Columbia Alumni Medalists 2011 - Kaspar Speckle '64BUS
Channel: Columbia Alumni
Date: 2013-01-07

Columbia Alumni Medalist, Kaspar Speckle '64BUS. Hear his story. #columbia. Kaspar Speckle ’64BUS came to Columbia Business School in 1963 with a Fulbright travel grant and a study grant from the Austrian
Chamber of Commerce. While staying at International House on Riverside Drive he developed life-long international friendships that have enriched his life since his student days. Since 1972 he has served as the "standing secretary" of the Columbia Business School and Law School Club of Switzerland, Austria, and Germany and is responsible for keeping the club connected with the Business School. Last year the club celebrated its 40th anniversary of regular meetings and excellent programs in various cities, as well as networking opportunities for young alumni in Zurich, Munich, and Frankfurt. Following a PhD from the Vienna University of Business in 1969, Mr. Speckle’s business career traversed New York, Switzerland, and Austria, where he worked as managing director in the textile industry in Vorarlberg and in consulting. He is also active in service clubs. Mr. Speckle, his wife
Eva, their two sons (Mathias and Stefan) and three grandchildren live in Bregenz, Austria, near the Swiss border and lake of Constance, where he enjoys his favorite sport, alpine skiing.