Harvard Business School honors CEO

Saturday, 14 November 2009 15:02

New Canaan resident Kathy Giusti, founder and CEO of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF), has been honored with Harvard Business School’s highest honor, the Alumni Achievement Award. Giusti was recognized for her leadership in breaking down barriers that impede medical research and in accelerating the development of new treatments for multiple myeloma. “Kathy Giusti has shown extraordinary vision and dedication in her efforts to transform how medical research and drug development are conducted to improve and extend the lives of patients with multiple myeloma,” said Jay O. Light, dean of the school. “She epitomizes the school’s mission of educating leaders who make a difference in the world. My colleagues and I are proud to honor her and her work with this award.”

Presented annually since 1968, the Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award is the school’s highest recognition and honors individuals who have contributed significantly to their profession, industry and community. In accepting this award along with six other 2009 honorees, Giusti joins a select group of other recipients, including Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and CEO of G.E., and Meg Whitman, former president and CEO of eBay, Inc.

“It is a wonderful honor to receive the Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award,” said Giusti, who earned her master of business administration degree from Harvard Business School in 1985. “I am truly humbled to stand in the company of my extraordinary fellow alumni, whose visionary leadership and accomplishments are nothing short of remarkable.”

For more information about the MMRF, visit themmrf.org.

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