Thank you for your generous support of the Business School Fund this past year. The flexibility of your unrestricted gift empowers Stanford GSB to respond to evolving needs, seize new opportunities, and deliver on its mission with agility and purpose. Over the last year, your investment has helped fuel our strategic priorities—advancing excellence across the school and opening global access to world-changing ideas and research. Because of you, our students, faculty, and alumni are better equipped to lead, inspire, and solve complex challenges.
Below are just some of the ways your generosity is making an instrumental impact.
2024-25 Highlights
Building Essential Leadership, Communication, and Mentorship Skills
Community-building retreats, communication coaching, and the Arbuckle Leadership Fellows program are essential experiences that develop authentic communicators, effective leaders, and mentors who strengthen the GSB community.
Empowering and Developing Students
Student-led events and organizations at Stanford GSB create meaningful experiences and lead critical conversations on global issues. From conferences like the AI, Climate Innovation, and Healthcare summits to groups like the First Generation and Low Income Club, and Veterans Club, donor support fosters a vibrant, inclusive community that develops tomorrow’s leaders.
Investing in Tenure-Line Faculty
Over the past four years, the GSB has recruited 24 tenure-line faculty, strengthening expertise in AI, data science, environmental policy, healthcare, and more. Donor support ensures emerging scholars like Assistant Professor Michael Blank—who studies financial market volatility using large-scale datasets—have the resources to pursue groundbreaking research.
Assistant Professor Yuyan Wang’s new course, Understanding AI Technology for Business Problems, equips students to bridge technical and strategic gaps in the future of work. Student feedback was overwhelmingly positive. One student wrote, “Highly recommend! Professor Wang is incredibly thoughtful and designed the perfect course for us to get the technical background we need to learn AI as business professionals.”
Supporting Students In and Out of the Classroom
Investing in GSB counselors, relief aid, and wellness programs helps reduce barriers and promote student success. Dedicated GSB embedded psychologists Dr. Liz Chaney and Dr. Tom Ellis offer students expert, timely care tailored to the GSB’s unique pressures. Additional services like fitness classes further promote student health and well-being.
Applying Insights to Real Challenges
Class Takeaways distills powerful insights from Stanford GSB faculty into five-minute lessons, making world-class knowledge accessible to learners everywhere. Whether it’s Saumitra Jha on navigating political conflict, Chris Armstrong on corporate governance, or Jennifer Aaker and Szu-chi Huang on sustainable human behavior, these videos bring essential business and leadership concepts to a global audience.
Expanding Impact Through Lifelong Learning
The GSB offers enriching learning experiences for alumni through the Lifelong Learning series, featuring thought leaders and faculty exploring today’s most urgent issues—from global democratic backsliding and financial literacy to leading in a time of change. These programs connect alumni with cutting-edge research, real-time insights, and the opportunity to re-engage with the classroom from anywhere in the world.
Sharing Big Ideas
The If/Then podcast series, where Stanford GSB professors bring timely ideas to life, opens faculty research to a broader audience. From Susan Athey’s cautious optimism about AI’s economic disruption to Rebecca Lester’s insights on how tax policy shapes innovation, Matteo Maggiori’s exploration of financial power in global politics, and Anat Admati’s call for trust through accountability, these episodes connect GSB thought leadership far beyond the classroom.