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Students celebrating their win during the first GSB Executive Challenge.
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Hear recent speakers discuss leadership
From our 'View From The Top' Speaker Series:
- John Mackey, CEO, Whole Foods
- Eric Schmidt, Chairman and CEO, Google
- Alan Mulally, President and CEO, Ford
- Abdallah Jum'ah, CEO, Saudi Aramco
- Wendy Kopp, Founder, Teach for America
- Vicente Fox, Former President of Mexico
more speakers on leadership...
Corporate Governance Research Program
- David Larcker's research questions value of commercial corporate governance ratings
- Stanford Director's Consortium brings latest research to the boardroom
Developing innovative, principled, and insightful leaders who change the world is not easy, but that's our mission.
Teaching, Research and Outreach
The Center provides a forum where students prepare themselves for the leadership challenges of the future, where scholars examine issues of leadership across multiple academic disciplines, and where business and other senior leaders share insights based on their diverse experiences.
Center Highlights:
Exec Ed: Advanced Leadership Program for Emerging Asian-American Executives, in partnership with Ascend and Asia Society
Article: Building the Next Generation Business Leader
McKinsey interview with GSB Dean, Garth Saloner
Blog: Leading Principles | Twitter: @StnfrdLeadrship
Upcoming and Recent Events
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- Richard Fairbank, Chairman & CEO, Capital One, (10/4)
- Bill George, former Chairman & CEO, Medtronic (11/14)
- Kent Thiry, Chairman & CEO, Davita Inc., (11/17)
- Ian Davis, ex-Managing Director, McKinsey & Co. (12/5)
- Alvaro Uribe, Former President of Columbia (2/14)
- Stanley McChrystal, General, US Army. Ret. (2/16)
- Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Chairman, Ferrari (4/19)
- Vikram Pandit, Chief Executive Officer, Citigroup (4/30)
- Doug Oberhelman, Chairman and CEO, Caterpillar (5/24)
Women in Leadership Speaker Series
Join us for this special series featuring high-profile executives to discuss the important role women are playing in business. Sponsored by CLDR, Women in Management (WIM), and WIN.
- Nancy Green, EVP and Chief Creative Officer, Old Navy
January 18, M110, 12-1 p.m. - Janet Lamkin, President, Bank of America California Tuesday
February 7, SE101, 12-1 p.m. - Denise Thomas, Entrepreneur: Post Communications,
OffRoad Capital, Les Concierges, Navigenics, Healthiest You
February 22, M110, 12-1 p.m. - Eva Semple Davis, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Warner Premiere, Warner Bros
March 8, M110, 12-1 p.m.
Other Recent Event Highlights:
Leadership in Context:
Leading an Industry Turnaround: Lessons from Government Interventions at GM and Chrysler
A conversation with Steve Rattner.
Leadership in Context:
Maintaining Focus in Organizations Under Stress: Leadership Insights from the Military
In recent years, the U.S. military has sustained two ongoing wars, involving millions of troops in complex environments. We invited officers from the Army, Air Force and Marines to discuss their learnings. Watch
Connecting leadership resources at the GSB
Leadership is a hot topic. Read about some of the resources, recent events and faculty research at the GSB here.
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