Husk Power Systems Eyes IPO and Aims to Provide Clean Energy to 100 Million
Husk Power Systems has come a long way since its co-founder and CEO, Manoj Sinha (MBA ’09), first tackled the lack of electricity in his home state of Bihar, India. Today, Husk owns and operates the world’s largest fleet of hybrid minigrids, has achieved profitability and plans to raise $400 million in debt and equity ahead of a planned IPO in 2027.
Rethinking Mental Health Care with Darden Grad Bill Blue
William F. "Bill" Blue Jr. (MBA '86) believes all people who need mental health care should be able to find help quickly at any level of care just as they can for physical health. After a mental health crisis in his family involving long delays in diagnosis and treatment, Blue left a 28-year career in investment banking to find a solution.
Darden’s Andy Wicks on Mortality, Meaning and His Final Book, “Ultimate Questions”
Based in part on the course he has taught as a business ethics professor at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, Andy Wicks's “Ultimate Questions” tackles four fundamental questions: Who are we? Why are we here? What does it mean to live a good life? How should we get along with others?
Survey Says: Ethics Still Matter in Business
A recent survey gauging what people expect from corporate America ranked ethical leadership as the No. 2 expectation people have for business. That result was up from the No. 7 spot last year.
Trump Backs Bold AI Agenda. What Are the Risks and Rewards?
After a presidential race that didn’t give much attention to AI, the technology suddenly appears front-and-center for the new administration, producing both excitement and concern. The Darden Report checked in with University of Virginia Darden School of Business professors Mike Lenox and Tim Laseter for analysis.
How Will AI Fundamentally Transform Our Economy?
When the globe’s most powerful nations needed guidance on how artificial intelligence might affect their collective economies, they turned to the University of Virginia’s Anton Korinek. UVA Today caught up with Korinek while he was on a plane returning from San Francisco, where he organized a conference and presented a talk called “The Economics of Transformative AI.”
