During an event hosted by the School’s Distinguished Speaker Series, the former CEO shared how Shake Shack grew from a single hot dog cart into a global brand — without compromising quality, culture, or community.
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Poets&Quants’ MBA Program Of The Year
Columbia Business School didn’t just see the future coming — it decided to build it.
While most business schools are still debating the role of artificial intelligence in business education, Columbia has sprinted ahead with one of the world’s most ambitious, multi-layered AI strategies. The centerpiece is CAiSEY, a voice-powered learning platform that has already changed how thousands of students prepare for class. It’s part of a sweeping effort to rethink curriculum, pedagogy, and even school operations around breakthrough technology.
McKinsey’s Eric Kutcher on AI, Management, and Climate
During a recent Distinguished Speakers Series event, the Senior Partner and Chair of North America at McKinsey shared leadership insights on AI business strategy, climate innovation, and the future of work.
Artificial Intelligence
Climate and Solutions
How Gen AI Is Transforming Market Research
Generative AI is reshaping marketing—and stands to revolutionize market research. In this article, Columbia Business School Professor Olivier Toubia and his co-researchers reveal four powerful ways it can unlock faster, deeper, and more scalable customer insights.
Data and Business Analytics
Artificial Intelligence
Trump’s Tariffs Could Harm the Global Economy — Here’s How
Insights from Columbia Business School faculty explain how the president’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs are fueling market volatility, undermining global economic stability, and impacting the Fed's ability to lower interest rates.
Economics and Policy
World Business
Bizcast: How Trump’s Tariffs Could Backfire on the US
In this episode of Columbia Bizcast, Professor Shang-Jin Wei explains why President Trump’s sweeping tariffs—intended to protect U.S. industries—may instead harm American households and businesses.
World Business
Chazen Global Insights
Unlocking the Power of AI in the Modern Workplace
Successful implementation of AI demands that leaders embrace key change management principles. In the latest issue of Columbia Business, discover actionable insights on what industry leaders need to know to effectively adopt and leverage this rapidly evolving technology.
Artificial Intelligence
Future of Work
Business and Society
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CBS Earth Week - sponsored in partnership with the Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change and Columbia Climate School - brings together industry leaders and sustainability experts to discuss clean energy, environmental justice, and corporate climate strategy.
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At Columbia Business School, through cutting-edge curricular innovation, our MBA, Executive MBA, MS, and PhD programs introduce new courses and research that seamlessly integrate AI into the student experience.
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Rooted in New York City, students have unmatched access to top leaders of industry — in the classroom, throughout the city, and around the globe. Be inspired by guest lecturers, a multitude of speakers, and our Executives in Residence program as we bring the latest insights to campus daily.
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Much of the cutting-edge research that takes place at Columbia Business School is facilitated by our centers, programs, and institutes. In addition to conducting research and impacting real-world business, many centers offer programming for our students.
Digital Future Initiative
Digital technology has and will continue to transform our lives and CBS has a role in both advancing research and educating the next generation of leaders to succeed in and shape the digital economy.
The Hub
The Hub at Columbia Business School is a center for thought leadership at the intersection of business and society that connects scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and the broader public to explore the most pressing issues shaping the world today.
September 22-26, 2025
Columbia Business School, in close partnership with the Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change, is looking forward to hosting a week of programming for the Business School community during Climate Week NYC 2025. We're partnering with student clubs and schools across campus to promote climate impact across various industries.
AI’s Energy Challenge: Powering Innovation in a Warming World
Thursday, September 25 | 12:30-1:45 pm
Join us for a Columbia Business School Distinguished Speaker Series event featuring Michael Intrator, co-founder, chairman, and CEO of CoreWeave, a cloud purpose-built for scaling, supporting, and accelerating GenAI.
Hard to Abate, Impossible to Ignore: Industrial Decarbonization in a Shifting Policy Landscape
Thursday, September 25 | 6:00-7:30 pm
Join us for a timely panel discussion on the future of heavy industry decarbonization, with a focus on cement & concrete and iron & steel production. Combined, they account for almost a fifth of global emissions.
AI+Healthcare
The AI revolution in healthcare has arrived: the challenge now is translating possibility into real-world impact. Columbia Business School’s AI+Healthcare initiative brings together leading thinkers and practitioners to shape what comes next—advancing the ideas and insight needed to transform how care is designed, delivered, and experienced.
Better Patient Care, More Effectively Delivered
How can we use AI to uncover hidden health clues and allocate resources more effectively?
Policy & Decisionmaking: Creating Governance and Trust
In healthcare, accountability is non-negotiable, and the cost of mistakes is human life. How do we establish the policy, liability, and governance frameworks needed for safe and trustworthy human-AI collaboration?