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Babson

American  
[bab-suhn] / ˈbæb sən /

noun

  1. Roger Ward, 1875–1967, U.S. statistician and businessman.


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He served a stint in the military before attending Babson College and working as a trader and a consultant in digital infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 28, 2026

James Babson, a longtime doorman at the Hotel Cafe, said its staff and attendees alike have always been reverent toward performers.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 30, 2025

“I think that’s one of the most brilliant business decisions they’ve made, and they’re expanding there because they have to,” Anjali Bal, associate professor of marketing at Babson College, said of Hallmark’s experiences business.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 25, 2025

“No parent wants to hear that their child isn’t beautiful, and no entrepreneur wants to hear that the opportunity isn’t perfect,” says Danna Greenberg, Walter H. Carpenter professor of organizational behavior at Babson College.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 3, 2025

He’d graduated from the University of Rhode Island, earned a business degree at Babson College, and spent most of his career working sleepy jobs at sleepy life insurance companies—but all that was in the past.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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