Tom Spencer

MARCH 17, 2023

This idea has been echoed by some of the most influential figures in the business and finance world, including Professor Michael Porter, Michael Lewis, and Warren Buffett. Investment banks made huge profits along the way, and often knew that these securities were overvalued and going to fail.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 20, 2016

Located on Broadway in Morningside Heights, it’s no surprise that Columbia is well known for its excellence in finance and relationships with movers and shakers on Wall Street. But what makes Columbia an attractive school specifically for consulting firms, and not just investment banks? Median consulting base salary: $140,000.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Every step of the process was measured, and real-time metrics were easily accessible. Three finance professors once asked more than 400 executives what they would do if their quarterly earnings targets were at risk. In an experiment, we approached the call center of a bank’s consumer loans business. (We’ve

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