INNOVATORS CIRCLE

Take the Lead in Sustaining HBS’s Excellence

Alumni and friends who make a gift of $100,000 or more to the HBS Fund are recognized as members of the Innovators Circle, the highest tier of the HBS Fund Investors Society. Through their leadership support, these donors help enable the School to sustain its excellence and pursue its mission in a strategic and nimble manner.

The HBS FundThe HBS Fund plays an important role in sustaining the School’s excellence

by providing flexible resources that can be used right away. These gifts help

the School to advance core priorities and, akin to venture capital, launch new

initiatives such as HBX and the field method. Because gifts are spent in full

each year, the School asks alumni to give annually to the HBS Fund.

A Vital Complement to the EndowmentNearly 90 percent of the HBS endowment is earmarked by donors for

specific purposes and cannot be spent at the School’s discretion. In addition,

only a small portion of the endowment—typically five percent of the prior

year’s market value—may be spent each year. So when core needs and new

opportunities arise, the School looks to the HBS Fund for flexible funding it

can tap right away.

The Innovators Circle is the highest tier of the HBS Fund Investors Society. Members ($100,000+) and Partners ($250,000+) receive special recognition based on their total gifts and pledge payments in a given year.

Benefits & Recognition

• Listing in the Investors Society Report and other HBS publications

• Recognition on the HBS campus

• Invitations to special engagements with HBS leadership

• Invitation to annual MBA Fellowship Celebration

• Updates on the impact of leadership gifts to the HBS Fund

• A specially selected HBS publication that exemplifies faculty research

“To be able to respond quickly to new opportunities and challenges, flexible funding is crucial.”—Dean Nitin Nohria

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When you give to the HBS Fund, you can choose to let the School use your gift wherever it is most needed or direct your gift to one of five key priorities.

LEARN MORE For more information about the HBS Fund or to make your gift, visit alumni.hbs.edu/hbsfund.

SUPPORT WHAT MATTERS TO YOU

Student Financial Aid

Help the School attract the most talented students, regardless of their financial circumstances, and enable recipients to pursue a wider range of career paths.

of MBA students receive need-based financial aid

50%

Global Understanding

Support the development of international cases and courses, as well as opportunities for students and the faculty to gain firsthand experience in global markets.

15 research centers and offices on five continents expand the School’s intellectual footprint around the world

Educational Innovation

Prepare students for an ever-changing world by fostering innovation in teaching and learning—in the classroom, in the field, and online.

FIELD Global Immersion: Through this unique course, all first-year MBA students travel to emerging markets, where they work in small teams and utilize design thinking to solve customer challenges for partner organizations.

University Collaborations

Advance HBS’s partnerships with other Harvard schools, leveraging our respective strengths, and the School’s role as a University-wide catalyst for entrepreneurship.

Harvard Innovation Labs: This new ecosystem offers a variety of programs and resources for Harvard students, faculty, and alumni exploring entrepreneurship at any stage of development.

Faculty & Research

Enable the faculty to pursue ideas without the constraints of grant funding and to produce thought leadership that shapes business education and practice worldwide.

over70%

of the School’s $130+ million annual research budget depends on HBS Fund gifts and other unrestricted revenue

nearly