Bloomberg named Commencement speaker
Michael R. Bloomberg, M.B.A. ’66, an entrepreneur and civic leader who built an information technology company into a global news and financial information service and served three terms as mayor of New York City, will be the principal speaker at the Afternoon Exercises of Harvard’s 363rd Commencement. “Mike Bloomberg’s career represents a rare blend of public leadership, private-sector entrepreneurship, and powerful philanthropic engagement,” said Harvard President Drew Faust. “He has led one of the world’s great cities, built one of the nation’s most influential information services, and generously committed his attention and resources to worthy causes in public health, the environment, civic life, the arts, and — not least of all — education. I greatly look forward to welcoming him in May. ” Born in Boston and raised in Medford, Mass., Bloomberg received his B.A. from The Johns Hopkins University and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, and he has remained closely engaged...