Enterprise Risk Management News

Alumni

How Columbia ERM Prepared an Alum for a Global Risk Career at JPMorgan Chase

Zhengtian Ge (’22SPS, Enterprise Risk Management) reflects on how the ERM program has contributed to his approach at JPMorgan Chase four years after graduating.

Faculty

Third-Party Risk Has a Ghost Problem — and It's Called the Fourth Party

Rimla Khawaja brings two decades of third-party risk management experience into the classroom, including the lesson that your risk doesn’t stop with the vendor you hired.

Faculty

The Situational Awareness Collapse: Anatomy of a Leverage Crisis

ERM part-time lecturer Rajat Baijal breaks down the lessons for risk management from the fall of hedge fund Situational Awareness.

Alumni

Applying ERM Principles in Surprising Places: One SPS Alum’s Experience in Fintech

“The ability to understand both innovation and risk has given me a unique perspective as we navigate one of the most transformative technological shifts of our time,” writes ERM alumna Victoria Mei.

Alumni

From SPS to Leadership Roles at Fannie Mae and Morgan Stanley

M.S. in Enterprise Risk Management program alum Qing Zhong reflects on the career advantages she gained through the program.

Faculty

ERM in Action: Reinforcing Real-World Experience in the Classroom (and Vice Versa)

Benjamin Perlman shares how simultaneously teaching in Columbia’s M.S. in Enterprise Risk Management program and leading ERM at ORIX enhances his work in both roles.

Faculty

The Party of Three Nobody Wanted to Attend

ERM part-time lecturer Tahmina Day warns of new security risks for organizations working with third-party vendors in the age of AI.

Faculty

The Return of the IPO: What It Signals About Risk Appetite in Today’s Markets

IPOs reflect market momentum and investors’ risk perception, writes ERM lecturer Saba Zahid.

Faculty

The Con That Comes Prepared

How AI-enabled deception, open-source software dependencies, and social engineering are reshaping enterprise cybersecurity risk.

Faculty

In Defense of Economic Risk Capital at Banks: Because Simply “Not Failing” is Not a Winning Strategy

In this thought leadership piece, Columbia ERM lecturer Raj Mittal argues for the renewed relevance of economic capital as a strategic tool—complementing stress testing to help banks balance resilience with long-term value creation.

Faculty

Liquidity Can Be Illusionary

From Silicon Valley Bank to Lehman Brothers, history shows that liquidity crises are often driven less by balance sheet metrics and more by confidence. In Columbia’s M.S. in Enterprise Risk Management program, students learn to assess both the quantitative and behavioral dimensions of liquidity risk.

Alumni

Finding Clarity Through Enterprise Risk Management at SPS

An Enterprise Risk Management alumnus shares how studying at Columbia SPS reshaped his understanding of risk, decision-making, and professional growth.