Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Management Program

Welcome to Columbia Business School's Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management Program! We invite you to join our community of dedicated students, alumni, and faculty as we pioneer the future of healthcare. Our program, enriched by the vibrant city life of New York and inspired by the cutting-edge research and industry insights of our faculty, promises a transformative journey.

Here, you will find an ecosystem that merges business acumen with healthcare insights, molding leaders who can navigate the complex, ever-evolving landscape of healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. Be it through our innovative courses, research centers, or insightful events, we aim to stimulate intellectual curiosity, inspire leadership, and foster deep industry connections.

No matter where you are in your journey— prospective student, current student, alumnus, or industry professional — we encourage you to explore the program, participate in our events, and engage with us in shaping the future of healthcare.

We're excited to have you here. Dive in, and let's transform healthcare together!

Watch our video and hear why students think Columbia Business School is the perfect program for those with a passion for healthcare. 

8th Annual Gabelli-Columbia Business School Healthcare Symposium

November 2026
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM ET
Location: New York, NY (Venue To Be Announced)
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The Gabelli-Columbia Business School Healthcare Symposium is an annual event that offers a platform for asset managers, investors, and healthcare leaders to discuss opportunities and challenges facing the sector including the exploration of investment opportunities. A hallmark event for the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management Program, the symposium attracts a broad range of audiences including investors, fund managers, analysts, CEOs, entrepreneurs, and physicians, as well as Columbia Business School students and alumni, serving as a preeminent environment that gathers distinguished leaders to engage in discussions and thought leadership surrounding the healthcare ecosystem.

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ALL UPCOMING EVENTS

Healthcare is a fascinating, challenging and fulfilling sector that touches everyone's lives. The Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management (HPM) Program at Columbia Business School is one of the largest and most innovative healthcare programs among top-tier global business schools and is the home base for healthcare focused curriculum, recruiting, alumni engagement, industry partnerships and cross-university collaborations. The HPM Program is focused on the strategic, economic, regulatory, competitive, technological, and sociopolitical challenges and opportunities in the global healthcare sector. Through a multidisciplinary focus shaped by innovative course offerings, complementary out-of-class activities, networking opportunities with senior industry executives, and career planning, the Program offers a dynamic learning and career-fostering experience designed to prepare the next generation of business leaders in the global healthcare sector.

The HPM Program promotes the intellectual and teaching mission of Columbia Business School in offering a curriculum combining advanced theory and practice, creating a lifetime of learning for alumni by engaging them in Program activities, building strong and sustainable relationships with leading healthcare enterprises to establish the School’s reputation as a leader in healthcare business education, and facilitating global employment opportunities for Columbia students across the healthcare sector with diverse roles spanning consulting, banking, investing, digital health, payers, providers, biopharma/biotech, entrepreneurship and non-profits.

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