Columbia Appoints Henry Swieca to Board of Overseers
On Wednesday, Columbia Business School announced that Columbia alumnus Henry Swieca, MBA ’83, had been appointed to the business school’s Board of Overseers.
“I am excited to welcome Henry to the Board of Overseers,” said Glenn Hubbard, the Dean of Columbia Business School. “Given his business knowledge and expertise, along with his familiarity with Columbia Business School, I am certain he will provide tremendous insight to our community. I look forward to working closely with him in the years ahead.”
The Board of Overseers provides strategic advice and support to Columbia Business School. The board is led by co-chairs Arthur Samberg, MBA ’67, and Henry Kravis, MBA ’69, and is comprised of more than 100 prominent business leaders and Columbia alumni. The alumni aim to ensure that the academic programs at Columbia are relevant to key industries, and that students have opportunities to see the connections between academic theories and real world business applications while in business school.
Swieca founded Talpion Fund Management in 2010. The company is a family office based in New York. Swieca also co-founded Highbridge Capital Management, an alternative investment management firm, in 1992. He was the chief investment officer of Highbridge Capital Management from 1992 until the company was acquired by JP Morgan Chase in 2009. Before co-founding Highbridge Capital, he co-founded another alternative investment management firm, Dubin & Swieca Capital Management. He began his career at Merrill Lynch & Co. in 1980, and served as one of the original floor traders of the New York Futures Exchange just two years later.
“Columbia Business School provided me with the foundational knowledge I needed to achieve professional success, and I have carried the lessons I learned in the classroom with me through all of my business ventures,” said Henry Swieca. “I look forward to working with the School’s administration, faculty, students, and alumni to ensure that Columbia continues to be a global leader in management education.”
