Columbia University Commencement 2019

Columbia University Business School 2019 Class Day Ceremony

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this recognition ceremony for the 757 incredible members of the class of 2019 give yourselves a round of applause let me be the first person up here to offer you special congratulations today from

everyone in the Columbia Business School family I have personally enjoyed working with many of you in class you're very special to me because you are the last set of hands I'll have the pleasure of

shaking as Dean so so I promise to try to get it right now collectively your class is extraordinary and extraordinarily diverse you come from 57 different countries as far as Brazil

Lebanon Switzerland in the Philippines okay you speak 45 different languages and dialects including finish Tamil Thai Ukrainian Yoruba and people tell me English you come from countless

industries and professional backgrounds and among you are of course consultants and financiers but also hikers beekeepers Bollywood dancers powerlifters world travelers and

entrepreneurs of every stripe I hope you take pride in all that you have accomplished and indeed three of you have done exceptionally well academically during your time at school

and our graduating I said exceptionally you've all done well and are graduating with a grade point average of 10 point o or higher congrats for the no today today this morning you join a

new community a vibrant community of alumni who are decision makers and leaders at the center of business they're entrepreneurs they're Industry pioneers and game changers a network of

forty six thousand five hundred individuals who do both influential and important work that changes the world you've been of course working toward fulfilling that role since the day you

got here for orientation we all challenged you to be active to be engaged members of the community I know I speak for all my faculty colleagues in seeing you have more than met this

challenge as students on campus whether by serving your classmates through formal channels like the peer advisor program and student government or playing a role in the successful

execution of Columbia forever or women's week lending an invaluable voice at club meetings and events or just sharing your ideas about your MBA experience collectively today is the moment we set

aside so that we in the faculty and administration at Columbia Business School together with your family and your friends can celebrate you and your accomplishments and wish you continued

success I know you leave the school well equipped as leaders as thinkers ready to have a real impact and I look forward to seeing the change you'll make in your professional lives and in your

communities and I'd like you to take a moment to acknowledge with your applause the people who have supported your time here in particular your friends and family and everyone here who's worked

with you individually you've been exposed to thought leadership that is always informed in real time by the business

world around us research from the school's faculty influences the practice of business in every sector the curriculum you have seen has taught you to be able to create an opportunity in

any environment and thanks to our physical position here in New York you have been able to see myriad industries and visionary business leaders on campus and in high-impact internships in every

possible industry the reputation the strength of Columbia Business School has equipped you with the knowledge and access you will need to continue to make the impact you make in business and

beyond as an alum that reputation that strength will continue to provide you with connections and support they help foster the creativity I know is in you invite entrepreneurial thinking and open

more doors you couldn't be better prepared but I have to tell you and share with you what makes me proudest to be your Dean it's to remind you that with the rewards of your MBA and I hope

and believe they will be substantial for you also comes responsibility what does it really mean to be a graduate of a school like Columbia Business School we all hope and expect that you recall that

we are and have always been a place that's in the business of value and values yes we are proud to be the birthplace of value investing like okay some fans out there my my colleagues and

I certainly strive to add value in all disciplines but I want you to remember today that personal values matter and matter most in the workplace and in your broader life so as you rise in your

career remember all the discussions you've had here in leadership and ethics which I hope inspire you to give back in your community writ large and the students here as they come up as you did

in the Columbia Business School spirit fortunately you have so many extraordinary examples to follow in your fellow alumni just thinking back even over my time as Dean I think of alumni

like Donnell Baird his company blocked power trains unconventional employees to install energy efficient technology for small businesses not-for-profits in

underserved communities slashing both energy costs a good thing in business and co2 emissions a good thing socially in 2012 just before he graduated here he received the echoing green and Open

Society Foundations black male achievement fellowship which supports work to improve life outcomes for African American men another example Shazi visceral class of 2004 Shazi

founded happy family it's the leading premium organic baby and toddler food brand in America before it's sale it ranked number two among food and beverages companies generally in inks

magazine Inc magazines annual listing of the 500 fastest growing companies the same year the magazine named Shazi among its 10 best female entrepreneurs she launched the idea in business school now

serves on the school board and sold the stake she had an happy family to Danone meanwhile also in those years when John Stein class of Oh 9 was just a novice investor he thought he could do better

than what his economics professors had drilled into him that's a dangerous thought when you ever have that the thought he wanted to reject was that the market portfolio was the optimal one so

after his first stock pick which was Enron failed and after deciding the finally he'd economists advice he created Betterman an online investment advisor which offers consumers a better

a more convenient way to invest in the market portfolio the company's been dubbed the Apple of Finance and today is four hundred thousand customers who've invested more than 16 billion dollars

more broadly over a longer period you might think of Gerry spire or Li Cooperman or Henry Kravis Lulu Wong Robert Smith Russ Carson Shelley Lazarus Tracy Travis art Samberg Warren Buffett

Jerry Chazen Vikram Pandit James Gorman Jaime Kern Lima Tim campus or any of 46,500 amazing men and women those names that community that network is yours it's an

asset like all assets I encourage you to stay connected to it and to consume its returns so what really happens this morning what's the special magic in one sense

the familiar sense you're going to graduate you will become part of that alumni network that I just described you go from being a student to making your further mark in the world like Mariam

vana Karim will be presented Wednesday with the Alumni medal for service to the entire university it's with precisely these thoughts in mind that we celebrate your graduation from a great business

school today this is a world-class institution that marries what we do in the university scholarship theory new frontiers of knowledge with real-world business practice in a community of

creative and diverse individuals I think it's the honor of all of my colleagues on the faculty to be able to work with you and I'm particularly proud to be your Dean but it's not the word

graduation that I have in mind today it's easy to be reflective like that but I prefer a more old-fashioned term for what happens this morning and the term is commencement and I like it because it

has an explicit reference to beginnings this morning you will begin again a life of engagement in business and society you have much to contribute to both and I know you will most of all most of all

never ever forget what a noble calling business is and the power that lies within each and every one of you to transform not only the lives of Anne Shiell statements and other

business leaders entrepreneurs but your fellow alumni communities and nations around the world never forget that your MBA is really a master of choices what matters most to all of us is not the

change jingling in your pocket after commencement but the change you're about to make in the world again give yourselves a round of applause and congratulations

it is now my great privilege to welcome our distinguished speaker this morning Carol SAW died I am proud to say class of 1991 when all of you first arrived on campus I think I and others encouraged

you to think like an entrepreneur what we meant by that was seizing opportunity whenever and wherever it may lie which is precisely what Carol has done in her career even when it means taking giant

leaps of faith and that's why she's a great speaker for you today she started her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers where she served fortune 500 public clients with a primary focus on media

and entertainment eleven years after joining the firm she became a partner obviously a moment of great pride but six years later after the life-changing events of September 11th she really R

and decided to leave the company for a leadership role as CFO at the famous law firm of Skadden Arps now leaving the security of PwC in the long term fit is of course a risk but it allowed her to

spend the next eight years making a significant impact in a new place leading exciting projects and serving on a great executive team eight years later she found herself joining the National

Basketball Association where she was CFO an executive vice president during pivotal moments in the NBA's history in 2012 after remaining in touch with her PwC Network she was asked to rejoin the

company as CFO today after coming 360 full circle she's the chief operating officer for PwC Network the leading leading the entire network operations driving the budgeting financial planning

and investments throughout the network and collaborating with the entire global leadership team her story can be your story ultimately the goal of Columbia Business School is for every graduate to

be an outstanding leader on a journey like Carol taking risks pursuing passion trusting in the journey please help me welcome Carol Soto

Wow I have to say this is awesome I mean the energy in this room and in walking seeing everybody walk in was just it was humbling to me so thank you again for asking me to do this and thank you dean

for that kind introduction and congratulations to you on your 15 year tenure as the head of this really awesome institution so there's no question that on his watch the Columbia

Business School has staked its rightful place at the very center of business I couldn't be prouder to call myself a graduate so in today in just a few short minutes 750 seven of you will join me in

that distinction so again congratulations Dean Hubbard and congratulations to the Columbia Business School class of 2019 and to your parents spouses children

children on the way for many a few of you and other loved ones celebrating with you today they shared in the grind these last couple of years and they now get to share in the glory with you so

turn to your sides and turn around and thank them as well so I'm painfully aware that I stand between you and that hard hard earned

MBA but I'm relishing having you as a captive audience for a little bit I'll try to be short but I'll try to give you some insights as well so I have to admit this is a cathartic moment for me my

life has really come full circle to the time and place that really forged me as a person when I walked the halls of Urist some 30 years ago and by the way it's hard to believe you're all still in

URIs Hall I was 25 on the fast track to partnership at then price waterhouse which sponsored my MBA then the walls caved in I was diagnosed with cancer Hodgkin's lymphoma after my first

semester here my doctors told me I had a 50/50 shot of surviving past 30 I didn't quit school I didn't run away to an ashram or go bungee jumping I didn't chase miracle cures or exotic

clinical trials I just turned towards the cancer I confronted it head-on I showed up for class and I showed up for chemo and in 1991 I'm very proud to say I graduated

with the rest of my cluster and got my MBA but I didn't have this moment I didn't walk up to the podium to receive my degree I was too spent to attend

graduation and that's why the invitation to come here to speak and address you today is so meaningful to me so I really thank you so candidly there aren't many advantages

to getting cancer especially at a young age and I truly don't recommend it but I'll tell you it has a way of focusing the mind and crystallizing your priorities and it really gave me a great

leg up on overcoming some principal impediments to happiness and fulfillment and that's fear I grew up in a very conservative household my parents were and are very practical people a chemist

and an engineer they'd always believed in a strong work ethic a frugal lifestyle and the avoidance of risk so very important to them don't take unnecessary risks so my career as an

accountant was essentially preordained it took cancer for me to realize that fear had been a guarding guiding force in my life the guardrails on the treadmill I was on fear of failure fear

of the unknown fear of dependence the author in cartoonist James Thurber once wrote all human beings should try and learn before they die what they're running from and to and why I want to

repeat that for you all human beings should try and learn before they die what they're running from and to and why it's actually a marvelous exercise and it doesn't require a life-threatening

illness so I recommend that to all of you those of you sitting in front of me in the light blue robes know what I'm talking about you made a conscious choice to step off

the treadmill when you applied to Columbia Business School over two years ago it was a risk mind you a calculated one to be sure but you chose to further your education and accept the sacrifices

personal professional and financial that might entail I chose to do the same I chose to round out my business credentials and fluor brought her career horizons by

gutting it out here first at Columbia and I'm here to reassure you it was all worth it about 10 years after completing my treatment for Hodgkin's I left the comfort and security of a partnership at

PwC to take a job as CFO of Skadden Arps a prominent law firm it was truly an eye-opening and extraordinary eight years of experience where I ultimately became the chief operating officer from

there I lept into the deep end of the pool at the NBA as executive vice president and CFO and a member of the commissioners negotiation team for the new collective bargaining agreement with

the players I'm proud to say that that agreement is largely in place today so this wasn't a slam dunk sorry I had to make that pun in fact the job initially was to financially prepare the league

and the teams for the worst case scenario that we'd be out for at least a full season but we got it done and it stands out as one of my most rewarding professional achievements I can honestly

say I would never have left PwC had I not had the cancer scare and my life and career would have been poorer for it so now I'm back at PwC in a global leadership role I might never have held

had I stayed the perspective and experience I gained outside of the firm actually enhanced my value within it and they recruited me back so what's the lesson here

life is short take calculated risks embrace the unknown these are commencement cliches I understand but there's a pretty good reason for that it's actually really

good advice but don't take away the lesson cancer makes you special I know I'm not alone here in dealing with a cancer diagnosis either your own or that of a loved one I would hazard to guess

in fact that the majority of the people here have had some similar but as the patient I can tell you and fellow fellow survivors here will likely agree you are alone and that's where my

advice becomes more Universal much as we may be surrounded by love and support we forge our life and career path alone and that the only person that you and I ultimately answer to is ourselves just

look in the mirror in the morning and take note of who is looking back at you and holding you accountable so be very very conscious and deliberate about the choices you make make sure they feel

right for you these are the choices that will further your aspirations and your happiness take it from me when I say don't let fear steal your happiness I almost did don't do it each and every

one of you came to Columbia Business School for your own reasons and you'll graduate with your own learnings and ambitions your own dreams and disappointments I know that teamwork

and collaboration we're woven into the very fabric of your business school experience as well they should be but don't forget what makes you you and what the privacy of your own thoughts you are

running from and to and why so seven years ago at the age of 45 my husband John Oh a born and bred New Yorker and successful media and technology entrepreneur found his

calling as a restaurateur in Savannah Georgia no less and a very successful one at that you should actually google it it's called the gray in your class you have a world-class marathoner a

rugby player a boxer a ping-pong champion there's a Eucharistic minister and a rabbi and an NYPD auxilary police officer artistic and musical talent abounds in this room and we have a top

sommelier in the house yo Neela we might want to talk afterwards I bet you'd love the south this is clearly a class that already knows there is more that to life than work you have followed

your bliss and have already made real impact in and on your communities the best advice I can offer is to know yourself pursue your passions be your own best advocate and success will

follow stand on your own two feet but there's a flip side to that you must allow and encourage those you love to do the same my job is in New York my marriage is in Savannah we make it work

sort of I'm not sure my dog's otter and anchovy always agree we sacrifice and compromise what matters to us and our relationship is the richer for it our arms have been locked together for 27

years now you can't do it all you can't have it all you will suffer setbacks in addition to battling cancer my husband and I have lived through the

Northridge earthquake 9/11 hurricane sandy and most recently yes the Paris yellow vests protests we've lived through some stuff and so will you think of them all as learning moments so if

there's one quality I am an enormous fan of one which I strongly encourage you to cultivate its resilience at pwc we introduced a program called be well work well three years ago I'm a real champion

for this program because hard experience has taught me the importance of intentionally focusing on one's health vul work well is all about encouraging a culture of well-being in the workplace

across the four dimensions of energy physical emotional mental and spiritual but you don't need a corporate sponsorship to focus on your well-being after pooh-poohing much of this as a

young go-getter I'm a real convert now I meditate every day I get eight hours of sleep I walk to work five days a week I practice gratitude and I reserve a lot of time for laughing with my friends and

family you can't begin to care for love or support others if you haven't invested in your own wellness these are the true ingredients of a good life so to conclude let me congratulate you once

again on this seminal occasion you've done it relish and take pride in your accomplishments and remember as you make life and career choices from this day

forward what you're running from and to and why thank you very much thank you very much for those wonderful words it is now my pleasure to introduce

our student speaker Briana Sadler not class of 91 the class but class of 19 like Carol Breanna has also embraced career twists and turns born and raised in Jackson Mississippi where my father's

from Brianna earned a bachelor's degree from Columbia University in 2014 she intended to pursue a career in law or academia but in the years following graduation she became increasingly

interested in the intersection of business and social impact leading her to join decision Resources Group where she specialized in consumer health trends was that career move that was

also the impetus for her to pursue an MBA at Columbia Business School Brianna has served as co-president of cluster Q the co-chair of CBS reflects and a peer advisor

she's a laid low scholar a Columbia Fellow and when she's not busy in the classroom or at community events she spends her time with LGBTQ advocacy serving as a pro bono consultant for the

Brooklyn community pride Center and is a steering committee member of the annual out women in business conference after graduation today Brianna will join a tea carnie as an associate she's an

outstanding citizen of this community and beyond so please join me in welcoming Brianna to the stage

Thank You Dean Hubbard for that kind introduction and thank you to Carol for joining us today thank you to my classmates for giving me the opportunity to speak on your behalf today this is no

doubt a momentous occasion a book end or a bookmark in many ways the end of one chapter and the beginning of a new one and because of that it would be tempting to imbue my speech with platitudes with

something to placate you all my fellow graduates our esteemed faculty and administration and all of the friends and families gathered here today perhaps I would parrot something like the world

is your oyster or the future it belongs to you but the truth is the world is not your oyster and despite what you may think your future does not solely belong to you

while a Columbia Business School Education has no doubt cracked open and exposed a whole new world of opportunity the world is still not ours it is still not yours to have or to take you see the

world it belongs to many other people as well and the future it greatly depends on how all people most of whom are not Columbia Business School graduates how they partake in it even beyond that the

future depends on our capacity as graduates of this school to engage empathetically with each other and with those around us but simply put empathy is hard it requires us to be an

extension of ourselves and perhaps what is most frightening about it is that it has the City to contort our own realities beyond recognition

it has the potential to fundamentally shift our worldview to reframe every aspect of our lives no doubt it is much safer much easier and in many ways much more pleasant to remain within the

confines of our own psyches comforted by our own narrow perception of the world by its truth and by its realities the irony is hardly lost on me that this morning I am the one test was speaking

to and for this graduating class I'm the person with the singular responsibility of representing all of you when quite frankly I as the only gay black woman at this school for the past two years I

have so often felt like none of you and because of that here on this campus I have spent a lot of time thinking about empathy and difference and more specifically how empathy with all of its

power to contort to shift to reframe how empathy can work to span seemingly impassable gulfs of difference I like all of you stepped on to this campus brimming with excitement with

anticipation and when I first saw our peer advisors lined up outside of URIs Hall screaming in our faces at 8 a.m. I was also a bit apprehensive I like all of you had familiarized myself with

everything that Columbia Business School had to offer from classes to clubs and everything in between I like all of you also doubt if our new campus will be built anytime in the next 50 years

but also like the poet nyira Wahid I am increasingly wary and sceptical of anyone who says that they do not see color or gender or religion or socioeconomic status or a country of

origin it means that to that person you are invisible because while we share a common thread a common experience while we have shared our stories with one another and collectively created

entirely new ones we are all 757 of us wholly different people with identities and idiosyncrasies and complexities that are so central to who we are and more importantly to who we can become back in

the fall as I was beginning to step into my role as co-chair of CBS reflects our diversity equity inclusion board a classmate referencing the results of the CBS reflects annual survey asked me

about the experiences of black women on this campus specifically he asked why compared to most other students black student black women felt largely out of place and less satisfied with their

experience at CBS at first exasperated I brushed off his question eager to move along with my day truthfully despite having these conversations constantly I often become

paralyzed by them because I am hesitant to speak on behalf of all black women because I am afraid of losing nuance and these discussions and because I am more afraid still of encountering someone who

is dead set on discounting how I feel but to my surprise he politely pressed on he did not shy away from the tension or from the mounting emotion as our conversation evolved he

held my narrative alongside his and he delved deeper respectfully peeling back the layers of my experience he did not poke or prod or a question with the intent of discounting quite the opposite

he listened and I I tried to do the same in that moment we realized that his truth and my truth could coexist that our realities though different were equally valid not because our experience

as his as a white Italian guy from Jersey and mine as a black lesbian from Mississippi were even remotely similar or because we agreed on everything but because we realized that no one voice

neither his nor mine held all the answers in the process and pushing through the discomfort and finding those small moments of connection we emerged three hours after first starting our

discussion with a better framework for thinking about how our differences could feel more like similarities sometimes those moments of empathy of reaching across goals of difference

they happened just like that and sometimes they happen in the nooks and crannies and those fleeting and tangible moments during the spirited conversation at a supper club or in the thunderous

applause after a classmate shares a piece of their story a piece of themselves during their CBS matters it happens and the hushed muted whispers of support when passing each other and our

beloved URIs halt and sometimes it happens quickly loudly as jarring as a clap of thunder that awakens you as if from a bad dream it happens when we together as a community must confront

and re-examine head-on how we think about sexual respects and community citizenship on this campus it happens when we suddenly unexpectedly lose a classmate and

together we mourn for everything we knew about him and for all of the individual pieces and stories of him that we loved believe me when I say there is power so much power and simply existing in spaces

that were not built for you from that comes an opportunity to recreate them to break them down to shake them up and to rebuild them so that they are for you or better yet as my classmate did you

can seek to better understand so that you can help build those spaces for other people as well when we leave this place we will all be in positions of power and privilege regardless of

whether you like me grow up from humble southern beginnings or whether you grew up from wealthy metropolitan ones you will have the opportunity and the responsibility to ask not what you can

take for yourself but what you can build for others because business that is not grounded in empathy becomes stale and useless it makes us more susceptible to reckless greed and arrogance it inhibits

our awareness our judgments and perhaps most frightening of all to me it inhibits our imaginations it risks making us more of a liability than an asset I am so glad that our capacity for

learning is not static that what we think we know now even after reading hundreds of cases and after traveling thousands of miles over the past two years is not all that we are capable of

learning or all that we are capable of unlearning just as we have conceived of new companies of new clubs of new initiatives here on this campus as we leave this place we are also free to

rican sieve and reimagine what it means to be a bit this leader who engages with others with each other with empathy with empathy with understanding and with perspective

to be someone who gives acknowledgement devoid of judgment to be someone who suspends preconceptions which are more often than not misconceptions to be someone who does not deny deflect or

diminish the thoughts and concerns of others as foreign or as distant as they may seem no I am quite bullish about our future I count myself among the eternal optimist forever believing in the

unbounded empathy of the human heart forever believing and our ability to recognize that our realities and thus our futures are inexorably intertwined with those around us forever believing

that the strongest currency that we will ever hold or exchange is our capacity to be kind with each other and to listen to each other for ever believing that all all of us all 750 seven of us are

collective shareholders of this experience task not with creating value just for ourselves but for creating value for everyone else as well I stand here today forever believing that to

engage with empathy to lead with empathy to actively seek out new different and often uncomfortable perspectives that contort that shift that reframe our lives that that is to ultimately profit

thank you thank you so much Briana for your thoughtful and powerful message to your peers Breanna Sadler good morning class

of 2019 I am pleased to start our presentation of faculty and staff Awards I'm pleased to present two student nominated Awards the Robert W Lee reward and the Singhvi prize for scholarship in

the classroom these two awards reflect the values of inclusion and recognition within the Columbia Business School community the first is the Robert W Lear Service Award

the Lera Ward is nominated by the student body and presented to a faculty member or administrator for the service to the students above and beyond the call of duty this year's award recipient

is Professor Bruce uh sure he doesn't know I'm actually gonna say a few words about him so I'm going to embarrass him while he stands Professor Asher masterfully walk students through

productive discussions on complicated topics such as carbon offsets and deforestation he has command of the classroom and keeps people engaged by conveying the urgency of problems that

may sometimes feel far-off he also takes time to get to know students their names and their interests professor utter uh sure teaches through personal experience in practice as a leader and impact

investing space and has a deep commitment to making the world a better place through this through his leadership of the taymyr Center for social enterprise he also co-led the

very popular and eye-opening course bridging the American divide please join me in congratulating Professor Bruce the next award is the sing V prize for

scholarship in the classroom the sing V prize is nominated by graduating students and is awarded to a full-time faculty member who exemplifies excellence in the classroom based on his

or her dedication to teaching and ability to communicate knowledge and encourage students this year's recipient is Professor Todd chick

verbatim feedback from students professor jig is a familiar face for all students since we learned in orientation how we can push ourselves to thoroughly evaluate and defend our reasoning if

you're lucky if you are lucky enough to take his class you walk away with lessons on culture and restructuring that can help in all industries he gets to know students and commands the

classroom he always asked you to bring your a-game he's also a jokester who knows how to strike the balance for restless MBA students you all said this not me Professor jig is also a great

citizen in the Columbia Business School community he is a master classroom facilitator he builds incredibly strong relationships and as a matter of fact I think he's currently overseeing five

independent studies professor Jick also led a chastened course to Israel and also co-led the bridging the American divide with professor rusher please join me in congratulating professor taja

excuse me as we conclude the faculty Awards I'd like to take a moment to just thank one more faculty member and that's Dean Hubbard as you all know after 15 years a serving of dean of the business

school Glenn I can call you Glenn we're friends Glenn will be stepping down at the end of June so as you all walk across the stage and

he shakes your hand this will be his last graduation as Dean of Columbia Business School thank you for teaching entrepreneurial finance not finance thank you for raising the profile of

Columbia Business School thank you for the hundreds and thousands of miles you have logged traveling the US and the world raising money for financial aid and the

ever-elusive Manhattanville coming to a campus near you in January of 2020 to thank you for supporting the best and brightest faculty staff and students thank you for hiring me to be the Dean

of Students I have a few more gray hairs but I am grateful for the opportunity to work with the best team in the Office of Student Affairs and the best students on the planet last but not least from

Follies past present and future Thank You Dean Hubbard Glen hobby hubs for always being such a great sport and as you CLECs it as you Glac sit we thank you for your unwavering support and

dedication to students and the entire CBS community I am pleased to continue the award presentation by recognizing the students and recipients for community and service

awards Columbia Business School is proud to recognize the recipients of the following the New York City Alumni Award given to a student in the top 10% of their class on the basis of exceptional

academic achievement outstanding character participation in school affairs and potential for civic business and professional leadership this year's New York alumni recipient is Evan

Einstein the Heffernan award for service is given to graduating students who served the school behind the scenes and contributed

to the academic standards operations spirit and integrity of the Business School these awards are selected by the administration the Business School Service Award Student Service Award

honoring students who have made outstanding contributions to business school community as selected by the graduating class I'll announce those next first the heifer noon Award for

service is presented to Beaulieu a day yay Kristen Cummins Jacinta James Joe Lynch Tyrone CEO

and Katie – Sanchez recipients for both the Heffernan award for service and the business school award are Xena Hassan Rianna

Sadler and the always happy Zack stone recipients for the business school service award are Raul ghoul sunshine Lana

Cindy chin ken Ren Estie bellies Ruiz Gutierrez Lindy gold

and Jeff silver the remaining service awards are selected by the first year class the outstanding teaching assistant award is giving recognition to a student who

provided outstanding skill care and involvement in presenting in class material presenting class material this year's recipient is devyani Cathar he new this year is the excellence in

tutoring award which is given in recognition of a student's outstanding kill skill care and involvement sometimes it skill in the tutoring program this year's recipient is Sandra

Lucia now I'd like to begin the presentation of academic awards the following three awards will be presented by Professor Wei Zheng the Amina Elliott Webster Memorial Award in marketing this

award is presented to a graduating woman who has shown overall academic excellence in the area of marketing this year's recipient recipient is Charlotte Porter

the Eli Ginsberg Memorial Prize award is presented annually to a graduating student who has done outstanding work in the field of economics or human resources

this year's recipient come on down is Bora Kepler man he was excited about economics this year the Suresh Bala Raman prize this award is presented annually to a

graduating student who has demonstrated outstanding work in the field of Finance this year's recipient is Catherine bid Kowski

now presented by Professor Penman the Robert and Jacqueline Whillans tax research project award this award is presented for superior skills in the

area of tax theory and practice or research this year's recipient is Lauren smear also presented by Professor penguin the Robert H Montgomery prize and accounting

this award is presented for excellence in the area of accounting this year's recipient is Mark Koontz presented by Professor Todd Jack the award for academic excellence in

decision risk and operations this award is presented annually to a graduating student who has demonstrated outstanding work in the field this year's recipient is

Venkata our Mathare LaRue also presented by Professor Taj ik the award for academic excellence in management this award is presented annually to a graduating student who has demonstrated

outstanding work in the field this year's recipient is Zachary Gober presented by Professor Bruce uh sure

our two Award recipients for the Nathan cancer prize for social enterprise this award is presented annually to graduating students who best demonstrate leadership and dedication to social

enterprise and who have made outstanding contribution contributions to the community at Columbia Business School and beyond this year's recipients are Colette Soloff and Carly rah also

presented by Professor Bruce uh sure as the Schumann Hubert award in marketing this award is presented annually to a graduating student with an outstanding record in the study of

marketing and who shows promise for future contributions to the field this year's recipient is Gina Wang and lastly I would like to welcome Peter Liang a Columbia Alumni Association

Board member and a CBS alum from the class of 2008 to the stage to present the Campbell award this award is presented annually to a graduating student at each school who shows

exceptional leadership and Columbia Spirit as exemplified by the late Bill Campbell who is chair emeritus University trustee and outstanding alumnus and CAA co-founder this year's

recipient is Josh Barrett it is now my great pleasure to introduce your student government co-presidents to begin their remarks first up is Lindy Gould who will be followed by Jeff

silver thank you so much salon it's an honor to stand up here with you today two years ago I drove to this campus for my

Columbia MBA orientation I was terrified I remember sobbing begging my husband Willie to turn back my imposter syndrome felt insurmountable what was I thinking going

for an MBA I was a middle school teacher worse yet I was a theater major but I came to business school because I believe that business leaders have a unique role to play in changing our

world for the better reducing poverty curtailing climate change and creating a more just and equitable Society but how can I do any of these things if I didn't feel confident enough to survive in a

world of cool businesspeople that's you guys and then I met you my astronauts ballers my ballers my captain's like my dinos my entertainers fireballs gladiators

hippies my extra-spicy yeehaw and zombies the most passionate brilliant thoughtful diverse group of people I could have ever hoped to

encounter you quickly taught me that I wasn't alone each of you brought your own insecurities and strengths to our shared experiences and more than that each of you had some unique way that you

are planning to also make the world a more positive place the world that we are graduating into is not an easy one professor Todd Fick our change management expert and today's recipient

of the Singhvi prize for scholarship in the classroom called it a VUCA world volatile uncertain complex and ambiguous a Columbia MBA of the past might have been able to pick a career and hold it

for life for us the very jobs we just spent two years recruiting for might not exist in a decade but professor dick encourages us not to panic instead we should ride these waves and help write

the next chapter of management leadership so let's make this next chapter of leadership one that harks back to why so many of us came here in the first place to improve this world

for all people and if you doubt your ability to influence the world in a positive way ask some of the friends and a family who came here today to see you graduate they came here because they

know the world needs visionary inclusive socially minded leaders and they are betting on you to be one of them so class of 2019 here are three ways that we can all commit to be those visionary

leaders and ultimately leave this world a better place than we found it first rather than fearing James let's run towards it we've already driven change at CBS as club presidents on

Cluster boards as teaching assistants and tutors as members of the Student Government Executive Board in internships and more now it's time for us to go out and drive that same change

in the world let's also step up to the challenge of continually remembering the people whose lives are affected by our leadership living in New York and attending an Ivy

League institution it can be easy for us to lose sight of the people and families who are most affected by our decisions to acquire and disrupt and expand into new markets let's be those leaders that

remember the factory owner the factory worker and the small business owner and their kids and communities when you make decisions that are good for business but also respect the dignity and livelihood

of all people second let's get involved in the public discourse one of my favorite classes here at CBS was modern political economy taught by Professor bae Horton

yeah we all like that class the purpose of this class is to help MBA students understand predict adapt to and shape the world around us because if we don't other people will and not necessarily

our best interests or society's best interests so let's take professor Hortons remarks to heart and get involved civically this can mean doing pro bono consulting work like Matt

McConnell's work with the National Park Service teaching business skills like entrepreneurship and financial literacy to those who most stand to benefit like Doran CEO Kenny Thompson Martin Repco

and Amelia Munson's work with women who are incarcerated at Taconic correctional facility raising money for important causes like Kristin Cummings hike of the Grand Canyon to raise money for the

Crohn's and Colitis foundation campaigning for political candidates with strong people-oriented values like Stella Dinka fish or perhaps one day even running for

office ourselves finally take advantage of the potential for business to be a force for social good I asked some maybe the ways in which you've seen business do practical sustainable good over the

last two years and here's what you said Catherine Bergstrom said at Columbia I had the opportunity to participate in a course called bridging the American divide which brought 26 CBS students to

Youngstown Ohio to learn about the challenges facing this post manufacturing region in Youngstown I saw firsthand how business leaders were collaborating with city leaders and

civilians to fight for the revitalization and well-being of their town Selene Toronto I'm committed to protecting our planet by integrating sustainable eco-friendly practices into

our businesses so I took on an end semester internship at a startup focused on plastic reduction within cleaning supplies and jon-christopher said over but John Christopher said over winter

break of this year I was honored to bring eleven of my classmates from five different countries to visit the ODA Foundation a nonprofit I founded that focuses on providing health and

education services to marginalized communities in Nepal I'm inspired by my classmates who regularly look beyond their own self-interest to ensure that they as Future Business Leaders

understand and engage with the challenges in our world each of you has your own story like this and I'm so inspired by how we as a community are thinking about business leadership is

something that gives rather than takes I am confident that we are going to disrupt business itself making it a consistent force for social good before I came to Colombia I didn't think

I could change the world I didn't think I was smart enough experienced enough or confident enough but because of the last few years and what I've seen you all accomplished already

I now know it's possible for me and for each of you and I especially know it's possible because the biggest change from August 20th 2017 to today May 19th 2019 is that now we have each other as

resources future colleagues and lifelong friends we came to CBS to be changed and now it's our time to be the change makers class of 2019 let's go change the world thank you

thank you and now I am so excited to introduce you all to my co-president here at CBS we don't run on a slate with another president so we were elected

separately and I did not know this man before I was elected but I can honestly say I could not have asked for a better counterpart email editor person to say Lindy let's just slow down and think

about this for a second human in the entire world so please join me in welcoming my dear friend Jeff silver Lindy thank you so much it's been an

absolute privilege to serve this year with you class of 2019 over the last two years we've learned how to leverage baton Eze and analyze income statements we've built professional networks and

lifelong relationships and most importantly in the words of Rachel Wasser our instagrams are far better than we arrived at school despite our diverse interests and perspectives

there's one universal activity that all CBS students have practiced small talk what are you recruiting for where are you from are you gonna rugby happy hour tonight oh and what are you recruiting

for again yes we've had a lot of small talk but here at CBS we've also had a lot of big talk deep talk real talk big talk is the authenticity and vulnerability you find in CVS matters

it's showing up to a randomly assigned supper club and staying until 3:00 a.m. because no one wants to leave it's going on a chasing trip or PSL retreat with a few people you know and coming back best

friends and with eight new venmo requests big talk at CBS has taught me two main things first hearing other stories expands our capacity for empathy it

improves our understanding of others diverse perspectives as well as our own lives I think about Sarah wins school-wide CBS matters her story about growing up in Vietnam with their entire

family living in a single tiny room how cultural pressures of gender roles spurred Sarah to fight for a better life and pursue education opportunities in Finland I think about my global

immersion in Ghana and hearing how much it meant to lancelot Drummond's to consult Firth he's worthy of all that how much it meant to Lancelot Drummond's to consult for a thriving company whose

entire leadership team was black something that he a black man himself had never experienced big talk has made me see how everyone has stories and even with all the super impressive people

here everyone has scars in turn CBS has empowered me to take ownership of my own story how the absence of a father has led me to gravitate towards male mentors how during high school I moved out of my

house to live with a faculty couple and how my past leaves me to embrace community and team oriented settings where they're walking on to the football team in college or joining the rugby

club here at CBS I've learned that to be successful leaders we must first understand the great and challenging parts of ourselves and each other second the process of engaging with big

talk sharing ourselves with one another Foster's relationships and transformative transformative connections it leads to my spending Christmas and Michael per annex house

where his family made me where his family made me my first ever personalized stalking it leads to me Stan beside miles bloom at the best man it is

wedding next spring so what is it about CBS that Foster's his depth of engagement it starts with a culture of support psychological research refers to this a sense of belonging think about

our first day of orientation as I walk past low library right behind me and turn the corner towards yours hall I could hear CBS before I could see it the growing sounds of clapping cheering

hollering is this where I'm going then hordes of dancing blue polos burst into sight welcoming us to our new home cheering set the tone for CBS experience of encouragement and inclusion in fact

during orientation we were instructed how's it here who's the best cussed xxxxX I had arrived now on our last day it seems only fitting that once again we'll

be walking up stairs this time up this platform and with a better background I might add again to the sounds of cheering it's hard to top enthusiasm of peer advisor extraordinaire Zack stone

leading the charge on the megaphone slapping high-fives and singing Taylor Swift I can see he's ready to join in right now but today the cheering will be amplified

by our families and supporters in the crowd those who have seen us far less over the last two years than we've seen our cluster mates career advisors and boxes of stroke O's pizza yet those here

today in many ways were always with us and are often the subject of those big talk conversations you're a part of our stories as we a part of yours thank you for being here

while it's CBS we've gained more than just pounds and free pizza and happy hour drinks in the spirit of Big Talk I asked classmates what they will miss

most about this place Rahul Goyal said the ease and frequency with which a quick hi turned into a meaningful and deep conversation I promise I didn't tell him to say that

ste Angela said hearing people share deep and personal stories at CBS Matters and frequent opportunities to do things outside of my comfort zone for full disclosure

Stian also provided unprompted a list of things that he will not miss in including Urist le FOMO and trying to find a time for group meetings with second years my favorite response came

from cluster chair Arthur sukumaran what I'll miss most about CBS Arjun said is seeing classmates turn into job hunters turn into happy hour legends turn into CBS Mathers softies turn into late-night

karaoke abominations turn into best friends all within a 24-hour span in the spirit of origin let's move forward and we all know what that means

in the spirit of origin let's move forward and continue to reap the rewards of big talk let's push through the first minutes about the weather and delays on the one train to ask each other what

really matters let's go forward with that same attitude of support and just like on that first day of orientation let's continue to cheer for one another up these stairs today and out into the

world class of 2019 congratulations Thank You Lindy and Jeff both for your remarks and for your leadership and partnership this year I hope you know

you leave CBS better than you found it and I'm really proud to have worked with you as we move to start to the recognition of our candidates I'd like to take a few minutes to honor a beloved

classmate in November 2018 cluster a and the entire CBS family lost a wonderful human being in Eugene Mike losing anyone is hard but losing a student and someone so young is absolutely heartbreaking but

I saw this community come together to support his family and one another today I want you to all remember your brother Eugene a brother who was a loving husband a doting father a friend in a

very proud and active a astronaut he was smart he was a passionate entrepreneur a caring and giving tutor but most importantly he was thoughtful and he was kind and we will forever hold his memory

dear please join me for a moment of silence in loving memory of Eugene Mike Thank You Eugene we will carry your memory and spirit with us today and forever thank you all so much

and we will now begin our president presentation of candidates now presenting cluster a is son of Azad a Sakshi Agarwal Juan Pablo altamirano da

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Jeffrey silver let's give everybody another big round of applause I am perfectly aware that I

am now all that stands between you and a reception with your friends and family so I will be brief just two things one a message from me and another a message for you message from me is to paraphrase

General MacArthur that old Dean's never die they don't even fade away so I look forward to seeing you at events for Columbia and in your lives in the future

you mean the world to me into this institution message for you I'm confident that as you were preparing to come here today when you expressed your dream to somebody probably one of

those somebodies expressed some skepticism that the world going forward is not so bright I want you to tell those people to go to Cathedral City California and read Frank Sinatra's

tombstone because it says what I think for you and what I think for Columbia Business School it's really simple the best is yet to come congratulations class of 2019

– to friends and family the graduates and the stage participants are going to recess toward ensel Plaza please wait for them and then follow them if you don't know where Ansel Plaza is and I'm

sure you don't just watch one guy in red and hundreds in blue and you'll get there congratulations

again family and friends on the east side of the lawn we ask that you please wait for the graduates to exit before exiting your seating area those of you on the west side of the lawn we ask that

you please exit promptly so we may prepare for our next ceremony please be sure to join us on Ansel Plaza for our reception thank you

The Columbia Business School has several ceremonies to celebrate the accomplishments of the graduating students from its different programs. Class Day was held on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the South Lawn, Morningside Campus.