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Roberta W. Albert  (TC M.A. ’97)

Roberta Albert joined Teachers College as Vice President for Institutional Advancement on June 3, 2024. She leads fundraising, alumni relations and communications efforts in raising the College’s profile and generating resources to advance its mission. For more than a decade, Ms. Albert served as Associate Dean for Development at Columbia University School of the Arts. There she participated in two multi-billion-dollar university-wide campaigns to support scholarships, programming and the creation of the Lenfest Center for the Arts on Columbia’s new Manhattanville campus. Prior to Columbia, she served as Director of Strategic Development Projects and Director of Alumnae Affairs at Barnard College, and also held positions at New York cultural organizations and in management consulting. Ms. Albert received an M.A. in Arts Administration from Teachers College and a B.A. in art history from Barnard College. 

Dr. Thomas Bailey

Thomas Bailey became the 11th President of Teachers College, Columbia University in 2018, and continues to serve as the George and Abby O'Neill Professor of Economics and Education at the College. 

As President, Dr. Bailey has overseen the redesign of student services at the College in line with his renowned research focus on pathways at community colleges, supporting student success from enrollment to graduation and beyond–including alumni. President Bailey has also strengthened the College’s research capacity and guided the development of TC’s Digital Futures Institute, ensuring the College is at the forefront of pedagogic innovation. Throughout, he has focused on impact and in 2023 he launched TC’s Public Good Initiative to continue to connect the College’s research and scholarship with communities around the world.

President Bailey has been a TC faculty member since 1990, and was the founding Director of TC’s  Community College Research Center (CCRC). 

He earned his undergraduate degree in economics from Harvard University and his Ph.D. in labor economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Dong Guo (TC Ph.D. ’13)

Guo Dong is a Professor of Practice in Sustainability Management at Columbia's School of Professor Studies, where he teaches courses including Sustainable Cities, Climate Risks and Scenario Analysis, and Sustainability Metrics. Dr. Guo also serves as the Associate Director of the Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management at Columbia Climate School. Dr. Guo led research on the evaluation of urban sustainability, especially for Chinese cities, and co-edited the Annual Evaluation Report of Sustainable Development of China since 2018. Dr. Guo co-authored The Sustainable City, 2nd Edition (with Steven Cohen), and The Financial Ecosystem: The Role of Finance in Achieving Sustainability (with Satyajit Bose and Anne Simpson), both of which have been translated and published in China. Dr. Guo also teaches Microeconomic Policy Analysis at the School of International and Public Affairs. Dr. Guo taught Statistics for Management and Quantitative Research Methods at Columbia, and Sustainable Finance at the School of Finance of Shanghai University of Economics and Finance as well as at the PBC School of Finance of Tsinghua University. Dr. Guo received his PhD in Economics and Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, MPA from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, and BSc in Economics from University College London.

Jack Hsu

Jack Hsu is Founder and CEO of Ivy Group International, Inc., an educational company based in Beijing investing and operating K-12 schools. He is also the Co-Founder and Executive Director at Qi Social Innovation Center, a non-profit organization committed to nurturing young social innovators globally and winner of the 2024 Aspen Institute McNulty Catalyst Fund Award. Additionally, Jack serves on the Advisory Board for Columbia Global Center in Beijing.

Previously, Jack was a founding partner at MMG Partners, a global management consulting firm headquartered in New York. Before founding MMG Partners, Jack was a consultant at Mitchell Madison Group in the securities practice where he served clients that included bulge bracket banks  and exchanges. One of Jack’s early endeavors was with the startup technology company Scopus Technology which went public on NASDAQ in 1994.

Jack received his master’s degree in business administration from Columbia Business School, master’s degree in computer science from University of  Maryland, College Park, and bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science from University of California, Berkeley Jack currently lives in Beijing with his wife and son. He is a Fellow of the fifth class of the China Fellowship Program and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.

Anita Ma (BUS MBA ’99)

Ms. Anita Ma’s unique background in both commercial and non-profit sectors came from her experience working for renowned MNCs and charities both locally and abroad. A Hong Kong native, Ms Ma received her MBA from Columbia University upon graduating from The Chinese University Hong Kong.

She is a marketing professional who has over 15 years of marketing management experience. She has led various successful brand campaigns, new product launches, and marketing programmes. Her illustrious career in management and consulting includes working with Mckinsey New York and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC). She was the Head of Corporate Marketing and Customer Service for four years at HKTDC, where she was also one of the youngest members of the management team. One of her major contributions was the new brand strategy and corporate campaign for HKTDC. 

Ignited by a passion steeped in child development and education, Ms Ma started her path in the non-profit sector as a member of the Victoria Kindergarten Parent Teachers Association (PTA), and became the Chairlady of the PTA for all 8 campuses of over 3000 parents. Since then, she went on to serve as Board Member for Playright in Hong Kong and Ivy Education Group in China. Ms Ma took up the position of Chairmanship of Playright Board in 2019.  Under her leadership, Playright has continued to advocate for children's right to play, even amid the challenges brought by the pandemic. The organization successfully secured the first long-term adventure playground in Hong Kong and earned the "Leader of the Year 2021" award by the SingTao Media Group. Additionally, Ms. Ma was honored with the AmCham "Woman Champion of Disadvantaged Groups and Minorities" award in 2024.

Anita is a founding director of Ivy Education Group, which operates 10 kindergartens and the Beijing Daystar Academy (K-12 School) in China. The school is deeply committed to the belief that children are change-makers and is developing a robust social entrepreneurship program as a core component of its curriculum. In 2022, the school launched the Qi Center (www.qicenter.cn), a non-profit organization dedicated to instilling a social innovation mindset among youth in China.

She is the immediate past President of the Columbia University Alumni Association in Hong Kong. She serves in various education related boards in Hong Kong, including the Education and Conservation Committee of Hong Kong Ocean Park, the Development Committee of WWF-Hong Kong, the subcommittee of Hong Kong Museum Advisory Board. She is the advisor to the Catalyst Education Lab (a HK education think tank bringing in innovation from Harvard and MIT University).