Cliff Cramer
Director
Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management Program
Adjunct Professor
Management
BA, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1973; MBA, State University of New York, Albany, 1975
Joined CBS in 2006
Office:
218A
Uris
Phone:
212-854-2327
E-mail:
cc2663@gsb.columbia.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Biography
Professor Cramer spent more than 25 years in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, and financial services sectors. He was Managing Director at Merrill Lynch in the Global Healthcare Investment Banking Group, and Managing Director at JPMorgan in the Corporate Finance Group providing M&A services and financing to global healthcare enterprises. Earlier, Prof. Cramer was Vice President, Corporate Planning & Development for Merck & Co., Inc. with worldwide responsibilities for strategic planning and business development. In addition, he was co-founder of American Health Capital / VHA Enterprises, Inc., a healthcare financial services company serving the capital needs of multihospital systems and managed care organizations, and held investment banking positions with Paine Webber, Inc., and L.F. Rothschild, Unterberg, Towbin, Inc. Prof. Cramer created the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management Program at CBS, and was director of the Program from its inception in 2006 to 2015. He was also the recipient of the Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence in 2015.
Teaching
Spring 2018
Strategy and Competition in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
(MBA)
Spring 2017
Strategy and Competition in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
(MBA)
Spring 2016
Strategy and Competition in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
(MBA)
Spring 2015
Strategy and Competition in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
(MBA)
Healthcare Investment and Entrepreneurship
(MBA)
Spring 2014
Strategy and Competition in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
(MBA)
Healthcare Investment and Dealmaking
(MBA)
Fall 2013
Investing in Medical Technologies
(MBA)
Spring 2013
Strategy and Competition in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
(MBA)
Healthcare Investment and Dealmaking
(MBA)
Columbia Caseworks cases
Benicar and Sankyo Pharma: Marketing Challenges of Launching Into a Crowded Pharmaceutical Market
(2010)
Coauthor(s): Cliff Cramer