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To close out the first-ever virtual Real Estate Symposium, attendees were treated to a “fireside chat” between Cia Buckley Marakovits ’93, President and CIO at Dune Real Estate Partners, and Jodie McLean, CEO of EDENS, a privately held company with a $6.5B national retail portfolio of 125 properties.

The Phillips Pathway for Inclusive Leadership is a one-of-a-kind co-curricular initiative designed to help students understand and appreciate the inherent value in diversity and inclusion as future business leaders.

Many family businesses have enjoyed success for decades, even centuries. In Harvard Business Review, Professor Josh Baron PhD, explores five aspects of ownership that are crucial to family business success.

Shai Davidai, Associate Professor, Management, Columbia Business School, determines the role charitable giving plays on whether others perceive that the rich deserve their wealth.

New research from social psychologist and Assistant Professor of Business at Columbia Business School Shai Davidai finds that while Americans love rulebreakers, they actually respect conformists when their actions appear to serve others. 

As companies are forced to reckon with the difficult decision to let go of workers, the question of how to do so while causing the least pain is a delicate balancing act. New research from Joel Brockner, the Phillip Hettleman Professor of Business at Columbia Business School, sheds light on how companies can strike this balance.

The Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate is pleased to welcome the following new alumni to the Real Estate Circle: Alex Bernstein ’00, Katie Pelczar ’08, and Jeff Turkanis ’10 as Leaders, and Francisco Heffesse ’19 and Taylor Pierce ’19 as Associates.  

A look back at some of our most popular Business & Society from 2020.

New research finds that deadlocked boards lead to entrenched CEOs and argues in favor of director term limits.

Groundbreaking research sheds light on the 2007 French presidential election and the relationship between campaign contributions and executives' behavior.

When office closures forced employees to work from home, Branch was ready with new and improved products.

A new study by Columbia Business School Associate Professor of Business Olivier Darmouni finds that smaller businesses are subjected to stricter loan terms, preventing them access to liquidity during bad times like the current pandemic.

NEW YORK – The TIAA Institute today announced that Dr. Ralph S.J. Koijen of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and Dr. Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh of Columbia Business School at Columbia University have been awarded  the 25th annual TIAA Paul A. Samuelson Award for Outstanding Scholarly Writing on Lifelong Financial Security. The Samuelson Award recognizes outstanding research that the private and public sectors can use to enhance Americans’ financial well-being.

A post-pandemic economic recovery will not be strong anywhere until it's strong everywhere.

Four new Tamer Fund for Social Venture awardees were selected after their participation in an application screening round, a due diligence process with student teams from a Columbia Business School course, and a final pitch to the fund's investment board.

Four new Tamer Fund for Social Venture awardees were selected after their participation in an application screening round, a due diligence process with student teams from a Columbia Business School course, and a final pitch to the fund’s investment board.

Following US President-elect Joe Biden's victory and recent carbon-neutrality pledges from China, Japan, the European Union, and others, now is the time to meet words with action.

The 9th annual Coming to Terms Negotiating Real Estate Joint Ventures workshop was hosted by Columbia Business School on November 20th, 2020.

America's laissez-faire approach has left the door wide open for the European Union to step in as the global rule-maker. And with two new landmark regulations, the EU has set its sights squarely on the US tech giants.