Giving News & Stories

Browse the articles below to learn more about the impact of gifts to Stanford GSB.

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June 29, 2017
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2017 Student Banquets Celebrate Diversity

From February through May, five student-led gala events celebrate the diverse communities that enrich the school experience.
Task Rabbit CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot accepts the 2017 Tapestry Award | Doug Peck/Geiken Photography
June 29, 2017
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Muhammad Mustafa, MS ’17: An On-Ramp for Pakistan’s Illiterate Workers

Armed with an education, this 2017 Social Innovation Fellow gives less-fortunate compatriots the tools to find jobs online and leave poverty behind.
2017 SIF Fellow Muhammad Mustafa | Stacy Geiken
June 28, 2017
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Stanford GSB Names Darius Teter as New Executive Director of Stanford Seed

Teter joins Stanford Seed with over 20 years of experience in international development, economic growth, and humanitarian program management.
Darius Teter, executive director for Stanford Seed
June 23, 2017
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Stanford ACT Celebrates 30 Years of Pro Bono Impact

Hundreds of Stanford MBA volunteers donate more than $3 million of consulting value annually.
ACT volunteers | Stacy Geiken Photography
June 21, 2017
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Advice to Class of 2017: “Life is a Team Sport”

Stanford Graduate School of Business alumna Penny Pritzker and Dean Levin send graduates off to launch careers of meaning and impact.
Penny Pritzker, MBA/JD ’85 | Saul Bromberger
June 06, 2017
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Ben Liu, MBA ’07, and Aya Nakajima, MBA ’07: Finding Tough Love and True Love in B-School

The struggles to meet leaders’ standards and speak teammates’ language pay off. So do study trips.
Ben Liu, MBA '07, Ema Liu-Nakajima, and Aya Nakajima, MBA '07 | ToniBird Photography
May 24, 2017
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Stanford GSB Recognizes Student Leaders Committed to Social Change

Next generation of social innovators honored with Stanford Impact Leader Fellowship.
MBA student Jenna Nicholas | Stacy Geiken
May 22, 2017
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2017 Arbuckle Award Honors John Donahoe, MBA ’86

The recent award dinner also celebrated the generosity of fellowship donors whose gifts financially support Stanford GSB students.
Stanford GSB Dean Jonathan Levin pins 2017 Arbuckle Award recipient John Donahoe, MBA '86. | Stacy Geiken
May 11, 2017
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Students Honor Three Faculty Members With 2017 Teaching Awards

In three separate ceremonies this spring, students in the MBA, MSx, and PhD programs lauded Professors Charles Lee, Mary Barth, and Adina Sterling, respectively.
Charles Lee | Amy Shechee Ho
May 09, 2017
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Stanford Seed Celebrates Five Years of Success, Announces Expansion to India

More than 500 business leaders have participated in a program designed to support greater economic prosperity through leadership and innovation training.
Bijesh Shah of SteelWool Africa in a breakout session of the Seed Transformation Program
February 27, 2017
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David Kreps: Master of Economic Modeling

A recent two-day symposium celebrated the depth and breadth of impact by faculty member David Kreps in choice theory, finance, game theory, economics.
David Krep | Pamela Lau
November 09, 2016
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Two Stanford MBAs Join Ranks of Stanford GSB Social Innovation Fellows

Rajan Patel and Ronnie Washington have been named 2016 Social Innovation Fellows, joining a select group of emerging social entrepreneurs who have received grants since 2009.
2016 Social Innovation Fellows Rajan Patel (left) and Ronnie Washington (right) flank Neil Malhotra, faculty director of the Center for Social Innovation | Stacy Geiken Photography
October 31, 2016
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Helping a Nigerian Beauty Company Bloom Internationally

Stanford Seed Intern Michelle Gatonye gains invaluable experience as she delivers an expansion strategy for House of Tara.
A group of seed interns
September 28, 2016
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New Highland Hall Offers Integrated Living and Learning Environment for all First-Year MBA Students

The opening of Highland Hall this fall enables the Stanford Graduate School of Business to offer nearly all first-year MBA students desiring to live on campus a place to call home.
External view of Highland Hall looking toward Serra St. | | Elena Zhukova
September 27, 2016
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Five MBA Students Named 2017 Siebel Scholars

Five highly accomplished MBA students are this year’s Siebel Scholars at Stanford GSB.
2017 Siebel Scholars, from left to right: David Zhang, Katherine Archibald, Federico Mossa, Carolyn Kooi, and Sebastian Serra Wright
September 27, 2016
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Stanford GSB Introduces MBA Fellowship for Midwesterners

Financial support to be awarded for up to three students committed to generating economic development in regions of the U.S. underrepresented in the MBA program.
Students walk on campus | Elena Zhukova
May 15, 2016
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Leveraging Engineering Expertise at an Agriculture-Processing Plant in Nigeria

Stanford Seed intern and electrical engineer Amal El-Ghazaly lends her talents to the company’s most immediate needs and learns a real-life lesson.
Amal El-Ghazaly with fellow Psaltry workers.
April 07, 2016
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2016 Arbuckle Award Honoree Laura Esserman Has Been “Changed for Good”

Since 1968, Stanford GSB has recognized lifelong achievement in management, leadership, and community service with the Ernest C. Arbuckle Award.
2016 Arbuckle Award Honoree Laura Esserman Has Been “Changed for Good”
April 06, 2016
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Learning Top-Level Lessons at a Transaction-Processing Firm in Ghana

Stanford Seed intern Ronnie Washington learns what it really means to be an entrepreneur while helping a Ghana-based company grow.
Ronnie Washington was awarded $110,000 as a Stanford Social Innovation Fellow to build his social enterprise,
February 22, 2016
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Advanced Leadership Program for Asian-American Executives Reinvigorates Japanese Executive’s Legacy

One recent participant in a Stanford Executive Education program discovered that changing the world begins with educating himself.
L to R: Hom, Gee, Kazunori Yamada, Tetsuya Yamada, Yuzo Yamada, Reiko Emmi-Elkins