Thank you for visiting the website of the Harvard Business School Club of Arizona!

We were founded in 1973 and currently have over 625 alumni living or working in our State.  Unlike other city based HBS Clubs, we serve the entire state of Arizona. Our activities tend to be held in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area and usually involve weekday luncheon or afternoon gatherings. We strive to serve our Members and their guests through educational programming and field trips, professional networking, and social activities while supporting the School’s mission of educating leaders who make a difference in the world.

The 2010/2011 Program is currently being finalized so be sure to check back for final speakers and dates.  We plan to hold monthly events from September through May and hope they will enlighten, enrich and even entertain our members and their guests!  So far our confirmed speakers include Christine Aguilera, CEO of SkyMall, Eugene Seroka, President for the Americas for container shipping and logistics group Neptune Orient Lines (which has recently re-located to Arizona), Teresa Taylor, the Chief Operating Officer from Qwest and a repeat speaker Peter Woog, a Partner at the Najafi Companies.  We also will have several ‘field trips’- the first being a visit to Local Motors to tour their new automobile microfactory.  They recently moved to Chandler from Massachusetts and specialize in building off-road recreational vehicles that are ‘street legal’. Finally, we will kick-off a mentoring program and continue to sponsor social and networking events such as the Young Alumni Group, as well as co-sponsor events with the CFA Society.

The Club will continue in its proud tradition of awarding one annual fellowship to an Arizona nonprofit executive to attend the week-long “Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management” executive education program at HBS in Boston.  We welcome your nominations !

Together with the Board of Directors, I am honored to serve the Club and seek to be a good custodian of the privilege. As our goal is to introduce and strengthen bonds among HBS alumni throughout the state we hope you will join our Club and participate in at least one of our events! Several levels of membership are available.  Questions regarding Club membership, events, feedback and/or suggestions may be directed to me at Victoria_Hayes@ML.com.

Best Regards,

Victoria Hayes