School News

The Family Business Program at Columbia Business School and Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH), which operates the oldest and largest privately held bank in the United States, have announced a new partnership for the 2016–17 academic year. The partnership includes a gift from BBH that will provide crucial seed money to develop and scale the Family Business Program. The funds will enable the program to move forward with immediate plans for curricular development, research, and new student and alumni programming. BBH is the Family Business Program’s founding corporate sponsor.

The W. Edwards Deming Center at Columbia Business School announced that the 2016 Deming Cup for Operational Excellence will be awarded to David M. Cote, chairman and CEO of Honeywell, and Indra K. Nooyi, chairman and CEO of PepsiCo.

Professor Amit Khandelwal opens up about his goals as the Chazen Institute’s new director and his long-term vision for the study of global business at Columbia.

Dean Glenn Hubbard has announced the appointment of Beatrice Ellerin, known as Bunny, as Director of the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management (HPM) Program, effective September 1. Cliff Cramer, who created the HPM Program in 2006, will continue to support the program as an adjunct professor and mentor to students and alumni.

The “2015 New York Census — The State of Women Business Leaders in New York State” analyzed data from fiscal year 2014 from the top 100 public companies headquartered in New York State.

The two professors have been recognized for their respective work on climate change.

A look at the biggest ideas from Columbia Business School’s 100th-anniversary event.

It was a historic evening in more ways than one.

What’s the secret to propelling your career into the stratosphere? You might ask alumnus Tim Kopra ’13, a real-life NASA astronaut who, needless to say, takes #careergoals to a whole new level.

The weekend featured numerous educational panels and discussions, a keynote address with Dean Glenn Hubbard and professors Bruce Greenwald and Joseph Stiglitz, and evening receptions and dinners.