ECLA will be implemented in partnership with the Escuela de Negocios, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Latin American entrepreneurs will be identified for participation in the program in partnership with Endeavor Global—a not-for-profit organization that has been successful in supporting high-impact entrepreneurs in emerging markets—and their country affiliates. Industry coaches will be identified through the Columbia University and Di Tella alumni network as well as through partnerships with The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Telefónica.
Faculty Directors
Nelson Fraiman, Professor of Professional Practice and Director of the W. Edwards Deming Center at Columbia Business School
Estanislao Bachrach, Professor and Director of Business Economics Major, Di Tella Business School, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
Participating Faculty
The following is a list of possible faculty for the program. A detailed program agenda will be distributed to participants prior to the start of each module.
Nelson Fraiman, Council Chairman, MBA '71, Professor of Professional Practice and Director of the W. Edwards Deming Center at Columbia Business School
Cesar Gaviria Trujillo, Former President of Colombia, Former Secretary General, Organization of American States
Paul Glasserman, Jack R. Anderson Professor of Business, Decision, Risk and Operations, Columbia Business School
Norberto Morita MBA ’75, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Southern Cross Group, Buenos Aires, and Member, Columbia Business School Board of Overseers
Ernesto Schargrodsky, Dean, Escuela de Negocios, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires
Nicolás Stier-Moses, Associate Professor, Decision, Risk and Operations, Columbia Business School
Alberto Verme MBA ’84, Co-CEO, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Citi; Member, Columbia Business School London Advisory Board; and Member, Columbia Business School Board of Overseers
Lisa Yeh, Associate Dean, External Relations and Development, Columbia Business School
Program Sponsors
We thank the following sponsors for their generous support.