Paul Firstenberg

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

JD Harvard University Law 1958

BA Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School Public and International Affairs 1955

FULL-TIME ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Baruch Substitute Professor Educaiton Administration 2007-Present

PART-TIME ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

NYU-George H. Heyman Jr. Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising Lecturer Nonprofit Governance after Sarbanes-Oxley 2006-2007

Yale University, School of Management Lecturer Nonprofit Governance after Sarbanes-Oxley 2006-2007

Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School Lecturer Nonprofit Management 1997

Yale University, School of Management Lecturer Nonprofit Management 1985-1986

NON ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

American ORT, New York, NY Executive Director 2001-12/2005

Zuckerman, Firstenberg & Co., New York, NY General Partner 1992-2001

Tulane University, New Orleans, LA Chancellor for Resource Development and Planning 1989-1991

Prudential Life Insurance Co., Newark, NJ Chief Financial Officer, and the Executive Vice President of Real Estate Investment 1985-1989

Kaye, Scholer,Fierman, Hayes & Handler, New York, NY Managing Executive (Chief Operating Officer) 1983-1984

Children's Television Workshop, New York, NY Executive Vice President (Chief Operating Officer) 1976-1983

Princeton University, Princeton, NJ Financial Vice President 1972-1976

Ford Foundation, New York, NY Officer-in-Charge of Program Related Investments 1970-1972

Atlantic Richfield Co., New York, NY Director of International Finance 1966-1970

US Agency for International Development, Washington, DC Staff Attorney/Loan Officer 1962-1966

Private Law Firm, New York, NY Practicing Corporate Law Attourney 1960-1965

United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, New York, NY Law Clerk 1959-1960

EMPLOYMENT AT BARUCH

Substitute Professor 2007-Present

COURSES TAUGHT AT BARUCH

PAF 9338: Higher Education Policy

PAF 9339: Financing of Higher Education

PAF 9199: Governance of Nonprofits in the Wake of Reform of Public Corporations

PAF 9190: Drafting a Business Plan for a Nonprofit Organization

NEW COURSES/PROGRAMS DEVELOPED AT BARUCH

PAF 9199: Governance of Nonprofit Organizations

PAF 9190: Capstone: Drafting a Business Plan for a Nonprofit Organization

BOOKS IN FIELD OF EXPERTISE

Paul B. Firstenberg. "Managing for Profit in the Nonprofit World," The Foundation Center 1998 250

Paul B. Firstenberg. "The 21st Century: Remaking the Organization in the Post-Government Era," The Foundation Center 1996 247

Paul B. Firstenberg. "Philanthropy's Challenge: Building Nonprofit Capacity through Venture Grantmaking," The Foundation Center 1993 184

Burton G. Malkiel and Paul B. Firstenberg "Managing Risk in an Uncertain Era," Princeton Univeristy 1976 84

ARTICLES IN FIELD OF EXPERTISE

Burton G. Malkiel and Paul B. Firstenberg. "The Twenty First Century Boardroom: Who will be in charge?" Sloan Management Review Fall 1994 36 27-35

Charles H. Wurtzebach and Paul B. Firstenberg "Managing Institutional Assets. The Portfolio Construction Process: The Competitive Edge in Managing Real Estate Portfolios." Harper and Row 1990 485-493

Charles H. Wurtzebach and Paul B. Firstenberg "Managing Portfolio Risk and Reward." Real Estate Review Summer 1989 62-66

Stephen A. Ross, Randall C. Zisler and Paul B. Firstenberg. "Real Estate: The Whole Story." The Journal of Portfolio Management Spring 1988 22-34

Burton G. Malkiel and Paul B. Firstenberg. "A Winning Strategy for an Efficient Market." The Journal of Portfolio Management Summer 1978 20-25

OTHER ARTICLES

Paul B. Firstenberg, "Lessons in Board Reform: Audit Your Governance Structure" On Philanthropy August 15, 2007 an outline article-no page numbers

Paul B. Firstenberg. "How to Prepare a Nonprofit Board for Ocming Reforms." On Philanthropy August 16, 2006. an outline article-no page numbers

Paul B. Firstenberg. "Downsizing: What's Your Game Plan?" Management Review November 1993 82 46-52

Burton G. Malkiel and Paul B. Firstenberg. "Why Corporate Boards Need Independent Directors." Management Review April 1980 26-35

Paul B. Firstenberg. "Profit-Minded Management in the Nonprofit World." Management Review July 1979 N/A

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS

Untitled Book for The Foundation Center
Writing book on the changes over the past decade in the management of nonprofit organizations.

INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE

Service to the Department School of Public Affairs
Advisor to higher education masters students; member of search committee for assistant professor in higher educaiton department, October 2007-Present

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICE

Member
Board of Directors, Lee Pesky Learning Center nonprofit, 2000-Present

Director
Sizeler Properties, a New Orleans based publicly traded real estate investment trust (NYSE REIT), 1989-1992.

Director
Vanguard Group of Investment Companies, the nation's second largest mutual fund complex, 1974-1986.