Latest Impact Stories

Alumni

Sasha Terris-Maes: Helping Nonprofits Weather the Storm

She found an interest in helping nonprofits re-structure organizationally and financially to be sustainable.

Student

After Years of On-the-Job Learning as a Broker, McKay Simmons is Pursuing an M.P.S. to Gain a “Holistic View of the Industry”

A VP at Marsh, Simmons is already implementing principles & strategies he's learning as a part-time student at Columbia.

Alumni

Narrative Medicine Students Deshae Jenkins and Andee Willett Conduct Workshop with Sanctuary for Families

Narrative Medicine students Jenkins and Willett reflect on their practicum experience.

Alumni

Connecting People, Ideas, and Expertise: Danylo Jaworsky on the IKNS Program

Danylo Jaworsky, alum of Columbia’s Information and Knowledge Strategy program, discusses IKNS and his career.

Student

The Value of Intangibles: Yousuf Ahmad on IKNS

Yousuf Ahmad, student of Columbia’s Information and Knowledge Strategy program, discusses the value of studying IKNS.

Alumni

EY’s Nikita Varman on the Value of Human Capital Frameworks

Nikita Varman discusses applying HCM learnings at Ernst & Young.

Student

Lifelong Learning Led Claims Executive Specialist to Columbia’s Insurance Management M.P.S. Program

"The traditional path [for advancement] has never really appealed to me," says Monica Chu.

Bringing Case Study Learnings to the Day-to-Day: Rebecca Broderick

Rebecca is an AVP at the financial firm, Cantor Fitzgerald, where she works on the Compensation and Analytics team.

Alumni

American Express Chief of Staff Laura Kudia on the Global Perspective of Executive Technology Management

She discusses her experience at the Paris residency and working with her executive mentor.

Alumni

After Columbia, Vicki Hildebrand Entered the C-Suite and Hasn’t Looked Back

“Technology leaders are no longer what's being sought after. Companies want business leaders,” she says.

Alumni

When Know-How Wasn’t Quite Enough, Tamara DaCosta Enrolled in Columbia’s Technology Management Program to Gain a Powerful Network

"Building relationships with my cohort and my mentor was the most rewarding part of the experience for me," says DaCosta.

Student

Vikas Pathak, Head - Payment Service Management at BNY Mellon: “The Right Training Led to the Right Opportunity”

Vikas Pathak, graduate of Columbia’s Executive Technology Management program, explains his success in school and in his career.