32nd Annual Dinner Honors Ben Bernanke and Russell Carson '67
An evening featuring the remarks of Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, and Russell Carson '67, cofounder of private investment firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, raised more than $3 million for the School's programs and initiatives.
CBS Team Wins Global Social Venture Competition with Clean Energy Plan
Out of a record field of 245 teams from 23 countries, a student team from CBS won the $25,000 grand prize at this year’s Global Social Venture Competition.
Professor David Beim says highly leveraged companies are finding themselves in a precarious position.
Executives Find Ways to Keep Moving Ahead Despite Economic Fears
The Wall Street Journal
Professor Bruce Greenwald comments on the underperformance of IAC’s stock: “When a market is flat or down or not going anywhere and you have overpaid, you look terrible.”
Barry Diller Conquered. Now He Tries to Divide.
The New York Times
School Launches Private Equity Program
Building on the School’s many ties to the private equity industry, the new program will bring together students, alumni and prominent industry leaders.
Hubbard Assesses the Global Economy at Inaugural WSJ Conference
Dean Glenn Hubbard was featured in the keynote interview at the Wall Street Journal’s first-ever Deal & Deal Makers Conference at the New York Stock Exchange on June 27.
Tang Calls for a Long-Term Approach to Investing in China
Frank Tang ’94 of Temasek Holdings — one of the largest overseas investors in China — returned to the School on May 10 as the fourth speaker in the Sir Gordon Wu Distinguished Speaker Forum.
Stan O'Neal Says U.S. Edge Should Not Be Taken for Granted
“Just because we have been the center of the world’s financial markets until now does not mean that we can afford to be complacent about prospects for the future,” said O’Neal.
How Responsibly Do Participants in 401(k) Plans Behave?
And in particular, how sensitive are participants’ choices to possible framing effects associated with the menu of choices they are offered? Professors Gur Huberman and Wei Jiang set out to answer these questions — and won a Smith Breeden Distinguished Paper Prize in the process.
Russo Keynote Highlights Annual Graham & Dodd Breakfast
Prominent investors, faculty members and students gathered at the Marriott Marquis Times Square for the 16th Annual Graham & Dodd Breakfast last week. Tom Russo delivered the keynote address.
Dean Hubbard Leads National Nonpartisan Committee on Capital Markets
Dean Glenn Hubbard is cochairing a national committee that will conduct a major study on how to improve the competitiveness of U.S. public capital markets.
New York Times Explores Columbia Business School's Roots in Value Investing
The story details the School’s history in shaping the principles of the investment strategy, dating from the groundbreaking 1934 book Security Analysis, by professors Benjamin Graham and David L. Dodd, to the more recent contributions to the field by Bruce Greenwald.