Harvard Consulting on Business and the Environment

"Through initiatives that improve relevant sector knowledge for members while providing bonding opportunities for members, CBE is committed to making the life sciences an integral part of our casework and beyond," says Case Team Leader Claire Swadling '26 in our recent blog post.?Read on to learn more about CBE's #lifesciences pillar, featuring interviews with former and current LS directors Stephanie Wang '26 and Alex Chou '26!

Part of a Harvard-affiliated startup? We're running the largest equity-free startup competition on campus.?CBE is partnering with Harvard Undergraduate Capital Partners for the third year to host?HUCP Innovation Fund x?CBE?Ventures — we will award?over $30,000?combined in?equity-free funding?and?AWS credits to Harvard-affiliated founders (undergrad, grad, post-doc). In the spirit of CBE’s mission of promoting sustainable innovation, CBE will also be offering a separate prize for startups in the sustainability innovation space. Our Fall 2024 applications are due this Friday, Nov. 1st at 11:59 pm!?The application can be found at?https://lnkd.in/enuEm-uD.

"CBE has grown immensely as an organization in the past few years, taking on more cases and more members than ever," says Case Team Leader Jordan Chan '27 in our recent blog post. "With this growth, we want to continue to prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion and create as much positive impact as possible on our internal and external community." Read on to learn more about the importance of #DEI efforts in the consulting industry, and how CBE has implemented practices aligned with these values!

As Director of Operations, Ever Marinelli '25 is well familiar with everything on the minds of applicants as they prepare for CBE's fall recruitment. In our recent blog post, she addresses prospective applicants directly in an open letter entitled "Why CBE: A Letter to Prospective CBE Members." Check it out!

Now entering his 7th semester in CBE, President Andrew Gong '25 reflects on the semester ahead and how he envisions the organization's growth. "It’s been striking to witness these changes as I’ve grown alongside the organization," Andrew reflects. "But even more than that, it’s remarkable to witness the elements that have remained unchanged at CBE’s core. I wanted to take this blog post to reflect on that change and constancy within CBE — and what it means for the future of the organization." Read on at the link below!

Our next summer blog post highlights various companies and their #ESG oriented practices. As a member of our blog staff writes, "ESG standards create stronger partnerships between stakeholders, customers, and other businesses that aim to uphold similar standards."

Our latest blog post is a case study of one of our spring projects by Analyst Isis Rodriguez '27! Last semester, a CBE team partnered with Brothers Building A Better Nation?to develop KPIs that uniquely support their financial and organizational development as a nonprofit dedicated to helping young Black and Latino men in Newark. Read about the high-impact project here — featuring insights from case team members and BBABN Founder/Executive Director Quadeer Porter, MHA.

Kicking off our summer blog series with a reflection on a semester of service by Case Team Leader Jordan Chan '27! As Jordan writes, "volunteering in our community is about more than just the organizations we benefit — it is about incorporating a deeper purpose into all of the work we do." Read on to learn more about the community initiatives that CBE members participated in during the Spring 2024 semester and why we incorporate giving back to the community in our everyday operations, featuring organizations Friday Night Supper Program, Harvard University Dining Services Heat-N-Eats, and Habitat for Humanity!

Thank you to NASDAQ for celebrating 15 (almost 16!) years of premier student-led consulting work with Harvard CBE! Since our founding, we have successfully completed over 130+ cases with various companies, from Fortune 500 firms to high-impact nonprofit organizations. With over 140 student members each semester, CBE has gone on to establish a $2.2 Trillion market cap across all our clients and continues to substantiate excellent case work with over $200,000+ donated to local and global humanitarian causes. Equipped with experience in business strategy, data analytics, computer science, sales, and communication skills, CBE continues to expand our impactful reach as our student members go on to work at top consulting, technology, finance, and nonprofit firms around the world. Thank you to Ramp for helping us celebrate this wonderful achievement! Proud to be featured on the Nasdaq Times Square billboard!