Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center
Address49, Harvard Way, Boston (Allston), MA, United States of America, 02163
Site Number05025
Alternate Names
The Chao Center
Building Root Number
05025
Architect (Original)
Goody Clancy
Constructed
2014
Building Acquired 2014
Building Acquired 2014
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after Ruth Mulan Chu Chao.Historical NotesThe Chao Center is a new Executive Education facility that will serve as the gateway to the School for more than 10,000 executives each year. The building will include dining, meeting and classroom spaces as well as new outdoor landscaped courtyards and walkways that connect the Chao center with the rest of the HBS campus. The Chao Center was made possible through the support of Dr. James Si-Cheng Chao and Family Foundation. The Center will serve as a tribute to the life and legacy of Ruth Mulan Chu Chao, the family matriarch.Additional Information“Harvard Business School Building Boom Continues.” Harvard Magazine, Oct. 2012, https://harvardmagazine.com/2012/10/harvard-business-school-new-chao-building-fellowships.
“Chao Center Groundbreaking at HBS.” Harvard Magazine, Apr. 2014, https://harvardmagazine.com/2014/04/chao-center-at-harvard-business-school-groundbreaking.
Patel, Alexander H. “HBS Breaks Ground on Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center.” The Harvard Crimson, 25 Apr. 2014, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2014/4/25/hbs-breaks-ground-chao/.
Dixon, Brandon J. “Business School Names First HBS Building after a Woman, Asian American.” The Harvard Crimson, 16 June 2016, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2016/6/16/hbs-chao-center-dedicated/.
Denison, D. C. “Giving Back, and Paying Tribute: Chao Family Donates $40m for Executive Education Center at Harvard Business School.” Boston Globe, 13 Oct. 2012, p. B.5.
Chen, Omnia and Zhang, C. “HBS To Build New Student Space.” The Harvard Crimson, 15 Oct. 2012, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/10/15/hbs-new-chao-center/.
