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March 26, 2021
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“What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?”
Three women from the Class of ’72 discuss what it was like to be at Stanford GSB when the school was 98% male.
March 22, 2021
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Jacqueline Novogratz, MBA ’91: What Matters to Me Now and Why
“I have had to learn to fight bureaucracy, corruption, and complacency — skills I hadn’t considered at business school.”
February 12, 2021
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William Eaton, MBA ’75: “My Art Form Starts with Trees”
Four decades ago, Eaton drafted a business plan that became the blueprint for the Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery. Today he still runs the place, making one-of-a-kind guitars.
January 14, 2021
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2020 Stanford MBA Employment Report Shows Strong Outcomes
Despite the economic challenges of the global pandemic, the job market for Stanford GSB graduates remained robust.
December 02, 2020
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Hard Lesson: COVID-19, the Wedding Crasher
In early 2020, Molly Kang, MBA ’15, was poised to upend the wedding industry with a direct-to-consumer bridal dress company. Then came social distancing.
November 16, 2020
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Yvonne Romero da Silva, MBA ’04: What Matters to Me Now and Why
“I came to realize that one could catalyze change on multiple levels.”
November 01, 2020
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Maker: La Monarca Bakery — The Smells and Flavors of Home
Ricardo Cervantes and Alfredo Livas both grew up in Mexico but didn’t meet until Stanford GSB. They agreed on one thing: They missed the bakeries of their youth.
October 29, 2020
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Alumni and Students Recognized for Their Impact
Meet the alumni and students who are making a difference in finance, social entrepreneurship, healthcare, technology, and media.
October 09, 2020
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On Your Mark, Get Set … Innovate
Stanford Rebuild, a two-month “innovation sprint” triggered by COVID-19, drew more than 5,000 proposals from entrepreneurs worldwide.
October 05, 2020
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Dare Ladejobi, MSx ’20: Building a COVID-19 Response into a HealthTech Solution for Millions
The 2020 Social Innovation Fellow’s multi-channel tool has potential for broad use in bringing affordable healthcare to emerging markets.
September 29, 2020
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Susan Athey Honored for Innovative Market Research
Stanford Graduate School of Business professor and economist recognized for pioneering and innovative scholarship on markets.
September 25, 2020
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Working and Learning Around the World, Remotely
An unprecedented number of Stanford GSB students spent summer internships working at companies in emerging markets.
September 21, 2020
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Kimberly Schreiber, MBA ’20: Tech-Powered Service Navigation for People with Developmental Disabilities
NeuroNav’s service navigators and software curate options and unlock government funding to meet client goals.
August 06, 2020
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How We Adapted
If you want to move a business school’s curriculum online in a single weekend, you better practice what you teach.
August 06, 2020
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“It’s in People’s Nature to Want to Do Something during a Catastrophe”
Xue “Xander” Wu, MS ’19, organized Hack for Wuhan to help his besieged hometown in China.
August 06, 2020
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“Our Goal Is to Create 50,000 Face Shields for Frontline Workers”
Through Dent Education, Rajan Patel, MBA ’16, transforms under-resourced Baltimore teens into entrepreneurial makers.
August 06, 2020
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“The Pandemic Has Made Our Mission More Critical Than Ever”
With TalkingPoints, Heejae Lim, MBA ’15, bridges language barriers between teachers and parents.
August 06, 2020
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“We Thought We’d Seen It All. A Global Pandemic Was Not on Our List.”
Brian Anderluh and Lee Zimmerman, both MBA ’94, scrambled to keep their Yosemite lodges afloat and their workers housed.
July 31, 2020
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Hard Lesson: How to Land Safely When a Firm Won’t Fly
Amanda North, MBA ’82, looks back on the painful experience of shutting down a business that had once been her dream.
July 29, 2020
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David Dodson, MBA ’87: What Matters to Me Now and Why
“I was forced to exchange something I had chased for years with something I now find matters more.”
July 24, 2020
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Office Artifact: Sarah Soule’s Refrigerator Whiteboard
While sheltering in place, a Stanford GSB professor decided to write out equations in her kitchen — much to her cat’s confusion.
July 23, 2020
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David Rogier MBA ’11: “Everyone Should Have Access to Genius”
How the CEO and cofounder of MasterClass reinvented online learning.
July 10, 2020
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Ian Cinnamon, MBA ’19: Making Public Spaces Safer
This Stanford GSB alum believed AI would be better than the human eye at spotting weapons at security checkpoints. Turns out he was right.
July 09, 2020
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Homecoming
Derrick Bolton returns to Stanford GSB with a new role — associate dean for external relations — and a new perspective.
