The Center on Japanese Economy and Business(CJEB) and The Program for Economic Research(PER) organized a conference titled "Coping with Crisis: Financial Policy in the U.S. and Japan" from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at Columbia Business School.
This was the inaugural event of CJEB's new program, "New Financial Architecture-Japan & the U.S."
In a community forum event on November 12, Buffett and Gates responded to student body questions on a variety of topics, including the economy, investing during an economic downturn and the fruitful careers and industries of the future.
The Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate and the Real Estate Circle of Columbia Business School hosted the second annual Real Estate Symposium and annual Real Estate Alumni Reception for Columbia Business School Alumni on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at the Asia Society in New York.
Robert Amen ’73, the retired chairman and CEO of International Flavors and Fragrances, and Frank Zarb, chairman of Frank Zarb Associates, have joined Columbia Business School’s Executives in Residence Program.
Two new real estate elective courses will be offered in the Spring 2010 semester – Real Estate Development and Real Estate M&A and Restructuring Deal Workshop. Additionally, Real Estate Fundamentals, taught by Executive in Residence M. Leanne Lachman, will be offered in Summer 2010. This course offers January start students the opportunity to take a real estate elective course during their second term.
DRO PhD student Denis Saure won first place in the INFORMS Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Society (MSOM) Student Paper Competition, for his paper, "Optimal Dynamic Assortment Planning," co-authored by Professor Assaf Zeevi.