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Columbia Business School enjoys many assets, including the valuable expertise and wide-ranging business ties that the Board of Overseers brings to the School community. These profiles of the Board of Overseers members attest to the School’s reach across business, government, and the nonprofit sector.
More than a distinguished calling card for the School, the Board of Overseers is an active body that supports and extends Columbia Business School’s unique brand of education. Board members’ expertise and leadership ensure that the School’s centers and institutes are more connected to industry, and their involvement with students in the classroom and other settings demonstrates how academic theories influence and come to life in the real world.
Under the leadership of co-chairs Henry Kravis ’69 and James Gorman ’87, the Board of Overseers works tirelessly to promote an environment in which faculty members can advance the School’s thought leadership and where students and alumni can continue to lead and shape the world of business in times good and bad.
You are invited to get to know the Board of Overseers members, whose leadership and stewardship exemplify the talent of Columbia Business School’s more than 40,000 alumni around the world.
Chairman and CEO, Morgan Stanley, New York; Co-chair, Board of Overseers
Co-founder, Co-chairman, and Co-CEO, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., New York; Co-chair, Board of Overseers
CEO, Fundación Telfónica, Spain
Chairman, Moore Capital Management LP, New York
President and CEO, Viacom Inc., New York
Vice Chairman and Head of the Investment Solutions Group, Bank of America, New York
Retired Chairman, Capital Guardian Trust Company, California
Chairman Emeritus, American Continental Properties Group, New York
Principal, AMB Advisors LLC, New York
Chairman, The Carson Family Charitable Trust, New York; Chair Emeritus, Board of Overseers
Chairman, Gardner Capital Management Corp., New Jersey
Senior Advisor, Pine Brook Road Partners LLC, New York
Founder and Chairman, Chazen Capital Partners LLC, Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Liz Claiborne Inc., New York; Chair Emeritus, Board of Overseers
Chairman, Wing Tai Corporation Ltd., Hong Kong
CEO and Managing Partner, Circle Wealth Management, New York
Caledon Partners, United Kingdom
Partner, CEW Partners, New York
Chairman and CEO, Viel & Cie and Compagnie Financiere Tradition, France
Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Omega Advisors Inc., New York
Managing Director, Astra Horizons, United Kingdom
Managing Director and Co-head of Greater China, Advent International Hong Kong Ltd., Hong Kong
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Paradigm Advisors Holding (Hong Kong) Limited, China and Hong Kong
Founder and Managing Partner, Brighton Park Capital, Connecticut
Chairman and CEO, Lark Investments Inc., Canada
President, Post Rock Advisors LLC, New York
Senior Advisor, Morgan Stanley, New York
Senior Advisor, Morgan Stanley, Dean Emeritus and Professor, Columbia Business School, New York
Chairman and CEO, Privet Capital LLC, Florida
Chairman Emeritus, Coach Inc., New York
Chief Executive Officer, Fannie Mae, New York
Chief Executive Officer, Bungalow Media + Entertainment, New York
Chief Executive Officer, Liberty Global, Colorado
Chairman and CEO, GAMCO Investors Inc., New York
Chairman, Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Italy
Managing Principal, Centerbridge Partners LP, New York
Chairman and President, Signature Communications Ltd., New York
Former Chairman and CEO, Bloomingdale's Inc., New York
President, Gray Ventures III LLC, Georgia
Founder and President, Slate Path Capital LP, New York
Retired President, PaineWebber Group Inc., New York
Director, First Eagle Holdings, New York
Partner, First Round Capital, California
Chairman and CEO, Higa Industries Co. Ltd., Wendy’s Japan, and Higa Investments, Japan
Founder and CEO, Mantle Ridge LP, New York
Group Director, Fairmont Shipping, Hong Kong
Executive in Residence, Columbia Business School, New York
Principal, Alex & Wright Inc., Hong Kong
Dean Emeritus and Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia Business School, Professor of Economics (Arts and Sciences), Columbia University, New York
Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Jabre Capital Partners SA, Switzerland
Former Partner, Lexington Partners Inc., New York
Partner, Circle Wealth Management, New York
Chairman, Key Development LLC, Texas
Chairman, SUN Group, India
CEO and Co-Founder, Ellevest, New York
Founding Partner, Wasserstein Perella & Co. Inc., New York
Chairman Emeritus, Ogilvy, New York
Vice Chairman, LeFrak, New York
Co-founder, IT Cosmetics, California
Co-founder, IT Cosmetics, California
Dean and David and Lyn Silfen Professor of Business, Columbia Business School, New York
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Turner Broadcasting System Inc., New York
Chief Executive Officer and Director, Manning & Napier, New York
CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board, Wolters Kluwer, Netherlands
Chairman, Marblegate Asset Management, Connecticut
Honorary CEO and Chairman, Kikkoman Corporation, Japan
Chairman, Perspecta Trust LLC, New Hampshire
Chairman, Southern Cross Group, Argentina
Managing Director, Rockdale Partners, New York
Chairman, Brifor Limited, United Kingdom
Chairman, Silks Hotel Group, Taiwan
Chairman and CEO, The Orogen Group, New York
Chairman Emeritus, Greycroft LP, New York
President and Chief Executive Officer, Revlon, New York
Chairman and CEO, MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated, New York
Chairman and CEO, Meridian Industries Inc., Wisconsin
President, The Renco Group Inc., New York
Chairman and Founder, The Richman Group Inc., Connecticut
Managing Member and Portfolio Manager, Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC, New York
Chief Executive Officer, CQS (UK) LLP, United Kingdom
Chairman, Haci Omer Sabancı Holdings AS, Turkey
Deputy Chairman, Rothschild & Co., Italy
Retired Vice Chairman, General Electric, Florida
Chairman, Lotte Group, South Korea
Chairman and CEO, Simon Property Group, Indiana
Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Vista Equity Partners, Texas
Chairman, Tishman Speyer, New York
Founding Principal, Oaktree Capital Management LP, California
Former Executive in Residence, Columbia Business School, New York
Founder, Talpion Fund Management LP, New York
Founder and Co-CEO, H.I.G. Capital LLC, Florida
Chairman and CEO, FountainVest Partners (Asia) Ltd., Hong Kong
Chairman Emeritus, CR Group LP, Texas
Chairman, Pearson plc, Florida
New York
Chairman and CEO, Thompson Distribution Company, Indiana
Chief Executive Officer, Thorndale Farm Inc., President and CEO, Gogo, New York and Illinois
Chairman, M&G Group Ltd., Italy
Executive Vice President and CFO, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., New York
Chairman, Bridge Growth Partners, New York
Chairman, Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company, Philippines
Global Chairman, Institutional Clients Group, Citi, United Kingdom
Founder, Chairmom, and Chief Visionary, Happy Family Brands, New York
President and Chief Investment Officer, Cantillon Capital Management, New York
Chief Executive Officer, Rise Education, China
Founder and CEO, Tupelo Capital Management LLC, New York
Co-Founder and Chief Information Officer, Tencent, China
Co-Founder and Chairman, Jordan/Zalaznick Advisers Inc., New York
President and CEO, LFC Capital Inc., Illinois
Retired Chairman and CEO, NCR Corporation, Florida
Retired Chairman, Puradyn Filter Technologies Inc., Florida