Press Release Archive

Ed Reynolds ’16 is the first recipient of the newly created Bernard Gray Fellowship. The Fellowship, which will be awarded annually, provides for the education of an MBA student who has been engaged in a form of rigorous public service and has a proven record of leadership.

On Monday, October 27, 2014, in conjunction with the Skyscraper Museum’s exhibition TIMES SQUARE, 1984, Professor Lynne B. Sagalyn, discussed her book Times Square Roulette: Remaking the City Icon (MIT Press 2001).

Tommy Craig ’82 is a Senior Managing Director with Hines. Since joining the firm in 1982, Mr. Craig has been involved in a variety of development projects and transactions aggregating approximately 16 million square feet. In 1996, Mr. Craig became regional officer and partner of Hines’ Metropolitan New York area, where his responsibilities as senior project officer included managing the development, redevelopment, acquisition, construction, modification and/or interior fit-out on projects such as 7 Bryant Park, and the MoMA tower at 53 West 53rd Street. Mr. Craig attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in History/Economics in 1978, and Columbia Business School, where he earned his Master of Business Administration in 1982. Mr. Craig remains active with CBS as an adjunct professor teaching Real Estate Development, and will serve as this year’s Chair of the annual CBS Real Estate Symposium. In a recent interview with Dennis Giuliano ’15, he discussed his career, his insights into the real estate market, and advice for MBA graduates.

Columbia Business School research shows a 22 percent drop in pneumonia deaths and a 7 percent decline in readmissions for heart failure patients

On Friday, October 10, 2014, the Real Estate Association students and Paul Milstein Center staff met with Jason Pizer, President of Trinity Real Estate, and his team to discuss the history of Hudson Square and tour numerous Trinity properties and development sites in the Hudson Square submarket.

Columbia Business School, Interise, and Citi Partner at the “Intersection of Street Smarts and Higher Education”

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan visited Columbia University on September 22 to give an address at the World Leaders Forum.

The Private Equity Program launched its newsletter on September 30, 2014. Read our what the Program has been doing, and alumni updates plus alumna profile on Ashley Larson `10 at ABS Capital.  

On June 27, 2014, the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs and the Weatherhead East Asian Institute convened a group of eighteen leading East Asia experts including CJEB Director Hugh Patrick to partake in a daylong discussion titled “Tension Reduction in Northeast Asia: A U.S.

On June 27, 2014, the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs and the Weatherhead East Asian Institute convened a group of eighteen leading East Asia experts including CJEB Director Hugh Patrick to partake in a daylong discussion titled “Tension Reduction in Northeast Asia: A U.S.

New research tracks emerging countries’ economics activity after law changes and finds a boost in access to credit; increase in employment rate; increase in productivity and sales for firms

Columbia Business School professor spots unforeseen signs of deregulation and will present findings to the Fed during upcoming conference in October

This story was originally published in Columbia Business. More and more alumni entrepreneurs are launching ventures to serve the greater good.

New research from Columbia Business School shows that powerful leaders fail to listen properly and take others’ accounts into perspective, jeopardizing the impact they could have

David Stern, the commissioner emeritus of the National Basketball Association, was awarded the 2014 Botwinick Prize in Business Ethics during a ceremony on Tuesday, September 9 at Uris Hall.

 CJEB core faculty member, Professor Gerald L. Curtis published his article on Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) website to discuss the recent tensions between North Korea and other countries and to discuss Prime Minister Abe's strategies for dealing with these concerns. 

CJEB core faculty member, Professor Curtis J. Milhaupt shared his views in a news segment on CNBC on the recent ruling against Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). There has been a case against TEPCO by a man whose wife had committed suicide after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, with the court finally concluding that TEPCO is responsible for her suicide. 

Class of 2016: Check your email for an invitation to participate in the Private Equity Program's Survey on Generational Differences in the Workplace.

New research by Columbia Business School offers rare insights into what consumers are thinking when they land on the search engine results page

This was originally published in Columbia Business. As part of our Launch series, Linda Chase-Jenkins ’93 talks about her startup, Neurotect, which is poised to transform the sports safety market — and save millions of lives.

Columbia Business School study finds that New York’s tough contract laws make it the most favorable state for lenders

In new research from Columbia Business School, CEOs are three times as likely to value shares above market value to avoid getting pushed out

Aaron Kazam '15, co-president of the Real Estate Association (REA), has been awarded a Pension Real Estate Association (PREA) scholarship for the 2014-15 academic year.

Study demystifies effectiveness of smartphone ads; offers marketers tips

Wei Jiang, the Arthur F. Burns Professor of Free and Competitive Enterprise in the Finance and Economics Division, has been appointed Director of the School’s Jerome A. Chazen Institute of International Business.