In Brief

Even as a seventh grader, Mario Gabelli ’67 was intrigued by what makes financial markets tick. While working as a caddy at a country club in Westchester County, New York, he’d often overhear members—many of whom were Wall Street specialists getting in a quick nine holes after market close— talk about stocks. He started building up his own portfolio shortly thereafter.

Professors Glenn Hubbard and Tano Santos have been honored with the 2023 Singhvi Prize for Scholarship in the Classroom, selected by the School’s graduating class. The prestigious award recognizes full-time faculty who demonstrate exceptional dedication to teaching and ability to engage students.

With a background in STEM and at least two years of professional experience, 28 students matriculated this fall into the first class of the School’s Dual MBA/Executive MS: Engineering & Applied Science program.

The W. Edwards Deming Center for Quality, Productivity, and Competitiveness at Columbia Business School honored Michele Buck, chair, president, and CEO of The Hershey Company, and Brian Cornell, chair and CEO of Target, with the 2023 Deming Cup for Operational Excellence during a ceremony at Columbia University’s Low Library Rotunda in October.

Two Columbia Business School alumni and change agents in the climate-tech and entertainment industries received special honors from the CBS board of trustees at the 45th Annual Awards Dinner.

The first event of its kind at Columbia Business School, TEDxColumbiaUniversity—Excellence Through Equity was held last September in Manhattanville. Faculty, students, and thought leaders from across academia, business, and policy gathered to examine how equity in organizations propels all of us higher.

Professor Joseph Stiglitz and Dean Emeritus Glenn Hubbard discussed the topic of inequality and the future of capitalism during the first installment of a new speaker series from The Hub, a new CBS think tank.

Donnel Baird ’13, CEO and founder of BlocPower, joined Columbia Business School Professor Bruce Kogut as part of the Business, AI, and Democracy initiative’s BAID @TheHub speaker series.