D-Schools 2007

Harvard Business School

Boston, Mass.

1,821 graduate students
Business

Partnerships
Business: AIGA.

Claim to Fame: Lou Gerstner of IBM is an alumnus, as is Meg Whitman of Ebay.

Signature Programs: Harvard professor Stefan Thomke teaches mandatory courses for all MBA students on operations management that fold in innovation, product development, and design thinking. His executive education curriculum has a course in design management and leadership.