Columbia Business School
| Type | Private business school |
|---|---|
| Established | 1916 |
| Endowment | $680 million[1] |
| Dean | R. Glenn Hubbard |
Academic staff | 136 |
| Postgraduates | 1,433 |
| ~100 | |
| Location | New York , , USA |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Columbia University |
| Website | gsb.columbia.edu |
Columbia Business School (CBS) is a business school of Columbia University in Manhattan, New York City.[2] It was established in 1916.[3] Its purpose is to provide training and professional preparation for undergraduate and graduate Columbia University students. It is one of six Ivy League business schools. Its admission process is among the most selective of top schools.[4]
MS Programs
[change | change source]Columbia Business School offers three separate Master of Science degrees in Management Science & Engineering, Financial Economics and Marketing. Admission to the programs is extremely competitive: in 2011, there were 543 applicants to the Financial Economics program and only 10 students were accepted.[5]
CIBE
[change | change source]The Certificate in Business Excellence (CIBE) is awarded to students who complete a total of 18 program days of executive education within a four-year period.[6] Any executive education program at Columbia Business School can be applied toward the completion of the certificate.[6]
Recipients of the CIBE are granted full alumni status with Columbia Business School,[7][8] including the following alumni benefits:[6]
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People
[change | change source]Alumni
[change | change source]Columbia Business School has over 39,000 living alumni.[9] Some of the more notable alumni include the following:
- Erskine Bowles, MBA 1969, Former White House Chief of Staff; President of the University of North Carolina system
- Warren Buffett, MS 1951, Billionaire CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
- Penny Chenery, MBA, American sportswoman who bred and raced Secretariat, 1973 winner of the Triple Crown
- Alexander Haig, MBA 1955, United States Secretary of State
- Irving Kahn, MBA, oldest living active investment professional
- Frank Lautenberg, BS 1949, U.S. Senator from New Jersey
- Mauricio Macri, attended, incumbent Chief of Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
- Christopher O'Neill, MBA 2005, British-American businessman and husband of Princess Madeleine of Sweden
- Washington SyCip, MBA 1943, founder of the Asian Institute of Management and Sycip Gorres Velayo & Co.
- Eudora Welty, MBA 1930–31, American author, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1973; recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Sources
[change | change source]- ↑ "Financials | Columbia Business School Centennial". Columbia Business School. Columbia University in the City of New York. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ↑ Roger L. Kemp, Town and Gown Relations: A Handbook of Best Practices (Jefferson, NC: Mcfarland, 2013), p. 126
- ↑ AACSB International, Organisational Capability and Competitive Advantage (Bradford: Emerald Group Publishing, 2011), p. 175 n. 12
- ↑ "Top 5 Most Selective Business Schools". About.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2008.
- ↑ "Columbia Business School MS Financial Economics Candidaite Profile". Archived from the original on April 28, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Columbia Business School". Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- ↑ "Columbia Business School". Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- ↑ Bricker's International Directory 2006
- ↑ "About Columbia Business School : Alumni". Archived from the original on June 5, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
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