Faculty & Staff
Faculty members who teach in the Social Enterprise Program include both professors at the forefront of their academic fields and full-time practitioners in social enterprise who teach as adjuncts. Both are a vital resource for MBA students and graduates. Social enterprise faculty members expose students to new ideas, theory and research, offer educational and career advice, and provide a starting point for networking with organizations relevant to social enterprise areas in the nonprofit, public and business sectors.
Faculty members are involved in research projects, external working groups, conference and student club activities, and student organized study trips. Read about other faculty activities in the news section.
Staff members of the Social Enterprise Program work closely with individual students and student clubs to provide experiential and educational learning opportunities, career advice and connections between organizations and the social enterprise community at Columbia Business School.
| Faculty Member | Interest Areas |
| Raymond Horton Frank R. Lautenberg Professor of Ethics and Corporate Governance, Management; Director, Social Enterprise Program |
Nonprofit and Public management; Public / Municipal finance and urban affairs; Modern political economy; Business Values and Ethics; Corporate Social Responsibility |
| Raymond Fisman Lambert Family Professor of Social Enterprise, Finance and Economics; Research Director, Social Enterprise Program |
Business in developing countries; Corruption and business; Finance and trade in emerging markets; International development; Nonprofit and Corporate governance; Managerial and Behavioral Economics; Corporate Social Responsibility |
| Geoffrey Heal Paul Garrett Professor of Public Policy and Business Responsibility, Finance and Economics |
Business and the environment; Environmental Conservation; Valuation of environmental assets and market mechanisms; Socially Responsible Investing; Sustainability; Managerial Economics; Risk Management, Derivatives and Insurance and Reinsurance; Homeland Security |
| Joseph Stiglitz Professor, Finance and Economics; Executive Director and Co-founder, The Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD) |
Economics of Information; Globalization and global economic policies; International development; Political economy; Monetary and International economics; and other areas |
| Suresh Sundaresan Chase Manhattan Bank Foundation Professor of Financial Institutions, Finance and Economics |
Microfinance; Microinsurance; Delivery mechanisms for emergency aid relief; Credit mechanisms in the developing world; Asset allocation; Debt markets |
| Linda Green Armand G. Erpf Professor of the Modern Corporation, Decision, Risk and Operations; Founder and co-director of the Columbia Alliance for Healthcare Management |
Healthcare; operational efficiency and effectiveness in health care delivery systems; Operations research and management |
| Medini Singh Visiting Associate Professor, Decision, Risk and Operations |
Service operations in the nonprofit and business sectors; Nonprofit management; Supply chain management; Manufacturing and service systems; Operations management |
| Melissa Berman Adjunct Professor, Management and Social Enterprise |
Strategic Philanthropy and Social Venture Capital; Nonprofit and Foundation Management; Program Evaluations; Nonprofit Governance |
| Antony Bugg-Levine Adjunct Professor, Management and Social Enterprise |
International Development and Innovation; Small and Medium Enterprise Development; Social Capital Markets; Africa, Asia and other Emerging Markets |
| Catherine Clark Adjunct Professor, Management and Social Enterprise |
Social investing and social capital markets; Social entrepreneurship and venturing; Nonprofit enterprise development; Social impact assessment; Social return on investment |
| Pamela Hartigan Adjunct Professor, Management and Social Enterprise |
Social entrepreneurship and innovation; International development; Multilateral health organizations |
| Edward Henry Adjunct Professor, Management and Social Enterprise |
Strategic leadership, management, effectiveness and innovation in social sector organizations; Nonprofit and public sector management; Nonprofit finance, budgeting and reporting; Nonprofit boards and governance; Fundraising and capital management; Mergers and alliances in the social sector |
| Rick Larson Adjunct Professor, Management and Social Enterprise |
Sustainable Ventures; Social Venture Capital; Social Entrepreneurship; Environment and conservation |
| Amy Rosen Adjunct Professor, Management and Social Enterprise |
Education and Leadership; Nonprofit consulting and management; New York City government; Public education |
| Bruce Usher Adjunct Professor, Finance and Economics, and Social Enterprise |
Finance and Sustainability; Renewable energy; Climate change; Capital Markets and environmental market mechanisms; Investment Management and Socially Responsible Investing; Commercial Banking, sustainable international development and poverty, International project finance |
| Staff Member | Area and Contact |
| Sandra Navalli Staff Associate, and Associate Director of the Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics |
Research and Program Management; International Development; Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Email: sn2010 (at) columbia (DOT) edu |
| Larcenia Cooper Program Manager |
Summer Internships; Careers and Recruiting; Loan Assistance Program Email: ldc2106 (at) columbia (DOT) edu |
| Paige Minor Event Coordinator |
Speakers; Conferences and Symposia; Annual Reception; Club Events Email: pm2157 (at) columbia (DOT) edu |
| Sandi Wright NBLP Program |
Nonprofit Board Leadership Program, New York Nonprofit Partnerships Email: sw2049 (at) columbia (DOT) edu |
| Liz Bello Communications Manager |
Communications and Marketing Email: lb2443 (at) columbia (DOT) edu |
| Carolyn Tharp Administrative Coordinator |
Program Coordination and Organization Email: cmt2134 (at) columbia (DOT) edu |
