The Columbia Business School Alumni Club of New York, Columbia Business School Office of Alumni Relations and the Columbia University Club of New York invite you to an event with Glenn Hubbard, Dean of Columbia Business School, who will speak about his new book, Healthy, Wealthy and Wise: Five Steps to a Better Health Care System.

Affordable and adequate healthcare in America remains a growing concern for individuals, corporations and government. The Dean will offer his recommendations for broad health care, tax and insurance reform to help lower our society's overall healthcare expenses and improve availability while putting it on a more sound footing for controlling future cost growth.

A Columbia faculty member since 1988, Glenn Hubbard was named dean of Columbia Business School on July 1, 2004. Prior to becoming dean, he was the co-director of Columbia Business School’s Entrepreneurship Program. Dean Hubbard received his BA and BS degrees summa cum laude from the University of Central Florida. He also holds AM and PhD degrees in economics from Harvard University.

In addition to co-authoring Healthy, Wealthy, & Wise: Five Steps to a Better Health Care System, he has written more than 90 scholarly articles in economics and finance and is the author of two leading textbooks on money and financial markets. His commentaries have appeared in Business Week, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Financial Times, the Washington Post, Nikkei and the Daily Yomiuri, as well as on television (on PBS’s Nightly Business Report) and radio (on NPR’s Marketplace).

Dean Hubbard has also held senior-level positions in government. He served as deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department for Tax Policy from 1991 to –1993. He supervised administration efforts on revenue estimates, tax reform and health policy. From February 2001 until March 2003, he was chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush. His responsibilities included advising the president on economic policy, tax and budget policy, emerging market financial issues, international finance, health care and environmental policy. While serving as CEA chairman, he also chaired the Economic Policy Committee of the OECD.

DATE:
Tuesday, May 16, 2006

TIME:
6:00 PM Registration
6:30 – 8:00 PM Program
8:00 – 8:30 PM Reception

LOCATION:
The Columbia Club
15 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036

PRICE:
$30 CBSACNY Members who are alumni of CBS
$40 Columbia Business School alumni - non-members of CBSACNY

Note: To obtain the member price, please identify yourself as a CBSACNY member when making your reservation. This event is not available to members who are not alumni of CBS.

CAPACITY:
95 seats have been reserved for CBSACNY Members who are alumni of CBS

REGISTRATION:
RSVP by May 5, 2006
By Phone to: Suzie Schwartz at Alumni Relations at (212) 854-8815
By E-mail: alumnievents@gsb.columbia.edu.

You will be asked to reserve your seat with a credit card. If you choose to respond by e-mail, you must include the type of credit card, your credit card number and expiration date in the body of the e-mail.

PLEASE NOTE:
Refreshments will be served
Pre-registration is required by May 5, 2006
No tickets at the door
Space is limited and available on a first come, first serve basis.

EVENT ORGANIZERS:
We are grateful to the Columbia Business School Office of Alumni Relations and the Columbia Club of New York for creating this event.