Columbia Business School posted a 19% drop in applications to its flagship two-year masterofbusinessadministration program this year, after four years of rapid growth.
Covey held a bachelor's degree in businessadministration from the University of Utah, a master's in businessadministration from Harvard and a doctorate from Brigham Young University.
An Iona College English major who got a master's in businessadministration from New York University at night, Greifeld spent much of his career selling computer systems for processing and clearing trades.