Donna M. Hitscherich

Teaches at Columbia Business School

Donna M. Hitscherich
Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Business, Finance and Economics 
Director, Private Equity Program

Prior to her present position at Columbia Business School, Professor Hitscherich had a career in investment banking, holding positions at CS First Boston, JP Morgan & Co. Incorporated, and Banc of America Securities. While at JP Morgan, she was a founding member of the takeover defense team and a senior member of the advisory review committee which was responsible for the M&A fairness opinions issued. As a managing director in the mergers and acquisitions group of Banc of America Securities, she was secretary of the firm's fairness opinion committee and a major contributor to the firm's training programs for managing directors and associates.

Prior to her investment banking career, Hitscherich was a corporate lawyer at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

Since joining Columbia Business School as an adjunct faculty member in 1992, Professor Hitscherich has taught Corporate Finance, Business Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Advanced Corporate Finance in both the MBA and Executive MBA programs. Professor Hitscherich has been the recipient of the Executive MBA Commitment to Excellence Award from the Berkeley-Columbia EMBA graduating classes from 2010 to 2013. She was nominated for the Dean's Award for Innovation in the MBA Curriculum for her presentation of the Advanced Corporate Finance course in 2002. She has also served as a lecturer in law and accounting at Columbia Law School. She currently serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Business for Finance and Economics and as Director of the Private Equity Program.