Natalie Portman speaking at the first of the Social Innovator Series
- SLIDE SHOW: Actress Challenges Students on Poverty. Natalie Portman spoke to students on the need to think innovatively on answers to issues surrounding poverty.
- Related Article: Actress-Activist Natalie Portman Urges Students to Help Alleviate Poverty
Kenyan Bank Focus of Case Study at Graduate School of Business
A student trip to Kenya introduced a Stanford Business School professor to a successful Nairobi bank and led to a case study that links MBA students to the African continent.
Dr. James Mwangi, CEO of the Equity Bank of Kenya visited campus to discuss the case on his organization and to answer student questions.
Consumers' Influence Can Shutter Sweatshops
Consumers can wield great influence over working conditions under which goods are manufactured, Professor Huggy Rao told a Stanford audience. “You’ve got to influence consumers so they’re willing to pay more,” he said.
Events: 2007-2008
Government Leaders at the GSB
The Hon. Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco, told an audience how he applies business skills to the political arena.
Watch HERE 
"Newsom: Politics Needs More Risk-Taking"
Read the article HERE
Conradin von Gugelberg Memorial Lecture on the Environment with Carter Roberts, President and CEO of the World Wildlife Fund
"Companies still thinking about the environment as a social responsibility rather than a business imperative are living in the dark ages,” Carter Roberts, CEO and chief conservation officer of the World Wildlife Fund, told the audience at the Business School’s annual von Gugelberg Memorial Environmental Lecture.
- Read the Article
- Video File: Carter Roberts
The Von Gugelberg Memorial Fund was established by members of the MBA class of 1987 to honor the memory of their classmate, Conradin von Gugelberg, who died shortly after graduation.
Infosys Leaders Discuss How Entrepreneurs Can Alleviate Poverty
Narayana Murthy and Sudha Murty, two of India’s best known executives, share their experiences in leadership and management with current MBA students during a visit to campus as the first Denning Distinguished Fellows in Global Business and the Economy.
- Related Article: Infosys Leaders Discuss Benefiting Stakeholders and Society
Other Speakers/Events
Brazil’s Cosan Seeks a Bigger Chunk of the Ethanol Market
As the demand for alternative fuels grows, Brazil’s Cosan-one of the world’s top growers and producers of sugarcane and ethanol-wants to increase its share of the world market for ethanol, the firm’s chief financial officer Paulo Diniz told a Stanford Graduate School of Business audience. Watch the video
Successful CEOs Have Work With Passion Says
Capital One's Fairbank
If you want to run a business, forget about what’s in your wallet. Richard Fairbank, chief executive of Capital One Financial Corp. wants to know what’s in your heart. (November 2007)
