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Bloomberg News

March 1, 2023

Silvergate’s Big Crypto Losses Feed Watchdogs’ Worst Fears

Highlighted by Columbia Business School, this media piece showcases Topics and Areas of Expertise about our esteemed faculty. The content is specifically curated from the publication that showcased the mentioned faculty and/or research, emphasizing its contributions in various fields. The featured Topics and Areas of Expertise reflects the school's commitment to sharing valuable insights and knowledge.

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Todd H. Baker

Managing Principal: Broadmoor Consulting, LLC

Fortune

March 1, 2023

Bank of America Warns the Fed Will Hike Rates to the ‘Point of Pain’ as Experts Say There’s No ‘Serious Signs’ the Economy Is Under Control

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Frederic Mishkin

Alfred Lerner Professor of Banking and Financial Institutions: Economics Division

Harvard Business Review

March 1, 2023

Beware a Culture of Busyness

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Silvia Bellezza

Associate Professor of Business: Marketing Division

Bloomberg

March 1, 2023

BlocPower Raises Funding to Expand Green Building Retrofits

Climate tech startup BlocPower, founded by Donnel Baird '13, raised nearly $150 million in its latest round of fundraising — including over $24 million in equity funding and $130 million in debt financing — to retrofit tens of thousands of apartments with climate-friendly appliances in NYC. The venture focuses on greening America's buildings by building decarbonization in low-income communities.

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Donnel Baird ’13

Founder: BlocPower

Ebony

March 1, 2023

Black Women in Tech: Guava Founder Kelly Ifill on How Black Women Can Increase Wealth Through Entrepreneurship

“I watched family members build profitable businesses, but also heard conversations about the challenges that they're facing, like getting denied for a loan when you've had a 20-year relationship with the bank.” In this interview, Kelly Ifill '17, discusses how she is closing the racial wealth gap through digital bank Guava, a community platform designed to serve Black entrepreneurs and small business owners by providing them with equitable financial products.

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Forbes

February 28, 2023

Exclusive: New Investigation Reveals Gautam Adani’s Older Brother As Key Player In Adani Group’s Biggest Deals

Vinod Adani was at the heart of two massive Adani Group deals with French energy giant TotalEnergies, according to Indian filings. Forbes also found that Vinod is nearly five times richer than previously known.

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Project Syndicate

February 28, 2023

Professor Takatoshi Ito, Director of CJEB's Program on the "The UN Must Not Be Powerless" for Project Syndicate

Professor Takatoshi Ito, director of CJEB's Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, wrote the Project Syndicate article "The UN Must Not Be Powerless." Professor Ito states in the article that, “The war in Ukraine has highlighted the shaky foundations of the international security order..."

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Takatoshi Ito

Associate Director of Research; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds: Center on Japanese Economy and Business

Professor (by courtesy): Finance Division

Bloomberg

February 28, 2023

NYC’s Shadow Transit Network Seeks a Greener Future

A $10 million grant will help the rideshare app Dollaride — a Tamer Fund for Social Ventures portfolio member — "electrify its fleet of dollar vans, which shuttle thousands of commuters living far from bus or subway stops."

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Medium

February 27, 2023

Decisions over Decimals: How to Find Balance Between Intuition and Information

My key takeaways from this episode: What should listeners know about understanding data Today data accessibility is more available, the tooling to analyse data is cheaper, and it’s expected of leaders that they make data-informed decisions. Yet, although most things are measured, many things are not improved. The challenge is not the data, it’s the decision-making. You can torture data enough to get them to admit to anything. The question is how to interpret data correctly and how to factor in human interpretation.

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Oded Netzer

Arthur J. Samberg Professor of Business: Marketing Division

Vice Dean for Research: Dean's Office

Reuters

February 27, 2023

The Speech Given by Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masazumi Wakatabe at Cjeb’s Event

The speech given by Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masazumi Wakatabe at CJEB’s event, "Seven Reflections on Japan's Economy, Monetary Policy, and the Bank of Japan," was covered by Reuters, CNBC and other media outlets. Some of their coverage can be found below.

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CNBC

February 27, 2023

Bank of Japan official reiterates support for 2% inflation target

The Speech Given by Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masazumi Wakatabe at Cjeb’s Event Was Covered by Reuters, CNBC and Other Media Outlets. The speech given by Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masazumi Wakatabe at CJEB’s event, "Seven Reflections on Japan's Economy, Monetary Policy, and the Bank of Japan," was covered by Reuters, CNBC and other media outlets. Some of their coverage can be found below. 

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People Magazine

February 24, 2023

Erica Ford Curbs Gun Violence in NYC with Her Big Orange Peacemobile: 'We're There Before the 911 Calls'

Erica Ford, Senior Leaders for Nonprofit Professionals participant in 2023, is profiled for her impactful work creating LIFE Camp Inc, a nonprofit in Queens that provides youth and families that have been impacted by violence the valuable tools they need to stay in school and out of the criminal justice system.

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Bloomberg News

February 23, 2023

After Multibillion-Dollar Fintech Binge, Wall Street Has a Writedown Hangover

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Business Insider

February 23, 2023

Bill Gates and Professors at Top Universities Agree: The Future Belongs to Those Who Master AI Like ChatGPT

Professor Dan Wang told Business Insider that he believes that "a familiarity with AI will be an essential skill in the future." He encourages his students to "use ChatGPT to do their homework. I have one requirement: they just tell me that they use it, and specifically how they use it."

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Dan Wang

Lambert Family Professor of Social Enterprise in the Faculty of Business: Management Division

Co-Director of the Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change: Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change

GreenBiz

February 21, 2023

Climate Change Has (Finally) Arrived at Business School

Featuring Costis Maglaras

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Costis Maglaras

Dean: Dean's Office

David and Lyn Silfen Professor of Business: Decision, Risk, and Operations Division

Cision PR Newswire

February 21, 2023

Laidlaw Scholars Ventures Invests $650K in Guava to Narrow the Racial Wealth Gap

Laidlaw Scholars Ventures invested $650K in Guava, a digital banking and networking platform founded by Kelly Ifill '17. The digital bank, created by and for Black entrepreneurs, helps narrow the racial wealth gap in the United States.

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Financial Times

February 20, 2023

Private Equity Firms Seek Piece of the Impact Investment Action

"The returns on renewable energy projects [such as wind and solar] are pretty low these days, partly because they are very low risk [...] Some of these sectors, like renewable energy, have become so successful that it becomes challenging to get those returns," says Professor Bruce Usher, as he weighs in on how interest in impact investing has increased, posing a challenge for private equity firms seeking to deliver outsized returns.

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Bruce Usher

Professor of Professional Practice; Co-Director of the Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change; Elizabeth B. Strickler '86 and Mark T. Gallogly '86 Faculty Director: Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change

Forbes

February 14, 2023

Microsoft’s Industrial Metaverse Aspirations Can Wait

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Kairong Xiao

Roger F. Murray Associate Professor of Business: Finance Division

Gothamist

February 13, 2023

Gov. Hochul’s State Budget Prioritizes Climate Fixes — but Will It Be Enough?

Featuring Gernot Wagner

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Gernot Wagner

Senior Lecturer in Discipline of Economics in the Faculty of Business: Economics Division

Faculty Director, Climate Knowledge Initiative: Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change

Faculty Fellow: CESifo

Board Member: CarbonPlan

Columnist: Project Syndicate

Senior Fellow: Jain Family Institute

Columbia Business School

February 10, 2023

‘Climate Tech Is in a Boom Right Now,’ Says NGO Leader

Nathaniel Keohane, president of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), visited Columbia Business School for a discussion on climate change policy and action as part of the first installment of “A Climate of Change: Stories from Climate Leaders on the Front Lines” series. While on campus, Keohane discussed with Danny Wagemans '23 the technicalities behind how the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law in 2022, the future of nuclear power, and what is ahead for young people entering the climate and sustainability field.

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