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The Columbia Founders Society is a community of creators and innovators dedicated to making a lasting impact through mentorship, knowledge sharing, and philanthropy. Committed to the future of entrepreneurship, Founders align their passion for discovery with their desire to empower Columbia's students, faculty, and research to change the world. 

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Christine Alemany ’04BUS                
Chief Executive Officer                 
TBGA

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Raj Bakhru ’06EN &                
Divya Rajasekaran, MD ’06CC

 

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Dr. Vincent Carbonell, Esq.                 
President                 
United Reprographic Services

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Manju Dawkins, MD '01CC & Armand Dawkins '00CC                
Founders                
Thimble

 

Gabby

Gabby Slome Gaddy ’15BUS                
Co-founder and Chief Experience Officer                 
Ollie

Steve Gerber           
COO and President           
Zeta Global

 

Sunny

Sunny Grewal ’13BUS       

      

Bill

Bill Irvine ‘18BUS                
Co-founder                
Kara Water

 

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Guyan Liu '12SEAS                
Founder and Portfolio Manager                 
Miles GL Capital Management LLC

Raphael Lyon ’13SOA         
Founder and CEO         
Enlightenment Wines & Honey’s Brooklyn

 

Michael Ma ’13BUS    
CEO    
NBA China

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Vineet Madan '94SEAS, '00BUS                
Co-founder & CEO                
Junction Education

 

Luke Mairo ’22SPS               
Co-founder and COO               
Voltpost

Roya Moadel ’92BC ’93LW             
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
NYSERDA Program

 

Brian Pellegrini '04SEAS '16BUS        
Founder and Senior Analyst        
Intertemporal Economics

Claudia Polgar ’19BC 
Founder
CheckPoint Health

 

Tom Potter ’83BUS 
Co-Founder and CEO 
The New York Distilling Company

Jeff Prosserman ’22SPS   
Founder and CEO   
Voltpost

 

Joseph

Joseph Quaderer ’21JN                
Founder and CEO                
StorySavor

Marvina Robinson ’05GSAS  
Founder and CEO  
B. Stuyvesant Champagne

 

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Ludwig Schulze ’05BUS                
Managing Partner, Alumni Ventures                
116th St Ventures

Shazi

Shazi Visram ’04BUS                 
Founder & ChairMom                 
Happy Family

 

Bob (Boyuan) Wang25SPS

Man Wu 23PH


  

Contact Us 

For more information on Columbia’s Founders Society, please contact Ed Cangialosi, Gift Planning Officer, at ec2731@columbia.edu or (212) 851-7988.