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The Power of PossibilityThe Columbia mba program



Columbia MBA Program 1

Columbia Business School creates leaders who are well positioned to excel inthe rapidly changing business world. Columbia’s MBA Program leads the charge

in this new era of business education, starting with our natural advantages:

cutting-edge faculty research and a focus on experiential learning, a

powerful alumni network, and our location in the city of New York.

Columbia Business School is not simply located in New York. The School is

fully immersed here. With its longstanding tradition of excellence and Manhattan

address, the Columbia MBA Program draws the most inuential and innovative

business leaders and thinkers to campus—to address, teach, and mentor students.

The curriculum embraces Columbia’s intellectual capital and location, forging a vital

link between rigorous academic theory and real-world practice.

The MBA Program inspires and fosters entrepreneurial thinking, which preparesgraduates to lead effectively, capture opportunity, and respond dynamically to

changes in business. Embracing the power of possibility, Columbia graduates

don’t just join the workforce—they inuence it, shape it, and change it for the better.






“Again and again, our graduates tell me

that Columbia Business School changed

their lives. The School prepared them

for that moment, whether it was

5, 10, 20 years after they graduated:

when the big opportunity came, they knew how to grab it.”

glenn hubbard

Dean, Columbia Business School

Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics



The Power of Access

An Ideal Location, Physically and Intellectually

“This morning I sat in a room with leaders

representing over $100 billion in capital

as part of the Real Estate Forum put

together by the Milstein Center for

Real Estate. This kind of access

is characteristic of Columbia.”

lars unhjem ’08

Co-president of the student-run Real Estate Association


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New York City as classroomColumbia’s academic excellence combined with access to all that New York has to offer

means incomparable opportunities for our students: hands-on learning, mentoring, and

career networking. The world’s top business leaders, from virtually every industry, are

frequent visitors to campus, teaching, speaking, advising, recruiting, and helping shape

the student experience. Clubs and internships offer students extensive opportunities to

practice what they learn.

Cases Come To life

Students in Columbia’s MBA Program have a distinct

advantage in studying business. Columbia’s professors

are leading experts in their elds with signicant

global experience, and many of them choose to live in

New York because the city offers one of the world’stop laboratories for business study and practice. Their

knowledge and connections and the School’s location

mean that faculty members are able to invite people

who have played key roles in the cases being studied

to take part in real-time class discussions. In Media

Mergers and Acquisitions, for example, Viacom’s

general counsel and the treasurer and senior vice

president of nance at the CBS television network talk

to students about Viacom’s acquisition of CBS, whilea Morgan Stanley managing director offers industry

analysis of the complexities of the merger between

AOL and Time Warner. These rsthand insights and

behind-the-scenes perspectives add a real-world

dimension throughout the curriculum.

unparalleled aCCess To

business leaders

The Columbia Business School environment is a

microcosm of the world of business. Monday morning’s

class in retailing leadership might feature the CEO

of Calvin Klein, while on Tuesday, the president ofa new start-up strategizes with the members of a

Master Class on entrepreneurship. On Wednesday, the

Healthcare Dealmakers panel brings experts in global

healthcare to campus. Columbia Women in Business

holds a Thursday forum on developing negotiation

skills, while Friday might include a trip downtown to

meet with a Columbia graduate and ask questions

about his or her industry.

Columbia Business School hosts some 500 speakers

each year. Leaders in global business, pioneering

innovators, and heads of state all contribute to the

daily exchange of high-level ideas. Through the

Executives in Residence Program, senior business

leaders work closely with students and develop


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longstanding relationships with the School. Students

often establish and maintain connections with visiting

business leaders, which can translate into professional

opportunities, including summer internships.

real Talk, real experienCe

The more than 90 student-run clubs and organizations

make an important contribution to life at the School.

Like the MBA curriculum, club activities challenge

students to learn by doing. Through the SmallBusiness Consulting Program, for example, Columbia

students helped a New York theater company hit

its highest ticket-sales mark ever. Another group of

students with backgrounds in real estate, technology,

marketing, and strategy consulting helped a local

clothing designer decide whether to open a brick-and-

mortar store or aggressively pursue online sales.

ivy league edge

As one of the world’s top research universities,

Columbia has a long history of attracting great

thinkers and producing groundbreaking research.

Thirteen winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics have

taught or studied at Columbia, including University

Professor Joseph Stiglitz, who often teaches at the

Business School.

The Business School’s afliation with the University

fosters learning across disciplines, stimulating

teaching excellence in nance, consumer behavior,

business decision making, and negotiations and strategy.

The Power of Access

Thirteen winners of the

Nobel Prize in Economicshave taught or studied

at Columbia.

reCenT speakers

Warren Buett MS ’51

Chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.

Jamie Dimon

Chairman and CEO, JPMorgan Chase

Lew Frankfort ’69

Chairman and CEO, Coach, Inc.

Shantayanan Devarajan

Chief Economist, Africa Region, World Bank

Bill Gates

Founder and Chairman, Microsoft

Andrea Jung

Chairman and CEO, Avon Products, Inc.

Shelly Lazarus ’70

Chairman, Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide

Henry Paulson

Former Treasury Secretary, United States

Former Chairman and CEO, Goldman Sachs

Vivian Schiller

President and CEO, NPR



“One of the great things about

being here is the number of business leaders and academic

stars who come through

every week. There’s an

embarrassment of riches.”

mark broadie

Carson Family Professor of Business,

Decision, Risk, and Operations Division



The Power of Theory and Practice

Cutting-Edge Research Meets Real-World Business

“Students are always exposed toreal environments. In my classes, we

go to retail environments, go into companies,

and look at all the dierent aspects that

make up a brand. I use multiple formats in,

and outside, the classroom to help studentsexperience and understand ideas.”

bernd sChmiTT

Robert D. Calkins Professor of International Business, Marketing Division




Teach, learn, and createNew York’s business energy and resources fuel experiential learning, one of the

foundations of education at Columbia Business School. Our faculty members produce

some of the most relevant and groundbreaking research in business, and their ideas

make an impact on business practice around the world. Columbia’s classrooms are for

creating and doing, as well as for instruction. Active, project-based learning prepares

students to think strategically and to identify and capture opportunity.

The faCulTy

Teachers, Innovators, Thought Leaders

Members of the Columbia Business School faculty

are renowned worldwide for creating knowledge in

their elds while also having a direct impact on the

practice of business. Columbia students are often

the rst to learn cutting-edge ideas developed by

our faculty members—ideas that others will later

adopt, teach, and apply.

In the classroom, lectures and case studies

come alive thanks to faculty members’ extensive

experiences in the business world. Academic journals

and media outlets seek out Columbia Business

School professors’ perspectives on current issues.Chris Mayer, the Paul Milstein Professor of Real

Estate, is a prime example. As the national housing

market grows ever more complex, Professor Mayer

has been highly sought-after for his expertise and

is a frequent commentator in the national media.

Ray Fisman, the Lambert Family Professor of

Social Enterprise, is a rising star in the area of

economic development. A panelist at the World

Economic Forum’s meeting in Davos, Professor

Fisman is also an active researcher in the emerging

eld of behavioral economics. Bernd Schmitt, the

Robert D. Calkins Professor of International Business

and faculty director of the Center on Global Brand

Leadership, is an internationally renowned branding

expert whose research and consulting have helped

businesses worldwide gain competitive advantage

through delivering a great customer experience. He

has appeared not only on the BBC, CNN, and CNBC,

but also on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

Columbia Business School students thrive on their

access to faculty members. It is not unusual for

these productive relationships to be maintained

long after graduation.

lwww.gsb.columbia.edu/ideas



10 Columbia MBA Program

CurriCulum

Columbia’s MBA Program prepares students to lead,

build, and manage successful enterprises in a rapidly

changing, global economy. This begins with a exible,

dynamic curriculum that

Flexible Core

The core curriculum, a series of focused, rigorous, and

relevant courses taken largely in the rst two terms,

has recently been revised to allow students greater

exibility in choosing core classes that best enhance

their skills and experience while ensuring they get a

solid foundation that can be applied to any industry

over the course of a business career. A feature of the

new curriculum, the “exible core” allows students toselect one course from each of three general areas—

organizations, performance, and markets—gaining a

deeper foundational understanding of the workplace

and the marketplace while homing in on the specic

curricular areas they deem most valuable. The exible

core reects Columbia Business School’s ongoing

curricular innovation and commitment to providing

the best-in-class management education for the

next generation of business leaders.

Electives

Beginning in the second term, students select from

one of the largest and most innovative slates of

electives at any business school. The more than

200 offerings include New Challenges in Healthcare

Management; Business Strategy for EmergingMarkets; Information Technology and Operations

Strategy; and Marketing Art, Culture, and Education.

The School also encourages students to take

advantage of the more than 4,000 graduate-level

courses available across the University, as well as the

School’s ten dual-degree partnerships.

Students may dene their own focus or selectfrom such established areas as accounting, decision

and risk analysis, entrepreneurship, healthcare

and pharmaceutical management, marketing,

media, operations management, real estate, and

social enterprise.

lwww.gsb.columbia.edu/mba/academics/curriculum


emphasizes big-picture business skills that

prepare graduates for a lifetime of change, in business

and in their own careers

builds awareness of ethical issues and the

societal eects of business decisions

fosters an entrepreneurial mindset that allows

graduates to capture opportunity whenever it appearsThe exible core reects

Columbia Business School’songoing curricular innovation.



“I really valued the emphasis on teamwork

at Columbia. You can’t lead a company

without working together.”

jessiCa feinsTein ’07

Associate Brand Manager, Unilever, Englewood Cliffs, NJ







versaTive programs

Success in business goes well beyond mastering

functional competencies. Leadership ability is among

the most important skills required for achievement

at the highest levels. An entrepreneurial mindset,

coupled with the ability to seize opportunity, is crucial.

Increasingly, people in business are dening success

to include both doing well and doing good. Through

a holistic curriculum that features a number ofinnovative programs, Columbia Business School

helps students develop the skills, perspective, and

insight they need to lead, create, and succeed.

Program on Social Intelligence (PSI)

Columbia Business School is at the vanguard of a new

movement in business education that recognizes the

importance of social acuity—the ability to lead, read

people, manage individuals and teams and negotiate

with advocates and adversaries—and creates a

framework that cultivates these skills. The Program on

Social Intelligence is integrated throughout the entire

student experience, from orientation to reunions,

in core and elective classes, career-management

programs, and extracurricular activities.

Students are introduced to PSI through threemethods: individualized assessment, in which they

receive feedback on such characteristics as their team

habits, career values, and cultural styles; experiential

learning, which involves practicing social skills as

part of learning teams and other group activities; and

executive coaching, in which professional coaches

help students examine their strengths and identify

areas for improvement. The program aims to help

students draw out the talents, energy, and best

efforts of all the people with whom they interact.

This recognition of and curricular response to this

business movement, as well as Columbia’s New York

location, enable the MBA Program to capitalize on the

complementary expertise of major players who are

leading the thinking about social intelligence.Among them are Daniel Goleman, whose books

have popularized the concepts of emotional and

social intelligence, and New Yorker writer and

The Tipping Point author Malcolm Gladwell.

lwww.gsb.columbia.edu/psi

Master Classes

Master Classes are project-based courses that

challenge students to integrate concepts learned in

the classroom with immediate business problems and

to make managerial decisions that have real-world

impact. Each Master Class offers students hands-on

exposure to the day-to-day challenges of the business

world; students might consult with a chain store

looking to expand into a new region, a company in

turnaround or an organization planning to refocus an

existing product into a new demographic target market.

In Macro Investing, for example, students are

introduced to macroeconomics-based trading

strategies, the development of new nancial securities

and products, and a variety of public-policy issues. In

teams of six, students work closely with external fund





managers to build a “macro” investment strategy or

develop a new nancial product or market related to

the topics covered in the course. The teaching team,

led by Stephen Zeldes, the Benjamin Rosen Professor

of Finance and Economics, and Charles Himmelberg,

adjunct associate professor of nance and economics

and US credit strategist for Goldman Sachs,

exemplies the bridge between theory and practice

and capitalizes on the faculty members’ academic

expertise and extensive practical experience.lwww.gsb.columbia.edu/masterclasses

The Entrepreneurship Program

Through a wide range of initiatives, the Entrepreneurship

Program brings together people, ideas, and resources

in ways that transform emerging business ideas into

viable strategies and, ultimately, thriving organizations.

As aspiring entrepreneurs connect with mentors,

investors, and other budding entrepreneurs,

opportunities take shape and companies—and

leaders—are born.

The Entrepreneurial Greenhouse Program helps

students prepare their business plans for investment

by providing funding for prelaunch expenses, access

to experts in key elds and opportunities to present

business concepts to professional investors. Onaverage, more than half of the businesses nurtured

by the Entrepreneurial Greenhouse Program are

launched immediately after their founders graduate.

With support from the program and seed capital from

the Lang Fund, Dawn Sanders ’05 was able to launch

Eyespa, the rst day spa in East Harlem, and break

even after just three months. “The Lang Fund process

forces you to be serious about what you want to do,”

says Sanders. The Entrepreneurship Program’s annualA. Lorne Weil Outrageous Business Plan Competition

offers Columbia students a venue for entrepreneurial

ideas that are so ambitious in scope and scale that

they would likely be dismissed in more traditional

outlets. Another initiative, the Entrepreneurial

Sounding Board, provides opportunities for MBA

students to meet individually with faculty members

and practitioners afliated with the EntrepreneurshipProgram to discuss entrepreneurial ideas and potential

business opportunities. These 30-minute sessions

provide students with a platform to receive preliminary

feedback, next-step action items and, in many cases,

links to additional support from appropriate mentors.

lwww.gsb.columbia.edu/entrepreneurship

As aspiring entrepreneursconnect with mentors,

investors, and other

budding entrepreneurs,

opportunities take

shape and companies—

and leaders—are born.




Social Enterprise Program

Whether heading to the public or private sector—or

some combination over a lifetime—Columbia MBAs

gain the tools to make a difference in the world.

That happens in part through the Social Enterprise

Program, which integrates electives, internships, and

research projects for students who seek a career

in a nonprot organization or in government, have

an interest in volunteering or serving on a nonprot

board, or want to learn more about social innovationin business. This extraordinarily successful program

brings together a far-ranging network of students,

faculty members, and business leaders who generate

social benet through business practices. Electives

in this highly popular program include Globalization

and Markets: Reforming the International Economic

Architecture; Strategic Philanthropy; Corporate

Governance; and Business in Society: Doing Well byDoing Good?

The program allows students to gain direct experience

while connecting with local communities and Columbia

Business School alumni. For Sachin Kadakia ’07,

participation in the Nonprot Board Leadership

Program translated into an opportunity to serve on

the junior board of the Central Park Conservancy.

Through the CORPS Fellowship Program, which

subsidizes summer internships in the nonprot

and public sectors, Columbia students have helped

New York neighborhoods battle childhood asthma,

Manhattan businesses rebuild after 9/11, and women

in need gain access to micronance loans. Research

symposiums bring together practitioners, scholars,

and policymakers to discuss subjects ranging fromstate-of-the-art practices in micronance to

socially responsible investing. After graduation,

the Columbia Business School Loan Assistance

Program helps alleviate the nancial burden

associated with repaying education loans for MBAs

who take management and leadership positions in

the public and nonprot sectors.

lwww.gsb.columbia.edu/socialenterprise

oTher CurriCular programs inClude

Real Estate Program

lwww.gsb.columbia.edu/realestate

Media Program

lwww.gsb.columbia.edu/media

Program for Financial Studies

lwww.gsb.columbia.edu/nancialstudies

Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management Program

lwww.gsb.columbia.edu/healthcare

Private Equity Program

lwww.gsb.columbia.edu/privateequity

Columbia MBAs gain

the tools to make a

difference in the world.



The Power of Global Reach

Columbia: Connected to the World

“Columbia is located in the most

international city in the world, and the

student body reects that. Even when I

was here more than 30 years ago, one-third

of the students were from other countries.

This business school is theperfect t for the global world

we are living in today.”paolo sCaroni ’73

CEO, Eni S.p.A., Rome




Instant recognition anywhere in the worldColumbia Business School offers an education that is truly global. The curriculum is

infused with an international perspective, while special projects send students to Asia,

Africa, and South America, among other locations, to apply what they have learned to

business challenges abroad. Alumni from around the world return to campus as speakers

to enlighten, inform, and provide opportunity. This global reach ensures that the value of a

Columbia MBA is instantly recognized anywhere in the world.

a faCulTy wiTh a global perspeCTive

The School’s leadership in global business education

is driven by the strength, reputation, and experience

of our 149 full-time faculty members. More than

half have lived or worked abroad, one-quarter spend

several weeks teaching or working overseas in any

given year and many consult regularly for global

businesses. Their research often touches on issues of

international concern. Amar Bhidé, the Lawrence D.

Glaubinger Professor of Business in the Management

Division and a specialist in entrepreneurship, for

instance, recently wrote about the implications

of outsourcing to India for both the US and the

Indian economies, upending assumptions about

each and delineating needed reforms. And on the

60th anniversary of George C. Marshall’s proposal

of the European Recovery Program, Dean Glenn

Hubbard and William Duggan, associate professor of

management, wrote a Financial Times op-ed piece

proposing a similar business-sector support project

for Africa.

diverse CiTy, diverse Campus

Columbia’s students are drawn to New York from

more than 65 countries, with more than one-third

of the students holding citizenship from countries

other than the United States. Peer-to-peer learningis integral to the Columbia MBA experience, and the

diversity of backgrounds, ideas, and interests of the

students is an essential part of the School’s vitality.

The global network of friends, colleagues, and mentors

that students build through their Columbia experience

is invaluable.

Columbia students cometo New York from more

than 65 countries.




global presenCe

The umbrella for international opportunity at the

School, the Jerome A. Chazen Institute of International

Business uses research, teaching, and travel to enable

students to translate entrepreneurial skills into any

culture. The Chazen Institute funds cross-disciplinary

and cross-school research, oversees international

exchange programs, sponsors conferences on

timely global issues, hosts an international career

management services conference, and publishes the journal Chazen Global Insights.

lwww.gsb.columbia.edu/chazen

from new york To The world

Personal experience is an invaluable part of learning

about another culture and the nuances of international

business. Columbia Business School study tours and

exchange programs take place in almost every part

of the world. Through Chazen International Study

Tours, students have explored business practices and

innovation rsthand in more than 25 countries. Each

term, students study at 1 of 26 top business schools

worldwide through the Chazen MBA Exchange Program.

Exchange programs also extend to faculty research.

lwww.gsb.columbia.edu/chazen/students

The Power of Global Reach

More than half of Columbia’s

faculty members have lived

or worked abroad.

Chazen inTernaTional sTudy Tours

Designed to enhance the classroom curriculum,

International Study Tours oer students and their

faculty adviser an intense, rsthand experience of

the business culture of their chosen country or

region. During the 7- to 10-day trips, students meet

with leading executives and government ocials

while visiting businesses, factories, and cultural sites.

Organized by individual students or clubs, study tours give students an opportunity to explore dierent

business environments and to lay the groundwork for

future international internships and jobs.

reCenT sTudy Tour desTinaTions

Australia

Bulgaria and Romania

China

Dubai and Doha

Italy

Japan

Latin America

Russia

South Korea

it-c

Berlin and London

(Real Estate)

Brazil

(Renewable Energy)

Hong Kong and

Shanghai (Real Estate)

India (Social Enterprise)

Mexico (Real Estate)

Paris and Brussels

(Corporate Social

Responsibility)Rwanda

(Social Enterprise)

São Paulo and

Buenos Aires

(Real Estate)



Selling Cooking Gas in Cameroon

“Working with EMP Africa has been an invaluable experience for

all of us. Over spring break we traveled to Cameroon to interview

distributors, retailers, customers, and other industry stakeholders

in four dierent cities, as well as company management, and

discovered that in many ways our project was a classic marketing

problem: our client clearly has a superior product but does not

know how to market it.”

gbolade arinoso ’08, alonzo doriTy ’07,

brad fusCo ’07, jusTin mandel ’08,

mark pedersen ’07, and jindriCh ziTek ’08

The team of students from Columbia Business School’s International Development Club,

reporting on their Social Enterprise Program experience in Cameroon



The Power of Community

Campus Life within the City

“Columbia is a utopianenvironment in the middleof New York with incredibly smart,

successful people and an unbelievable sense

of community. Our cluster was especially

important. We recently had our classreunion, and people ew in from all over

the world.”

elise dowell ’02

Communications Director, Jewish Theological Seminary, New York




Community fueled by team buildingA beautiful academic setting with nearby parks, bookstores, and coffee shops, Columbia’s

Morningside Campus offers a collegiate atmosphere in the heart of one of the world’s

most exciting cities. Students are members of a collaborative community at Columbia

Business School that is fueled and supported by a curricular emphasis on team building

and project-based learning, as well as hundreds of academic and social events.

CollaboraTe for a CompeTiTive edge

For Columbia MBA students, community building

begins right at the start of the program. During the

rst year, clusters of 65 to 70 students take all core

curriculum courses together. As diverse as the class

itself, clusters create a strong sense of community and

foster lasting professional and personal relationships.

Starting with orientation, learning teams of ve to six

students promote cooperation and collaboration, a

hallmark of the Columbia experience.

a sTudenT-foCused Campus

The Columbia campus is bustling, with more than

100 events offered in a typical week. Conferences—

many designed and organized by students—feature

business and government leaders for panels,

workshops, networking, and socializing. Clubs bring

students together in many ways, including by career

and professional interest, cultural or geographic

afliation, and social interest. There are also clubs

devoted to athletics and other leisure activities, from

rugby to wine tasting to salsa dancing.

giving baCk To The CommuniTy

Each year, students volunteer countless hours to

such activities as coaching welfare-to-work recipientson interviewing skills and assisting in refurbishment

projects at schools and parks. The School is also home

to nearly a dozen of its own service activities. For

example, each winter, students, faculty members, and

staff host the Holiday Party for Kids, an evening of

games, food, music, and arts and crafts for children

from local shelters and after-school programs.

The Columbia campus

is bustling; more than

100 events are offered

in a typical week.




A Day in the Life of a Columbia Business School Studentalison lindland ’08

On a dynamic campus in the heart of New York, the only thing typical about any given day at

Columbia Business School is the countless options. One student gamely tried to capture her

activities on a single autumn day.

The Power of Community

10:45 ..–12:15 .. Corporate Finance with Professor

Daniel Paravisini.

12:30–2 .. Working lunch with my learning team in the café in thearchitecture school (just next to Uris Hall and the best food on campus).

We’re working on a valuation for Corporate Finance.

2–2:30 .. Answer some e-mails about scheduling informational

interviews with alumni downtown. E-mail tutors to set up a time to work

on accounting over the weekend.

8:45 .. Get to Uris Deli in time to grab

coffee with friends before class.

9–10:30 .. Accounting with Vice Dean

Amir Ziv. I’m fortunate to be in his class;

he’s won teaching awards almost every

year since 2000.




2:30–3:30 .. Swing

by the Career ManagementCenter to set up a session

for the mock interview

workshop. Work on résumés

and cover letters with a Career

Management Center adviser.

8:00 .. Listen to Steve Michaelson, CMO of Supervalu and former president

of Fresh Direct, discuss how he used his retail, merchandising, and marketing

experience to build one of the nation’s leading online food-delivery services.

9–10:30 .. Conference call for the MBA Media Management Conference;

as an AVP for the Media Management Association, I’m working on the

conference in February.

3:30–4:30 .. Rehearsal

for Cluster Cup event. As social

rep for Cluster H, I am directing

a sketch for the upcoming

Halloween show. We’re making

a Broadway musical-style skit

out of a nance case about a

distressed lumber company.

Trust me, it’s really funny.



“Our alumni group meets regularly,and I’m able to broaden my network both inside and outsidemy industry. Although I only graduated

a few years ago, I’ve already tapped into

the Columbia network several times formentorship and industry contacts.”

kellie jenks ’04

Investment Manager, The Lionstone Group, Houston

The Power of the NetworkJoin an Inuential Global Community




Building and developing relationships with leadersJust as students learn skills that will last a lifetime, they also develop relationships and

build networks for a lifetime. From the moment a student enters Columbia Business

School, he or she joins an extended family of professionals— 39,000 alumni from

111 countries— encompassing both those who are leaders in their elds and those

who promise to be.

ConneCTing in new york . . .

Thousands of Columbia alumni live and work in

New York, facilitating personal connections in their

ofces or on campus. Alumni often return to campus

to share their knowledge, whether in classes, through

club events or as recruiters, mentors, and speakers.

When the School’s Media Program holds its annual

Career Night, for example, more than 800 students

and alumni gather for an evening of networking.

Past attendees have included alumni executives

representing the New York Times Company, BET, the

Sundance Channel, Reuters Consumer Media, and

Bank of America Media and Entertainment Group, to

name just a few.

Because they know the value of a Columbia Business

School education, alumni are often eager to reach out

to students at the School. Dave Nadeau ’02 initiated a

program in which students join him on the trading oor,

gaining both hands-on experience and credit as part of

a eld study. “This is 100 percent practical

knowledge,” he says, adding that he wanted to help

students get the same early exposure to trading that

launched his career in commodities.

“It’s easy to read about how things trade and how

the market changes dynamically over time, but to

experience it live is very different.”

. . . and around The world

Columbia Business School’s network extends

well beyond New York. There are 21 alumni clubs

throughout the United States and more than 30

international clubs around the world, from Argentina

to Australia, India to Israel, Shanghai to Switzerland.

lwww.gsb.columbia.edu/alumni/benets/alumni-clubs

an aCTive board of overseersThe members of the School’s Board of Overseers are

remarkably involved, powerful resources. They speak

at student events, attend alumni events, are active in

curricular and extracurricular programming, and make

themselves available for advice and mentoring.

lwww.gsb.columbia.edu/about/board




AdmissionsMaking the Right Connection

requiremenTs

To apply for and attend the program, you must have:

• Completed application including two letters of

recommendation and essays

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent)

• GMAT or GRE score

• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL),

if appropriate

opTions

Columbia Business School provides students with

the option of enrolling in either August or January.

Students who begin in August have the opportunity

to work a summer internship between their secondand third terms. Students who do not want or need an

internship may consider beginning their MBA studies

in January and taking their second term during the

summer. A January start may be ideal for students

who wish to remain in the same industry after

graduation or pursue entrepreneurial interests.

Take The nexT sTep

The School invites prospective applicants to

experience the Columbia MBA environment for

themselves. Information sessions are the best way

to learn more about Columbia Business School’s

competitive strengths and the application process, as

well as to ask questions of admissions ofcers, alumni,

and students. Sessions are held both on campus and

around the world. Applicants may also want to speak

one-on-one with a student and visit a class. Please

visit the School’s website for more information about

how to make these connections.

lwww.gsb.columbia.edu/mba

Available online:• Application for admission

• Application deadlines and requirements

• Details on campus visits

• Financial aid information

• Entering class prole

Columbia Business School represents a signicant investment in one’s future,

a commitment that will pay dividends not just in the rst job after graduation but

throughout a career. Columbia looks for students who come from a broad range of

educational, professional, economic, social, cultural, and geographic backgrounds

and who also have a few key elements in common: intellectual ability, a record of

achievement, demonstrated leadership, and the ability to work as part of a team.






admissions offiCe

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offiCe of sTudenT affairs

Academics and Student Life

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Financial Aid

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eduCaTional opTions for a lifeTime

Columbia Business School offers other top-rankededucational programs.

Executive MBA Programs (EMBA)

Alternate options allow professionals to remain at their

jobs while earning an MBA degree.

lwww.gsb.columbia.edu/emba

emba-n y

The New York–based Executive MBA program is

identical in curriculum to—and is taught by the same

faculty as— the full-time MBA Program.

emba-g

Columbia’s joint EMBA programs with London

Business School and HKU Business School offer

classes in the three nancial capitals driving

global business.

b-C ect mba

The Berkeley-Columbia EMBA program dividesinstruction equally between the faculties at

Columbia Business School and the Haas School of

Business at the University of California, Berkeley.

Columbia Business School Executive Education

Select from nondegree open enrollment programs

in leadership, strategy, nance, and marketing, and

nonprot management, as well as custom offerings.

lwww.gsb.columbia.edu/execed

Doctoral Program

Offered by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

and administered by the Business School, the PhD

Program produces some of the world’s most sought-

after researchers and scholars.

lwww.gsb.columbia.edu/phd

For More Information

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Documents

CBS MBA Program Viewbook