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Healy rejoined the Business section to do financial investigations in 2008. She spent several years with the Spotlight team, where their 2006 investigative series, "Debtor's Hell,'' was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. She won an enterprise award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in 2010.
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Harvard endowment chief sees big boost in pay
By Beth Healy , Globe Staff
Harvard University endowment chief Jane Mendillo earned $5.3 million in 2011, up 52 percent from the previous year.
Keith F. Higgins is named director of SEC’s Division of Corporate Finance
By Beth Healy , Globe Staff
Boston attorney Keith F. Higgins of the firm Ropes & Gray was named director of the Security and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporate Finance. Higgins, 61, has been with Ropes since 1983 and has worked on more than 50 initial public offerings for corporations. He also has advised public companies on mergers and acquisitions, compliance and corporate governance. In joining the SEC, he would be in charge of rules to help make sure investors are provided all the information they need about companies to make sound investment decisions. His group also is in charge of reviewing filings and ensuring that companies meet their disclosure obligations. He will assume the new job next month.
State Street CEO Jay Hooley sounds optimistic note on the economy
By Beth Healy , Globe Staff
State Street Corp. chief executive Jay Hooley sounded a more optimistic tone on the economy than he has in some time at the company’s annual shareholder meeting Wednesday, saying the recovery is “perhaps a little better than advertised.” Hooley said the economy is still “not where we want it to be’’ and said customers are “still pretty risk averse.” However, the Boston financial services giant is continuing to invest “for greater growth going forward,’’ he said. It was a notably short meeting with few questions – a change for State Street since the financial crisis, when its meetings have been attended by protesters and activist investors. It’s likely a surging stock price has helped: State Street shares were up nearly 33 percent for the 12-month period ended March 31.
New York Times ‘pleased’ with Boston Globe interest
By Beth Healy , Globe Staff
New York Times Co. chief executive Mark Thompson declined to discuss more concrete details of the sale process.