October 14, 2005

New University Appointments

A new CEO at the Harvard Management Company; plus a new director at the Center for International Development.
On the Harvard Management Company (which invests the endowment): See “Stellar Swan Song,” November-December 2005.
University news release: New CEO of HMC
On the Center for International Development (a unit of the Kennedy School of Government): See “Development Decapitated,” November-December 2005 .
University news release: New director of CID

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