Welcome to the Columbia Business School Alumni Club of Metro D.C. website.

We hope this site helps you connect with other alumni, become active in club activities, and provides you with valuable information that supports your professional advancement.

For more information about upcoming events and to get involved, please contact Darren Kowitt '97.

Club Contact
Darren Kowitt '97
DC Alumni Club Chair
darren.kowitt@cbsdcalumclub.com

Membership

OUR VISION: Our board would like to take our club to the next level by developing a more robust infrastructure and putting on more programming.  To do that, we will need funds to reserve venues, subsidize speakers, and offer refreshments.  Your dues will help us become more professional in our communications and administration, and our ultimate goal is to be a club that warrants space for an annual dinner with Dean Hubbard.  There are 1,100 of us in the DC Metro region, the 5^th largest concentration in the world.  It is to capitalize on that base – with thought-provoking lectures, networking and socializing that strengthen the Columbia brand – that we ask for your help. 

BECOMING A MEMBER: We have set the annual dues at $60, which is pro-rated to $45 for this early April launch!

BENEFITS OF JOINING: Besides helping us to become a better club, your dues will have other benefits as well.  You will get preferred pricing for both our in-house events and reciprocal membership in the Columbia University Club of D.C.

I’m pleased to say that I think 2009 will be a good year for the CBS DC Alumni Club.  By joining us, you can make it even better.  As we learned in business school, you get what you pay for.

 So, if you’re convinced and want to join make your check for $45 to Columbia Business School Club of Washington, D.C.

And send it to: Columbia Business School Club of Washington, D.C.
c/o Dana Scherer, Treasurer
1200 First Street, # 1234
Alexandria, VA  22314

And if you do so, on behalf of Club Leadership, THANK YOU!

Upcoming Events

Harvard Business School Club of Washington D.C. Speaker Event
Thursday,  January 21, 2010 from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Offices of Bernstein Global Wealth Management, 800 Connecticut Avenue, NW - 11th floor (Nearest Metro Stations - Farragut North, Farragut West)

Please join the Harvard Business School Club of Washington D.C. for a presentation by Daniel Teper, CEO of 21 West Partners, on Igniting Exceptional Performance.  Dr. Teper's talk will be both preceded and followed by a networking reception.

The cost is $45.00 (includes drinks and a light buffet).

RSVP
Please contact the Club Administrator, Beverley Monroe, at hbsclub@erols.com or 202-244-0360.  Advance reservation is required.

Background
The Momentum Effect is a management discipline based on a best-selling book (The Momentum Effect: How to Ignite Exceptional Growth) by J.C Larreche, professor at INSEAD.  Here the objective is to use market insights to create a compelling proposition for customers, and to mobilize resources in an alliance with customers to build momentum to  maintain and improve performance.   Lessons are taken from the methods of leaders like Richard Branson, Sam Walton and Lou Gerstner to develop vibrant customer satisfaction and engagement that can consistently carry businesses forward. Dr. Teper is actively using The Momentum Effect.


Past Events

January 2010- Alumni Happy Hour- The Bar at Co Co Sala
November 2009- Executive Recruiting: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly- Korn Ferry International
November 2009- Dinner & Movie Night- The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
November 2009- Out of the Office and Into the Kitchen! Cooking Class- Culinaerie
October 2009- Career Event with Sandra Stewart '88- McKenne Long and Aldridge
October 2009- Alumni Happy Hour- The Jefferson Hotel: Quill Lounge
October 2009- Career Workshop with Sandra Stewart '88
September- End of Summer BBQ- Home of Tom Killiam '81
August 2009- One Ivy End of Summer Happy Hour- kstreet Lounge
August 2009- Alumni Happy Hour- Home (rooftop terrace) of Nick Panos '97
July 2009- Alumni Happy Hour- W Hotel, POV Roof Terrace
July 2009- Nationals Game and Stadium Tour
July 2009- MBA's in Government Contracting
June 2009 - Dinner and Reception at the Embassy of Pakistan
June 2009- Worldwide Alumni Club Event with Senior Vice Dean Chris Mayer- Women's National Democratic Club (lecture) and Dupont Hotel (reception)
May 2009- Alumni Happy Hour- Sofitel Hotel
May 2009- MBAs in Government: Alumni Panel at the Partnership for Public Service
May 2009- Can the NYC School System be a model for DC? with Joel Klein and Michelle Rhee
April 2009- Articulating Your Value to Your Next Employer with Sandra L. Stewart '87- Donovan House Hotel
April 2009- Happy Hour- Sofitel Hotel
March 2009- Happy Hour - St. Regis Hotel
December 2008- Happy Hour- Ceiba Restaurant Bar
November 2008- Happy Hour- The St. Regis Hotel Bar
October 2008- The Law and Politics of the 2008 Election- DLA Piper
October 2008- Happy Hour- Zola Restaurant
June 2008- Happy Hour- Eagle Grill
June 2008- Worldwide Alumni Club Event: Cocktails
May 2008- New Admitted Students Reception with Professor Geoffrey Heal- Adame
April 2008- Happy Hour- Army/Navy Club
March 2008- Event with Professor Duggan- Center for Global Development