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Consulting Services

The Learning & Development team will work with your individual school, department or team to conduct dedicated programs customized to your particular learning needs.  Our team also provides a wide range of other organizational development consulting services.

We facilitate professional development through a variety of in-house services, including:

  • Customized training courses

  • Leadership development programs

  • Business planning facilitation

  • Team-building sessions

  • Staff retreats

  • Meeting facilitation

If you have learning needs that can not be delivered directly though our team of professionals, Learning & Development can work with our list of carefully selected external organizations that have extensive experience with Columbia University. Our strong relationships with these training providers enable us to deliver these programs to your various audiences – onsite – at a competitive, cost-effective rate.  

Schools and departments for which we have provided consulting services include:

  • Center For Liver Disease & Transplantation
  • College of Dental Medicine
  • Columbia College
  • Columbia University Information Technology (CUIT)
  • Environmental Health & Safety
  • Facilities - Morningside
  • Finance Division
  • Institute of Comparative Medicine
  • Office of Alumni Development
  • Mailman School of Public Health
  • National Center For Children in Poverty
  • School of Journalism
  • School of Social Work
  • Student Administrative Services

Please contact one of us directly for more information:

Jay Budner, Senior Manager, HR Learning & Development (Morningside) jbudner@columbia.edu

Tanea Flanders, Senior Manager, HR Learning & Development (CUMC) tflanders@columbia.edu

Paul Cortissoz, Executive Director, HR Learning & Development pcortissoz@columbia.edu

The Columbia University Business Planning Process provides a customized facilitated framework for leadership teams to develop school or departmental level objectives, clarify roles and responsibilities, establish characteristics for team success, prioritize key projects and establish accountability.