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For & About Alumni

Job Hunter’s Toolbox

Advice from GSB Career Management Center and others.

Favorite Business books

The House of Mondavi was nominated by Gary Steele, MBA ’75, because it “deals with the rapid growth of a family business transformed into a private company.”

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Interactive: Where in the world do alumni live?

Click the map below to see where MBAs, Sloans, and PhDs call home. (Note: Map will open in new window)

Visit the Voices Section

A digest of blogs, essays, videos, and speeches from the GSB community.

MBA student Tim Lee is the innovator behind April's Carnegie Hall premier of an orchestra selected via international internet auditions. See the results and listen to Lee's description of the early work on the project. (The hubcap tympani from the orchestra is featured in the photo at left)
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Extreme Affordability

Our journal follows the progress of the 2009 MBA elective Entrepreneurial Design for Extreme Affordability from a class brainstorming session to a Myanmar farm. Details...

Latest Update: Racing to the Finish Line (June 4)

Returning Home

Rong Zhang, MBA ’08, writes from China about moving home after 10 years in the United States. Details...

More Features

Alums Bring Lessons To The MBA Challenge Alumni experience steps into the classroom for the MBA Executive Challenge.	Being Green Isn't Enough Vinod Khosla, MBA ’80, argues that green tech businesses must make economic sense.	Good News for Grads Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, says it’s a good year to graduate. “Change happens when things are hard."

We Must Restore Trust in Business Dean Robert Joss says too many organizations have performed poorly and too many have squandered their trust. How do we restore trust in these vital institutions	Wall Street Caution Michael Shanahan, MBA ‘65, cautions Wall Street quantitative solutions don’t always work. Shanahan is the 2009 recipient of the Arbuckle Award (pictured with Prof. Jack McDonald, left).	Research Update Marketing Obama's Stimulus Package What Makes MBA Wall Street Careers Pay Off? Proposal Doesn't Reduce CDS Risk It Really IS The Thought That Counts More Faculty News and Research

The Coolest, Greenest Products on Display Doing more for less was the theme of the 2009 Cool Product Expo, an exhibition of innovative products and services. (Includes slideshow)	Faculty Honors and Awards Michael Harrison Honored, Six Faculty Named To Endowed Chairs	Who Defines What We Value? An essay by Chip Conley, MBA '84, plus blogs, speeches, and summaries of what people are saying at the GSB. Student Wine Circle: A Blend of Appreciation and Business Is joining the Business School’s Wine Circle an artifice to enjoy an aromatic blend of oaks and tannins? It could be.