Milstein Center Research in Focus

Bitar, Managing Partner of Rho Acceleration, shared insights from more than three decades of experience across private equity, global investing, and board leadership.

Geothermal is a proven, clean source of baseload power. Yet despite decades of operational success, it accounts for less than 1% of global electricity generation. That's about to change.
Conventional hydrothermal systems are ready to deploy today, and next-generation technologies like enhanced geothermal systems (EGS), closed-loop systems, and superhot geothermal will unlock heat resources beyond naturally occurring reservoirs, dramatically expanding geothermal potential.

Feeling financially constrained leads lower-income consumers to cut back, while wealthier consumers spend more, often to regain a sense of control.

At Columbia Business School’s Alleycon 2026, faculty, founders, and investors argued that in an era of exponential AI and technological acceleration, the biggest risk is hesitation.

Columbia Business School and CompStak launch first-of-its-kind tool to deeply analyze office, retail, and industrial rent trends

A new economic model shows how companies accumulate your information the way they once accumulated factories—and how that changes what you pay.