Leading through Crisis

Janno Lieber is the chairman and CEO of New York’s MTA, one of the world’s oldest, largest, and most complex public transit systems. “New York is my passion,” Lieber says, and the throughline of his career.

In the first episode of season two, hosts Ray Horton and Sandi Wright speak with Rohit “Rit” Aggarwala ’00, the chief climate officer and commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) of the City of New York, a position he has held since being recruited in 2022 to the administration of Mayor Eric Adams. 

Three takeaways from the 2022 Brazil Climate Summit held at Columbia Business School’s Manhattanville campus

Usher explains why it’s not necessarily bad if carbon markets shift emissions, and what is crucial to creating an effective carbon market.

A K-shaped recovery occurs when different parts of the economy recover at different rates, times, or magnitudes. For many developing countries and emerging markets, the end of the COVID-19 crisis is a long way off.

Her priority list is long. But she can help provide the Leadership & Strategy necessary to build a better post-pandemic world.