Laurence D. Fink, CEO of BlackRock on the future of retirement

On November 19th, Laurence D. Fink, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock spoke at Columbia Business School on the future of retirement. The event which was opened to students, faculty, and alumni was part of the Richman Center Public Lecture Series and the Silfen Leadership Series. Read more...

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Richman Center Executive Education Program on "Facilitating Economic Growth in the U.S."

Faculty from Columbia Business School, Columbia Law School and Columbia University welcomed 27 public sector leaders to Columbia University for a two day executive education course on " Facilitating Economic Growth in the U.S." The program was organized by the Richman Center, Columbia Business School and the NewDEAL. Read more...

Experts debate on whether to " Break Up the Big Banks"

The Richman Center in partnership with Intelligence Squared US organized an Oxford-style debate on the controversial topic of "Break Up the Big Banks." The sold out debate featured Richard Fisher, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Simon Johnson, Professor of Entrepreneurship at MIT for the motion. Against the motion were Douglas Elliot, Fellow at Brookings Institute and Paul Saltzman, President of The Clearing House Association. Read more...

"More Clicks, Fewer Bricks" debating the merits of massive open online courses

On April 2nd, the Richman Center in partnership with Intelligence Squared U.S. hosted a debate arguing the motion "More Clicks, Fewer Bricks: The Lecture Hall is Obsolete" about the growing popularity of massive open online courses. The debate featured Jonathan Cole, the John Mitchell Mason Professor of the University and Columbia’s former Provost and Dean of Faculties, and Rebecca Schuman of Slate and Chronicle of Higher Education, Anant Agarwal, President, edX and Professor, MIT, and Ben Nelson, Founder and CEO, Minerva Project.

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October 17, 2014
Global Justice Forum on Income Inequality
Join us for a full day program with keynotes by Ken Feinberg and Joseph Stiglitz.

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Richman in the News

July 16, 2014
Chris Mayer on how “Homeownership Equals Stability”

April 2, 2014
Richman Senior Fellow, Andrew Stern, comments on G.M. fallout.

February 15, 2014
Bruce Raynor and Richman Center Senior Fellow Andrew Stern offer perspective on the future of the Democratic Party in the Washington Post.

December 30, 2013
Christopher Mayer, Co-Director of the Richman Center, discusses the results of the home affordable refinance program on the Wall Street Journal.

November 26, 2013
CNBC speaks with Richman Center Faculty Advisory Board Professor Andrew Ang on why traditional diversifcation is 'downright dangerous.'

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