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Gina Liv Tesla, MBA ’04
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Problem solving through teamwork

IBM’s Corporate Service Corps helps provide solutions to global issues, IBM executive Gina Liv Tesla, MBA ’04, tells students.

A decade in the making: From military to MBA
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A decade in the making: From military to MBA

I certainly don’t know where I will be in another ten years. What I can say is, between the military and my MBA, I feel prepared for whatever comes next.

Hispanic MBA Summit 2017 with members of HABLA and the board of the Hispanic Business Association at Columbia Business School
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From hometown to MBA, where communities meet

I grew up in a predominantly black neighborhood and most of my best friends are black—this was a moment when my communities met.

“Looking Back, Moving Forward” panel speakers. From left to right: David Tingue, MBA ’92, Dwight Vicks ’84, MBA ’91, and Peter Bernstein ’03.
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Forum focuses on longtime family businesses

The men behind three family firms that have survived and thrived for 100 years or more shared their insights at the 2017 Families in Business Conference.

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Hotel financing: Loans to build, buy, renovate, or refinance

Jan A. deRoos, HVS Professor of Hotel Finance and Real Estate, offers insight into the relationship between developers, franchises, and financing.

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Direct, immediate impact: Managing and Leading in Organizations

My Managing and Leading in Organizations class with Michelle Duguid has, without a doubt, already impacted my leadership capabilities and my career.

Award-winning family business documentary opens Families in Business Conference
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Award-winning family business documentary opens Families in Business Conference

Taking Stock is a personal drama that explores a father-son relationship while capturing the overlay of a family business in South Africa.

Photo of Chris Barrett talking about food aid with D.C. policymakers
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Cornell Chronicle: Chris Barrett talks food aid to D.C. policymakers

“We sacrifice roughly 40,000 children’s lives annually because of antiquated food aid policies,” said Barrett before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

The Thought Leader Series event, Building a Sustainable Future, One Cornellian at a Time, was held at Cornell Tech’s Bloomberg Center, which has net-zero carbon emissions.
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It’s complicated: Understanding the relationship between the economy and the environment

Alumni who have expertise and investments in green buildings, companies, and technology discussed the impact of urban sustainability in NYC and beyond.