1.0Harvard Gazettehttps://dev.news.harvard.edu/gazetteharvardgazettehttps://dev.news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/author/harvardgazette/Q&A with retiring HBS Dean Jay Light — Harvard Gazetterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="jqUIG4iV9Z"><a href="https://dev.news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2009/12/qa-with-dean-jay-light/">Q&A with retiring HBS Dean Jay Light</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://dev.news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2009/12/qa-with-dean-jay-light/embed/#?secret=jqUIG4iV9Z" width="600" height="338" title="“Q&A with retiring HBS Dean Jay Light” — Harvard Gazette" data-secret="jqUIG4iV9Z" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://dev.news.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/light_jay_053_605.jpg605403On Dec. 2, Jay Light, who has been dean of the Business School for the past five years, told the HBS faculty that he is retiring in June. After shepherding the School through some of the most demanding times in its history, he said he was looking forward to having more time to write, to sail, and to spend with his wife. But first the Gazette asked him to glance back over his long career.