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For more than 10 years Brent Benson has been building technology for HBS Online as its senior director of architecture and data platforms. We talked with Brent about how his role has scaled alongside HBS Online, what makes his work meaningful (spoiler, it’s people), and his love of music and political data models.

HBS faculty comprises scholars and practitioners who bring leading-edge research, extensive experience, and deep insights into the classroom, to organizations, and to leaders across the globe. We asked new faculty at HBS about their background, their new roles, and their interests.

Researchers in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School have just opened a new window into understanding the development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. The work not only reveals principles of evolutionary biology but also suggests a new strategy to combat the antibiotic resistance crisis, which kills an estimated 1.3 million people per year worldwide. Get more HMS news Findings, supported in part by federal funding, are published Nov. 20 in Science. Members of the labs of Michael Baym, associate professor of biomedical informatics, and Johan Paulsson, professor of systems…

HBS faculty comprises scholars and practitioners who bring leading-edge research, extensive experience, and deep insights into the classroom, to organizations, and to leaders across the globe. We asked new faculty at HBS about their background, their new roles, and their interests.

In late September, Dean Srikant Datar and Executive Dean Angela Crispi spent 36 hours aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, a 104,000-ton aircraft carrier off the coast of San Diego. Their visit, part of the US Navy’s Distinguished Visitor Embark Program, was preceded by a day at the Naval Special Warfare Command, where Crispi met with Navy SEALs and training leaders. The experience offered insights—and many parallels—into leadership, culture, and decision-making under pressure.

In honor of Veterans Day, we recognize our students from every branch of the US military and draw inspiration from their leadership, courage, and dedication. Dual degree student James Lee (MS/MBA 2026) and second-year MBA students Blake Lusty, Garrett Jameson, Kayla Walsh, Jess Williams, and Liz Hood share how their military experiences shaped them—and how their time at HBS has shown that business can also be a form of service.

HBS faculty comprises scholars and practitioners who bring leading-edge research, extensive experience, and deep insights into the classroom, to organizations, and to leaders across the globe. We asked new faculty at HBS about their background, their new roles, and their interests.

Harvard Medical School has announced 10 recipients of the Blavatnik Institute Early Career Investigator Awards. Totaling $5 million, these grants are designed to fuel high-potential research conducted by some of the most exceptional junior faculty members — those within the first decade of their careers as principal investigators — on the HMS Quadrangle. Get more HMS news The awards were made possible by ongoing support from the Blavatnik Family Foundation that aims to spur scientific advancement and transform those discoveries into new therapies and new tools to diagnose, prevent, and treat…

HBS faculty comprises scholars and practitioners who bring leading-edge research, extensive experience, and deep insights into the classroom, to organizations, and to leaders across the globe. We asked new faculty at HBS about their background, their new roles, and their interests.

Laura Jakli, an assistant professor in the Business, Government, and the International Economy Unit at Harvard Business School, is happiest refining and challenging her preconceived notions and assumptions—a common occurrence when evaluating political marketing and strategy data. We talked with Jakli about her research, her forthcoming book, and how she likes to spend her free time.