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HBSANC, together with the Penn Club of Silicon Valley, hosted its second annual family-focused playdate at Boothbay Park in Foster City, drawing over 70 alumni and family members for an even bigger and better egg-stravaganza! While alumni reconnected and networked, the little ones raced through the park and bounce house, hunted down over 1,000 colorful Easter eggs, and unleashed their creativity w

On February 26, 2025, the Harvard Business School Alumni Association was pleased to host 300 members of the Silicon Valley Community for a fabulous fundraiser event to support the LA Fire Relief.HBSANC Board Member Anjai "AJ" Gandhi partnered with Amy Andersen of Linx Dating, Neda Razavi of iSono Health and Lisa Keith of Golden Gate Sotheby's to host the event.  In addition to HBSANC, ~20 other MB

2025 HBSANC New Venture Competition and Networking Night | 3.6.2025On the evening of March 6, HBSANC held our annual alumni New Venture Competition at The Foundry, SF. This event boasted close to 200 attendees including entrepreneurs, investors, judges, and the general public.  It was a great evening of food, drinks, entertainment, and a competitive pitch competition which culminated in announcing

Company Achieves Instrumental Year with Tenth Anniversary and Successful IPOCEO, Chairman and Co-Founder Bipul Sinha to Accept Award on December 5, 2024 at the Golden Gate Club in San FranciscoOctober 17, 2024 09:09 AM Eastern Daylight TimeSAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Harvard Business School (HBS) Association of Northern California will honor Rubrik, the Zero Trust Data Security™ company, o

HBSANC hosted its inaugural family-focused event at Twin Pines Park in Belmont, drawing together over 60 alumni and their loved ones for an egg-ceptional Easter-themed play date. While alumni reconnected and networked, our little ones eagerly scoured the playground for hidden treasures and indulged in adorable arts and crafts. With an abundance of snacks, a whimsical bubble machine, temporary tatt

On the evening of March 7, HBSANC held our annual alumni New Venture Competition. This event boasted over 150 attendees including entrepreneurs, investors, judges, and the general public.  It was a great evening of food, drinks, entertainment, and a competitive pitch competition which culminated in announcing the Regional Northern CA New Venture Competition Winner.   The evening start

Co-founder and CEO of Noom Inc, Saeju JeongSAN FRANCISCO, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HBSANC has honored Noom as the 41st Entrepreneurial Company of the Year, supported by sponsors Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, RRE Ventures, Hanson Bridgett LLP, Asset Management Company, Bill Draper, Health Gap Ventures, and Cooley LLP.Saeju Jeong, Co-founder and CEO of Noom, accepted the award. "On behalf of

I had the honor of sitting down with Ed Catmull a few months ago. Ed is the co-founder of the world renowned company Pixar, and the retired president of Walt Disney Animation Studios. Ed is at the same time a technology pioneer responsible for innovations instrumental to the world of computer animation, a CEO role model who wrote one of the most influential management books of all time, Creativity

We are pleased to highlight our 2021 One Harvard New Venture Competition held virtually on Wednesday evening, February 24. The event boasted a large audience including celebrity judges, sponsors, guest speaker, Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, notable investors, and our broader HBS and Harvard entrepreneurial communities.  Eight startup finalists pitched their businesses, competing for the title of 2021 N

Premier Legal Sponsor Venue Host We are pleased to highlight our recent 2020 One Harvard New Venture Competition held on March 4 at UCSF Genentech Hall. The event boasted over 250 attendees including twelve finalist startups, a significant number of notable investors, celebrity judges, sponsors, guest speaker, Michelle Zatlyn, Co-founder and COO of Cloudflare, and our broader HBS and

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The CEO series is honored to have hosted Sarah Friar, CEO of Nextdoor for an online fireside chat with a national audience tuning in from New York, DC and Chicago all the way to Southern California.  Following our very pleasant discussion I found Sarah to be really impressive as a professional and highly relatable as a person.  She has had a diverse and always successful set of experiences, leadin

The following represents some take-aways from GNN 2020. Thank you to our Membership team, our Participants (you) and our Table Topic Hosts. Thank you to Orrick for partnering with us on this event!We hope you enjoyed meeting fellow HBS alumni in Northern California and getting a quick update on the activities the club does to connect alumni, help the community, support your careers and otherwise l

Premier Legal Sponsor Venue Host We are pleased to share our 2020 One Harvard New Venture Competition Recap Video from our recent event held on March 4 at UCSF Genentech Hall. The event boasted over 250 attendees including twelve finalist startups, a significant number of notable investors, celebrity judges, sponsors, guest speaker, Michelle Zatlyn, Co-founder and COO of Cloudflare, a

Jonathan Byrnes: Coronavirus - Five Rules for Growing Customer LoyaltyWebinar Review by Laurel SkurkoI would like to extend my gratitude to Jonathan Byrnes, who recently joined the HBS Association of Northern California to educate the community on the topic of supply chain management. This topic is of imminent importance as it can help organizations improve access to needed resources while address

We are pleased to honor Slack as the HBS Association of Northern California's 2020 Entrepreneurial Company of the Year. Look for more details to come!

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