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Columbia Business School announced today the establishment of its Private Equity Program (PEP). Under the direction of Professor Laura Resnikoff, the PEP will strengthen the Schools ties to the private equity industry by linking students, alumni and the business community.
Over the past several years, Prof. Resnikoff has developed a number of initiatives geared toward the private equity industry, including an alumni advisory board, a series of alumni mentoring breakfasts, a mentoring program between Executive MBA and full-time MBA students who share private equity interests, and an annual joint event with the London Business School.
In her new role as Director of the PEP, Prof. Resnikoff will serve as the Schools primary point of contact with the private equity industry. The PEP will also include course offerings, including Prof. Resnikoffs new private equity course and her existing Turnaround Management class.
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Columbia Business School announced the appointment of Francine Lynch as Director of the Institute for Not-for-Profit Management (INM), an arm of the Schools Executive Education division. Ms. Lynchs responsibilities include audience development, funder relationships, and setting the strategic direction for current and future INM programs. She will report to Barbara Gyde, Executive Director, Marketing and Business Development at Columbia Business School Executive Education.
Francine possesses a deep understanding of the management needs of the not-for-profit sector, said Troy Eggers, Associate Dean for Executive Education at Columbia Business School. She has demonstrated strong leadership abilities in her management
The Turnaround Management Association (TMA) announced last Tuesday the winners of the 2007 Carl Marks Student Paper Competition. Teams made up of Columbia MBA students won the first- and second-place awards in the case study category. The students were advised by Laura B. Resnikoff, associate professor of management and advisor to the student-run Private Equity and Venture Capital Club.
Submitted in general and case study categories, the winning papers were selected for their relevance to corporate distress, financial restructuring and reorganization along with the quality of the writing and analysis. The first-place team - Hamid Benbrahim 07, Rich Bozutto
Columbia Business School in New York is redesigning its core MBA curriculum.
The aim of the revamp is to give students greater flexibility when it comes to pursuing their career goals, while still maintaining academic rigour.
The new core will enable our students to tailor their education to their particular interests, while still ensuring they come away from Columbia with a strong grasp of the fundamentals of business, says Amir Ziv, vice-dean and faculty director of the Arthur J Samburg Institute for Teaching Excellence.
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Columbia Business School, an American graduate-level studies-business and the Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad (IIM-A), today announced a partnership, first of all students on the programmes' exchange. This partnership is a further step toward the Columbia Business School's goal of deepening its relations with India.
Columbia Business School and IIM-A design and an international program for students of both institutions. This partnership is beyond the academic experience into practice first-hand knowledge of the global economy by the executive presentations and field trips up the two companies in India and the USA
"The partnership between Columbia Business School and IIM - Ahmedabad
Columbia Business School Appoints Cliff Cramer Director of New MBA Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management Program
R. Glenn Hubbard, Dean of Columbia Business School, has appointed Clifford S. Cramer as Director of its new MBA Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management Program. This multi-disciplinary initiative will form a community of students, faculty, and industry practitioners exploring the many challenges and opportunities related to the healthcare sector, the largest within the U.S. economy.
We look forward to drawing together Columbia Business Schools expertise and leadership from the various sectors of the industry, said Dean Hubbard, noting that Healthcare is in need of creative new approaches and
Columbia Business School Names Kelley Blanco Assistant Dean for Executive MBA Programs
Glenn Hubbard, Dean and Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia Business School, has announced the appointment of Kelley Blanco as Assistant Dean for Executive MBA Programs at the School, effective March 12, 2007. Ms. Blanco moves into her new role from the Schools department of External Relations and Development, where she served most recently as Director of Development. She will report to Ethan Hanabury, Associate Dean of Executive MBA Programs at Columbia Business School.
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Kelley has been a tremendous asset to Columbia Business School during her
The MBA Group from Argentina Expands Its Operations in Central America and Opens Office in Panama
Argentina, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The MBA Group, a leading investment banking firm in Argentina and the Southern Cone, announced that as of January 2007 it will continue its advisory operations in Central America through MBA Centroamerica S.A, with headquarters in Panama City. MBA is associated with Lazard Freres and develops its activities and businesses through MBA Banco de Inversiones, MBA Sociedad de Bolsa, MBA Asset Management and MBA Private Equity.
Mr. Matias Eliaschev has been appointed Managing Director of MBA Centroamerica S.A. Until December 2006,
BANGALORE: All 249 students at the expense of the 2007-09 Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B) during the summer courses were offered, of which 110 are about internal abroad, a public servant the Institute said.
Vikram Bala, a member of the investment committee, IIM-B, said that more than 110 students, internships abroad available 101 compared with last year.
Among girls, students, more than 40 percent of girls were prosecuted and career prospects abroad in investment banks and management consulting firms, Bala said.
But he refused to distribute scholarships for students, but said: "They were the best."
The role of international management included in the
Equity Office Allows Vornado Group to Review Books (Update4)
Equity Office Properties Trust, the largest U.S. office landlord, agreed to open its books to Vornado Realty Trust, which is leading an unsolicited $21.6 billion takeover bid.
Equity Office is providing information to Vornado, Starwood Capital Group Global LLC and Walton Street Capital LLC, and expects a definitive proposal from the group by Jan. 31, Equity Office said in a statement. Chicago based Equity Office reiterated that its board still recommends Blackstone Group LPs all cash offer of $20 billion, or $48.50 a share.
It validates that Vornados offer is a real
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