Who We Are

IKNS Students Are...

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Leaders & Decision-Makers

keen to achieve positive change throughout their organizations by leveraging IQ and EQ.
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Early & Mid-Career Professionals

with demonstrated capacity for executive roles who want to hone their data, people, and strategy skills to achieve their next professional milestone.
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Career Pivoters

who want to combine the value of a generalist, business-oriented master's degree with a focus on information science.
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Knowledge Management Specialists

ready to upskill for the AI age and supercharge their careers to meet the future of work.
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Entrepreneurs & Intrapreneurs

with the drive and resourcefulness to work across diverse stakeholders and transform ideas into lasting change.

In IKNS, You Will...

Engage in Flexible, Personalized & Interdisciplinary Learning

Study at your own pace (full time or part time), online (synchronous via Zoom) or in person with learning options customized to your goals. Benefit from a supportive environment featuring 1:1 faculty advisors, access to a wide variety of elective courses across any school at Columbia, and seminars or workshops on the latest trends in the future of work, digital transformation, and human-centered design.

Learn from Esteemed Faculty & Industry Experts

Study with current and former executives from Amazon, Capgemini, Deloitte, Google DeepMind, Meta, NASA, and SAP, as well as advisors to the World Economic Forum. Gain insights from experts with deep knowledge in information and data science, business administration, organizational psychology, economics, sustainability, business intelligence, market research, social media, and UI/UX.

Master Strategic Leadership and Optimize Organizational Outcomes for the Future of Work

Understand the future of work and lead your organization there by leveraging mission-critical data, information, and knowledge through an innovative curriculum that values both IQ and EQ. Develop essential capabilities in AI & Business Analytics, digital product design, strategy, and change management. Redesign key processes and knowledge flows, and lead customer-centric, agentic AI implementations. Become a better communicator, problem solver, teammate, and leader in for-profit, nonprofit, or public sector organizations.

Leverage a Global Alumni Network, Community of Peers & Real-World Application

Build human networks that provide support, opportunity, and purpose within a diverse and global student body, 400+ IKNS alumni, and the broader network of 350,000+ Columbia University alumni. Apply your knowledge and hone your practical skills in a Capstone Project to help real for-profit and nonprofit organizations achieve better results while leveraging world-class resources, libraries, and career guidance.

Download the IKNS Fact Sheet to Learn More

IKNS Fact Sheet

IKNS Students, Alumni & Faculty

Learn more about the ways IKNS community members are making an impact in their careers and industries.

Katrina Pugh has taught in the Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS) M.S. program at Columbia University since 2011.

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