Facebook profitable. The 1995 HBS alum
initiated a global conversation about women and work with her
bestselling book “Lean In.”
Jenn Hyman and Jenny Fleiss, class of 2009
Hyman
and Fleiss were classmates at HBS and went on to cofound Rent the
Runway. The e-commerce fashion company is valued at $1 billion as of
March 2019, after their latest fundraising round, which brought $125
million from Franklin Templeton Investments and Bain Capital Ventures.
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