2016 Alumni Medalist Sharon Liebowitz ’91GSAPP
Channel: Columbia Alumni
Date: 31/10/2016

Sharon is CEO and co-founder of Meritam, a low-cost software-based investment advisor designed specifically for nonprofit reserves and endowments. Prior to Meritam, Liebowitz was in investment management and technology at JPMorgan, UBS and Deutsche Bank. She is a registered architect, earned an MArch from Columbia and a BA degree with honors from Harvard University. She is the former president of the Columbia GSAPP Alumni Association and was instrumental in its planning and launch in 2009-10. She has served on the CAA Board since 2011 and participated in its Strategic Planning, Nominating and Volunteer Development committees. Liebowitz chaired the Planning Committee for the Columbia Alumni Leaders Weekend in October 2014. She currently serves as a University senator, and co-chairs the University Senate Alumni Relations committee. She is honored to have worked with so many outstanding alumni, students, staff and faculty at Columbia.