Right At Home: Welcoming Dinner for Professor Richard Vietor
The Philippines — a tropical country of 7,641 islands rich in biodiversity is recognized as one the world’s most welcoming country according to InterNations’ recently conducted annual Expat Insider Survey. From festivals to parties, the Filipinos sure know how to make any foreigner feel comfortable in such a different setting. Hence, it was only natural for the Filipino Harvard Business School (HBS) graduates to showcase this characteristic by gathering on the evening of August 6, 2017 at the exquisite French restaurant, Mirèio Salon at Raffles Makati, to welcome the much anticipated HBS Professor Richard H.K. Vietor.
Professor Vietor is Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. He teaches courses on the international political economy. Before coming to the Business School in 1978, Professor Vietor held faculty appointments at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and the University of Missouri at Columbia.
Professor Vietor’s research on business and government policy has been published in numerous journals and books. For his courses in business-government relations and environmental management, Professor Vietor has published more than one hundred and sixty case studies on energy policy, the regulation of natural gas, nuclear power and hazardous wastes; on strategy and deregulation in airlines, railroads, telecommunications, and financial services; and on the national development strategies of a dozen countries. He is a consultant to several corporations and to the Prime Minister of Malaysia.
The ever welcoming Filipino HBS alums gathered by 6:00pm, sipping on glasses of wine and exchanging conversations, all in excitement for the arrival of the Professor. By half past 6, upon the arrival of the Professor, the alums began to gravitate right towards him in hopes of having the chance to personally engage.
Not too long after, co-president of the HBS Club of the Philippines, Henry Motte- Munoz (MBA 2013) welcomed the intimate group and the Professor along with sharing gratitude towards Harvard Alumni Association Director for Asia, Carol Dominguez (AMP 182) for hosting the event. As impeccable French cuisine was served, the room quickly filled with stories of all sorts. With the time quickly ticking away, the mellow atmosphere came to an end with the last impression of the Professor feeling right at home.
About the Author:
Kayleen Cheng graduated with honors from De La Salle University- Manila with a bachelor’s degree in Development Studies. Currently she is working as the club administrator of the Harvard Business School Club of the Philippines, where she coordinates among the alumni.
