School News

R. Glenn Hubbard, the Russell L. Carson Professor of Economics and Finance, returns to Columbia Business School after a two-year appointment in Washington as chairman of President George W. Bush’s Council of Economic Advisers.

The recent Social Enterprise Program alumni-student reception drew more than 200 participants from private, nonprofit and government sectors, providing a forum to explore trends in the industry. Event coordinators detailed the steady growth of the program and its commitment to developing business leaders who seek opportunities to add value beyond the bottom line.

Columbia Business School is proud to announce that the World Economic Forum has selected José A. Fourquet ’96, U.S. executive director of the Inter-American Development Bank, and Sallie Krawcheck ’92, chairman and CEO of Smith Barney, for the Global Leaders for Tomorrow program. The prestigious honor is conferred annually upon individuals demonstrating leadership in the corporate and public sectors.

For the second year in a row, Columbia Business School ranks No. 3 in the Financial Times global survey of MBA programs.

Internationally renowned for their expertise and groundbreaking research, Columbia Business School faculty members received a number of prestigious awards and appointments in 2002.

Columbia Business School is saddened to learn of the passing of Professor Emeritus Eli Ginzberg. Professor Ginzberg’s proposals on desegregation, monetary regulation and health care greatly influenced the national debate on the leading issues of his time. As an educator, he also touched countless students during the six decades that he taught at Columbia University, his alma mater.

Building on its strength in international business, Columbia Business School proudly announces the launch of the Chazen Web Journal of International Business. The only student-driven online publication of its kind, the journal provides a forum in which students, academics and industry leaders provide in-depth and timely analysis of key international business issues.

A packed auditorium of 650 MBA and Executive MBA students enthusiastically greeted Jeff Immelt, CEO of General Electric, who gave a lecture at the School as part of the Silfen Leadership Series.

Columbia Business School is proud to announce that an alumnus and member of its Board of Overseers, Gabriele Galateri Di Genola ’72, was recently named CEO and COO of Fiat SpA.

More than 200 alumni, professors, real estate experts and students gathered at the Columbia Club to discuss rebuilding lower Manhattan after September 11.