Community

The Harvard Business School Online Community is a global network of like-minded business professionals. You can connect with and learn from peers before, during, and after your course through our Community platform. By joining the Community, you can:

• Find and attend in-person events in your area
• Explore virtual events, such as panels, webinars, and meetups
• Connect with fellow business professionals through discussion boards and direct messaging
• Ask and answer industry questions
• Post polls and start conversations
• Earn badges for Community engagement

The Community features more than 30 regional and topic-based Chapters, enabling you to connect in-person and virtually to grow or transition your career. Individuals who complete an HBS Online course will also be added to the Community’s Official Networking Group and gain exclusive access to events, including our annual learner conference, Connext.

Are you interested in building your network and connecting with other like-minded business professionals? Join the Community today.

Each Chapter is volunteer-led by learners who took at least one HBS Online course. Together, they’ve coordinated more than 500 virtual and in-person events to help their peers collaborate, connect, and uncover new opportunities to advance their careers. Meet some of our Organizers:

“Being part of the Community provides an opportunity to connect with people from different backgrounds. It’s a chance to expand your network and gain new perspectives from professional speakers, executives, and professors.”

Gwen Mdinaradze, Global Chapter Organizer

“The HBS Online Community acts as a bridge that allows me to forge connections with business leaders from around the world. Within the Community, I have the privilege to collaboratively delve into the intricacies of business obstacles and prospects.”

Xiangkun “Elvis” Zhu, Shanghai Chapter Organizer

“The HBS Online Community is a network of talented people from around the world who come together to grow professionally and personally. We share a passion for knowledge, cultural openness and respect, and the ambition of having a great impact on the world from our different professions and walks of life.”

Rosario Ariza García, Bogota Chapter Organizer

“The Community fosters an environment of collaboration, where members are always willing to share their knowledge, experiences, and insights to help others succeed. The support I’ve received from fellow Community members has been invaluable in my personal and professional development.”

Patrick Sabineza, New York City Chapter Organizer

Building your network is only one of the benefits of joining the Community. HBS Online annually collaborates with a nonprofit to host the Community Challenge, in which learners meet worldwide to develop solutions to one of the organization’s most pressing business challenges.

In 2023, HBS Online celebrated the Challenge’s five-year anniversary. Here’s what our nonprofit partners had to say:

Since launching the Community Challenge, HBS Online has collaborated with:

• The Greater Boston Food Bank to help achieve its goal of ending hunger
• Sustainable Harvest International to fight climate change
• United Planet to support the growth of its Virtual Exchange Program
• Empowered to Educate to scale and spread the impact of its fellowship program for women educators
• The Bantwana Initiative of World Education to improve the lives of young children and families impacted by HIV/AIDS and poverty
• Oxfam's Global Innovation Lab for Equality (aGILE) to develop solutions to systemic inequality and global poverty.

Are you interested in making a real difference? Join the Community today.

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