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New research from Columbia Business School shows how the order of sensory cues can influence consumer choice

CJEB's Associate Director of Research, Takatoshi Ito, recently written an article on Financial Times, titled "Someone needed to speak truth to Europe," where he discusses his perspective on the current Greece debt crisis and the IMF's role. This article was published on July 7, 2015 and can be found here.

New research from Columbia Business School reveals the selective beliefs behind torture support

Read about what the Private Equity Program has been up to in the May 2015 issue of the newsletter. If you would like to receive the newsletter which is sent out three times a year, email the Program at pep@gsb.columbia.edu  

Value Creation Anyone? The importance of IT Operations Partners By Sean P. Epstein `04 In a recent survey of all kinds of funds, ranging from local to mega funds,[1] more than 63% of respondents suggested that they have, will have, or would like to have more operations partners on their team full time.  

Through Columbia Caseworks, The Private Equity Program has published a   “Technical Note on LBO Valuation and Modeling.” The Technical Note is intended for use by practitioners and academics, including MBA students, who are learning to model leveraged buy-outs.

On May 5, the Office of Student Affairs, Dean’s Office, and Student Government together announced the winners of the 2015 Service Awards for Faculty and Administration.

The Dean’s Prizes for Teaching Excellence were established by a gift from George Wiegers ’61, who is the cofounder of Wiegers Capital Partners. The prizes are awarded for teaching excellence in three categories — core courses, elective courses, and by members of the adjunct faculty.

The annual gathering of Columbia Business School real estate alumni took place on May 6 at the Columbia Club of New York and honored Distinguished Real Estate Partner, Jon Gray of Blackstone.  This lively reception, which draws alumni from near and far, is presented annually by the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate and Real Estate Circle and sponsored by Goodwin Procter LLP.

The transformative gift, made by Morgan Stanley and alumni and friends at the firm, will create a Morgan Stanley Suite in each of Columbia Business School’s two new Manhattanville buildings.