article thumbnail

Why an Activist Hedge Fund Cares Whether Apple’s Devices Are Bad for Kids

Harvard Business Review

On January 6, 2017, JANA Partners , a New York–based activist hedge fund, and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) sent a letter to Apple’s board of directors that may change the future of activist investing. Tim Ellis/Getty Images. Daly, OP ; Sting ; Trudie Styler ; and myself.

Hedge 9
article thumbnail

Michael Fraccaro, CHRO at Mastercard, on the value of business resource groups

HR Digest

"Unleashing Collective Genius" As globalization takes a sharp turn from government to business, the issue of global talent mobility rapidly moves up the agenda. I was at a conference recently and one of the speakers remarked that “Culture hedges against the risk of uncertainty.”

article thumbnail

Learning on Speed

Harvard Business Review

The Kahn Academy, founded by Salman Kahn (a former hedge fund manager), is a not-for-profit, online venture that is currently revolutionizing K-12 education. Hart does not quite do what the Kahn Academy does but she operates in the same space. These developments stand in sharp contrast to what Apple has focused on.

Video 14