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As Whole Foods expanded in the 1990s, Denis Ring ’84 took on the challenge of developing the grocery chain’s 365 brand. Wooing shoppers with joyful design and affordable prices, he harnessed the power of private labels to expand the scale of organic and all-natural foods.

For a project in Bangladesh, Prof. Mushfiq Mobarak and his team used machine-learning models applied to mobile phone records to identify the poorest households—faster and at far lower cost than traditional surveys.

We talked with Nick Callegari ’25, Dianna Liu ’18, and Ariana Yuen ’19 about the unique challenges faced by founders trying to make a difference and the moments that make their work worthwhile.

We shared the stories of two alumni entrepreneurs with Professor Jonathan Feinstein, author of Creativity in Large-Scale Contexts, and asked him to apply his framework for creativity and innovation to help elucidate their paths from idea to impact.

A wellness app created by Nneka Mobisson ’04 aims to help Nigerians manage chronic health conditions—while showing that for-profit innovation can make a difference for low-income populations.

Engine Ventures, led by Katie Rae ’97, backs science-intensive innovation, including clean energy, quantum computing, and human health—an approach to venture capital defined by long timelines, deep expertise, and the potential for transformative impact.

A new study co-authored by Yale SOM’s Tristan Botelho suggests that rank-and-file workers usually aren’t tainted by a brush with failure—but if their former employer was plagued by scandal, their careers do seem to suffer.

Prof. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-author Stephen Henriques write that either Netflix will succeed in acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery and its crown-jewel assets, or it will get to watch as rival Paramount takes on massive debt and risk.

We asked Yale SOM leadership expert David Tate how leaders can create environments that support wellbeing without sacrificing rigor, accountability, or results.