Article features MBA grads who have used their degree to tackle social problems. Ron Gonen '04, founder and CEO of RecycleBank, is highlighted.
MBA Grads Tackle Social Problems
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The Lang Center partners with Crain's to host the first annual Crain's New York Business Perfect Pitch Competition. The winner of the competition was Michael Dwork '04, founder of eco-friendly dinnerware company, VerTerra Ltd.
Pitching your firm to win media coverage
Crain's New York Business
First Cohort Completes Columbia Community Business Program
Participants in the Columbia Community Business Program received letters of completion from Dean Glenn Hubbard on May 10, 2010.
Entrepreneurial Case Competition Focuses on How to Build a Brand
Columbia Business School's Case Competition 2010 concluded on April 8. Teams of first-year students took part in the competition.
Chazen Institute Launches Program for Latin American Entrepreneurs
The Jerome A. Chazen Institute of International Business has concluded the first of six modules that make up the new Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness in Latin America (ECLA) program, which is in collaboration with the Escuela de Negocios, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Buenos Aires.
Business School Participates in Innovation Competition
Mayor Michael Bloomberg awarded $20,000 to Greenext Technology Solutions as the winner of the NYC Next Idea Competition, which was sponsored by the Economic Development Council and co-organized by Columbia Business School.
In an op-ed in the Financial Times, Dean Glenn Hubbard calls for policies designed to support local business in the fight against global poverty.
Only local business can end global poverty
Financial Times
David del Ser ’08 Named 2009 Echoing Green Fellow
Del Ser hatched the idea for Frogtek while he was a student at Columbia Business School, in partnership with Mark Pedersen ’07.
Kevin Conrad '05 and Ron Gonen '04 Named 'Champions of the Earth' by UNEP
According to UNEP, the award "recognizes individuals and organizations that have exemplified inspiration, vision, innovation, leadership and action for the environment."
Top Prize in Case Competition 2009 Awarded
Members of the winning team were Ahmad Bakri '10, Francesco Braggiotti '10, Erica Brailey '10, Micael Calatrava '10 and Alexandre Domange '10.
CBS Launches Efforts with Goldman Sachs to Strengthen Business Education for Women in Africa
The School's strategic partnerships with two leading African universities will focus on building capacity for business and management education, with an emphasis on entrepreneurship.
Goldman Sachs Announces Global Women's Education Initiative and CBS Partnership
CEO Lloyd Blankfein said the firm pledges $100 million to provide 10,000 underserved women with education and mentoring in business, management and entrepreneurship.