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Columbia Business School’s case competition team finished first place in the 2024 Real Estate Development Challenge hosted by the Leonard W. Wood Center for Real Estate Studies at Kenan-Flagler Business School and presented by Hines. Team members Chris Byrns ’25, Connor Corcoran ’24, Katy Lepeturin ’25, and Rachel Lee ’25 inspired the judges and crowd by presenting a plan to redevelop the historic Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

Columbia Business School is hosting a 5-day business camp from July 6-10, 2026 or July 13-17, 2026, for high school students ages 14-17.Participants will take on executive roles, negotiate mock deals, and present to professional panels while exploring different business functions.The program targets students new to business, those in business clubs, and high-potential students seeking challenges. It focuses on building confidence, leadership skills, career exploration, and networking with professionals.Limited to 50 students with scholarships available. Applications through Youth About Business.

Dan Doctoroff, chairman and CEO of Sidewalk Labs, explores “crisis as catalyst,” how New York's leaders re-imagined and rebuilt the city in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks with strong management and execution, resourceful innovation, and a belief that “the impossible is possible” — all essential elements for recovery today.

Three new Tamer Fund for Social Venture awardees were selected after their participation in an application screening round, a due diligence process with student teams from a Columbia Business School course, and a final pitch to the fund's investment board.

Victor Lee ’83 has built a career on being attuned to nuances of cross-border communication. Here, he shares his top tips.

We explore how companies can transform the overwhelming influx of digital data into actionable intelligence for strategic decision-making.

In the high-stakes environment of a family enterprise, the "spillover effect" of negative emotions can do more than just disrupt board meetings—it can fundamentally alter the physiological and psychological health of family members. While decades of research have linked emotionally negative households to abnormal eating behaviors, the data has often been inconsistent. To resolve these discrepancies, Professor Michael Slepian and his colleagues examined the role of emotion contagion as a psychological filter. Their findings suggest that the risk of developing disordered eating is not a universal byproduct of a negative family climate, but rather a targeted vulnerability for those who are most "porous" to the emotions of their kin. By understanding this moderating link, family offices and enterprise leaders can better identify at-risk members and implement strategies to build emotional resilience within the family system.