Board of Directors
Jerome A. Chazen ’50, Chair
Jerome Chazen is founder and chairman of Chazen Capital Partners, a private investment firm. He is also chairman emeritus and one of four founding partners of Liz Claiborne, Inc. He was largely responsible for the innovative sales, marketing, distribution and licensing programs that are an integral part of Liz Claiborne’s success. Prior to joining the venture that would become Liz Claiborne, he worked as an analyst on Wall Street and spent 16 years in retailing.
Mr. Chazen is a trustee of Columbia University, a member of Columbia Business School’s board of overseers and the founder and benefactor of the School’s Jerome A. Chazen Institute of International Business. He is chairman emeritus of the board of the Museum of Arts & Design, vice chairman of the Fashion Institute of Technology’s board of trustees and a member of the executive committee of the Metropolitan Opera Association. He serves on the boards of directors of Fashionmall.com, Taubman Centers Inc., the 92nd Street Y and the Shenkar College American Committee. He is also a partner and member of the board of the Partnership for New York City, a trustee of the National Jewish Center of Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, vice chairman of the board of directors of the Greater New York Council of the Boy Scouts of America and a member of the advisory board of the Louis Armstrong House and Archives at Queens College.
Russell L. Carson ’67
Russell Carson is a general partner and co-founder of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS), one of the country’s largest private investment firms. Since 1978, WCAS has raised 12 institutionally funded limited partnerships with $12 billion of total capital and has invested in more than 200 companies. Mr. Carson leads WCAS’s health care investment activities and is currently a director of three portfolio companies, of which two are publicly owned. Mr. Carson worked at Citicorp Venture Capital, a subsidiary of Citicorp, from 1967 to 1978 and served as its chairman and CEO from 1974 to 1978.
Mr. Carson is chairman of Columbia Business School’s board of overseers, vice chairman of the Rockefeller University’s board of trustees and a trustee of Dartmouth College and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He is also a director of the Partnership for New York City and the New York City Investment Fund and chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Endowment Fund.
Mr. Carson received a BA degree in Economics from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Maria Gotsch
Maria is the President and CEO at the New York City Investment Fund and also serves as President of the Fund's Civic Capital Corporation, which manages the Fund's charitable investments. Prior to joining the Fund in 1999, Maria was a Managing Director at BT Wolfensohn (now part of Deutsche Bank), providing strategic and financial advice related to mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and the development of business strategies. Before starting with Wolfensohn, Maria worked at LaSalle Partners in the New York area and for Merrill Lynch Capital Markets in New York and London. Maria has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.A. from Wellesley College.
Eugene M. Lang MS ’40
Eugene Lang is the founder and benefactor of the Eugene M. Lang Center for Entrepreneurship at Columbia Business School. Now retired from business, Mr. Lang devotes his experience, time and commitment to the Eugene M. Lang Foundation, which he founded in 1963. The foundation is widely recognized for its generous support of numerous projects dedicated to generating social value. The Lang Foundation has been particularly supportive of innovative projects in education, health care and services for underprivileged children.
Mr. Lang has been an adviser to the U.S. Departments of Commerce and State, a member of NYSE’s Individual Investors Advisory Committee and a managing board member of the Metropolitan Opera Association. He is a chairman emeritus of the board of managers of Swarthmore College, a life trustee of the New School University and founding donor of the New School’s Eugene Lang College. He is also founder and chairman emeritus of the Conference of Board Chairmen of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges and a member of the advisory council of the Carnegie Mellon Graduate School of Industrial Administration. In addition, he is founder and chairman of the “I Have a Dream” Foundation and founder and chairman of Project Pericles, an organization that promotes preparation for participatory citizenship as an essential part of higher education.
Mr. Lang was designated a Point of Light by President George Bush in 1990 and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bill Clinton in September 1996. He received a BA from Swarthmore College in 1938 and an MS from Columbia Business School in 1940.
Anne Busquet ’78
Anne Busquet is a Principal with AMB Advisors where she advises executives in strategy and business development. She has 30 years of experience in General Management. She was CEO of Local and Media Services at Interactive Corp (IAC) and previously at American Express Company where she was a member of the Planning and Policy committee and the President of Interactive Services and New Businesses and previously Executive Vice President of Card marketing among many other positions. In her role as President of Interactive Services and New Businesses, Anne had responsibility for leading the company’s strategic investment decisions in interactive technology and payment systems areas. Anne served on ten boards, both public and private, including USA Networks, Tambrands, Administaff and Epsilon. She also served on three non-profit boards including Teach for America. She received a BS from Cornell University and MBA from Columbia University. She is a dual citizen of France and the U.S. She is also an active investor in Golden Seeds.
Sabin C. Streeter ’67
Currently a Columbia Business School executive in residence, Sabin Streeter recently retired as managing director of investment banking at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp. after 20 years with the firm and 30 years in the investment banking business. Heralded as one of the pillars of the firm, he originated or directed approximately one-third of the public offerings of equity securities for emerging growth companies managed by DLJ during the 1980s. From 1991 to 1993, he successfully assumed responsibilities for deal flow as managing director of business development for Sprout Capital, a venture capital affiliate of DLJ.
Mr. Streeter is a director of two public companies — Oakwood Homes Corp. and Middleby Corp. — and several private companies. He also is a member of the School’s Admissions Committee and a lecturer in various courses. Mr. Streeter has served several Westchester community organizations, including the Chappaqua Summer Scholarship Program, the Horace Greeley Education Fund, A-HOME and the St. Peter’s Community Outreach Center in Peekskill. He is currently a member of the board of Episcopal Charities in New York.
Mr. Streeter received a BA from Middlebury College and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Lulu Wang MS ’83
Lulu Wang is the founder of Tupelo Capital Management, a New York–based investment firm that manages assets for individuals and institutions. Tupelo, named after a Wellesley College tradition and launched with personal funds, currently has $400 million under management. Ms. Wang has been a professional money manager since 1972. Before founding Tupelo, she spent 10 years as a director and executive vice president at Jennison Associates Capital Corporation. At Jennison, she managed more than $4 billion in assets for pension, endowment and mutual funds. From 1978 to 1987, Ms. Wang was senior vice president and managing director of Equitable Capital Management. Her previous employers included Bankers Trust and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.
Ms. Wang is a trustee of Wellesley College and chairs the board’s investment committee. She is a member of Columbia Business School’s board of overseers and is a director of the New York Community Trust, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and WNYC Public Radio. She is also president of the Shoreland Foundation and a member of the finance committee of the Rockefeller Family Fund.
Ms. Wang received her BA from Wellesley College and her MS from Columbia Business School.
Martin E. Zimmerman ’61
Martin Zimmerman is founder and president of LFC Capital, Inc., a private investment firm specializing in the health care industry. From 1975 to 1999, he was chairman and CEO of Line Capital, Inc., which engaged in the lease of high-technology and medical equipment, as well as the distribution and rental of analytical instruments. From 1994 to 1996, he was CEO of Linc Anthem, a health care financial business formed by Linc management with a unit of the Anthem Insurance Company, a leading Blue Cross carrier. In 1996, he rejoined Linc as chairman and CEO. Earlier in his career, Mr. Zimmerman founded and was president of Telco Marketing Services, Inc., a pioneer in the hospital-equipment-leasing field.
Mr. Zimmerman is a trustee of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, a member of the Art Institute of Chicago’s permanent collection committee on photography and a member of MIT’s Council for the Arts. He was a director of the Equipment Leasing Association and a trustee of Ravenswood Hospital Medical Center, for which he also served as finance committee chairman.
Mr. Zimmerman earned a BS in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA in finance from Columbia Business School. At Columbia, he was a McKinsey scholar and a Kennecott Copper fellow. In addition, he served as editor in chief of the Columbia Business News.
