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A lawyer and political scientist, Raymond Horton served as executive director of the Temporary Commission on City Finances during the New York City fiscal crisis for two years while on leave from Columbia Business School. He later served as director of research and president of the Citizens Budget Commission, a public advocate of responsible governance and financial management in New York City and New York State, for 15 years. Horton has also served on a number of private and nonprofit boards, including most recently the Municipal Advantage Fund, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, and Community Resource Exchange.
The founder and long-time director of Columbia Business School’s Social Enterprise Program, Horton serves as faculty director of Programs in Social Enterprise in Executive Education. In addition to nonprofit management, he also teaches in the field of modern political economy. His writings include numerous books, articles, and reports about state and local finance and politics.
Biography
A lawyer and political scientist, Professor Horton teaches the popular elective course Modern Political Economy. A member of the Columbia Business School faculty since 1970, he served two years while on leave from the School as Executive Director of the Temporary Commission on City Finances during the New York City fiscal crisis, and later served 15 years as Director of Research and President of the Citizens Budget Commission. His publications on municipal finance and management include 14 books, numerous journal articles and policy studies. In 1981, he founded the Public and Nonprofit Management Program at the School. In 2000, that program morphed into the Social Enterprise Program, which Horton directed until 2009. In 2009, he was named Faculty Director of Programs in Social Enterprise in the School's Executive Education division.
Teaching
Fall 2017
Modern Political Economy (MBA)
Bridging the American Divide (MBA)
Fall 2016
Modern Political Economy (MBA)
Spring 2016
Modern Political Economy (MBA)
Fall 2015
Modern Political Economy (MBA)
Spring 2015
Modern Political Economy (MBA)
Fall 2014
Modern Political Economy (MBA)
Summer 2014
Modern Political Economy (EMBA)
Spring 2014
Modern Political Economy (MBA)
Fall 2013
Modern Political Economy (MBA)
Summer 2013
Modern Political Economy (EMBA)
Spring 2013
Modern Political Economy (MBA)
Fall 2012
Modern Political Economy (MBA)
Summer 2012
Modern Political Economy (EMBA)
Spring 2012
Modern Political Economy (MBA)
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Coauthor(s): Paul Glader, Ray Horton
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