Columbia Business School In the News

In this article on how student entrepreneurs utilize resources across Columbia, Aileen Lee ’23, founder and CEO of sustainable fashion startup Infinite Goods, emphasizes how the center has been an invaluable resource in helping find employees and providing faculty mentorship.

Professor Dan Wang elaborates on the center's role in providing CBS students the chance to gain hands-on experience in various entrepreneurial business models beyond traditional startups, including through the Inclusive Entrepreneurial Initiative, which aims to establish and nurture venture ecosystems that connect local social, digital, and economic disparities.

Chankrit Sethi ’23 developed the idea for Startup Works — a program that nurtures talent in entrepreneurs with conviction histories — while enrolled in our Reforming Mass Incarceration and the Role of Business course, part of our ReEntry Acceleration Program (REAP). She developed the workshop series after proposing it as a final project for the follow-on REAP Immersion course taught by Sandra Navalli ’03, adjunct faculty and managing director of the Tamer Center.“The level of creativity and passion that these teams brought to the table at Showcase Day was evident in their engaging presentations. I am confident that these teams will make a positive impact in their communities,” says Dan Fireman, co-founder and managing partner at Growcore Investments and a center advisory board member. Fireman’s support helped catalyze Startup Works as a platform for teams to showcase their talent and ideas.

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Jean Shafiroff ’79, philanthropist & author, Successful Philanthropy: How to Make a Life by What You Give.

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Congratulations to Phoebe Boyer '93, president and CEO of Children’s Aid, for being included in this list of the top 100 remarkable women leaders who run the state of New York.