Business Economics and Public Policy
Ethics and Leadership News
January 30, 2013

Risk, Innovation, and Social Value

Bruce Kogut, the director of the School's Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics, discusses the center's latest perspective about making the financial sector work for Wall Street and Main Street after the financial crisis. Read more...

Ethics and Leadership News
March 05, 2012

Down with Lobbyists! Or Not?

The brutal fact is that spending money on lobby groups often pays off for companies. Gillian Tett of the Financial Times discusses insights from the Business and Politics conference. Read more...

Ethics and Leadership News
May 02, 2011

Rebuilding Trust & Restoring Confidence: Students Complete Leadership and Ethics Events Series

The Student Leadership and Ethics Board hosted a series of events under the emerging theme of Rebuilding Trust & Restoring Confidence. Read more...

Ethics and Leadership News
December 15, 2010

Governance, Executive Compensation, and Excessive Risk: A Research Report

The Sanford C. Bernstein Center, in conjunction with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, has produced a research report on Governance, Executive Compensation, and Excessive Risk in the Financial Services Industry, which addresses the latest academic research and industry best practices on corporate governance and compensation in the financial industry as well as the latest proposals for reform and regulation of these practices. Read more...

Ethics and Leadership News
June 14, 2010

Bernstein Center Hosts Conference on Governance, Executive Compensation and Excessive Risk in the Financial Services Industry

The Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics co-hosted the May 27 event with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. Read more...

Ethics and Leadership News
May 19, 2010

Report Released on the Impact and Implications of Quantitative Models and Financial Innovations

Read the report on "The Quantitative Revolution and the Crisis: How Quantitative Financial Models Have Been Used and Misused." Read more...

Ethics and Leadership News
March 08, 2008

Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center Call for Research on Diversity and Womenomics

March 8th celebrates International Women’s Day. For the Columbia Business School, this day was preceded by the announcement by Goldman Sachs of $100 million to fund education for women in emerging markets; Columbia Business School was named as one of the 10 partner schools. Read more...

Ethics and Leadership News
October 12, 2006

Aspen Institute Honors Professor Ray Fisman with Faculty Pioneer Award

Professor Ray Fisman receives of the Rising Star Award. Read more...

Ethics and Leadership News
October 12, 2006

Profits with Purpose: Can Profits and Human Well-Being go Hand-in-Hand?

By David Witkin '06, Laurent Jabre '06, Salah Zalatimo '07 and Shervin Setareh '06. Read more...