The Harvard Crimson: “An organic waste start-up and a medical device company each won $75,000 at the finale of the 30th annual Harvard Business School New Venture Competition on Thursday.

Revolv, an agricultural technology venture that converts organic waste into animal feed and fertilizer, took the top prize in the Social Enterprise Track. Serosafe Surgical, a clinical-stage medical device start-up developing alternatives to post-operative surgical drains, won the Rock Business Track.

Eight finalist teams delivered 90-second pitches at the event, hosted by HBS’s Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise Initiative. The competition was divided into the two tracks — Social Enterprise and Rock Business — with $75,000 awarded to each winner, $25,000 to each runner-up, and $5,000 prizes for crowd favorites.”

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Wharton Names MBA Graduation Speaker: Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon

Daily Pennsylvanian: “Goldman Sachs Chair and CEO David Solomon will deliver the Wharton School’s MBA Commencement address for the Class of 2026.

Solomon — who has been with Goldman Sachs since 1999 and formerly served as the president, chief operating officer, and co-head of the Investment Banking Division at the company — will speak alongside Mattel Chair and CEO Ynon Kreiz, who will deliver the keynote speech for the Wharton Undergraduate Graduation ceremony. Both commencements are scheduled for May 17 at the Palestra.

“I am honored to announce our featured speakers — distinguished leaders whose vision and influence span global business, brand innovation, and financial leadership,” Wharton Dean Erika James wrote in a March 4 email to the Wharton community. “We are privileged to have them join us in honoring and inspiring our graduates as they mark this important milestone.”

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Haas Trek Takes MBAs To Mount Everest Base Camp

Haas School of Business: “At 15, Esa Tilija, MBA 26, joined a group of high school students through the nonprofit Girls on Ice to climb Alaska’s rugged Gulkana Glacier along the eastern Alaska Range, one of many outdoor adventures that would come to define her life.

“I feel most alive and grounded in the mountains,” said Tilija, a Nepali-American from Seattle, who is leading a UC Berkeley Haas student trek to Mount Everest Base Camp over spring break March 19-April 4. “This trek is meaningful because I get to experience the Himalayas with my classmates while building community and teamwork along the way.”

While Haas offers a wide variety of spring break treks, this is the first-ever Haas student-led climb to Mount Everest Base Camp. Treks to Patagonia and the Andes are highlights of the Extreme Leadership class taught by Professor Omri Even-Tov, who launched the course in 2017 with organizational culture expert and Haas Dean Jenny Chatman. Even-Tov, Chatman, and Assistant Professor Erica Bailey, who teaches the MBA course Leading People, have served as the Everest base camp trek advisors.

Fifteen MBA students will join the trek, a diverse group that includes five women, several military veterans, and international students whose backgrounds range from outdoor novices to accomplished outdoorspeople. While they won’t summit Everest, they will hike to base camp at about 17,000 feet, which is considered extreme altitude.

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