Supported by AFS, the HBS program (under the auspices of local clubs) began in 2009 with one forum in Boston (of which Bob was a founding member), and has expanded to eleven HBS clubs across the US, Canada, and Singapore. Those clubs have launched over 75 forums, and hundreds of HBS alumni have benefitted from the unique power of forum. Bob shared
the story of how his YPO experience led him to create the HBS forum program at his last MBA reunion.
Bob also co-authored a
Harvard Business Review article (with Prof. Boris Groysberg) on
“How to Get the Most Out of Your Peer Support Group: A Guide to the Benefits and Best Practices.” The article draws on his experience working with YPO and HBS forums, and serves as a manifesto, a call for many more people and organizations to join and create peer forums.
AFS continues to support HBS clubs, other educational institutions, associations, and corporate clients, offering a full range of forum design, training and facilitation services, and an extensive library of best practices and other materials to support individual forums.
