Entrepreneurship

Columbia University is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Joseph Stiglitz to a joint chaired professorship at Columbia Business School, the Economics Department of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the School of International and Public Affairs.

The Eugene M. Lang Entrepreneurial Initiative Fund, now in its ninth year of supporting student ventures, recently announced seed capital investments totaling $250,000 in four student ventures.

Professor Eric Abrahamson leds discussion with MBA students on "Enron: The Smartest guys in the Room".

At the 2005 Alumni Reunion, Professor Bruce Greenwald put forth a simple truth about investing: in any sale, one person is wrong. Value investing offers a framework for ending up on the right side of the sale.

Andrea Wenner '05 starts nonprofit to address the lack of playground facilities at New York City's elementary schools.

Lee Branstetter introduces guest lecture on Merck & Co.'s efforts to combat the AIDS epidemic.

Jeffrey Sturchio, Merck vice president of external affairs and human health in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, discusses a partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the government of Botswana.

Recognizing the value of MBA talent to the public and nonprofit sectors, the class of 2005 pledged its class gift of $502,593 to the School’s Loan Assistance Program.