The Student Leadership and Ethics Board (SLEB) of the Bernstein Center hosts a series of interactive events that bring together distinguished speakers, academics, and students for Leadership and Ethics Week. Our goal is to utilize their real-world experiences, expertise, and ideas to cultivate leadership, build character, and promote ethical decision-making in the Columbia Business School community.
Please see below for the 2026 Leadership and Ethics Week schedule of events and register today!
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Inside the Hiring Room: Judgment, Risk, and Responsible Leadership
Monday, April 6 at 12:45 p.m.
Geffen 640
Speakers:
- Laura McPhail, Partner, Hedley May
- Copeland McCarter ’27 (Moderator)
Research Lightning Talks
Thursday, April 9 at 1 p.m.
Geffen 640
Research Presenters:
- Professor Daniel Ames, Management Division, “Listen Up!: Tackling Barriers to Listening during Ethical Disagreement”
- Katelynn Boland, Management Division, “Understanding Loss at Work and in Life”
- Brandon Freiberg, Management Division, “Automation and the Democratization of Technology Startups”
- Shunsuke Matsuno, Accounting Division, “Leadership and Conformity in Organizations”
- Aastha Mittal, Management Division, “To Share or Not to Share? Managing Personal Identity in Professional Settings”
Leadership & Ethics in Real Estate: Shaping an Industry Under Transformation
Friday, April 10 at 12:45 p.m.
Geffen 540
Speakers:
- Lisa Gomez, Chief Executive Officer, L+M Development Partners
- Jeff Monge, Managing Director of Monge Capital
- Richard Cadena ’26, (Moderator), VP, Commercial Real Estate Credit Underwriter, BHI