LEF Students
LEF partners with prestigious academic institutions around the globe to educate and mentor students interested in the retail and luxury industry through programming with our LEF network of brands.
Thank you for going above and beyond to extend LEF opportunities to students. We really appreciate the chance to engage with industry leaders and gain valuable perspectives that will undoubtedly contribute to students’ professional development.”
Yamei Wang
Student, CBS’24
Student Programs
The programs offered by LEF provide students with unique experiences and unmatched opportunities.
Click on each program to learn more about it.
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In this half-semester, intense masterclass, 24 MBA candidates from Columbia Business School work in teams of eight to solve timely case studies created exclusively for this class by three LEF brand partners.
Learn more about our Master Class here!
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This course examines the challenges and opportunities in the luxury industry by studying multiple aspects of the business, from strategic planning and performance analysis to campaign initiatives and budgetary planning.
Learn more about our Block Week here!
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These intimate breakfast sessions allow a limited number of students committed to the luxury goods space to have rare access to important figures in the luxury field, and engage in informal and intimate dialogue with the presidents and CEOs of leading luxury firms.
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This series of educational company tours allows a select group of 25 students to spend the day at the New York headquarters of leading luxury firms for a rare glimpse into the day-to-day operations behind the luxury sector’s most renowned brands.
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This program is for Columbia Business School students to thoroughly experience working in luxury retailing. LEF’s Retailing Internship Program allows MBA students to better grasp the day-to-day retail operations of luxury brands.
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This series of executive programming is designed to address a narrow brand specific topic or issue that a company is facing, allowing a small group of 8–10 select LEF students and alumni to participate in providing solutions and implementation strategy.
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The Luxury Round Table is an annual panel discussion in which three to four industry leaders share their views on current trends and challenges facing the industry with an enthusiastic group of business and design students, alumni, and friends of LEF.
Past Luxury Round Table topics have included Luxury, Culture, and Entertainment: Reflecting the Times?; Luxury & Diversity Inclusion; Luxury in 2020 and Beyond: Surviving or Succeeding?; and Blockchain and Luxury.
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This lunchtime panel discussion provides MBA students interested in retail and luxury with the rare opportunity to have an open dialogue with leading professionals and gain a better understanding of career paths and opportunities for MBA graduates in the retail and luxury industry.
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In the PhD Luxury Leadership Series, current PhD candidates have the opportunity to engage in an intimate setting with seasoned luxury executives on various aspects of their own research pertaining to this industry.
