The Columbia Business School Mafia
310 people studied at Columbia Business School and went on to found or lead other companies.
Tatiana FinkelsteynMBAFounded zLinqMATTHEW HANSENJoint Master of Business AdministrationFounded Growers EdgeDipti GulatiMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Deloitte & Touche LLPTed KarkusMBAFounded ProPhase LabsOleg VornikColumbia Business School Essentials ProgramsFounded DroneShieldRobert JacksMBAFounded Sparrow PharmaJose VargasValue InvestingFounded HealthCareKenneth CarterMBAFounded Ozeki Legal TechnologiesAaron ShapiroMBAFounded DayforwardArnold LeitnerMBAFounded YouSolarKush ParikhGoogle CMO AcademyFounded PaybyphonePete ConaMBAFounded VersifyJohn SaroffMBAFounded ChartbeatElliot CohenMBAFounded CityMapsJeffrey WittenMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Coin OutDavid D ChaitMBAFounded TravefyNicholas LangeveldMBAFounded AffectivaDavid TolleyMBAFounded WeWork CompaniesSean E. MooneyMBAFounded BluWaveRon ChiarelloExecutive EducationFounded AlveoJu RhyuMBAFounded Hero CosmeticsDaniel M. BrillmanMBAFounded Unite UsMatthew CooperMBAFounded Enumera MolecularANDREA AMICOMBAFounded Privacy4CarsSUMMER DELANEYMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded CollabWORKMatthew MeehanMBAFounded KontempoKyle SimonMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded The Clear CutSebastian Perez LawrenceMasters of Business Administration (MBA)Founded RockhopperMaggi HeneghanMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded SumlyCharlotte NgMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded ONEAMDan ManianMBAFounded DonutRoger MilfordMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded AiDANT Intelligent Technology Inc.Max KrasnykhMBAFounded Mokka AIDavid SudolskyMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded AnellotechJason GriffithMBAFounded Undeniable Health AIMichael T. PughDigital Marketing ProgramFounded Local Initiatives Support CorporationRobb GranadoMBAFounded ManyPetsÖzgür KayımLeadership and Negotiation Program (2 weeks)Founded QDeliveryPhil WestcottMBAFounded Deal EngineDaniel VallejoMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded AddiTaylor JusticeMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Unite UsLachlan de CrespignyMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded ReveloDeepak JainFounded DeviceFidelityMatt HammelMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded AirOpsJohn StamatopoulosCertificateFounded EmpatheticsRobert SpignesiMBAFounded Rapid Micro BiosystemsSara MenkerMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Gro IntelligenceMichael E HansenMBAFounded CengageJean MeyerMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded DeblockJack MardackExecutive ProgramFounded OysterTim WesselmanCertificatesFounded RosalindAdam KerrExecutiveFounded Tripism - companyJavier OrozcoValue Investing In TechnologyFounded CrabiJubran AlshahraniINVESTMENT STRATEGIESFounded AkasiaChee Kong ChanMBAFounded GlobaltixAlfonso MartínezFinancial ManagementFounded Sycai MedicalPiers WellsMBAFounded Arundo AnalyticsTarek FadelBusiness School of ManagementFounded FadelGuy LeibovitzMBAFounded NominalDustin AngeloMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded NovameraMarc VontobelExecutive EducationFounded StarmindJames TaylorMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded GocanvasAnil SrinivasanM PhilFounded KruuMartín FerrariECLA, Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness in Latin AmericaFounded 123seguroToon SegersMBAFounded Roseman LabsDavid LiuMBAFounded SondehealthMichelle DervanMBA, Executive ProgramFounded SkillsTrustJeff GrayFounded GluwareJonathan LaorMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded ApplicasterFaris GhawiMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Vytalize HealthMaxine MayhewFounded CoriantTom BaumlinMBAFounded MoneysolverJan TharpMBAFounded Bumble BeeRobert RosenbloomMBAFounded PlatformQAndy AndersonMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded OraClaimAdrien FraiseMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded ModernGuildFrancisco Lopez RoualdesMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Double NickelNeil MarkeyMBAFounded Beckley RetreatsBlechman AndyMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Bottle LabsTing Pau OeiMBAFounded xMD DiagnosticsTarun GaurMergers and AcquisitionsFounded Qikfox Cybersecurity SystemsDionne GumbsMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded GeneqtyJOSHUA SIEGELMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Titan CasketÓmar ThorExecutive EducationFounded OptiseGeoff IsenmanMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Campside MediaLucas Freitas de SouzaMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded LiaDavid HahnVisiting Scholar (MBA)Founded rembergTodd ZipperMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded AxioTom HowzePricingFounded AbrincaRobert HabibMBAFounded MinatxClare DoyleMBAFounded Verdesian Life SciencesStephen ScottMBAFounded StarlingtrustJohn ChinniciMBAFounded LedgerrunSantiago LondoñoExecutive Program in Digital Marketing StrategiesFounded Cirion TechnologiesKeith DownerEMBAFounded FisklRachel BentleyMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded The Citizenry
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Columbia Business School mafia?
- The Columbia Business School mafia is the network of 310 people who studied at Columbia Business School and went on to found or lead other companies, including zLinq, Growers Edge, Deloitte & Touche LLP, ProPhase Labs, DroneShield.
- Who is in the Columbia Business School mafia?
- Notable members include Tatiana Finkelsteyn (zLinq), MATTHEW HANSEN (Growers Edge), Dipti Gulati (Deloitte & Touche LLP), Ted Karkus (ProPhase Labs), Oleg Vornik (DroneShield), Robert Jacks (Sparrow Pharma), Jose Vargas (HealthCare), Kenneth Carter (Ozeki Legal Technologies), among 310 tracked members.
- What companies did Columbia Business School alumni found?
- Companies founded by Columbia Business School alumni include zLinq, Growers Edge, Deloitte & Touche LLP, ProPhase Labs, DroneShield, Sparrow Pharma, HealthCare, Ozeki Legal Technologies, Dayforward, YouSolar.






















































































