The journey doesn’t end at graduation. Alumnae stay engaged, grow their skills, and make new connections through the CBS Women’s Circle, lifelong learning, recent thought leadership, and access to career resources and a diverse professional network.
Stay Engaged
Become a Women’s Circle Admissions Advocate
By contacting admitted students to welcome them to Columbia Business School and/or helping undecided admits learn more about Columbia Business School, Women’s Circle Admissions Advocates allow candidates to experience firsthand the unique strength of the School’s network as they are making choices about where to apply and attend school. Women’s Circle members can contact [email protected] for more information.
She Opened the Door
The She Opened the Door initiative, which began with a historic conference in New York City in 2018, aims to enlighten, educate, elevate, and to empower Columbia women across the University.
Women Creating Change
Women Creating Change engages distinguished feminist scholars from diverse fields throughout Columbia University who focus on contemporary global problems affecting women and on the roles women play in addressing these problems.
Explore Lifelong Learning
Executive Education Program
Develop skills across career and life stages through the Executive Education Program.
Women in Leadership: Expanding Influence and Leading Change
The research and evidence is clear: inclusive leaders and inclusive organizations outperform those that are not, yet women remain underrepresented in all levels of management. This program is designed to help elevate the impact of women leaders – enabling them to navigate the business landscape, develop and leverage their talents, and step into roles of greater influence. Learn more about Women in Leadership.
Career Management Center
Explore career resources and visit the Career Management Center to advance your professional growth.
Personalized 1:1 Career Coaching
Meet one-on-one with a career advisor to develop personalized career management strategies.
Access Insights to Board Service
Board Service
Advancing Your Candidacy for Corporate Boards
On September 10, 2019, Columbia Business School's Women Circle hosted a candid discussion on the path for women to corporate board service.
Corporate Governance Program
Columbia Business School’s Corporate Governance Program equips executives and professionals who currently serve or are interested in serving on corporate boards with the knowledge required to excel as stewards of shareholders that promote long-term and sustainable value creation.
Books
Into the Boardroom: How to Get Your First Seat on a Corporate Board, by D.K. Light – a great book with lots of practical information on how to get on a board.
Women on Board: Insider Secrets to Getting on a Board and Succeeding as a Director, by Susan Stautberg and Nancy Calderon.
Databases & Sources
- Women’s Forum Corporate Board Database
- Equilar
- theBoardList
- Catalyst
- National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD)
- Bloomberg
- WCD
- Direct Women
- Women in the Boardroom
- Resume Writer: Deborah Blumenthal, [email protected]
Connect With CBS Centers and Programs
- The Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics
- The Heilbrunn Center for Graham & Dodd Investing
Learn About Resources for the Next Generation
Get Connected:
- Update your profile in the Alumni Directory to make sure you receive global and regional communications from the School.
- Join the Women’s Circle and sign up for the Women’s Circle CBS Hub and LinkedIn group.
- Connect with Columbia Business School on Social.