Requirements

Serving on the Board is a significant commitment yet highly rewarding experience. All Columbia MBA and EMBA (both first and second-year) students can apply for a limited number of positions each year.  Members are selected based on an interest in ethical leadership, demonstrated leadership skills, and past academic and work experience. If selected, members are expected to:

• Participate in an annual retreat
• Attend Board meetings and leadership development trainings
• Pitch and execute leadership and ethics projects of their own design
• Promote events to the greater CBS community 
• Engage proactively in Bernstein Center events/meetings with faculty and VIP guests

Fall 2021 Recruitment Timeline

• Application deadline:
  September 7, 2021 at 5 p.m. ET (EMBA)  |  September 21, 2021 at 5 p.m. ET (MBA)
• Interviews:
  September 8-14, 2021 (EMBA)  |  September 22-27, 2021 (MBA)
• Invitations released:
  September 15, 2021 (EMBA)  |  September 28, 2021 (MBA)
• SLEB orientation (mandatory attendance):
  September 22, 2021 from 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET (EMBA)  |  October 15, 2021 from 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. ET In-Person (MBA)

The Fall 2021 MBA SLEB application is available now and can be submitted at anytime prior to the deadline above. For those who are interested in applying for the EMBA SLEB, please check back for your opportunity to apply in Spring 2022.

For more information, please contact us at [email protected].