
Hilary Krane, Leader-in-Residence, Fall 2019Ĭourse: "Becoming a Trusted Advisor: The Role of the General Counsel in the Modern Multi-National Corporation"īruce Sewell, Inaugural Leader-in-Residence, Spring 2019Ĭourse (cross-listed): "Leadership and Organizational Character: The Role of Inside Counsel" Curriculum James Comey, Leader-in-Residence, Spring 2021Ĭolin Stretch, Leader-in-Residence Spring 2020 & Spring 2021

Marie Oh Huber, Leader-in-Residence, Spring 2022Ĭourse: " The Role of the General Counsel in the Modern Economy" The goal of the program is to bring leaders to campus who have first-hand experience with the challenges of building organizational policies and practices premised on ethical values and optimal work environments. Leader-in-Residence ProgramĪs a part of the Initiative, Columbia Law School has established a Leader-in-Residence program, which brings an experienced in-house lawyer or c-suite executive to the Law School to teach a seminar, provide career advice to students, and participate in Initiative activities and the activities of the broader Columbia University community. Particular attention paid to generational diversity, as current challenges surrounding corporate culture begin with differing generational work/life expectations, which are especially germane to the Initiative and its goals around teaching great organizational culture. The composition of the Roundtable includes professionals and academics from various points in their careers and from a range of industries and backgrounds, in order to ensure that a variety of perspectives are represented.
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This series explores how this partnership can be leveraged to build companies with outstanding organizational culture.Īn invitation-only roundtable working group of dedicated and passionate practitioner leaders and academics who discuss timely and relevant research, share best practices, and engage outside perspectives relevant to the work of the Initiative. The series hosts preeminent business and legal executives from various industries to highlight their effective leadership styles in congruence with their companies’ strong organizational cultures.ĬEO and General Counsel Conversation SeriesĪ conversation series that highlights the strategic relationship between in-house lawyers and their business partners, and the competitive advantage that flows from those strong relationships. The Reuben Mark Organizational Leadership Series

The Initiative is committed to bringing together business and law students, alumni, and the greater Columbia University community for novel programs, such as: Jointly, the Business and Law Schools work on cross-listed curriculum and unique programming that bring together students, alumni, and the greater Columbia community focused on highlighting real-world examples of exemplary leadership and the principles of organizational culture. Complementing this effort, the Law School is building new curriculum, including the creation of a Leader-in-Residence program and the establishment of the In-House Counsel Lab, which focuses on research and experiential learning opportunities. Center for Leadership and Ethics at the Business School, the Initiative integrates organizational culture into the School’s leadership development curriculum, programming, and research. The Initiative was established through a generous gift from Reuben Mark, former chairman and chief executive officer at the Colgate-Palmolive Company.Ĭentralized within The Sanford C.

The Reuben Mark Initiative for Organizational Character and Leadership leverages the intellectual capital of Columbia Business School and Columbia Law School to design courses and programs that teach the leadership skills and strategies necessary to create an optimal organizational culture.
