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Columbia Business School enjoys many assets, including the valuable expertise and wide-ranging business ties that the Board brings to the School community. These profiles of the Board 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 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 chair James Gorman ’87, the Board 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 members, whose leadership and stewardship exemplify the talent of Columbia Business School’s more than 50,000 alumni around the world.
Chairman and CEO, Morgan Stanley, New York; Chair, Board
CEO, Fundación Telfónica, Spain
Chairman, Moore Capital Management LLC, New York
President and CEO, ViacomCBS 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, American Continental Properties Group, Portugal
Founder, Project Juice, California
Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer and Global Head of Talent, Citi, New Jersey
Principal, AMB Advisors LLC, New York
Chairman, The Carson Family Charitable Trust, New York; Chair Emeritus, Board
Chairman, Gardner Capital Management Corp., New Jersey
CEO and Managing Partner, Circle Wealth Management, New York
Caledon Partners, United Kingdom
Chairman and CEO, Viel & Cie and Compagnie Financiere Tradition, France
Founder, Fedeclama HK Limited, Hong Kong/Milan
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Paradigm Advisors Holding (Hong Kong) Limited, China and Hong Kong
Founder and Managing Partner, Brighton Park Capital, Connecticut
CEO, Lark Investments Inc., Canada
Retired Senior Advisor, Morgan Stanley, New York
Dean Emeritus and Professor, Columbia Business School, New York
Chairman and CEO, Privet Capital LLC, Florida
Chairman Emeritus, Coach Inc., New York
Chairman, Vessel Technologies, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer, Bungalow Media + Entertainment, New York
Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman, Liberty Global, Colorado
Chairman and CEO, GAMCO Investors Inc., Connecticut
Founder and President, Slate Path Capital LP, New York
President and co-CEO, Bleichroeder LP, New York
Partner, First Round Capital, Pennsylvania
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 - Magsaysay Group, Hong Kong
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
President, Kintore Partners, Florida
Partner, Circle Wealth Management, New York
Chairman, Key Development LLC, Texas
Chairman, SUN Group, India
Executive Co-Chair, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., New York; Emeritus Co-chair, Board
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
New York Times Bestselling Author, Believe It and 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 Systems Inc.
Chairman and CEO, Manning & Napier, New York
Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Executive Board, Wolters Kluwer
Chairman, Marblegate Asset Management, Connecticut
Honorary CEO and Chairman, Kikkoman Corporation, Japan
Senior Advisor, Access Media Advisory, Connecticut and London
Chairman, Brifor Limited, United Kingdom
Chairman, Silks Hotel Group, Taiwan
Chairman and CEO, The Orogen Group, New York
Chairman Emeritus, Greycroft LP, New York
Chief Executive Officer, Zoetis, New Jersey
Chairman and CEO, MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated, New York
Chairman and CEO, Meridian Industries Inc., Wisconsin
President, The Renco Group Inc., New York
General Partner, Technology Crossover Ventures, California
Chairman and Founder, The Richman Group Inc., Connecticut
Managing Member and Portfolio Manager, Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC, New York
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Phosagro PJSC, United Kingdom
Special Advisor, Brigton Park Capital, Tech Pioneers Fund, and Altus Capital, 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
Co-founding Principal, Oaktree Capital Management LP, California
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., Chairman and CEO, Gogo, New York and Illinois
Executive Vice President and CFO, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., New York
Chairman, Bridge Growth Partners, New York
Founder, Happy Family, and Founder and Chief Mom, Healthynest, New York
President and Chief Investment Officer, Cantillon Capital Management, New York
Chairwoman and CEO, Rise Education, China
CEO and Chair, Tupelo Capital Management LLC, New York
Co-Founder and Chief Information Officer, Tencent, China
Co-Founder and Chairman, Jordan/Zalaznick Advisers Inc., New York
Senior Advisor, Pine Brook Road Partners LLC, New York
Partner, CEW Partners, New York
Chairman and CEO, Omega Family Office Inc., New York
Retired Chairman and CEO, NCR Corporation, Florida
Chairman, Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Italy
President, Gray Ventures, Georgia
Retired President, PaineWebber Group Inc., New York
Former Executive in Residence, Columbia Business School, New York