The links below will take you to the full description of each student group:
AMBLE (Aspiring Minority Business Leaders & Entrepreneurs)
AMBLE is intended to serve Harvard's community of women and minority students who maintain an active interest in exploring opportunities in the business world. Not only does this organization aim to help expose students to potential career fields, it also hopes to connect them with mentors and professionals in these areas and aid students in building their own pathways to success. Through conferences, seminars, newsletters, panel discussions, social functions, and other avenues, AMBLE hopes to open the doors of the business world to all members and participants.
Contact Information:
Jamal Gorrick, Co-President
Andreea Akerele, Co-President
Cambridge Microfinance Initiative
The mission of CMI is, in a phrase, to help people help themselves. CMI gives small loans to local low-income entrepreneurs who cannot get credit from commercial banks, and helps them plan and execute their own small business ideas so that they can realize their dreams of financial success and independence. CMI student consultants not only gain experience in business consulting, but also contribute a much-needed service to the community.
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Yongtian (Tina) Tan, Co-President
Nick Snavely, Co-President
Harvard College Africa Business and Investment Club
Poverty and underdevelopment, particularly in Africa, have several complex underlying causes that transcend several academic disciplines and thus require a multi-perspective approach for an adequate understanding. The practical knowledge of experts in the fields of business, finance, investment, development e.t.c. need to be harnessed and synthesized into feasible solutions that will alleviate the aforementioned problems. Interestingly, business and investment –often blamed for Economic exploitation and oppression of the poor--may hold the keys to economic growth, development and poverty alleviation for the developing world, especially Africa. HABIC promotes better understanding of ethical business and investment and its relation to development by bringing together Harvard College students and Experts from academia, business, finance and development fields. Every year, the club runs a real or simulated investment project based on an identified developmental or poverty-alleviation need in a chosen African country. We also have a Distinguished Speaker Series and pre-professional programs for our members.
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Brighton Mudzingwa, Co-President
Atta Addo, Co-President
Harvard College Consulting Group
The Harvard College Consulting Group is a student-run, not-for-profit organization that innovates and executes real consulting solutions for businesses, nonprofits, and student clubs. HCCG is dedicated to providing business skills and connections for its members, with an emphasis on leadership development and analytical thinking. Because HCCG's consulting projects are for real organizations, members of HCCG are provided with critical training that enables the members to understand businesses from numerous perspectives, including Financial, Information Technology, Marketing, Organizational Development, Entrepreneurial, and more. Please contact us to inquire about membership.
Contact Information:
Brian Rose, Director
Garrett Ross, Vice Director
The Harvard College Council on Business and the Environment
The purpose of CBE is to provide the Harvard undergraduate student body with a means of exploring opportunities in business that have to do with issues of the environment. CBE's approach is two-fold:
First, CBE aims to increase the visibility of the growing intersections between business and the environment among the student body by inviting speakers and organizing forums on campus. Second, CBE intends to provide Harvard undergraduates with tangible opportunities with which to exercise their interests on the subject of business and the environment. To accomplish this, CBE will facilitate both internships and full-time positions with a variety of companies and organizations.
CBE recognizes that issues of the environment are playing an increasingly important role in the business world, and that, indeed, effective solutions to global climate change must be addressed through utilizing the mechanisms of the free market economy. By increasing the awareness of the opportunities in this sector and then providing students with concrete ways to pursue them, we can harness some of this generation's brightest young minds to help remedy the catastrophic effects of climate change, perhaps the single most important problem facing our world today.
Contact Information:
Nan Ransohoff, President
Anna Sakellariadis, Vice President
John Abraham, Outreach Chair
Michaela Pewarski, Programs Chair
Harvard Crimson
The Harvard Crimson, founded in 1873 and incorporated in 1967, is the nation's oldest continuously published daily college newspaper and is also a multi-million-dollar corporation. Funded by advertising revenue, subscriptions, and third-party contract printing, The Crimson is independent of the University. The Harvard Crimson Business Board provides unparalleled business experience for Harvard undergraduates. For over 130 years, The Crimson has provided the best opportunity for undergraduates to run their own business. Business editors regularly go on to the best business schools and secure the most sought-after jobs. The Harvard Crimson Business Board has four student-managed departments: Advertising, Circulation, Contract Printing, and Operations. Business editors are encouraged to think entrepreneurially and create new products and services to help grow the tradition of The Crimson. The Business comp lasts 10 weeks and requires about four to six hours a week to complete.
Contact Information:
Roger Lee, Business Manager (617) 576-6600
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Harvard College Entrepreneurship Forum
Harvard College Entrepreneurship Forum (HCEF) HCEF is a student-run organization that works to help Harvard students channel their creativity towards successful enterprise. By hosting business plan and fellowship programs, as well as brainstorming and consulting sessions for students with common interests, HCEF aspires to generate the ideal environment for creative success.
Contact Information:
Michael Segal, Co-President
Travis May, Co-President
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Harvard Financial Analysts Club
The Harvard Financial Analysts Club (HFAC) is dedicated to providing the Harvard student body with sound financial education programs and real-world investment experience. Through the HFAC comp, new members are given a ground up introduction to finance with a focus on internship/career preparation. After completion of the comp, students can help manage HFAC's open-end mutual fund, an equity portfolio under the direction of the club's student and alumni members. In addition to its weekly financial meetings, HFAC hosts guest speakers and conducts networking events with finance professionals and former members.
Contact Information:
Anthony Genello, President
Harvard International Business Club
The Harvard International Business Club aims to enhance the understanding of issues related to international business and to promote international career opportunities among members of the Harvard community. The group seeks to serve as an informational resource and to create greater awareness of these issues amongst the international and American students at Harvard College through appropriate means such as meetings, speaker series, case study events, contact lists, information sessions and other educational activities.
Contact Information:
Rika Christanto, President
Mark Hariz, Senior Vice President
Giselle Cheung, Vice President of Communications
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Harvard Investment Association
The Harvard Investment Association (HIA) aims to provide the undergraduate Harvard community with an educational exploration of the investment world. By conducting education programs, hosting guest speakers, and simulating investment techniques, HIA provides its members with the skills and tools necessary to develop their interest in investing. HIA is the only undergraduate organization committed to helping students understand investments and helping to facilitate the recruitment process. Through trips, private recruitment events, and close interaction with leading investment companies, HIA aims to provide a means by which companies can identify students interested in investment careers. Through a combination of education and recruitment activities, HIA helps to develop smarter personal investments and stronger careers in the investment field.
Contact Information:
Kevin Klein, Co-President
Andrew Krumholz, Co-President
Harvard College Investment Magazine
A semi-annual publication devoted to presenting the significant and current topics of investment and finance. The magazine is concerned with the pertinent issues in corporate finance, corporate governance and investment research, serving as a platform of intellectual exchange on investment between the professionals and the academic Harvard community. The publication was founded in 2003 by Harvard College undergraduates, who wished to educate both the College and the greater community of the pressing topics of investment. From its inception, the Harvard College Investment Magazine has stayed true to its purpose by blending professional articles, interviews, and academic research to offer a comprehensive array of commentary to the investment field, making the magazine accessible to students, investors, and businesses. Each print edition of the Harvard College Investment Magazine contains an in-depth collection of articles on a specific area within corporate governance, corporate finance, and investment research. The magazine also hosts regular features in high-performing stocks, educational investment, international finance, plus interviews and profiles of noteable investment firms. The Harvard College Investment Magazine is a fully-registered, student publication of Harvard College in Cambridge, MA.
Contact Information:
Rika Christanto, Editor-in-Chief
Roxanne Bras
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Harvard Media Ventures (HMV)
HMV is a professional media enterprise for students. HMV manages and operates Venture Publishing and Events , HMV Publishing , HMV Productions , and HMV Design.
Venture Magazine, HMV's flagship publication, provides students with career advice and advice for life outside of Harvard. Venture has been self-sustaining since Q3 2004, the fastest Harvard College publication ever to become profitable, and is one of the few magazines in the country to have won the Associated Collegiate Press's Pacemaker Award for excellence in college journalism for two consecutive years.
Venture also hosts conferences, speakers, and case workshops. Recent events hosted under the Career name, such as the Spring Career Conference, have exposed students to industries such as investment banking, consulting, sports, hospitality, brand management, and national security. HMV Publishing and HMV Design provide publishing contracting services to student groups at Harvard, while HMV Productions produces visual media such as the Senior Class DVD.
With a focus on entrepreneurial energy and professionalism, HMV has recruited a Board of Directors that includes seasoned media and finance executives, and the group's alumni have left Harvard to work in media, venture capital, investment banking, and technology. Join HMV and focus on business and strategic planning, sales and operations, cutting-edge editorial, event planning, graphic design, or IT.
Contact Information:
Maggie Hsu, President and CEO
Jeremy Raper, Vice President and COO
Harvard College Real Estate Club
The Harvard College Real Estate club is a dynamic student organization dedicated to providing a wealth of information and resources to its members through an evolving process of research, networking, and contact with key industry figures. In this process, we hope not only to educate, but also to establish connections and opportunities that could lead to future careers.
Contact Information:
Omar Ramirez, President
Harvard Student Agencies, Inc.
Founded in 1957, Harvard Student Agencies (HSA) is the world's largest student-run corporation and encompasses ten divisions each headed by a student manager. HSA offers business-minded undergraduates the opportunity to direct all aspects of established businesses, from budgeting and hiring to marketing and new business development. Divisions of this $5 million corporation include The Center for Enterprise (CFE), Unofficial Publications, The Harvard Shop, and Let's Go, which publishes the best-selling travel guide series. Of particular interest to our corporate partners are CFE business program sponsorships (see Center for Enterprise ) and direct marketing opportunities through The Harvard Guide to Summer Opportunities and Harvard Distribution Services, the only authorized direct-to-student distribution channel on campus. Telephone: 617-495-3030.
Contact Information:
Will Hauser, President
AJ Tennant, Vice President
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Harvard Student Agencies – Center For Enterprise
The Center for Enterprise, a subsidiary of Harvard Student Agencies (HSA) was founded in 1997 to support and foster the creative business initiatives of Harvard undergraduates. Reaching an ever-growing number of Harvard students, the Center serves to bridge the gap between a liberal arts education and professional careers with the help of alumni, mentors, and corporate sponsors. As an institution dedicated to inspiring entrepreneurship and business awareness, the Center's resources are directed towards planning and funding educational forums and career development programs that include the Harvard Entrepreneurial Contest (Spring 2005) and the HSA "Flying High" Workshop Series (held year round). Our flagship event is the Business Leadership Program (September 2004), which brings together top business-minded students, prominent HBS Faculty, and successful corporations in a rigorous week-long event designed to train Harvard College's most promising students in the fundamentals of business leadership. A new addition to this year's events is the Unlimited Possibilities Dinner (December 2004), which will bring successful recruiting companies in contact with 40 select juniors interested in pursuing summer internships.
Contact Information:
Mirosia Kishenyuk, Director
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Harvard Undergraduate Economics Association
The Harvard Undergraduate Economics Association (HUEA) promotes campus awareness of recent economics research and career opportunities in economics. In the past, HUEA has hosted many events such as dinner discussions with noted professors and panel discussions concerning economics graduate school. The HUEA was started in an attempt to have some sort of student organization for people interested in economics. The goal of the group is to serve the undergraduate economics community at Harvard through various activities and events.
Contact Information:
Katherine Williams, Co-President
Dimitrije Ruzic, Co-President
Jessica Yuan, Communications
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Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business (HUWIB)
Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business seeks to empower a dynamic group of enterprising young women by uniting them through business education and experience. WIB offers a unique opportunity for undergraduate women at Harvard to expand and sharpen their knowledge of business opportunities, giving them the skills they will need to become future leaders in the corporate world. WIBs membership has been steadily expanding since its inception almost five years ago. Serving the entire female Harvard undergraduate population, WIB is overseen by an executive board and five subcommittees. Through panels, conferences, outreach initiatives, skillbuilding workshops, leadership projects, mentorship programs, and social events, WIB seeks to expose undergraduate women to a variety of business careers. WIBs unique blend of professionalism, pragmatism, and entrepreneurial spirit allows us to develop programs that are informative, effective, and diverse. Over the years, we have cultivated close relationships with many companies in different sectors of the business world, including investment banking, consulting, financial services, software technology, entrepreneurship, marketing, and more. WIB also works closely with Harvard Business School and other female-oriented business organizations such as the 85 Broads Network. Membership in WIB requires completion of the WIBternship, in which prospective members attend informational business panels and collaborate with peers on skill-building mini-projects. Once part of the WIB network, associates are encouraged to apply for committee positions where they help coordinate and execute the planning for the largest business organization on campus. Associates enjoy the opportunity to gain a variety of management and organizational skill sets, from finance and development to marketing, design, and production. Much of WIBs success comes from the creativity and dedication of its members who are constantly seeking to expand the organizations influence both on campus and off.
Contact Information:
Seema Amble, President
Kara Culligan, Vice President
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Harvard College Venture Capital and Private Equity Club
The Harvard College Venture Capital and Private Equity Club is an organization intended for students interested in early stage entrepreneurial business, private equity, and the process by which venture capital is seeded. The club provides a forum for students to learn about the industry and meet with experienced individuals in the field. Speakers are invited from an academic background as well as from PE and VC firms to give talks regarding their jobs, the diligence process, what makes a good business plan, and the study of early stage business investment. Trips are organized around local industry events and open to club members.
Contact Information:
Jason Caloras, President
Dan Chung, Vice President
Harvard Vestis Council
The Council aims to promote the awareness and appreciation of fine arts and fashion on campus. From new course offerings on textiles, to fashion shows throughout the year, the increased excitement of students in the fashion industry has affected the academic and extracurricular trajectory of Harvard. The Council seeks to provide educational, philanthropic, and post-academic opportunities for students to explore fashion as trade, as tradition, and as creative expression. Vestis is thrilled to introduce industry professionals to a talented community of fashion-enthusiasts at Harvard.
Contact Information:
Kristen O'Neill, President
Chelsae Smith, Career Liaison
Abby Baird, Public & External Relations
Anthony Pino, Business Manager
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The Leadership Institute at Harvard College (LIHC)
The Leadership Institute at Harvard College is an organization on campus devoted entirely to promoting and developing the awareness, skills, and values of leadership among Harvard students, faculty, and officers. The two main functions of LIHC are to develop leadership skills through various programs and to also bring leaders on campus together to further discussions for collaboration. Our mission is to aid students in their quest to become more effective leaders through the development of leadership qualities and skills and through collaboration with fellow leaders.
Contact Information:
Paul Linden-Retek, President
Rebecca Zofnass, Vice President
Veritas Financial Group
Veritas Financial Group aims to empower Harvard students with skills in finance and business to prepare them for excellence in the finance industry. VFG will thoroughly educate and empower students so that upon graduation they have a strong grasp on many areas of finance and have mastered the skills necessary to excel in their area of interest.
At Veritas Financial Group, the strategy is both practical and dynamic. VFG is the only organization on campus that facilitates a direct relationship with Harvard Business School. Students will learn through seminars and class instruction, as well as hands-on experience guided by Harvard Business School Professors, MBA Students, and professional mentors in the industry. These skills will be applied to real life activities such as international business competitions, trading, simulated "buyouts" of companies, or extensive case studies.
Ultimately, this will facilitate learning and understanding while participating in hands-on projects.
Contact Information:
Ryan Williams, Co-Founder
Derrick Barker, Co-Founder
Charles Cole, Co-Founder
For more information about undergraduate student groups on campus, go to the Harvard College Student Organizations List.