Darren
Huston, a Canadian businessman was the President and CEO of The Priceline Group since January
1, 2014. Mr. Huston was also likewise Chief Executive Officer of
Booking.com B.V. (Netherlands), an entirely claimed subsidiary of The
Priceline Group and the main online hotel reservation administration on
the planet, a position he has held since September 2011.
Darren Huston
went to the Group from Microsoft Corporation, where he filled in as
Corporate Vice President, Consumer and Online from 2008 and President
and CEO of Microsoft Japan from 2005. Before joining Microsoft in 2003,
Mr. Huston was Senior Vice President at Starbucks Corporation,
answerable for acquisitions and new item advancement.
Mr.
Huston holds a Masters in Economics from the University of British
Columbia and a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard
University.
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.
