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Alumni engagement

Developing innovative, principled, and insightful leaders who change the world is not for the meek, but it is part of our mission at Stanford.

 

Teaching, Research and Outreach

The Center provides a forum where students prepare themselves for the leadership challenges of the future, where scholars examine leadership challenges across multiple academic disciplines, and where business and other senior leaders share insights based on their diverse experiences.

Read our blog: Leading Principles

Center Video Highlights:

video icon The Leadership Channel: Our recent speakers and events

video icon Student Views: Students react to MBA leadership curriculum

 

GSB Students Speakers and events Video cases Alumni engagement

Upcoming and Recent Events

Leadership in Context: Transforming the FBI in an Uncertain World, A Conversation with FBI DIrector Robert Mueller
Thursday, October 8, 2009

Frank FlynnRobert Mueller took over the FBI on September 4, 2001, just one week before the 9/11 terrorist attacks. His leadership priorities immediately changed, as the mission of the FBI morphed from a purely investigative function to include domestic intelligence and counter-terrorism. Watch the video of his talk.


View from the Top

Dean's Speaker Series, open to GSB students and faculty.

  • Richard Fairbank, Chairman and CEO, Capital One (10/16)
  • Richard Kovacevich, Chairman, Well Fargo (11/5)
  • Andrea Jung, Chairman and CEO, Avon (11/9)
  • John Doerr, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers (11/19)
  • Carlos Ghosn, President and CEO, Nissan and Renault (1/12)
  • John Mackey, Chairman and CEO, Whole Foods (1/26)
  • Condoleeza Rice, Former U.S. Secretary of State (2/18)
  • Kenneth Chennault, Chairman and CEO, American Express (3/1)
  • Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, President and CEO, Nokia (4/8)
  • Jonathon Reckford, CEO, Habitat for Humanity (4/27)
  • Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO, GE (5/25)

Read more about the View From The Top series

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.

 

[photo - Eli Harari]

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