Compass Points

Professor and former dean Nitin Nohria on life at the top of the org chart

In the early 1980s, Art Warbelow barely survived a plane crash in the Alaska wilderness. It forced a reckoning that ultimately led him to HBS.

Author Rachel Greenfield (MBA 1981) on Rose Knox, who quietly took over Knox Gelatin in 1908 after her husband died and grew it into an iconic American brand

Libby Leffler (MBA 2017), founder of First, on why couples are talking more openly about finances before saying “I do” 

Alumni on the teachers that changed their trajectories

The recipients of the 2026 Alumni Achievement Award on the advice that’s directed their careers—and lives

Debra Schifrin (MBA 2007) harnesses the hard skills of playful performance

Marine veteran Rye Barcott (MBA/MPA 2009) on what it will take for America to last another 250 years

Presenting an episode of The Founder Mindset with Reza Satchu, a new show from HBS

Recipients of the 2026 Alumni Achievement Award on the people and experiences that defined them