Alumni
How a Network of Nonprofits and a Habit of Generosity Powers the U.S. Blood Supply
Curt Bailey ’99, CEO of Bloodworks Northwest, explains how the generosity of blood donors enables a uniquely American model for managing a crucial corner of healthcare.
How Are Hedge Funds Changing?
Putnam Coes ’94 of Paulson & Co. says that starting a new fund is harder than ever.
Can a Hospital Be a Global Citizen?
Dr. Michael Apkon ’02, president and CEO of Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children, on his role and the hospital’s global approach.
Can Technology Help Transform Healthcare?
Christopher Ross ’88, chief information officer for Mayo Clinic, discusses trends in the industry and how Mayo is revamping its own technology.
How Do You Encourage Innovation?
Experts discuss how to manage, organize, hire, and reward for innovation.
How Can Companies Take Responsibility for Major Accidents?
Naomi Hirose ’83, president of the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, discusses his company’s efforts since the 2011 tsunami and nuclear meltdown.
How Should Nonprofits Invest?
Sandra Urie ’85 of Cambridge Associates talks about helping clients find the right level of risk.
What’s the Price of Love?
Choosing a mate is a calculation that the benefits of further search are outweighed by the costs, says Paul Oyer ’89.
Can Cross-Sectoral Collaboration Reverse the Trend toward Income Inequality?
Income and wealth inequality in the U.S. has become a topic of widespread concern and discussion. A recent panel of Yale SOM alumnae posited that action from the federal government is unlikely. But the panelists found reason for hope in examples of the public, private, and nonprofit sectors collaborating to address the nation’s wealth gap.
Where Will Healthcare Innovation Come From?
Healthcare is an industry as much as a science. Innovations that enable the system to deliver better quality at a lower cost are as likely to come from IT, business processes, and design as from new medicines. Moving medicine fully into the digital world could be the linchpin of a more integrated, coordinated approach, if the technology can mesh neatly with the needs of patients, providers, and payers; existing business models; and the complexity of medicine itself.
How Big Can Organic Grow?
Organic food is booming. Even after a dip during the financial crisis, organics have continued to grow at an impressive clip worldwide. But organic food remains a small fraction of total food consumption. Will organics will ever be able to break into the mainstream? Yale Insights talks with Denis Ring ’84, founder of organic chocolate company Ocho Candy and creator of Whole Foods’ 365 organic store brand.
