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Columbia Economics Society
The Columbia Economics Society is a student organization focused on enhancing members' understanding of economics and finance through workshops, panels, and networking opportunities with industry experts.
Overview
What Columbia Economics Society does
What Columbia Economics Society is
The Columbia Economics Society is a student organization focused on enhancing members' understanding of economics and finance through workshops, panels, and networking opportunities with industry experts.
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Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 25, 2026
Official channels
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Columbia Economics Society as a community
Community overview
The Columbia Economics Society is a pre-professional organization based at Columbia University. It is the largest and oldest group of its kind on campus, founded to connect students with professionals in economics, finance, and consulting. The organization aims to help students discover their interests and achieve their career objectives.
Community focus
The Columbia Economics Society focuses on organizing events that connect students with economists, professors, and professionals in banking, finance, and consulting. It collaborates with leading firms to provide pre-professional finance and consulting events.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- October 2, 2024
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Students
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Pre-seed
- Regions
- North America
Community activity
Events and activity
The Columbia Economics Society hosts various events, including 'Introduction to Public Banking', 'Virtual Information Session 2024', and 'Breaking into Consulting 101'. They also publish a newsletter to provide weekly updates on upcoming events.
Notable members
The organization has worked with notable firms including Goldman Sachs, McKinsey & Company, BlackRock, Evercore, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Centerview Partners, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, Lazard, Credit Suisse, Citi, Barclays, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, UBS, Greenhill & Co., Rothschild & Co., Bloomberg, and Brattle Group.
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Last reviewed
April 25, 2026
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