Harvard Business Fund

Harvard Business Fund is an annual giving program based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, that enables Harvard Business School alumni, students, and friends to support the school's educational mission through unrestricted gifts. These crucial contributions directly fund financial aid, student life programs, and faculty resources, significantly enhancing the HBS community and its global impact. The broader Harvard Business School ecosystem, which the fund supports, saw its associated endowment managed by Harvard Management Company reach US$56.9 billion as of June 30, 2025. This environment has fostered significant entrepreneurial success, with HBS alumni founding 13 startup unicorns. Key figures associated with the school include current HBS Dean Srikant Datar and its first Dean, Edwin Francis Gay. Operating as a vital fundraising initiative for Harvard Business School, which was established in 1908, the fund itself does not have separately identified founders.