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Blessed and plagued with its own eccentricities, India is proof that products that are successes elsewhere may need a new twist.

In India’s entertainment biz, two behemoths dominate: Bollywood and cricket. Things may be about to get a lot more interesting.

The Pershing Square Challenge was launched in 2008 by Bill Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management LP.

Alfonso Yuchengco '50 served on the School's Board of Overseers for two decades. 

The Private Equity Program recently launched a two-part video lecture with Valerie Purdie-Vaughns who came to speak at Deal Camp in 2015 and 2016. Speaking on the subject of diverse teams, and providing an experiential exercise for the students, Professor Purdie-Vaughns shows the academic research and ideas that make diverse teams an important value-proposition for PE Firms. These sessions were sponsored by KKR.

As co-founder of Blue Nectar Tequila, Nikhil Bahadur ’12 turned his passion for the Mexican spirit into an award-winning brand.

The laws of supply and demand are upending the global energy supply as the world has come to know it.

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Paolo Siconolfi, the Franklin Pitcher Johnson Jr. Professor of Finance and Economics, will take leadership of the Business School’s Doctoral Program effective July 1, 2017. Paolo received his PhD in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and joined the Business School as a Visiting Assistant Professor in 1988. His research has focused on general equilibrium theory, information theory, and dynamic models in monetary theory. Working with the PhD Faculty committee, Paolo will provide academic direction, coordination, and oversight for the programs. He will continue to ensure that the PhD program is rigorous while training future generations of scholars and teachers who, during their time with us, contribute to our intellectual community and the generation of new ideas and research.

Despite having more financial power than ever, women aren’t putting their money in the markets — and it’s costing them dearly. Sallie Krawcheck ’92, founder of Ellevest and author of Own It: The Power of Women at Work, is on a crusade to change that.

How Business School classmates–turned–power couple Jamie Kern Lima ’04 and Paulo Lima ’04 built a cosmetics empire and sold it to one of the world’s most iconic makeup brands.

The second annual Tamer Center for Social Enterprise Awards Breakfast drew more than 250 attendees and raised a record-breaking $1 million.

Masazumi Wakatabe, Visiting Scholar, Center on Japanese Economy and Business

As the first and only institute of its kind, the Center for Public Research and Leadership is dedicated to improving public education by closing the leadership talent gap.

NEW YORK— People react to pressure-filled situations in different ways. For many, too much pressure can lead to abject failure. New research from Columbia Business School shows that your power in relationship to others can determine how you respond to the pressure of high-stakes situations and whether you will succeed or fail.

Scott passed away on April 2.

The respected entrepreneur and philanthropist passed away on April 8 at the age of 98.

CBS students cited as working with Barbara Corcoran to create the Entrepreneur IQ Test