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For over 110 years, Stanford’s belief in the power of ideas has produced many of the world’s greatest business innovators: Google. Nike. Charles Schwab. Sun Microsystems. Robert Mondavi. Hewlett-Packard. Victoria’s Secret. Yahoo!. Capital One. Gap. Cisco. The list of market leaders goes on. The founders went to Stanford.
By attending an Executive Education program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, you immerse yourself in the vibrant entrepreneurial culture only found here in the heart of Silicon Valley. At Stanford, we do not teach leaders how to follow the market. We teach them how to disrupt it—by thinking critically, challenging assumptions, and changing the rules of competition.
The intimate learning environment, designed intentionally at the Stanford Business School, serves as a distinct strategic advantage, enabling faculty and students to interact more closely than at larger schools. This open and collaborative culture carries over into our residentially-based Executive Education programs and offers unrivaled opportunities for peer learning and networking.
The curricula of our Executive Education programs are research-based and highly intensive, challenging participants to digest and analyze information at a rapid pace. After preparing positions and defending them in daytime classroom sessions, participants spend their evenings engaged in both individual and group study if a program event is not scheduled.
The faculty members of the Stanford Graduate School of Business are globally renowned for pioneering business research and theory. Our faculty includes three Nobel laureates, four members of the National Academy of Sciences, 17 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and two recipients of the John Bates Clark Medal in economics. Besides publishing textbooks and business cases used by institutions around the world, our faculty has broad experience working with companies from many different industries and geographies. Only senior-level faculty members serve as Executive Education program directors, and they actively engage with the participants.
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Over 30,000 people from around the world have participated in our Executive Education programs. Our programs attract a diverse and globally balanced mix of experienced participants, ensuring that all viewpoints from around the world are represented and discussed. Program management teams, which include faculty members, screen all applicants to ensure proper experience level, fit, and geographical and industry balance. As a result, valuable networks are formed that endure long after the programs end.
The award-winning Schwab Residential Center, where participants reside while attending Executive Education programs held on campus, sits among beautifully landscaped courtyards with spectacular views of the Stanford foothills. This inviting living space nurtures interaction and camaraderie, and is located just a few minutes walk from Executive Education classrooms.
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 The strengths of the program are its breadth of coverage on topics relevant to senior executives and its excellent faculty. Combine these strengths with the beauty of the Stanford campus and the California weather, and you have a fabulous one-of-a-kind program. Simply rated -- four stars.
Robert A. Wharton Jr.
Vice President, Research, Desert Research Institute
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