Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair discusses the importance of partnerships in working with African nations.
Stanford GSB lecturer and philanthropist John P. Morgridge will be the third alumni speaker at the school’s June 16 graduation ceremony. As head of Cisco Systems, he established a culture of innovation, empowerment, and giving back that reflects the school’s mission to inspire transformational business leaders.
GSB Marketing Professor Jennifer Aaker says social media can help for-profits, nonprofits, and government organizations address a deficit of trust in our current culture.
In the New York Times, a 2008 Stanford MBA alumnus explains how he now fights terrorism by trying to bring choices to extremely poor Kenyans.
An investment banker looks to build a sustainable model for alleviating poverty in a Middle East village.
YouTube tutor Salman Khan tells how his commitment to help a cousin with a difficult math lesson led not just to a successful, free, online tutoring service but to an organization whose educational mission attracts highly-productive workers without exorbitant pay packages.
In a new book, economics Professor Robert Flanagan explains why symphony orchestras need multiple strategies to keep their finances from ballooning out of control.
Officials from developing countries, the U.S. State Department, and the United Nations met on campus with tech-savvy entrepreneurs to discuss how fast-spreading connection technologies can foster sustainable economic growth, improve public health, support agriculture, and protect the natural environment in many countries.
Social entrepreneurs, those organizations and individuals who work to improve major social issues, don't have the networks and financial systems of traditional entrepreneurs, Sally Osberg, president of the Skoll Foundation told a Stanford MBA audience. Like Ginger Rogers dancing in a 1940's musical, they face the same issues as traditional entrepreneurs, but must do it backwards in high heels.
Social enterprises hold potential to "effect the kinds of changes our society needs right now," social entrepreneur Rupert Scofield told a Stanford student audience.
