Featuring interviews with topflight scholars discussing their work and that of their colleagues, this retrospective of the first hundred years of Columbia Business School recounts the role of the preeminent institution in transforming education, industry, and global society. From its early years as the birthplace of value investing to its seminal influence on Warren Buffett and Benjamin Graham, the school has been a profound incubator of ideas and talent, determining the direction of American business.

Columbia Business School, established in 1916, is a highly competitive and distinguished graduate program within Columbia University in New York City. Each year, Columbia Business School grants master's and doctoral degrees with such concentrations as accounting, marketing, finance and economics, and management.

Brian Thomas is an experienced business writer, most recently the editor and manager of the Climate Change Futures Project, a two-million-dollar, three-year study by the Swiss Reinsurance Company. He is a former consulting editor for Climate Change Adaptation in New York City, part of Mayor Bloomberg's Climate Change Adaptation Task Force. He has also worked with Bear Sterns and Merrill Lynch as a corporate speechwriter and communications director.