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. Established in 1916, Columbia Business School is one of six Ivy League business schools and is one of the oldest business schools in the world. Although it originally offered undergraduate degrees, it stopped doing so in the middle of the twentieth century and now only offers graduate degrees and professional programs.

History

The school was founded in 1916 with 11 full-time faculty members and an inaugural class of 61 students, including 8 women. Banking executive Emerson McMillin provided initial funding in 1916, while A. Barton Hepburn, then president of Chase National Bank, provided funding for the school's endowment in 1919. The school expanded rapidly, enrolling 420 students by 1920, and in 1924 added a PhD program to the existing BS and MS degree programs. In 1945, Columbia Business School authorized the awarding of the MBA degree. Shortly thereafter, in the 1950s, the school adopted the

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emblem as its symbol, reflecting the entrepreneurial nature of the Greek god Hermes and his association with business, commerce, and communication. In 1952, CBS admitted its last class of undergraduates. The school currently offers executive education programs that culminate in a Certificate in Business Excellence (CIBE) and full alumni status, and several degree programs for the MBA and PhD degrees. In addition to the full-time MBA, the school offers four Executive MBA programs: the NY-EMBA Friday/Saturday program, the EMBA-Global program (launched in 2001 in conjunction with the London Business School), the EMBA-Americas program launched in 2012, and the EMBA-Global Asia program (launched in 2009 in conjunction with the London Business School and the University of Hong Kong Business School). Students in jointly run programs earn an MBA degree from each of the cooperating institutions. In 2004, economist R. Glenn Hubbard became Columbia Business School's eleventh dean. He was succeeded in 2019 by Costis Maglaras.

Campus

From 1961, Columbia Business School was primarily located housed in Uris Hall, at the center of Columbia's Morningside Heights campus. In October 2010, Columbia Business School announced that alumnus Henry Kravis, the billionaire co-founder of private-equity firm

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(KKR & Co.), pledged $100 million to fund an expansion of Columbia Business School, the largest gift in its history. The donation went toward construction of the business school's new site on Columbia's

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campus. In December 2012,

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also donated $100 million to the construction of the second business school building. In September 2021, David Geffen pledged $75 million to support the new campus' construction. The buildings are designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and are named Henry R. Kravis Hall and David Geffen Hall, respectively. Columbia Business School officially moved to Manhattanville in January 2022. The cost of the new campus, which stands at $600 million, makes it the most expensive business school ever built. File:Columbia Business School - 2022 (52009456843).jpg, Manhattanville Campus – Kravis Hall File:David Geffen Hall - Columbia Business School (52009919930).jpg, Manhattanville Campus – David Geffen Hall File:Columbia Business School - Uris Hall (48170436502).jpg, Morningside Heights – Uris Hall (Old Campus)

MBA program

The Columbia MBA Program is one of the most competitive in the world with an admission rate of 13.6% for the 2021 entering class. The student body is highly accomplished and diverse. Students in the class that entered in 2009 come from 61 countries and speak more than 50 languages. The revised core curriculum, launched in the fall of 2008, represents about 40% of the degree requirement. It consists of 2 full courses and 12 half-term courses including Corporate Finance, Financial Accounting, Managerial Statistics, Managerial Economics, Leadership, Operations Management, and Marketing Strategy. While the first year of the program is usually devoted to completing the requirements of the core curriculum, the second year provides students with the opportunity to choose from the more than 130 elective courses available at the School and supplement them with more than 4,000 graduate-level classes from the University's other graduate and professional schools. Among the most popular electives at Columbia Business School are the Economics of Strategic Behavior, Financial Statement Analysis and Earnings Quality, Launching New Ventures, Modern Political Economy, and the Seminar in Value Investing. Columbia Business School has a firm grade non-disclosure policy, stating that students refrain from disclosing specific class grades, GPAs, or transcripts until they accept full-time, post graduation positions. Students enter Columbia's MBA program in two tracks. The traditional fall term is approximately 550 students, while the January term "J-Term" is approximately 200 students. Students entering in the fall are divided into eight clusters of approximately 65 students that take all first year core classes together. J-Term students are broken into three clusters. The J-Term is aimed at students who want an accelerated 18-month program who usually plan to return to their previous job, are company sponsored, and will not pursue a summer internship because they take classes during the summer. The average starting base salary and bonus for Columbia MBAs in 2020 was $171,436, a sum that places it as the 6th highest among business schools. According to ''

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'' magazine, 90% of billionaires with MBAs who derived their fortunes from finance obtained their master's degree from one of three schools: Harvard Business School, Columbia Business School, or The Wharton School at the

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Academic divisions

The school's faculty are divided into six academic units: *Accounting *Decision, Risk, and Operations *Finance *Management *Economics *Marketing

MBA rankings

Recent national rankings of Columbia's MBA program include 7th by ''

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'', and 6th by '' U.S. News & World Report''. In global rankings, Columbia was ranked No. 4 by ''

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'' in 2022 and No. 2 by the ''

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'' in 2022.

Dual-degree programs

Columbia Business School students can combine an MBA with one of ten other professional degrees. In general, a dual degree requires one less year than it would take to complete the two degrees separately. Candidates must apply separately to Columbia Business School and the other degree program. Dual degrees offered with the following schools include: * School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation *

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* School of Engineering and Applied Science * School of International and Public Affairs *

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* School of Law *

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* College of Physicians and Surgeons * School of Public Health *

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Student life

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song " Every Breath You Take". It purports to be from Glenn Hubbard, Dean of the Business School, in response to Hubbard's being a runner-up to the Fed Chairmanship assumed by

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Executive MBA programs

Columbia offers various executive MBA programs. The Executive MBA (EMBA) Friday/Saturday Program is a 20-month graduate program designed for individuals that are looking to enhance their education without interrupting their careers. The EMBA program is taught on campus at Columbia University by full-time faculty. The first year of classes consists of the same core curriculum as the Full-Time MBA program. Executive education is the focus of the second year. This Friday/Saturday program is targeted at individuals with approximately 10 years of work experience. The Executive MBA (EMBA) Saturday Program is a 24-month graduate degree program designed for individuals that are looking to enhance their education, but cannot take any time away from work. This program is the same as the Friday/Saturday program, with the exception that classes only meet on Saturdays over a longer period of time. In addition to the New York-based EMBA Program, Columbia offers three partner programs to meet the differing needs and geographical distribution of prospective students. Because students in the partner EMBA programs must satisfy the separate requirements of each school, they earn an MBA degree from each participating university. Likewise, they become alumni of each university and business school and may avail themselves of all programs and privileges afforded to alumni. *The EMBA-Global Americas & Europe program is a 20-month program administered in partnership with the London Business School. The program enrolls approximately 70 students from around the world per year. Courses are taught by the full-time faculty of both schools. During the first year, the core curriculum classes alternate monthly between the campuses of Columbia University and the London Business School. The core curriculum is similar to that offered in the regular EMBA programs offered separately by each school, but with a more transnational-business emphasis. Second year classes may be selected from the portfolio of EMBA classes offered at either or both partner schools. *The EMBA-Global Asia, run jointly with the London Business School and the

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. This 20-month program follows a curriculum similar to the EMBA-Global program. Classes are held in Hong Kong, London, New York, and Shanghai.

EMBA rankings

* No. 2 worldwide, No. 2 US program, ''BusinessWeek'', 2011 Executive MBA Rankings * No. 2 worldwide, ''Financial Times'', 2010 Executive MBA Rankings, Global-EMBA program * No. 3 US Program, No. 13 worldwide. ''Financial Times'', 2010 Executive MBA Rankings, Berkeley-Columbia program * No. 4 US Program, No. 15 worldwide. ''Financial Times'', 2010 Executive MBA Rankings, NY-EMBA program * No. 5 ''U.S. News & World Report 2010'' Rankings * No. 4 ''BusinessWeek'' Executive MBA Rankings, NY-EMBA program * No. 9 ''Wall Street Journal'' Executive MBA Rankings, 2010, NY-EMBA program

MS Programs

Columbia Business School offers three separate Master of Science degrees in Accounting and Fundamental Analysis, Financial Economics and Marketing. Admission to the programs is extremely competitive: in 2021, there were 837 applicants to the Financial Economics program and only 20 students were accepted.

Doctoral program

The degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is offered by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and is administered by the Business School. Admission is highly competitive with 894 applicants in 2010 for positions in an entering class of 18 students (2%). In 2021, the Finance division received over 500 applications and admitted 3 students (Acceptance rate of 0.6%) A PhD in Management or Business is a common precursor to an academic career in business schools.

Executive education

Columbia Business School Executive Education offers custom non-degree programs for organizations and open-enrollment non-degree programs for individuals in topics including management, finance, leadership, marketing, social enterprise, and strategy. The school also offers executive certification programs, including the Advanced Management Program, the Certificate in Business Excellence and the Senior Leaders Program for Nonprofit Professionals.

CIBE

The Certificate in Business Excellence (CIBE) is awarded to students who complete a total of 18 program days of executive education within a four-year period. Any executive education program at Columbia Business School can be applied toward the completion of the certificate.

Research centers, programs, and institutes

Research centers, special programs, institutes, and cross-disciplinary areas at Columbia Business School include: *Arthur J. Samberg Institute for Teaching Excellence *The Behavioral Lab *The Center for Decision Sciences *Center for Excellence in Accounting and Security Analysis *Center on Global Brand Leadership *Center on Japanese Economy and Business *Columbia Institute for Tele-Information *Columbia University Center for International Business Education Research *Competitive Strategy *Decision Making and Negotiations *Eugene Lang Center for Entrepreneurship *Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management Program *The Heilbrunn Center for Graham & Dodd Investing *Jerome A. Chazen Institute of International Business *The Media Program *The Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate *Private Equity Program *Program for Financial Studies *Program on Social Intelligence *Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy *The Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics *The Social Enterprise Program *W. Edwards Deming Center for Quality, Productivity and Competitiveness

People

Faculty

Columbia Business School employs 136 full-time faculty members, including Joseph Stiglitz, the 2001 Nobel laureate in economics who also teaches at the university's School of International and Public Affairs; and

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, the Robert D. Calkins Professor of International Business. The current Dean is the former Presidential

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Chairman Glenn Hubbard.

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gurus Joel Greenblatt and Ken Shubin Stein are currently adjunct professors.

Bruce Greenwald Bruce Corman Norbert Greenwald (born August 15, 1946), is a professor at Columbia University's Graduate School of Business and an advisor at First Eagle Investment Management. He is, among others, the author of the books ''Value Investing: f ...

teaches Value Investing and Economics of Strategic Behavior electives. Adam Dell, brother of Dell Inc. CEO Michael Dell, is a venture capitalist who teaches Business Innovation and Technology. Jonathan Knee teaches Media, Mergers, and Acquisitions and is the author of a book titled "The Accidental Investment Banker". Frederic Mishkin, member of the Board of Governors of the

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, returned to teach at CBS starting fall 2008. Rita Gunther McGrath is a well known member of the strategy faculty and the author of four books on the subject, most recently ''The End of Competitive Advantage: How to Keep Your Strategy Moving as Fast As Your Business'' (2013, Harvard Business Review Publishing) Steve Blank created the Lean Launchpad class that he teaches a scientific method for teaching entrepreneurship that combines experiential learning with the three building blocks of a successful Lean Startup.

Alumni

Columbia Business School has over 44,000 living alumni. Some of the more notable alumni include the following: Warren Buffett KU Visit

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* Akinlabi Olasunkanmi, MBA, Nigerian Senator and Federal Minister of Youth Development *

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, MBA 1957, Founder of

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* Alexander Haig, MBA 1955, United States Secretary of State * Alfred P. Thorne, PhD 1959, British Guiana-born development economist *

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, MBA 2015, Australian professional golfer and model * Antony Ressler, MBA 1985, co-founder of the private equity firm Apollo Global Management and

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, MBA, CEO of HSBC UK * Arthur Burns, PhD 1934, Chairman of the

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* Arthur J. Samberg, MBA 1967, Chairman and CEO of Pequot Capital * Artie Minson, MBA 1997, former CEO of WeWork * Azita Raji, MBA 1991, former United States ambassador to Sweden * Benjamin M. Rosen, MBA 1961, Former chairman and CEO of

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* Benjamin Wey, MSLD 2013, Chinese-born American Wall Street financier and CEO of New York Global Group *

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, MBA 1995, CEO of Land O'Lakes * Beverly Leon, MBA 2020, former midfielder for

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* Bill Keenan, MBA 2016, former professional hockey player and author *

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, MBA 1986, Founder of Centerview Partners * Robert Kasten Jr., MBA 1966, U.S. Senator from

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1981 to 1993. *

Charles E. Exley Jr. Charles E. Exley Jr. was the President (1976–1988), Chairman (1984–1992), and CEO (1983–1993) of NCR Corporation. Early life and career Exley obtained a B.A. from Wesleyan University in 1951 and an MBA from Columbia Business School in 1954. ...

, MBA 1954, Former chairman and CEO of NCR Corporation *

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, MBA 1969, Chairman of Warnaco; Former CEO of Duracell, Former CEO of

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* Cherie Nursalim, MBA 1990, Indonesian businesswoman, Vice Chairman of Giti Group * Christopher O'Neill, MBA 2005, British-American businessman and husband of Princess Madeleine of Sweden * Claude Arpels, MBA 1998, director of Van Cleef & Arpels *

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, MBA 2003, founder of

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* César Alierta, MBA 1970, CEO of Telefónica * Daniele Bodini, MBA 1972, Italian real estate businessman, Ambassador of

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to the

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* David C. Schmittlein, PhD 1980, Dean of MIT (Sloan) * David LeFevre Dodd, MS 1921, PhD 1930, Father of value investing * David Philbrick Conner, MBA 1976, CEO of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation *

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, MBA 1983, American entrepreneur, founder of New York Angels * David Sainsbury, MBA 1971, Former Chairman of

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* David E. Simon, MBA 1985, Chairman and CEO of

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* Diana Taylor, MBA 1980, 42nd Superintendent of the New York State Banking Department; domestic partner of former mayor Michael Bloomberg *

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'' * Donald S. Siegel, PhD 1988, professor at

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* Douglas Hsu, MBA 1968, billionaire chairman of

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* Édouard Carmignac, MBA 1972, French investment banker and fund manager * Eduardo Verano De la Rosa, MBA 1978,

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n Governor of Atlántico *

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, MBA 2005, Founder and CEO of LexION Capital Management * Emilio Lozoya, MBA 1972, Secretary of Energy of Mexico; father of Pemex CEO

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* Eric Fromm (born 1958), tennis player * Ernest Higa, MBA 1976, Japanese-American entrepreneur *

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, MBA 1969, Former

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Chief of Staff; President of the

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system * Ethan Brown, MBA 2008, founder of

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* Eudora Welty, MBA 1932, American author, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1973; recipient of the

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* Eugene Lang, MS 1940, Chairman of the Eugene M. Lang Foundation * Federico Marchetti, MBA 1999, founder of online retailer YOOX Group * Frank Lautenberg, BS 1949, U.S. Senator from

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, MBA 1975, Chairman and President of the

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* Gabriele Galateri di Genola, MBA 1972, Chairman of

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, former Chairman of Telecom Italia and CEO of

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* Gail J. McGovern, EMBA 1987, CEO of the

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* Gen Fukunaga, MBA 1989, Founder and CEO of Funimation Entertainment *

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, MBA, news journalist for Fox Business Network *

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, MBA 1999, vice-chairwoman of

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and daughter of Turkish billionaire

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* Harvey Schwartz, MBA 1996, president and COO of

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* Henry Kravis, MBA 1969, Founder of

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Highbridge Capital Management Highbridge Capital Management, LLC is a multi-strategy alternative investment management firm founded by Glenn Dubin and Henry Swieca in 1992. In 2004, it was purchased by JPMorgan Chase; as of 2019, it had about $3.9 billion in assets under ma ...

, Founder of Talpion *

Howard L. Clark Jr. Howard L. Clark Jr. was the former chairman and chief executive officer of Shearson Lehman Brothers, from 1990 to 1993. He died in Hobe Sound, Florida, on April 11, 2020

, MBA 1968, Chairman and CEO of Shearson Lehman Brothers * Ian Plenderleith, MBA 1971, Former Deputy Governor,

South African Reserve Bank The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is the central bank of South Africa. It was established in 1921 after Parliament passed an act, the "Currency and Bank Act of 10 August 1920", as a direct result of the abnormal monetary and financial condi ...

Ira Trivedi Ira Trivedi is an Indian author, columnist, and yoga teacher. She writes both fiction and nonfiction, often on issues related to women and gender in India. Her works include ''India in Love: Marriage and Sexuality in the 21st Century'', ''What ...

, MBA 2008, Indian novelist, yoga teacher, and entrepreneur * Irvine Laidlaw, Baron Laidlaw, MBA 1965, Scottish businessman and member of the

House of Lords The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by appointment, heredity or official function. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminst ...

* Irving Kahn, MBA, oldest living active investment professional * J.T. Battenberg, CEO of Delphi Automotive Systems *

Jay W. Jordan II John Weaver "Jay" Jordan II is an American businessman and investor, the chairman and founder of the Jordan Company (TJC), a private equity firm. Career Jordan spent the first nine years of his career working for the merchant bank Carl Marks & ...

, MBA, founder of the

Jordan Company The Jordan Company (TJC) is a private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout and management buyout investments in smaller middle-market companies across a range of industries. The firm, which is based in New York City, was founded in 1982. Th ...

* James P. Gorman, MBA 1987, Chairman and CEO of

Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley is an American multinational investment management and financial services company headquartered at 1585 Broadway in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. With offices in more than 41 countries and more than 75,000 employees, the fir ...

* James W. Keyes, MBA 1980, CEO of

Fresh & Easy Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market was a chain of grocery stores in the Western United States, headquartered in El Segundo, California. It was a subsidiary of Tesco, the world's third largest retailer, based in the United Kingdom, until November ...

and former chairman and CEO of Blockbuster Inc., 7-Eleven *

James Satloff James Satloff (born 1962) is an American businessman. He founded Liberty Skis and served as the CEO of C.E. Unterberg, Towbin. Education James Satloff has an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA from Columbia College, where he majored i ...

, MBA 1986, former CEO of C.E. Unterberg, Towbin, founder of

Liberty Skis Liberty Skis Corporation is one of the ski industry's largest independent ski manufacturers, and a leader in the manufacture of carving, touring, powder, and twin-tip skis, used primarily for a style of skiing known alternately as newschool skiin ...

Jamie Kern Jamie Kern Lima (''née'' Jamie Marie Kern) is an American entrepreneur, investor and media personality. She is recognized as the co-founder of IT Cosmetics and the first female chief executive officer of a L'Oréal brand in the company's his ...

, MBA 2004, co-founder and CEO of It Cosmetics * Mehmet Omer Koç, MBA 1989, Chairman of

Koç Holding Koç Holding A.Ş. () is the largest industrial conglomerate in Turkey, and the only company in the country to be listed on the Fortune Global 500 as of 2016. The company, headquartered in Nakkaştepe, Istanbul, is controlled by the Koç family, ...

* Jean-Marc Perraud, MBA 1972, Former CFO of

Schlumberger Schlumberger Limited (), doing business as SLB, is an oilfield services company. Schlumberger has four principal executive offices located in Paris, Houston, London, and The Hague. Schlumberger is the world's largest offshore drilling comp ...

Jean-Paul Elkann Jean-Paul Elkann (28 December 1921 – 23 November 1996) was a French banker. He was president of Compagnie Financière Jean-Paul Elkann (CFJPE). Biography Early life and education Born in Paris, Jean-Paul Elkann was the son of Montbéliard ...

, BS 1943, Director of

Dior Christian Dior SE (), commonly known as Dior (stylized DIOR), is a French luxury fashion house controlled and chaired by French businessman Bernard Arnault, who also heads LVMH, the world's largest luxury group. Dior itself holds 42.36% shar ...

, son-in-law of

Chairman

Gianni Agnelli Giovanni "Gianni" Agnelli (; 12 March 192124 January 2003), nicknamed ("The Lawyer"), was an Italian industrialist and principal shareholder of Fiat. As the head of Fiat, he controlled 4.4% of Italy's GDP, 3.1% of its industrial workforce a ...

* Jeff Campbell, MBA 1967 Former chairman and CEO of

Burger King Burger King (BK) is an American-based multinational chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. Headquartered in Miami-Dade County, Florida, the company was founded in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida–based restaurant ch ...

* Jeffrey Loria, MBA 1968, Owner of the Florida Marlins *

Jerome Chazen Jerome A. Chazen (March 21, 1927 – February 6, 2022) was an American businessman who was the founder and chairman of Chazen Capital Partners. He was also one of four and last surviving founders of Liz Claiborne. Early life and career Chazen w ...

, MBA 1950, Co-founder of

Liz Claiborne Anne Elisabeth Jane Claiborne (March 31, 1929 – June 26, 2007) was an American fashion designer and businesswoman. Her success was built upon stylish yet affordable apparel for career women featuring colorfully tailored separates that co ...

* Jerome J. Workman Jr., CSEP 2004, CIED 2004, CIBE 2006, prolific author, inventor, and editor of scientific reference works on the subject of spectroscopy; and a noted analytical spectroscopist. *

Jerry Speyer Jerry I. Speyer (born June 23, 1940) is an American real estate developer. He is one of two founding partners of the New York real estate company Tishman Speyer, which controls the Rockefeller Center. Early life and education Speyer was born in M ...

, MBA 1964, CEO of

Tishman Speyer Properties Tishman Speyer Properties is an American company that invests in real estate. History The firm was founded in 1978 by Robert Tishman and Jerry Speyer. In March 1988, the company announced its first project in Europe, the construction of a 70 ...

* Jill Furman, MBA 1997, co-producer of musical ''

Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilto ...

'' * Joan Hornig, MBA 1983, jewelry designer * Joern Meissner, PhD 2005, professor at Kühne Logistics University; founder of test-prep company Manhattan Review * John T. Dillon, MBA 1971, Chairman and CEO of International Paper * John H. Shen-Sampas, MBA 2013, chief literary executor for the estate of Jack Kerouac *

Jon Stein Jonathan "Jon" Stein is an American fintech entrepreneur. He is the founder and chairman of Betterment, the largest independent online financial advisor in the U.S., with over $18 billion in assets under management. Stein served as chief e ...

, MBA 2009, Founder and CEO of Betterment * Jon Steinberg, MBA 2003, President of BuzzFeed *

Jordan Roth Jordan Roth (born November 13, 1975) is an American theater producer. He is the president and majority owner of Jujamcyn Theaters in New York City. Roth oversees five Broadway theatres including the St. James, Al Hirschfeld, August Wilson, Eugen ...

, MBA 2010, president and majority owner of Jujamcyn Theaters *

Joseph M. Tucci Joseph M. Tucci (born 1947 in Brooklyn, New York), more popularly known as Joe Tucci, is the former chairman of the board of directors, president and chief executive officer of EMC Corporation. Tucci was EMC's chairman since January 2006 and pre ...

, MBA 1984, President and CEO of EMC Corporation * Joseph Vittoria, MBA 1959, Former chairman and CEO of Avis * Joshua Mitts, PhD 2018, Columbia Law School professor known for research into activist short-selling * Joyce M. Roche, MBA 1972, former CEO of

Girls, Inc. Girls Inc. (established in 1864) is a United States 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which encourages girls to be "Strong, Smart, and Bold" through direct service and advocacy. The organization prioritizes equipping girls with the skills to na ...

and director of

AT&T AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications holding company headquartered at Whitacre Tower in Downtown Dallas, Texas. It is the world's largest telecommunications company by revenue and the third largest provider of mobile ...

Julian Geiger Julian R. Geiger was the Chief Executive Officer of Aeropostale. Career Geiger received his BA in History from Columbia College and his MBA from Columbia Business School Columbia Business School (CBS) is the business school of Columbia Un ...

, MBA, Former chairman and CEO of Aeropostal * Kate Wang, MBA 2013, Chinese billionaire businesswoman * Keiko Sofia Fujimori, MBA 2008, Peruvian politician. * Keith Sherin, EMBA 1991, Chairman and CEO of GE Capital *

Kenneth Ouriel Kenneth Ouriel (born October 21, 1956) is a vascular surgeon and medical researcher. He has published in scientific and medical journals. He treated former presidential candidate Bob Dole for an abdominal aortic aneurysm in 2001. In the middle ...

, MBA 2009, Former CEO of

Shaikh Khalifa Medical City Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, managed by SEHA, serves as the flagship institution for Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA). It is governed by its commitment to practice modern medicine to the same high standards as the best medical facilitie ...

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dha ...

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (Middle East, The Middle East). It is ...

;

vascular surgeon Vascular surgery is a surgical subspecialty in which diseases of the vascular system, or arteries, veins and lymphatic circulation, are managed by medical therapy, minimally-invasive catheter procedures and surgical reconstruction. The specialty ...

* Kevin Burke, MBA, Chairman and CEO of

Consolidated Edison Consolidated Edison, Inc., commonly known as Con Edison (stylized as conEdison) or ConEd, is one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the United States, with approximately $12 billion in annual revenues as of 2017, and over $62 ...

* Koos Bekker, MBA 1984, Chairman of South Africa-based multinational mass media company Naspers * Leon G. Cooperman, MBA 1967, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Omega Advisors * Leonard Lauder, MBA 1955, Chairman emeritus of the Estée Lauder Companies; son of Estée Lauder * Lewis A. Sanders, MBA 1995, former chairman and CEO of AllianceBernstein * Lewis Frankfort, MBA 1969, Chairman and CEO of

Coach Coach may refer to: Guidance/instruction * Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities * Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process ** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers Transportation * Coac ...

Li Lu Li Lu (born April 6, 1966) is a Chinese-born American value investor, businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of Himalaya Capital Management. Prior to emigrating to America, he was one of the student leaders of the 198 ...

, MBA 1996, Chinese-American investment banker, fund manager, and investor; one of the student leaders of the Tiananmen Square student protests of 1989 *

Lionel Pincus Lionel I. Pincus (March 2, 1931 — October 10, 2009) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder of the private equity firm Warburg Pincus, running it from 1966 to 2002, and later became the chairman emeritus of the compan ...

, MBA 1956, Founder and Chairman of

Warburg Pincus Warburg Pincus LLC is a global private equity firm, headquartered in New York, with offices in the United States, Europe, Brazil, China, Southeast Asia and India. Warburg has been a private equity investor since 1966. The firm currently has over ...

Lorne Abony Lorne Abony (born August 26, 1969) is a Canadian businessman, currently the CEO of FastForward Innovations, Ltd, a venture capital firm. Life and career Abony was born and raised in Toronto. After graduating from the University of Windsor law ...

, MBA 2003, owner of the

Austin Aces The Austin Aces were a World TeamTennis (WTT) team in Austin, Texas, USA. The team was known as the Newport Beach Breakers from 2003 until the 2011 season and as the Orange County Breakers during 2012 and 2013, before moving to Texas for the 2014 ...

; former CEO of Mood Media * Louis Bacon, MBA 1981, Chairman of

Moore Capital Management Moore Capital Management LP (MCM) is a New York-based, global investment management firm headquartered in New York, New York.Louis Rossetto, MBA 1973, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of

Wired Magazine ''Wired'' (stylized as ''WIRED'') is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics. Owned by Condé Nast, it is headquartered in San Fr ...

* Lynn Tilton, MBA 1987, businesswoman;

Collateralized loan obligation Collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) are a form of securitization where payments from multiple middle sized and large business loans are pooled together and passed on to different classes of owners in various tranches. A CLO is a type of col ...

creator, owner, and manager; owner of Patriarch Partners, largest woman-owned business in the United States * Mark T. Cox IV, MBA 1971, former United States alternate executive director to the

World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the Inte ...

Mario Gabelli Mario Joseph Gabelli (born June 19, 1942) is an American stock investor, investment advisor, and financial analyst. He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Gabelli Asset Management Company Investors (Gamco Investors), an investment firm headqua ...

, MBA 1967, Chairman and CEO of GAMCO *

Mark Gallogly Mark T. Gallogly (born 1957) is an American investor with a background in political and civic engagement. He co-founded and served as Managing Principal of the private investment firm Centerbridge Partners, until his retirement in 2020. Under the ...

, MBA 1986, Founder of Centerbridge Partners *

Mark Mays Mark P. Mays is the former president and CEO of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. the company his father, Lowry Mays founded, a global media and entertainment company based in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Mays took over as president and ...

, MBA 1989, President and CEO of Clear Channel Communications *

Mark Reckless Mark John Reckless (born 6 December 1970) is a British politician who served as a Member of the Senedd (MS) for South Wales East from 2016 until 2021, having previously served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Rochester and Strood from 2010 to ...

, MBA 1999,

UK Independence Party The UK Independence Party (UKIP; ) is a Eurosceptic, right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom. The party reached its greatest level of success in the mid-2010s, when it gained two members of Parliament and was the largest par ...

politician; Member of parliament for

Rochester and Strood Rochester and Strood is a constituency in Kent represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Kelly Tolhurst, a Conservative. Since 2022, she has served as Government Deputy Chief Whip and Treasurer of the Household. ...

Martin Kihn Martin Kihn is an American writer and digital marketer. Early life and education Martin Kihn was born in Zambia, where his parents met while working in a hospital. His South African-born father is a doctor, and his Scottish mother, a former actre ...

, MBA 2001, writer and digital marketer *

Martín Varsavsky Martín Varsavsky Waisman-Diamond (born April 26, 1960) is an Argentine entrepreneur based in Spain who founded several companies worldwide, including Urban CapitalMedicorp Sciences Viatel, Jazztel, EINSTEINet, Ya.comEoliaJazztel, Ya.com and Fon *

Matt Pincus Matthew Storrs Pincus is an American music publisher and investor who founded Songs Music Publishing. He was a former bassist of the band Judge. Early life and education Pincus is the son of Lionel Pincus, co-founder and chairman of private eq ...

, MBA 2002, founder and CEO of Songs Music Publishing, son of

* Mauricio García Araujo, MBA, president of the Central Bank of Venezuela from 1987 * Max C. Chapman, MBA, Former President and CEO of Kidder, Peabody & Co. * Mel Immergut, MBA, former chairman of international law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy *

Meyer Feldberg Meyer Feldberg was the dean of Columbia Business School from 1989 to 2004. He also served as the president of the Illinois Institute of Technology from 1987 to 1989. Early life and career Feldberg was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He ob ...

, MBA 1965, former president of the Illinois Institute of Technology and dean of Columbia Business School * Michael A. Peel, MBA 1983, Former VP of Human Resources at

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the w ...

and Fellow of The National Academy of Human Resources. * Michael Bellavia, MBA 1999, CEO of Animax Entertainment * Michael Goodkin, MBA 1968, Quantitative finance entrepreneur, founder of Arbitrage Management Company and Numerix * Michael Gould, MBA 1968, Chairman and CEO of

Bloomingdale's Bloomingdale's Inc. is an American luxury department store chain; it was founded in New York City by Joseph B. and Lyman G. Bloomingdale in 1861. A third brother, Emanuel Watson Bloomingdale, was also involved in the business. It became a di ...

Mike Fries Mike Fries is Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of Liberty Global, an international television and broadband company. He was a founding member of the management team that launched the Company’s international expansion. Early life and ed ...

, MBA, CEO, Vice-Chairman of Liberty Global * Mike Jeffries, MBA 1968, CEO of Abercrombie and Fitch * Mitch Albom, MBA 1983, American best-selling author, journalist, screenwriter, '' Tuesdays with Morrie'', '' The Five People You Meet in Heaven'' *

N. Robert Hammer N. Robert "Bob" Hammer is an American businessman who served as the chairman, president, and CEO of CommVault Systems from 1998 to 2019. Early life and career Hammer obtained his bachelor's degree from Columbia University and his Masters in Busi ...

, MBA, Chairman and CEO of CommVault Systems *

Nancy McKinstry Nancy McKinstry (born 4 January 1959) is an American businesswoman, now living in the Netherlands. She is CEO and chairman of the executive board of Wolters Kluwer since September 2003, and a member of the executive board since June 2001. Early lif ...

, MB 1984, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of Wolters Kluwer *

Noor Pahlavi Reza Pahlavi ( fa, رضا پهلوی; born 31 October 1960) is the oldest son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, and his wife Farah Diba. Prior to the Iranian Revolution in 1979, he was the crown prince and the last heir apparen ...

, MBA 2020, model, socialite and princess to the former throne of Iran * Patrick Stokes, MBA 1966, Former chairman and CEO of

Anheuser-Busch Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC is an American brewing company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Since 2008, it has been wholly owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV ( AB InBev), now the world's largest brewing company, which owns multiple ...

* Paul B. Kazarian, MBA 1981, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Japonica Partners * Paul Calello, MBA 1987, Chairman and CEO of Credit Suisse's investment banking division * Paul Montrone, PhD 1996, Chairman and CEO of

Fisher Scientific Fisher Scientific International, Inc. ( NYSE: FSH) was a laboratory supply and biotechnology company that provided products and services to the global scientific research and clinical laboratory markets until its merger with Thermo Electron in 2 ...

Penny Chenery Helen Bates "Penny" Chenery (January 27, 1922 – September 16, 2017) (married names: Penny Tweedy until 1974 and later Penny Ringquist until 1980) was an American sportswoman who bred and owned Secretariat, the 1973 winner of the Triple Crown. T ...

, MBA, American sportswoman who bred and raced Secretariat, 1973 winner of the Triple Crown *

Percy Uris Percy Uris (August 19, 1899 – November 20, 1971) was an American real estate entrepreneur and philanthropist who co-founded with his brother Harold Uris, the Uris Buildings Corporation. Biography Uris was born to a Jewish family, the son of Sa ...

, BS 1920, American real estate developer and namesake of Uris Hall, the business school building of Columbia *

Peter A. Cohen Peter A. Cohen is the chairman and CEO of Andover National Corporation, a public holding company. He was formerly the chairman and CEO of Cowen Inc., also known as Cowen & Company. Prior to his current role, Cohen founded Ramius Capital Managemen ...

, MBA 1969, Chairman and CEO of Shearson Lehman Brothers *

Peter Woo Peter Woo Kwong-ching, GBM, GBS, JP (; born September 5, 1946) is a Hong Kong billionaire businessman. He was the chairman of Wheelock and Company Limited ()and The Wharf Holdings Limited () until 19 May 2015. As of April 2021, his net wor ...

, MBA 1972, Chairman of Hong Kong Trade and Development Council, Wheelock & Co, and The Wharf Holdings Limited * Philip Geier, MBA 1958, Former chairman and CEO of Interpublic Group of Companies * Philip J. K. James, MBA 2005, founding CEO of Lot18 and

Snooth Snooth is a social networking website based in New York City, United States. It was founded in November 2006 by Philip J. K. James, a graduate of Oxford University and Columbia Business School. The company raised $300,000 in seed financing in ...

Philippe Jabre Philippe Jabre is the founder, CEO and CIO of Jabre Capital Partners S.A, a Geneva-based wealth and asset management firm and multi-family office, and a former managing director of GLG Partners, a UK-based hedge fund. Early life Jabre, born in 1 ...

, MBA 1982, CEO of Jabre Capital Partners * Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este, MBA 2014, member of the Belgian Royal Family *

Rachel Jacobs Rachel Jacobs (October 3, 1975 – May 12, 2015) was an American businesswoman and social entrepreneur. She was killed at age 39 in the 2015 Philadelphia train derailment while commuting between her home in New York and the Philadelphia offices ...

, MBA 2002, CEO of

ApprenNet ApprenNet is a Philadelphia-based educational technology startup company founded in 2011 by Emily Foote and Drexel University School of Law Professor Karl Okamoto. The company provides apprenticeship-like job experiences online. AppreNet's first ...

killed in the

2015 Philadelphia train derailment On May 12, 2015, an Amtrak '' Northeast Regional'' train from Washington, D.C. bound for New York City derailed and wrecked on the Northeast Corridor near the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Of 238 passengers and 5 cre ...

* Robert Agostinelli, MBA 1981, Founder of Rhône Group * Robert Amen, MBA 1973, Chairman and CEO of International Flavors and Fragrances * Robert Bakish, MBA 1989, President and CEO of Viacom *

Robert Daniel Robert Williams Daniel, Jr. (March 17, 1936 – February 4, 2012) was an American farmer, businessman, teacher, and politician from Virginia who served five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican. He was first elected in ...

, MBA, United States Congressman from

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are ...

* Robert F. Smith, MBA 1994, founder of Vista Equity Partners, wealthiest African-American * Robert J. Stevens, MBA 1987, Chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin *

Robert K. Watson Robert "Rob" Watson, is a market transformation expert, international leader in the green building movement and CEO and chief scientist of The ECON Group. He founded the LEED Green Building Rating System of the United States Green Building C ...

, MBA 2006, Founder of LEED * Robert R. Bennett, MBA 1982, CEO of

Liberty Media Corporation Liberty Media Corporation (commonly referred to as Liberty Media or just Liberty) is an American mass media company controlled by chairman John C. Malone. The company has three divisions, reflecting the company's ownership stakes in Formula One ...

* Robert Reffkin, MBA 2003, founder and CEO of Compass Inc. *

Rocco B. Commisso Rocco Benito Commisso (; born 25 November 1949) is an Italian-born American billionaire businessman, and the founder, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Mediacom, the fifth largest cable television company in the US. As of 2011, the c ...

, MBA 1975, Chairman and CEO of Mediacom * Rochelle Lazarus, MBA 1970, Chairman and CEO of Ogilvy & Mather * Rohit Aggarwala, MBA 2000, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection *

Ronald Grant Ronald Grant was the president and chief operating officer of AOL LLC. Grant worked with AOL and its parent company Time Warner since 1997. He came on as president and COO of AOL in 2006. Early life Grant earned a bachelor of arts degree in econ ...

, MBA 1993, Former President and COO of

AOL LLC AOL (stylized as Aol., formerly a company known as AOL Inc. and originally known as America Online) is an American web portal and online service provider based in New York City. It is a brand marketed by the current incarnation of Yahoo! Inc. ...

Roy Den Hollander Roy Den Hollander (September 26, 1947July 20, 2020) was an American lawyer and men's rights activist who gained notoriety as a suspected murderer after acting as an attorney in several unsuccessful sex discrimination suits on behalf of men. He w ...

, MBA 1997, lawyer and murder suspect * Russell Carson, MBA 1967, Founder of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe *

Sallie Krawcheck Sallie L. Krawcheck (born November 28, 1964) is the former head of Bank of America's Global Wealth and Investment Management division and is currently the CEO and co-founder of Ellevest, a digital financial advisor for women launched in 2016. S ...

, MBA 1992, CEO and co-founder, Ellevest, former chairman and CEO

Sanford Bernstein AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (AB) is a global asset management firm providing investment management and research services worldwide to institutional, high-net-worth and retail investors. AllianceBernstein's headquarters are located in Nashvill ...

, former CEO

Citigroup Citigroup Inc. or Citi ( stylized as citi) is an American multinational investment bank and financial services corporation headquartered in New York City. The company was formed by the merger of banking giant Citicorp and financial conglomera ...

Global Wealth Management * Sanford Greenberg, MBA 1966, Chairman of

Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hemisphere. It consi ...

's Wilmer Eye Institute *

Seungpil Yu Seungpil Yu or Yoo Seung-Pil (; born September 23, 1946) is the chairman and CEO of Yuyu Pharma, a South Korean pharmaceutical company that engages in the research, development, manufacture and sales of medicines, vitamins, health foods, medica ...

, MBA 1971, PhD 1979, Chairman and CEO of Yuyu Pharma (South Korea) * Shin Dong-bin (Akio Shigemitsu), MBA 1980, Billionaire Chairman of

Lotte Group Lotte Corporation (or Lotte Group) is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation, and the fifth-largest chaebol in South Korea. Lotte began its history on June 28, 1948, by Korean businessman Shin Kyuk-ho in Tokyo. Shin exp ...

* Shirley Wang, MBA 1993, CEO of Plastpro, Inc., daughter-in-law of Wang Yung-ching *

Sidney Taurel Sidney Taurel (born February 9, 1949, in Casablanca) is an American businessman. He is the chairman of Pearson plc and chairman emeritus of Eli Lilly and Company, where he had a 37-year career and served as chairman and chief executive officer fr ...

, MBA 1971, Chairman and CEO of Eli Lilly and Company * Srikumar Rao, PhD 1980, speaker, author, creator of Creativity and Personal Mastery (CPM) course * Stephanie Korey, MBA, founder and CEO of Away (luggage) * Thomas Sandell, MBA 1989, Swedish billionaire hedge fund manager *

Timothy Kopra Timothy Lennart "Tim" Kopra (born April 9, 1963) is an engineer, a Colonel in the United States Army and a retired NASA astronaut. He served aboard the International Space Station as a flight engineer for Expedition 20, returning to Earth aboar ...

, MBA 2013, NASA astronaut * Todd Combs, MBA 2002,

hedge fund A hedge fund is a pooled investment fund that trades in relatively liquid assets and is able to make extensive use of more complex trading, portfolio-construction, and risk management techniques in an attempt to improve performance, such as ...

manager, tapped as a potential successor of Warren Buffett as CIO of Berkshire Hathaway * Tos Chirathivat, MBA 1988, CEO of

Central Group Central Group consists of a variety of diverse investments in various corporations in Thailand and abroad, including investments in retail, property development, brand management, hospitality, and food and beverage sectors, and in digital lifes ...

* Tracey Chang, MBA 2011,

China Central Television China Central Television (CCTV) is a Chinese state- and political party-owned broadcaster controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Its 50 different channels broadcast a variety of programing to more than one billion viewers in six lan ...

anchor;

Miss New York USA The Miss New York USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss USA pageant. It is directed by D&D Productions. The current titleholder is Heather Nunez of New York City was crowned on Ju ...

in 2009 *

Tshilidzi Marwala Tshilidzi Marwala (born 28 July 1971) is a South African artificial intelligence engineer, a computer scientist, a mechanical engineer and a university administrator. Early life and education Marwala was born at Duthuni Village in the Lim ...

, AMP 2017, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Johannesburg * Umayya Toukan, PhD 1987, Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan *

Valerie Mars Valerie Anne Mars (born 20 January 1959) is an American billionaire heiress and businesswoman. As of June 2021, ''Bloomberg Billionaires Index'' estimated her wealth to be $11.5 billion. Valerie Mars is a fourth generation member of the Mars f ...

, MBA, American billionaire heiress, daughter of

Forrest Mars Jr. Forrest Edward Mars Jr. (August 16, 1931 – July 26, 2016) was an American heir and businessman. He was the eldest son of Audrey Ruth (Meyer) and Forrest Mars Sr., and the grandson of Frank C. Mars, the founder of Mars, Incorporated. He se ...

* Vikram Pandit, MBA 1980, PhD 1986, CEO of

Vincent Sardi Jr. Vincent Sardi Jr. (July 23, 1915 – January 4, 2007) was an American restaurateur who owned and operated Sardi's restaurant, which was founded by his father Vincent Sardi Sr., for more than 50 years. He was dubbed as the "unofficial mayor of Broa ...

, BS 1937, owner of Sardi's Restaurant *

Walter E. Hussman Jr. Walter Edward Hussman Jr. (born January 5, 1947), is an American newspaper publisher and chairman of WEHCO Media, Inc. He is the publisher of the ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette'' in Little Rock, which is the largest newspaper in Arkansas. Hussman dire ...

, MBA 1970, CEO of WEHCO Media and publisher of the ''

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette'' is the newspaper of record in the U.S. state of Arkansas, printed in Little Rock with a northwest edition published in Lowell. It is distributed for sale in all 75 of Arkansas' counties. By virtue of one of ...

'' * Warren Buffett, MS 1951, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway *

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