Meet the boss: Minouche Shafik, former president of Columbia University

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  I knew many people in my life who had plans, and they knew I wanted to do this job,

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  and then after that I'm going to get promoted and do that job and that job.

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  And all of those people usually were disappointed.

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  Minouche Shafiq doesn't have much to be disappointed about.

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  She has had a succession of big jobs at big institutions,

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  from the World Bank to the International Monetary Fund to the Bank of England.

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  She then held the presidencies of both the London School of Economics and Columbia University.

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  try to think about,

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  is this job going to be something where I can learn and I can contribute?

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  And then the promotions just came.

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  If you learn and contribute, the career unfolds by itself.

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  Shafiq's scepticism about career planning may also stem from her repeated brushes with the unexpected.

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  In 2024, Shafiq's time at Columbia was cut short.

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  When the war broke out in Gaza, Student protests plunged the university into turmoil.

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  Classes moved online as demonstrations disrupted academic life.

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  Pro-Palestine protests have rocked the campus.

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