Milstein Center Research in Focus

Columbia graduates and community service with Project Sunshine.

The latest issue of the Chazen Web Journal of International Business puts the spotlight on global branding initiatives in the fashion, media and automotive industries. Bernd Schmitt, the Robert D. Calkins Professor of International Business and Executive Director of Columbia Business SchoolÕs Center on Global Brand Leadership, served as faculty editor for the global branding issue. Complementing the articles are video interviews with three renowned CEOs — Ken Chenault of American Express, Daniel Piette ’70 of LV Capital and Francisco Trapani of Bulgari — reflecting on the challenges of building global brands. In addition to global branding, the Journal also features articles addressing a range of international business topics, including tax policy in Ireland and Germany, microfinance in Bangladesh and the IT industry in Ghana. The Chazen Web Journal of International Business is the only online student-driven publication of its kind. Each semester, a team of MBA students produces the Journal in concert with faculty members and PhD students. Subscribers include thousands of alumni, students and recruiting companies worldwide.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg joined the Columbia Business School community in celebrating the remarkable 15-year tenure of Dean Meyer Feldberg ’65 at the School’s 28th Annual Dinner on May 3, 2004. Henry Kravis ’69 chaired the gala event at the Waldorf-Astoria, which attracted an international audience of distinguished alumni, board members and business leaders. In the eveningÕs keynote address, Mayor Bloomberg paid tribute to Dean Feldberg for his extraordinary service to the School and the greater New York community.

A Columbia Business School venture focusing on urban regeneration was among four teams taking top honors in the 2004 Global Social Venture Competition. The final judging event took place in London, where the winning teams were selected from 129 entries submitted from countries around the globe, including Canada, Costa Rica, Colombia, Finland, France, India, Kenya, the Netherlands, Peru and Singapore. Winning teams received cash and travel prizes totaling $100,000.

Columbia University President Lee Bollinger announced today that internationally renowned economist R. Glenn Hubbard has been named the new dean of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business. Hubbard, the former chair of President Bush’s Council of Economic Advisers, will assume leadership of the School effective July 1, 2004, upon the retirement of the current dean, Meyer Feldberg.