About The Harbus
Quality news, where you want it, when you want it.
The Harbus is committed to providing quality news to our readership. Founded in 1937, we have been a leading source of news for the Harvard Business School community for over 80 years. Our team of student journalists is dedicated to bringing you the latest news and insights on business, economics, and more. We strive to deliver the news you want, where and when you want it.
Who we are
The Harbus News Corporation is a non-profit self-funded news organization of Harvard Business School run by students. This organization is a publisher of The Harbus, a publication that has brought free news to the Harvard community since 1937. Today it is available both in print and online. Historically, The Harbus has been funding The Harbus Foundation, which provides grant awards and consulting services to organizations promoting education, literacy, and journalism across the Boston metropolitan area.
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The Harbus News Corporation’s publications include:
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The Harbus print newspaper
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The book 65 Successful HBS Application Essays
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Recruiting Guide for 1st year students
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Elective Curriculum Course Selection Guide for 2nd year students
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The Harbus newspaper includes interviews with CEOs, features on HBS companies from startups to established corporations, perspectives on pressing issues worldwide, as well as various content provided by the HBS community. The Harbus is distributed free of charge to members of the Harvard Business School community. Readers include Harvard faculty, staff, students, alumni, as well as other affiliates worldwide. Subscriptions are available for purchase for those outside of the HBS community.
Our Team
Editor-in-Chief
Michelle Yu
Michelle Yu (MBA '26) is passionate about all things media, with experience in business news, documentary film, broadcast journalism, and television. She graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Film and Media Studies and worked for CNBC, NBC News, and CNN prior to HBS, along with projects for HBO, Showtime, Oxygen, and Spectrum.
Editor, Between Two Classes
Peter Sykes
Peter Sykes (MBA '26) is originally from Calgary, Canada. He graduated from Georgetown University in 2015 with a degree in Economics. Prior to HBS, Peter worked in strategic ops at Reservoir Media, an independent music company in New York, and for Morgan Stanley.
Editor, Industry Insights
Santi Gil
Santiago Gil (MBA '26) is originally from Mexico City. He graduated from Tecnológico de Monterrey with a degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering. Before HBS, he worked in venture capital at IGNIA and investment banking at a boutique firm in Mexico City.
Editor, Humor & Satire
Jake Goodman
Jake Goodman (MBA '26) is originally from Davie, Florida. He graduated from Brown University with an honors degree in English and Economics in 2019. Prior to HBS, Jake worked in corporate development, strategic finance, and retail strategy and operations at Gopuff, a rapid convenience app, in Miami, and for Barclays in New York City. He is an avid banjo and guitar player and misses the Florida sun dearly.
Editor, Community
Ramya Vijayram
Ramya Vijayram (MBA '26) is originally from Chennai, India. She graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, with a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Biotechnology. Prior to the Harvard MBA, Ramya worked at Warburg Pincus in Mumbai, India, and McKinsey and Co. in India.
Editor, Sports
John Mahoney
John Mahoney (MBA '26) is a native of West Des Moines, Iowa. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2021 with a degree in Finance. While in college, he was a walk-on defensive back for the Fighting Irish and wrote a book about his experience, titled History Through The Headsets. Prior to coming to HBS, John worked in consulting and strategy in Minneapolis and Chicago.
Editor, Industry Insights
Meredith Nolan
Meredith Nolan (MBA '26) is originally from outside of Washington, D.C. She graduated from the University of Virginia with a BS degree in Commerce in 2020. Prior to the HBS MBA, Meredith worked in private equity in San Francisco on TPG’s Consumer team.
Editor, Community
Palak Raheja
Palak Raheja (MBA '26) is originally from Lucknow, India. She graduated from Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi, with degrees in Statistics and Economics. Prior to HBS, she worked at Bain India, and in the Indian consumer and health-tech start-up ecosystem. In her free time, she can be found reading, running, or watching movies.
Editor, Entrepreneurship
Katerina Gan
Katerina Gan (MBA '27) is originally from Riverside, California. She graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in Economics. Prior to HBS, she worked at Linden Capital Partners, a healthcare private equity firm based in Chicago.
Editor, Politics
Alex Qi
Alex Qi (MBA '27) hails from Irvine, California. He studied philosophy and physics at New York University, graduating with honors in 2020. Prior to HBS, he worked in corporate strategy and M&A at Northrop Grumman in Falls Church, Virginia and previously in deep tech ventures.
Editor, Arts & Entertainment
Folu Ogunyeye
Folu Ogunyeye (MBA '27) grew up in Milton Keynes in the UK. She graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in Human, Social and Political Sciences. Prior to HBS, Folu worked in HR at BlackRock in Atlanta and in social impact consulting in New York and London. Beyond work, Folu loves to write, explore art galleries or catch a live jazz gig.
Photographer
Nikole Naloy
Nikole Naloy (MBA '26) is originally from Brooklyn, NY. She graduated from Harvard University in 2021 with a degree in art history and economics. Prior to HBS, Nikole worked as an investment banking analyst at The Sage Group in Los Angeles and in strategy for TikTok in New York.
Photographer
Hoyt Gong
Hoyt Gong (MBA '27) is from Los Angeles, California. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with degrees in computational biology and economics. Prior to HBS, Hoyt worked as a product manager at Sequel Med Tech, a medical device and digital health startup, and for BCG in San Francisco. He enjoys kombucha, street photography, and drones.