Harvard Business School explored European outpost after Trump’s visa threats
Executive Take
Visa policy is now a business continuity risk for universities and any employer that depends on global talent pipelines. Leaders relying on foreign student or worker visas need a backup location plan, not just a legal defense.
Executive Summary
Harvard Business School considered opening a European campus to teach MBA students outside the US, after the Trump administration's White House sought to bar international students from Harvard over visa restrictions, according to the Financial Times.
Why It Matters
HR and talent leaders should care because US visa policy now threatens access to global talent at the source, including elite MBA pipelines companies recruit from. Policy leaders should watch this as a signal that political action can disrupt institutions once seen as stable.
Bizquad Perspective
Most leaders still treat US visa fights as a Harvard problem, but any company hiring international graduates or running US-based talent programs faces the same exposure.