The Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics

Looking forward to this event tomorrow in honor of all who have served in the United States Armed Forces and thank them for their enormous sacrifice. Please join us! Registration details below.

Leadership and Ethics: Military in Business Speaker Series with Lt. General (Ret.) Thomas P. Bostick | Sanford Bernstein Center Please join us for the Leadership and Ethics: Military in Business Speaker Series with Lt. General (Retired) Thomas P. Bostick, former COO and President at Intrexon Bioengineering; and former Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The speaker series seeks to h...

Please join us on September 29 for the "Organizational Leadership Series: The General Counsel as Innovative Leader" featuring Elizabeth D. (Liz) Moore, retired General Counsel and SVP at CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO OF NEW YORK to explore the critical role of the general counsel as an innovative leader within an organization and the impact they have on the organization’s culture. Ms. Moore will speak on her career, the major issues she handled on behalf of an energy company, and leadership of a legal department through crisis and innovation. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Registration: Leadership Luncheon Series: The General Counsel as Innovative Leader featuring Elizabeth D. Moore Please submit details below to register for this session on Tuesday, September 29, 12:45-1:30pm EDT

Tomorrow, June 26: Columbia Business School Black Business Students Association (BBSA) and the Black MBA Alliance will host Georgia State Senator Donzella James for a conversation on how companies can help state governments re-think policing in the age of Black Lives Matter.

Proud to share this statement of solidarity from our MBA and Executive MBA Student Leadership and Ethics Board to the Columbia Business School community and friends.

In Solidarity: A Message from The Student Leadership and Ethics Board By The MBA and EMBA Student Leadership and Ethics Board

"We’re not doing enough at companies to put action plans in place” to cultivate high-potential women, said Columbia Business School alumna Caroline Feeney, CEO of Prudential Financial Inc.’s Individual Solutions group, its consumer products and services business. “But it’s so important. I know, because I’ve lived it.”

Where Are All the Women CEOs? The traditional stepping stones to the chief executive position are jobs responsible for the bottom line—such as head of division—and those roles are still overwhelmingly filled by men. There are more female executives these days, but most are in areas such as HR, legal and marketing.

Jerome A. Chazen, cofounder of Liz Claiborne company and founder of The Chazen Institute for Global Business at Columbia Business School shared advice with graduating students during our Leadership Matters online session with Professors Adam Galinsky and Sheena Iyengar.

My Advice to Graduates: Jerome A. Chazen '50 Jerome A. Chazen, cofounder of Fortune 500 apparel company Liz Claiborne, Inc., offers wisdom to students graduating in these uncertain times. Mr. Chazen spo...

Professors Adam Galinsky and Sheena Iyengar's Leadership Matters session featuring special guest, Jerry Chazen, provided graduating Columbia Business School students with an opportunity to reflect upon their leadership journey and beyond, as future ethical business leaders.

Class of 2020, we are honored to be a part of your Countdown for 2020!

Columbia Business School alumna Nell Derick Debevoise '12 addresses three major themes in this Forbes article, which will set us up to manage this crisis better, and emerge with stronger and healthier teams, families, and communities.

Three Underutilized Ways To Be Of Service In A Pandemic Remembering your purpose is an underutilized tactic for surviving and thriving in moments of crisis. Here are three specific ways to be your best self during this unprecedented time of crisis. They will also help you emerge healthier and stronger on the other side.

As many companies are now working from home, Columbia University School of Professional Studies Dean Jason Wingard gathers expert advice to help managers set boundaries and maintain a strong connection with their newly all-digital teams.

Leading Remote Workers: The Coronavirus’ Impact On Effective Management Here are three keys to heading a newly virtual workforce — what I call the “3 Cs of remote leadership” — that leaders can implement today, whether their organization’s shift is temporary or long lasting.

As part of the Reuben Mark Initiative for Organizational Character and Leadership, Columbia Business and Law Schools proudly hosted the CEO & General Counsel Conversation Series featuring Colgate-Palmolive Company Executives Ian Cook, Executive Chairman, and Jennifer Daniels, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, in conversation with Adam Bryant, Reuben Mark Senior Adviser. The discussion highlighted the strategic relationship between in-house lawyers and their business partners, and the competitive advantage that flows from those strong, symbiotic relationships.