Leadership

Held on Monday, May 6, at the Waldorf Astoria, the event drew 173 gifts in total, including gifts from 53 new donors.

The GBA Commendations were created to recognize students, faculty members, and staff members for outstanding contributions to the Columbia Business School community.

Daron Acemoglu of MIT and James A. Robinson of Harvard were recognized for their book, Why Nations Fail, while Columbia’s Paul Tetlock was honored for his research on finance.

With the help of 526 class committee volunteers, this year’s event drew a record crowd: 2,400 alumni and guests for the three-day weekend, April 19–21.

Brigadier General Daniel J. O'Donohue, during a visit to Columbia Business School, highlighted the parallels between military and business leadership, emphasizing the importance of ethical conduct and personal codes in both realms.

What glass ceiling? Columbia Business School alumnae are striving for — and reaching — the top of the finance world.

As part of the annual initiative, alumni spoke at CBS Matters, a recurring student forum, for the first time.

The site is a space for current students and the 41,000-plus alumni around the world to pass knowledge on to future classes, and to share photos, videos, and stories.

While people strive for first place, they'll also take a gamble to get out ?? and stay out ?? of last. This article was originally published in Ideas at Work.

Faculty and industry experts, including Professor Frederic Mishkin, discussed the idea at the March 13 event, organized with Intelligence Squared.