Military in Business Association

The Military in Business Association (MIBA), is the veteran community on campus for Columbia Business School students. MIBA builds a support system for veterans at Columbia Business School and helps its members tackle the challenges of business school and a creating a successful transition to a career outside of the military. The education, mentorship, and community provided by MIBA allows veteran students to make the most of their Columbia Business School experience.

MIBA works to connect with veteran alumni of Columbia Business School, provide access to career recruitment, and spearhead events to help advocate for veterans and educate classmates about the military. Additionally, MIBA offers outreach to prospective veteran students and works closely with the Office of Admissions.

I think at some point you just get tired. Not tired of the institution, but you get exhausted—physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausted. Just being an active service member in the last 10 years, you're just constantly deploying. If you're not deploying, you're training to deploy. In the Marine Corps, we were deploying so often that I found that it was difficult making meaningful relationships personally and professionally.

Your entire life you think the military is your life's work, and if you find out it's not, what do you do? For me Columbia Business School was the perfect vehicle for me to find inspiration and redefine who I am.

Philong Duong, CBS class of 2017, Capt, US Marine Corps

Philong Duong '17

Capt, US Marine Corps

When a roadside bomb goes off you always see the flash and then you actually feel the impact because the light travels faster. I always thought I'd have profound moments in situations like this. In one instance, when that happened I just remember being very mad in that split second. I thought that I just didn't want to have a life where I was focused on anger. I enjoyed helping people, more so than the combat aspect of the deployments. I thought, what else could I do to impact lives? That’s why I chose to apply to CBS and focus on social enterprise.

Ron Bucca, CBS class of 2017, Sgt. First Class, US Army Special Forces

Ron Bucca '17

Sgt. First Class, US Army Special Forces

Diversity Matters, an annual afternoon event highlighting diversity and inclusion at Columbia Business School, will be hosted in conjunction with the Black Business Students Association, Columbia Women in Business, Cluster Q, the Hispanic Business Association, and the Military in Business Association this fall.

Together with the Office of Admissions, MIBA will also hold a full-day event for veterans and active duty military personnel interested in learning more about joining the Columbia Business School community this fall. Spotlight On: MIBA will provide insight into the veteran community at Columbia Business School and allow prospective students to learn more about student life, academics, financial aid, and the admissions process.

To learn more, we encourage you to reach out to MIBA.