Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management Program
Columbia Business School has become a leader in healthcare business education providing students with a real world understanding of the increasingly complex global healthcare industry. Developed by senior industry executives, this area of study is integrated into the School’s full-time MBA program and offers innovative and insightful healthcare courses, learning and networking opportunities with industry leaders, experiential learning opportunities, and career development and planning. The Program emphasizes critical thinking and encourages the development of new approaches to address the strategic, economic, competitive, technological and sociopolitical challenges facing this important sector. The Program helps students successfully pursue careers in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices & diagnostics, healthcare services, management consulting, investment banking, equity research, venture capital, private equity, and entrepreneurship.
For information on the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management Program at Columbia Business School please visit: http://www.gsb.columbia.edu/healthcare.
LEADERSHIP / FACULTY
HEALTHCARE FACULTY
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Cliff Cramer Adjunct Professor, Management Director, Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management Program |
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Robert Essner Adjunct Professor, Marketing Executive in Residence, Columbia Business School |
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Linda Green Ph.D. Armand G. Erpf Professor of the Modern Corporation; Decision, Risk and Operations |
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Ken Hitchner '92 Adjunct Professor, Finance and Economics Partner and Head of Healthcare Investment Banking, Goldman Sachs |
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Jonathan Korngold Adjunct Professor, Finance and Economics Managing Director, General Atlantic LLC |
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Frank Lichtenberg Ph.D. Courtney C. Brown Professor of Business; Finance and Economics |
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Jack Rowe Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health Former Chairman & CEO Aetna, Inc.; Former President & CEO, Mt. Sinai Hospital (NY) |
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Francoise Simon Adjunct Professor, Marketing |
The Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management Program works closely with other staff areas within Columbia Business School to provide integrated support to the School’s faculty and students.
ADMISSIONS
- Amanda Carlson, Director, Admissions
- Mary Miller, Assistant Dean, Admissions
ALUMNI AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- Cheryl Carruthers, Executive Director for Advancement Services
- Casey Collier, Senior Associate Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations
- Alexandra Dreyer, Assistant Director, Alumni Marketing & Communications
- Felicia Ganthier, Assistant Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations
- Samantha Nathan, Associate Director, Major Gifts
- Janet Rossbach, Executive Director of Alumni Relations
CAREER MANAGEMENT CENTER
- Dan Gabriel, Senior Associate Director, Outreach and Marketing
- Bruce Lloyd, Director
- Regina Resnick, Associate Dean
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GROUP
- Eric Hall, Associate Director
- Ray Morales, Senior Director
- Deepak Rajwani, Assistant Director of Application Infrastructure
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
- Richard Saul Backer, Senior Associate Director of Digital Communications
- Victoria Fullard, Director of Communications
- Iris Henries, Executive Director
STUDENT AFFAIRS
- Nayla Bahri, Assistant Dean, MBA Program and Dean of Students
- Megan Carley, Senior Associate Director, Student Life










