Established in 2011 with a visionary gift from Richard Paul Richman, JD '72, MBA '73, the Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy at Columbia University is a joint venture of Columbia’s Business and Law Schools.
The goal of the Richman Center is to foster collaboration among Columbia University’s distinguished business and legal scholars in order to generate curricular innovations and advanced research that has the potential to inform public policy as well as the theory and practice of business and law.
In pursuing this goal, the center promotes broad-ranging dialogue with alumni and other leaders from industry, government, media, and academia—all of whom can provide unique insights and expertise.
Established in 2011 with a visionary gift from Richard Paul Richman, JD '72, MBA '73, the Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy at Columbia University is a joint venture of Columbia's Business and Law Schools. The Richman Center promotes evidence-based public policy and fosters dialogue and debate on emerging policy questions where business and markets intersect with the law.
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Do you believe artificial intelligence has the power to tackle some of the toughest business challenges? Here’s your chance to pursue your idea and bring it to fruition. The AI Startup Challenge: Future of Finance is calling innovative thinkers, problem-solvers, and aspiring student entrepreneurs to pitch forward-thinking startup ideas that leverage AI to revolutionize and unlock opportunities in the finance industry.
This competition challenges current graduate degree students at Columbia University, Cornell Tech, and The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania ("Wharton") to harness the transformative power of AI to create innovative solutions within the finance industry.
You’ll have the opportunity to network with experts and other entrepreneurs, refine your idea, and pitch to a panel of VCs for $35k in cash prizes.
** JUST ADDED: Finalists also have the chance to present their startup ideas at a later date to a panel of investors from Motive Partners to receive feedback/input. Motive Partners is a next-generation investment firm focused on technology enabled companies that power the financial services industry.
The AI Startup Challenge is hosted by the Digital Future Initiative and Lang Entrepreneurship Center at Columbia Business School, and the Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy at Columbia Business School and Columbia Law School.
The Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy supports Columbia University’s JD/MBA program, offered jointly by Columbia Business School and Columbia Law School.
The Public Lecture Series aims to bridge theory and practice by inviting distinguished practitioners and policy makers to share their perspective and engage in active dialogue on social, political, and economic issues.
The Richman Center sponsors invitation-only conferences and symposia that address emerging issues at the intersection of business and law. Invited participants include academics, policymakers, attorneys, industry members and journalists.
The Richard Paul Richman Center
Columbia Business School, Geffen Hall
645 West 130th Street, New York, NY 10027
212-853-8588
On Wednesday, April 17, Richman Center Co-Director David M. Schizer joined Columbia University President Shafik, and Board of Trustees Chairs David Greenwald and Claire Shipman to testify before the House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce. The panel discussed the increasing incidents of antisemitism on Columbia's campus and explored effective measures to address this serious issue.
His opening statement begins at 36:15.
David's Schizer's statement can be found at 2:42:55. In addition, he answered questions during the following times:
In addition to the video of the hearing, his written testimony can be found here.
