About

Welcome to The Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center — one of the many centers and programs that make Columbia Business School such a dynamic place to pursue a graduate business education. The Lang Center’s mission is at the heart of the School’s mission to educate the next generation of global business leaders.

At Columbia Business School, entrepreneurial thinking — in identifying, valuing, and capturing opportunity — is an essential part of all aspects of the academic experience. In courses covering a wide range of subject areas, our faculty members teach students how to identify strategic opportunities.

Leadership

	Vincent Ponzo Director The Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center

	Sheena Iyengar Faculty Director The Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center

	Murray B. Low Director Entrepreneurship Education

	Clifford J. Schorer Director Entrepreneurs in Residence Program

	Michael Preston Director Family Business Management Program

	Jack McGourty Director Community and Global Entrepreneurship

	Sandra Merrill Senior Associate Director Programs

	Mayra Reyes Associate Director Strategic Outreach

	Ashley Zwick Administrative Director

	Kristen Bulatovic Accounts Payable Officer

Summer Fellowship Program

The Summer Fellowship Program enables MBA students to contribute management expertise to growing startup organizations.

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Spring 2015 Events

February 24, 2015

Lang Center Info Session - Download Deck | One-Pager
12:30-2:00PM, Uris Hall 333

February 26, 2015

Entrepreneur in Residence Workshop - Derek Lee '08
12:30-2:00PM, Uris Hall 333 - Register

February 27, 2015

Columbia Shark Tank Competition
Led by the CEO
1:30-3:30PM, Uris Hall 141

March 5, 2015

Entrepreneur in Residence Workshop - Austin Okere
"Riding the Whirlwind of the New Digital Age"
12:30-2:00PM, Uris Hall 331 - Register

March 8, 2015

Columbia Startup Lab - WeWork
Applications Due By 11:59PM - Apply Now

March 13, 2015

Columbia Startup Lab - Summer
Admission Decisions

March 19, 2015

Entrepreneur in Residence Workshop - Asha Saxena
"Big Data"
12:30-2:00PM, Uris Hall 142 - Register

March 23-31, 2015

Columbia Startup Lab - WeWork
Interviews

March 26, 2015

Entrepreneur in Residence Workshop - Barbara Roberts
12:30-2:00PM, Uris Hall 307 - Register

April 3, 2015

Columbia Startup Lab - WeWork
Deliberations, Alumni Center, 302 Kluge Room

April 5, 2015

Spring Venture Showcase
Applications Due By 11:59PM

April 6, 2015

Columbia Startup Lab - WeWork
Decisions Announced

April 6, 2015

Summer Fellowship Program
Applications Due By 11:59PM - Apply Now

April 9, 2015

David Rose ' 83 Investor Pitch Workshop
12:30-2:00PM, Uris Hall 331- Register

April 16, 2015

Entrepreneur in Residence Workshop - Kevin Quinn '91
"Spring Training for Entrepreneurs: Avoiding Unforced Errors"
12:30-2:00PM, Warren Hall 209 - Register

April 20, 2015

Spring Venture Showcase
6:00-9:00PM, Columbia Startup Lab-WeWork SoHo West, 69 Charlton Street

April 22, 2015

Inaugural Lang Advisory Board Dinner
6:30-8:30PM - Location TBD

April 23, 2015

NY TechDay
10:00-5:30PM, Pier 92

April 23-24, 2015

#Startup Columbia Festival

April 24, 2015

Summer Fellowship Program
Selected Students Announced

April 27, 2015

Entrepreneurial Greenhouse Program
Annual Alumni Reception
6:30-9:00PM

May 5, 2015

Lang Fund Board Meeting

May 5, 2015

Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Columbia
Demo Event
6:30-9:00PM, Morgan Stanley

May 20, 2015

Columbia University Commencement

News

February 23, 2015

Advisory Programs

February 17, 2015

Keiron Stoddart ’15 (ENG): Crowdsourcing Public Safety

February 9, 2015

Looking for an Attorney for your Start-up?

February 7, 2015

#CBSstartups: Show us your entrepreneurial spirit!

January 30, 2015

Jennifer Wright '09 on ABC's Shark Tank

January 5, 2015

Camille Varlet ’09: Beauty From Within

The Marketplace

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Entrepreneur Profiles

Ron Gonen '04 EMBA

Gonen came up with the idea for RecycleBank, a start-up that pays households for recycling, when he was a student at Columbia.

Andrea Wenner '05

Wenner considered several other ventures before developing Out2Play, a nonprofit that builds and refurbishes playgrounds at New York Public Schools.

Andrea Miller '02

After graduation, Miller launched Tango, a multimedia company focused on love and relationships. "Think Sex and the City meets Oprah."

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