Excellence in Leadership Award

Stanford Graduate School of Business is pleased to announce that Paul J. Taubman, MBA ’86, will receive the 2026 Excellence in Leadership Award. The program honoring Taubman will take place in New York on September 23, 2026.

Paul J. Taubman is the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PJT Partners.

Since its founding in 2014, PJT Partners has become one of the fastest growing and most respected global advisory firms.

Prior to founding PJT Partners, Mr. Taubman spent nearly 30 years at Morgan Stanley where he served in a series of increasingly senior positions, including as executive vice president and Co-President of Institutional Securities, with responsibility for all of the firm’s investment banking, capital markets, and sales and trading businesses. Throughout his career, he has advised companies and Boards on many of the largest and most complex strategic transactions around the globe.

Mr. Taubman serves in a leadership role on numerous philanthropic efforts including Board President of New York Cares, New York City’s largest volunteer organization; Vice Chairman of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory; Board Member of the Partnership for New York City; Advisory Council member at the Stanford Graduate School of Business; National Advisory Board member of Youth, Inc.; and Trustee of the Foundation for Empowering Citizens with Autism.

Mr. Taubman received a BS in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

This award marks our commitment to underscoring the importance of leadership in business by highlighting the achievements of a senior executive and Stanford GSB graduate who has made significant contributions to the corporate world and the community.