Join us for a live event and taping with Professor Ray Horton, founder of the Social Enterprise Program (today’s Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change), director Sandi Wright, and the groundbreaking social enterprise leaders featured in this season’s More MPE podcast series for a discussion on lessons from successful careers in social enterprise.

Over the last three decades, thousands of Columbia Business School students have taken part in courses and extracurriculars through the Tamer Institute, many starting with the elective Modern Political Economy. The class seeks to equip students with the tools to both understand and shape ever-evolving global economic systems. Last year, we took this mission outside of the classroom through the More MPE podcast, where host Professor Ray Horton and Columbia Business School faculty discussed some of the most current and controversial issues that affect business, government, and society.

This season, Ray and Sandi returned with new, pressing, and insightful conversations, with CBS alumni who pursued extraordinary careers in fields ranging from impact investing to social services to the circular economy, and so much more. These inspiring leaders are making a profound impact in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors not just in New York City, but across the country and around the globe.

In this special event, for the final episode of the season, Ray and Sandi will be joined by these impressive alumni for a discussion and reception where current, future, and former CBS students can learn from their careers, hear their thoughts about the future, and network with mission-driven alumni, professors, and peers.

Featured Speakers

Ray Horton
Frank R. Lautenberg Professor Emeritus of Ethics and Corporate Governance
Columbia Business School

Sandi Wright
Director at the Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change
Columbia Business School

Rohit Aggarwala
Chief Climate Officer and Commissioner of Environmental Protection
City of New York

Phoebe Boyer
President and CEO
Children’s Aid

Kesha Cash
Founder and General Partner
Impact America Fund

Ron Gonen
Founder and CEO
Closed Loop Partners

Kaushik Kappagantulu
Co-founder and CEO
Kheyti

Shaba Keys
Adjunct Faculty
Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies Nonprofit Management Program;
Founder and President
The Bridge Lab

Lindsay Kruse
CEO
All Means All

Mary Jane McQuillen
Head of ESG and Portfolio Manager
Clearbridge

Daniel Nissenbaum ’88
CEO
Low Income Investment Fund

Justine Zinkin
CEO
Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners