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June 17, 2018
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Carlos Brito to Class of 2018: What Would the World Miss if You Did Not Exist?
Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO and Stanford alumnus advised graduates to seek a higher motivation.
May 23, 2018
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Stanford GSB Recognizes Students Committed to Social Innovation
The next generation of social innovators were honored with the Miller Social Change Leadership Award and Social Innovation Fellowships.
April 26, 2018
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New Awards Recognize Academic Achievement of Graduating Sloan Fellows
Two new awards recognize outstanding academic achievement by Sloan Fellows in the Stanford MSx Program.
April 17, 2018
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Dave Whorton, MBA ’97, Goes Against the Grain to Invest in “Evergreen” Companies
A venture capitalist changes course after one crucial conversation.
April 06, 2018
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Katherine August-deWilde, MBA ’75: A Leadership Checklist
Understanding what a strong leader needs.
March 19, 2018
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Chief Kindness Officers?
Students explore how self-awareness, self-care, and self-understanding can help them become better leaders.
March 07, 2018
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Behind the Scenes at Stanford GSB’s Executive Challenge
Get an exclusive MBA student’s-eye view as a mentor guides her squad through this intense one-day test of leadership skills.
February 27, 2018
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Global Brewer CEO Carlos Brito to Deliver 2018 Commencement Address at Stanford’s Business School
The chief executive of one of the world’s leading consumer goods companies and Stanford MBA alum will address the graduating Class of 2018.
February 16, 2018
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Meet the Stanford GSB Alumni and the PhD Candidate Who Made Forbes’ New 30 Under 30 Lists
These professionals are shaking things up in healthcare, energy, finance, and social entrepreneurship.
February 16, 2018
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Startup Garage Celebrates Five Years
At Startup Garage, students learn to create and launch new products. For its fifth anniversary, meet five companies that began as class projects.
February 14, 2018
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How an African Academy Conceived at Stanford GSB Has Come Full Circle
More than 10 years ago, Fred Swaniker and Chris Bradford opened a prestigious prep school. Now its students are coming to Stanford to realize their own dreams.
February 12, 2018
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Edward Fenster, MBA ’07: Bringing Solar Energy Home
Classmates provided inspiration — and a future partner.
February 05, 2018
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John G. “Jack” McDonald, Who Taught Investing for 50 Years at Stanford GSB, Dies at 80
A beloved professor whose former students span the globe, Jack McDonald is internationally known for his work on investment in the context of global equity markets.
December 13, 2017
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Third Consecutive Year of Record Salaries for Stanford MBA Class of 2017
The 2017 Employment Report reflects a strong market for Stanford MBA graduates and reveals their broad range of career interests and choices.
December 04, 2017
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Finance Professor Jack McDonald Celebrates 50 Years of Teaching
Fifty years and over 10,000 students later, Professor Jack McDonald continues to guide new generations of investors.
December 04, 2017
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Where Would You Put Yourself in an ‘Influence Line’?
Learning where her peers ranked her influence among the group changed how Maria Lambert, MBA ’12 thought about feedback.
November 30, 2017
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Stanford Seed India Kicks Off With Intense Week of Training
Business leaders across India gather to exchange ideas, share knowledge, and transform their companies.
November 28, 2017
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Alex De Simone, MBA ’16: Making All the Right Connections Through Stanford GSB
A job with an alum’s company leads to serial entrepreneurship, an MBA, and big paydays for his businesses and his alma mater.
November 10, 2017
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Rajan Patel, MBA ’16: Bringing Out the Brilliance in American Youths
With Dent Education’s hands-on, entrepreneurial program, the 2016 Social Innovation Fellow aims to develop a sense of agency among at-risk teens.
November 07, 2017
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An MBA Student’s Transformative Assignment in India Gets to the Heart of Innovative Health Care
The GMIX program gives an MBA student insights on making strides in a less-developed country, and gives an MBA alum access to valuable workers.
November 02, 2017
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Brandon Colby, MBA ’07: Charting the Course for a Predictive Medicine Venture
A doctor working to promote the adoption of genomics learns from grad school both how to launch a business, and how to start over.
October 24, 2017
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Understanding Economic Growth in the U.S Beyond the Coasts
Matt Mascioli, MBA ’17, co-led international students to Midwestern and Southern states, where they met people hard at work on the Rust Belt’s problems.
October 04, 2017
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Women’s Circles Support Stanford GSB Alumnae Through the Arc of Their Lives
The first Women’s Circles Leadership Summit celebrates and educates alumnae who share their personal and professional experiences across generations.
August 30, 2017
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“The Only Time You Must Not Fail is the Last Time You Try”
Nike’s Philip Knight, MBA ’62, talks with Stanford GSB Dean Jonathan Levin and alumni at an intimate Q&A.
