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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.
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“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
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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
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“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
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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
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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.
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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.
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The Power of Theory and Practice
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.
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“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
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The Power of Theory and Practice
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.
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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
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The Power of Theory and Practice
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
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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.
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As aspiring entrepreneursconnect with mentors,
investors, and other
budding entrepreneurs,
opportunities take
shape and companies—
and leaders—are born.
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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.
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oTher CurriCular programs inClude
Real Estate Program
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Media Program
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Program for Financial Studies
lwww.gsb.columbia.edu/nancialstudies
Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management Program
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Private Equity Program
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Columbia MBAs gain
the tools to make a
difference in the world.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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)
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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“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
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Columbia MBA Program 25
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
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26 Columbia MBA Program
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.
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28 Columbia MBA Program
admissions offiCe
lwww.gsb.columbia.edu/mba/admissions
Tel.: 212-854-1961
Fax: 212-662-6754
offiCe of sTudenT affairs
Academics and Student Life
lwww.gsb.columbia.edu/students/mba
[email protected].: 212-854-4191
Fax: 212-678-0171
Financial Aid
lwww.gsb.columbia.edu/mba/admissions/tuition
Tel.: 212-854-4057
Fax: 212-854-1809
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
C O N C E P T / D E s i g N : s u k a
D E s i g N
, N Y / s u k a D E s i g N . C O m
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Admissions OfceColumbia Business School
Uris Hall
3022 Broadway, Room 216
New York, NY 10027
212-854-1961
E-mail: [email protected]
www.gsb.columbia.edu/mba