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Centers at the GSB

Make a Gift NowInnovative programs transform the learning experience at the GSB. Since 1996 four learning centers have been formed to represent the four cornerstones of a comprehensive general management education. They provide focal points for teaching, research, case writing, student activities, executive education and community outreach efforts. Through both annual unrestricted giving and more permanent forms of funding, the Centers dramatically shape the student experience by having financial resources to live and grow by.

  • Center for Entrepreneurial Studies (CES)
    The Center supports those individuals engaged in efforts to start and grow new business enterprises, truly helping to create the next generation of entrepreneurs. CES acts as a hub for the interests and pursuits of the entrepreneurial players—faculty, students, and practitioners—by anticipating the issues, encouraging research, and graduating well-trained managers.
  • Center for Global Business and the Economy (CGBE)
    The Center focuses on instilling students with a global managerial mindset. CGBE prepares students for this increasingly critical field not just through research and teaching, but especially through extracurricular activities through the Global Management Program, which has taken on an even larger role as the redesigned MBA curriculum requires each student to have an international experience. The Center's core global theme presents many opportunities for collaboration with the larger University community thanks to Stanford's International Initiative.
  • Center for Leadership Development and Research (CLDR)
    The Center helps give students a head start in how to be good leaders and improve their organizations. CLDR makes significant contributions to the advancement of leadership knowledge and the development of leadership by creating forums through which faculty, students, and business leaders can learn from one another and create insight for the next generation. Support helps produce valuable learning vehicles that emphasize personal development, interactive learning, diverse perspectives, and contextual relevance.
  • Center for Social Innovation (CSI)
    The Center helps teach current and future generations of executives throughout all sectors to not only be effective managers and leaders, but also active agents of positive social change. CSI strengthens the capacity of individuals and organizations to develop innovative solutions to social problems, creating a vibrant community of people who are actively engaged in building a just, sustainable, and prosperous world. CSI works to dissolve boundaries and promote the mutual exchange of ideas and values across sectors, across disciplines, and between theory and practice.