School News

Columbia Business School lost a longtime friend and supporter when Daniel Cain '72 passed away on March 31 at his home in West Cornwall, Connecticut, after an illness. Cain was a member of the School’s Board of Overseers, which he first joined in 2000, and his generosity supported many academic and scholarly initiatives. Along with contributions from the employees of the healthcare investment banking firm he co-founded, he endowed the Cain Brothers & Company Professorship of Healthcare Management in the Faculty of Business. 

The 2nd Annual News and Finance Conference explored the interplay between the media and the markets through expert research, presentations, and discussions.

Dean Glenn Hubbard has announced three new faculty appointments that will take effect on July 1: Charles Jones, the Robert W. Lear Professor of Finance and Economics, has been named senior vice dean; Shiva Rajgopal, the Roy Bernard Kester and T.W. Byrnes Professor of Accounting and Auditing, will become vice dean for research; and Paolo Siconolfi, the Franklin Pitcher Johnson Jr. Professor of Finance and Economics, will lead the School's Doctoral Program.

I-Care, which uses technology and medical data to match disabled senior citizens with local professional caregivers, was recognized by the Global Public Policy Network at its conference last month.

The Fourth Annual Family Business Conference brought together family business leaders, consultants, and research experts to talk about paths to expansion.

Dean Glenn Hubbard responds to President Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration.

The innovative program focuses on teaching fundamental analysis to provide students with practical tools for fundamental investing.

The Bernstein Center brought together titans of industry, sports, and entrepreneurship to discuss the role of leadership in promoting an ethical culture — in both the workplace and society at large.

Sidney and Helaine Lerner have generously endowed the new Lerner Value Adjuncts Fund, which will support the program of adjunct professors who teach Applied Value Investing at the School. 

The event featured experiential games, talks from successful alumni, and awards.