Poorvu, William J., 1935-
Biography
William Poorvu is the Class of 1961 Adjunct Professor in Entrepreneurship, Emeritus at Harvard Business School. He taught and was responsible for the real estate courses there for 35 years. He was the school's first adjunct professor, its first adjunct professor with a named chair and the first non-tenured professor at Harvard University to be given Emeritus status. He also was on the faculty of the Graduate School of Design for many years. He is the author of several books on real estate, the two most recent being Creating and Growing Real Estate Wealth: The 4 Stages to a Lifetime of Success, 2008 and The Real Estate Game - The Intelligent Guide to Decision-Making and Investment, 1999.
He received his B.A. from Yale University in 1956 and his M.B.A. in 1958 from Harvard Business School.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Howard H. Stevenson papers
Collection Identifier: Arch GA 82.15The collection covers the career of Professor Howard H. Stevenson, including his teaching and administrative roles at HBS, external consulting activities, and work in the private sector.
William J. Poorvu papers
Collection Identifier: Arch GA 70.50This collection includes papers of Harvard Business School professor William J. Poorvu documenting his work as a a teacher, researcher, writer, and public speaker at Harvard University, and broadcast television executive with Boston Broadcasters, Inc.