Dean Emeritus and Juan Trippe Professor in the Practice Emeritus of International Trade, Finance, and Business
Courses
Leading a Global Company: In this course, the class does a case study of a global company each week for a semester. The CEO of that company is in the class to participate in the discussion. The course features companies and CEOs from a wide variety of industries. The objective of the course is to enhance the student’s understanding of the world of the global CEO and the challenges that he or she faces.
Understanding Global Financial Centers: This is a course in international finance from the standpoint of how it is actually practiced in different parts of the world. During the semester, students have lectures and discussions in New York, London, Dubai and Hong Kong. In each city we meet with top government officials, senior people in the financial services industry, as well as a number of journalists and other outside observers. We see the financial world through the lens of different parts of the world, including nationalities and cultures.
China in the Global Economy: In this course, students study all aspects of the Chinese financial system and how it links to the global financial system. Part of the course is a two week trip to Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong, during which time there are a number of discussions with top leaders in each of the cities.
Washington and Wall Street: Market, Policy and Politics: This course focuses on the interrelationship between finance and policy. Students study how markets and government work together, for better or worse. During the semester, we spend several days in New York meeting with senior members of various financial firms, the New York Stock Exchange and the New York Federal Reserve. During this course, we also spend a week in Washington, meeting with top officials at the Treasury, the Fed, the SEC, other regulatory agencies, the US Congress, trade associations, and senior people from the media.
Managing Global Catastrophes: In this course, students examine 11 case studies of mega disasters to glean some of the key lessons for leaders acting in chaotic environments and under excruciating pressure, as well as policy challenges in different arenas of the global economy. The cases include the explosion of the Challenger Spaceship; the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; SARS; the Asian Tsunami; Katrina, Haiti; the Lehman Brothers Collapse; the BP Oil Spill; the Fukushima Radiation Debacle; the famine in Somalia; and the HIV/Aids Crisis. In many of the classes, key leaders who were in the middle of these and other such crises interact with the students.
