Columbia Business School

Faculty & Staff

Faculty members who teach in the Social Enterprise Program include both professors at the forefront of their academic fields and full-time practitioners in social enterprise who teach as adjuncts. Both are a vital resource for MBA students and graduates. Social enterprise faculty members expose students to new ideas, theory, and research, offer educational and career advice, and provide a starting point for networking with organizations relevant to social enterprise areas in the nonprofit, public, and business sectors.

Faculty members are involved in research projects, external working groups, conference and student club activities, and student organized study trips. Read about other faculty activities in the news section.

Staff members of the Social Enterprise Program work closely with individual students and student clubs to provide experiential and educational learning opportunities, career advice, and connections between organizations and the social enterprise community at Columbia Business School.

Faculty Member	Interest Areas
Raymond Fisman Lambert Family Professor of Social Enterprise, Finance and Economics; Co-Director, Social Enterprise Program	Business in developing countries; Corruption and business; Finance and trade in emerging markets; International development; Nonprofit and Corporate governance; Managerial and Behavioral Economics; Corporate Social Responsibility
Bruce Usher Adjunct Professor, Finance and Economics; Executive-in-Residence; and Elizabeth B. Strickler '86 and Mark T. Gallogly '86 Faculty Director	Finance and Sustainability; Renewable energy; Climate change; Capital Markets and environmental market mechanisms; Investment Management and Socially Responsible Investing; Commercial Banking, sustainable international development, and poverty, International project finance
Raymond Horton Frank R. Lautenberg Professor of Ethics and Corporate Governance, Management; Director of social enterprise programs in Executive Education; Founder, Social Enterprise Program	Nonprofit and Public management; Public / Municipal finance and urban affairs; Modern political economy; Business Values and Ethics; Corporate Social Responsibility
Geoffrey Heal Paul Garrett Professor of Public Policy and Business Responsibility, Finance and Economics	Business and the environment; Environmental Conservation; Valuation of environmental assets and market mechanisms; Socially Responsible Investing; Sustainability; Managerial Economics; Risk Management, Derivatives and Insurance and Reinsurance; Homeland Security
Joseph Stiglitz Professor, Finance and Economics; Executive Director and Co-founder,The Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD)	Economics of Information; Globalization and global economic policies; International development; Political economy; Monetary and International economics; and other areas
Suresh Sundaresan Chase Manhattan Bank Foundation Professor of Financial Institutions, Finance and Economics	Microfinance; Microinsurance; Delivery mechanisms for emergency aid relief; Credit mechanisms in the developing world; Asset allocation; Debt markets
Linda Green Armand G. Erpf Professor of the Modern Corporation, Decision, Risk and Operations; Founder and co-director of the Columbia Alliance for Healthcare Management	Healthcare; operational efficiency and effectiveness in health care delivery systems; Operations research and management
Medini Singh Visiting Associate Professor, Decision, Risk and Operations	Service operations in the nonprofit and business sectors; Nonprofit management; Supply chain management; Manufacturing and service systems; Operations management
Melissa Berman Adjunct Professor, Management and Social Enterprise	Strategic Philanthropy and Social Venture Capital; Nonprofit and Foundation Management; Program Evaluations; Nonprofit Governance
Jonas Hjort Assistant Professor, Finance and Economics	International Development and Innovation; Small and Medium Enterprise Development; East Africa, Asia and other Emerging Markets
Amy Houston Adjunct Professor, Management and Social Enterprise	Nonprofit organizational development; Nonprofit consulting; Nonprofit governance
Pamela Hartigan Adjunct Professor, Management and Social Enterprise	Social entrepreneurship and innovation; International development; Multilateral health organizations
Doug Bauer Adjunct Professor, Management and Social Enterprise	Nonprofit management, effectiveness, and innovation in social sector organizations; Philanthropy and foundations; Nonprofit finance and reporting; Nonprofit boards and governance; Fundraising
Rick Larson Adjunct Professor, Management and Social Enterprise	Sustainable Ventures; Social Venture Capital; Social Entrepreneurship; Environment and conservation
Tracy Breslin Adjunct Associate Professor, Management and Social Enterprise	Education and Leadership; Nonprofit consulting and management; Social Enterpreneurship and Education; Public education

Staff Member	Area and Contact
Sandra Navalli Senior Director	Curriculum, Research and Program Management E-mail: sn2010@columbia.edu
Diana Rambeau Event and Program Coordinator	Speakers; Conferences and Symposia; Annual Reception; Club Events E-mail: ddr2121@columbia.edu
Sandi Wright NBLP Program	Nonprofit Board Leadership Program, New York Nonprofit Partnerships E-mail: sw2049@columbia.edu
Gwen Shufro NBLP Program	Nonprofit Board Leadership Program, Resource Development E-mail: grs2107@columbia.edu
Heather Barbakoff Communications Manager	Communications and Marketing E-mail: hsb2131@columbia.edu

2014 Social Enterprise Conference

Millennials Rising: What's Next for Sustainability?

When: October 31, 2014,
8:30 am-6:00pm

Location:
The Marriott Marquis
1535 Broadway, New York, NY 10036
Between 45th and 46th Streets
New York, NY 10036

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The annual Social Enterprise Conference at Columbia Business School brings together thought leaders from across private, nonprofit, public, and academic sectors to share best practices, debate critical issues, and collaborate on innovative concepts to inspire change. Through interactive sessions, keynote speakers, workshops, a pitch competition, and networking opportunities, the conference presents guests with the opportunity to partake in the most important business and societal conversation of this new era. For updates on speakers and sessions, please visit the conference website.

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