The Harvard Business School Mafia
1,314 people came through Harvard Business School and went on to found or lead other companies.
Brett HarrisonPLDAFounded TernBeatriz AcevedoCertificateFounded SUMAAaron EdwardsBlavatnik Foundation Life Science Entrepreneurship FellowFounded KiraGen BioMatthew PerkinsMBAFounded Macro OceansVitaly PonomarevExecutive Education: Program for Leadership DevelopmentFounded WayrayEmily ZhangMBAFounded LandbaseJohn LevyMBAFounded SeeQC IncMatthew CullenAdvanced Management ProgramFounded Chemist2UNadiem MakarimMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded GojekMaliha M. QuadirExecutive FellowFounded ShohozUmang BediGeneral Management ProgramFounded DailyhuntDaniel AhlstedtBlavatnik FellowFounded EnPlusOne BiosciencesLuis SilvaOPM 62 Owner President ProgramFounded CloudwalkSo-Young KangMBAFounded GnowbeGibran HuzaifahScaling Entrepreneurial Ventures - Executive Study ProgramFounded eFisheryAlex KruglovMBAFounded PopRitwik GhoshExecutive Leadership ProgramFounded SeedflexRiz AhmedCertificate of Management ExcellenceFounded SmartcrowdSebastián Illescas SuárezBusiness StrategyFounded BrandduLing ShaoMBAFounded SpectrumaiTunde KehindeMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded JumiaJeff BurklandMBAFounded BurklandJay ChaudhryExecutive Management ProgramFounded ZscalerLeonardo MendesExecutive EducationFounded CoraSharad KumarExecutive Education ProgramFounded FluidCloudJunghans TasaniMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded PashousesDareen SalamaMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded GrypsGerman DyzenchauzScaling Entrepreneurial VenturesFounded GOIntegroAna MahonyMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded AdditionChristian Schneider-SickertMBAFounded LiqidPelkins AjanohMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded CassVitaPranav MalhotraEntrepreneurial StudiesFounded TrunativLucas HearnMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Kyra HealthMichael D WuTechnology Innovation FellowFounded CoolantDaniel HadersLeadership and Strategy in Pharmaceuticals and BiotechFounded Model MedicinesOwen McCarthyMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded MedRhythmsGeng WangMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Civic ChampsKait StephensMaster in Business AdministrationFounded BrijZack MorrisonBlavatnik Fellow - EntrepreneurshipFounded BrijMadison C. FeehanCertificate Of Entrepreneurship EssentialsFounded Space CopyAbhishek PittiMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded ZynkScott HillOwner/President Program 2012Founded PERQ SoftwareNeil ShahMarket Research AssistantFounded CounterpointresearchJeff DoleweerdOrganizational Performance ManagementFounded CaredoveBrian NickersonMBAFounded MagiclinksAnkit JhanwarSenior Executive Leadership ProgramFounded DashamLabsAvni Patel ThompsonMBA with HonorsFounded MiloWill DreweryMBAFounded Diagon TechnologiesTodd DipaolaYPO Harvard Presidents ProgramFounded inMarket MediaJack HuntressExecutive Education- Marketing Innovative Technologies (2005)Founded HomeBinderDan SankerRetail Forum for Senior LeadersFounded SupplypikeAndrew GrahamMBAFounded BorrowellAndrej RusakovMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded RemedyLogicCarlos ReinesEntrepreneur in ResidenceFounded RUBICON MDAndrea CoravosMaster of Business AdministrationFounded HumanFirstJohn J. West Jr.MBAFounded Team WhistleBjorn BrandtzaegAdvanced Management ProgrammeFounded PhotoncycleDanielle RapsonMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded MantelAlexander AtzbergerMBAFounded OptimizelyChristian Sutherland-WongMBAFounded Glassdoorİlker BaydarCertificationFounded FuudySimon YuMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded SpeakeasyJeff SchnebleMBAFounded Human InterestSheila TaltonAMPFounded Gray Matter AnalyticsSean BreckerEntrepreneur in ResidenceFounded Everly HealthAlex MillerGMPFounded ForestreetChristopher KenesseyAligning Strategy & Sales programFounded Alert MediaIrfan AlamMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Frontrow HealthAndrew JoinerGMPFounded HyperscienceMarc WashingtonMBAFounded SupergutAdriana TorosianMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded OurselfJeremy Yaoxin DingMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Euka AIAnjali SudMBAFounded TubiMichael PaullMBAFounded RBmediaChristie HorvathMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded WagmoJordan TaylorMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded MedleyAngelo PolicicchioMBA CandidateFounded Luca IQAkash SadashivapethMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Luca IQRanad HumeidiCross-Registration-MBAFounded OmantaTomas TaylorMBAFounded PennantRiccardo PellegriniMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded KnodeMarcelio LealDisruptive Strategy with Clayton Christensen (through HBX)Founded BHubGiorgio TinacciScaling Entrepreneurial VenturesFounded CasavoRay Chen (Chen Yue / 陈悦)Master of Business Administration - MBAFounded GotinJessica Chen RiolfiMBAFounded UpriseMichelle LiRoberts Family FellowFounded Spectre IntelligenceKyle MertensMeyerCross-RegistrantFounded AlgomaAsh AshmawyCredential of Readiness (CORe)Founded KemetScott KabatMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded KnowmiaJamal AshrafTook 1 year worth of classes at HBS (8 total)Founded ShopagramMing ZhaoMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Proven GroupRayford DavisMBA with DistinctionFounded ExceptionALLYCatherine HrdyResearch Assistant to Professor Josh LernerFounded AlloLana GrafCross reg from MIT: FinanceFounded Nextera Robotics | DIDGE.aiLyn BaranowskiMBAFounded Avalyn Pharma IncPete BlackshawMBAFounded Brandrank
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Harvard Business School mafia?
- The Harvard Business School mafia is the network of 1,314 people who came through Harvard Business School and went on to found or lead other companies, including Tern, SUMA, KiraGen Bio, Macro Oceans, Wayray.
- Who is in the Harvard Business School mafia?
- Notable members include Brett Harrison (Tern), Beatriz Acevedo (SUMA), Aaron Edwards (KiraGen Bio), Matthew Perkins (Macro Oceans), Vitaly Ponomarev (Wayray), Emily Zhang (Landbase), John Levy (SeeQC Inc), Matthew Cullen (Chemist2U), among 1,314 tracked members.
- What companies did Harvard Business School alumni found?
- Companies founded by Harvard Business School alumni include Tern, SUMA, KiraGen Bio, Macro Oceans, Wayray, Landbase, SeeQC Inc, Chemist2U, Gojek, Shohoz.




























































































