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March 10, 2022
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Theresia Gouw to Deliver 2022 Commencement Speech

Leading investor and Stanford GSB volunteer tabbed to give address.
Theresia Gouw | Photo courtesy of Theresia Gouw
January 19, 2022
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MBA Employment Report Reveals Return to Pre-Pandemic Outcomes

Stanford GSB students and graduates find success in a strong job market, even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
A student works outside at Stanford GSB. | Credit: Elena Zhukova.
December 03, 2021
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Can Childcare Be Fixed? These Students Went Looking for Solutions

Two MBA students spent a year surveying parents, executives, and policymakers about our “unprecedented childcare crisis.”
A father walking his young daughter to daycare. | Credit: iStock/Nadezhda1906.
November 18, 2021
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A Pandemic Cookbook Serves up a Recipe for Community

A delicious side project brings busy students together to share stories about food.
Goofy group portraits of the Class of 2021 MBA Cookbook, laughing and posing with kitchen appliances. From left to right: Beverley See, Whitney Chu, Lauren Phelps
November 09, 2021
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Ted McKlveen, MBA ’21: Cutting Emissions in Heavy-Duty Transport

Determined to address climate change with hydrogen-powered vehicles.
Headshot of Ted McKlveen. Credit: Photo by Javier Flores
October 25, 2021
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New Alumni Director: Times Have Changed, and We Must, Too

Renee Hirschberg wants to hear what alumni need now, and how Stanford GSB can help.
Outdoor portrait of Renee Hirschberg smiling into the camera on a sunny day. |Credit: Rob Strong
October 20, 2021
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The Women of the Class of ’72 Look Back, Nearly 50 Years Later

Enrolling at Stanford GSB at the height of the women’s movement was an inflection point for both the students and the school.
Older photo of a women sitting atop a sign for the Graduate School of Business. Credit:  TBD
October 11, 2021
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Leveling Up: Enabling More Students to See Themselves as PhDs

Stanford GSB’s predoctoral fellowship is helping the next generation of academics jumpstart their careers — and bringing needed diversity to the professorship pipeline.
Colorful and textured illustration of people collaborating, building, and creating together. Credit: Yifan Wu
October 11, 2021
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Stanford Economist Guido Imbens Wins Nobel in Economic Sciences

Guido W. Imbens shares the Nobel Prize for his contributions to the analysis of causal relationships.
Guido Imbens
October 07, 2021
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Susan Athey Named President of American Economic Association

Stanford scholar Caroline Hoxby selected as vice president.
Susan Athey. Credit: Tricia Seibold
October 05, 2021
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Peer to Peer: How Candidates from Nontraditional Backgrounds Can Break Through

Madhu Yalamarthi, MBA ’19, offers advice to other first-generation grads with audacious goals.
Alt text: A woman in a hijab sitting across a desk from a man in a suit, shaking his hand and smiling. | Credit: Sol Cotti
September 29, 2021
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Stanford GSB Dean, Computer Science Professor to Advise Biden

Jonathan Levin and William Dally to join White House panel on science and technology.
Jonathan Levin. Credit: Aubrie Pick
September 28, 2021
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Peter Georgescu, MBA ’63: What Matters to Me Now and Why

“I owed this country and I wanted to pay it back in whatever role my future would hold.”
Illustration of a man in a suit standing on a ship deck, with his hand above his eyes, looking out over a dark ocean. Credit: Kim Salt
August 27, 2021
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Shawon Jackson, MBA ’21: Schools Should Teach Young People How to Advance Social Justice

Through his nonprofit, Vocal Justice, this Social Innovation Fellow hopes to reach a rising and transformational generation of Black and Brown youth.
Shawon Jackson. Credit: Javier Flores
June 23, 2021
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Alumni Offer Graduation Tips on Laughter, Love, and Life after Stanford GSB

Personal lessons that emphasize a different kind of bottom line.
A photo-collage of students at the 2021 graduation ceremony. Credit: Graphic by Cory Hall, photos by Best Grad Photo Inc.
June 23, 2021
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The Class of 2021, Facing Their Futures with Optimism, “Radical Hope,” and the Promise of “Yet”

Graduating students leave with a unique, shared experience that has prepared them to be leaders that the world needs.
Three students at the graduation celebration. Credit: Photo by Best Grad Photo Inc.
May 28, 2021
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Throwing One Stone: An Interview with Dave Lu

The cofounder of Stand With Asian Americans discusses how business leaders can support the AAPI community at this moment.
Dave Lu, MBA ’04
May 27, 2021
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Knight Management Center Marks 10-Year Anniversary

The state-of-the-art complex, designed for “structured serendipity,” prepares to open — again.
A view of the Knight Management Center from Jane Stanford Way. Credit: Elena Zhukova
May 26, 2021
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Students Use Social Innovation to Solve Global Problems, Drive Change

Twenty-one students receive social innovation awards for their work on pressing issues.
From left: Shawon Jackson, Abdulhamid Haidar, Ted McKlveen. Credit: Javier Flores
April 15, 2021
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Women’s History Month: “For All the Women Who Have Paved the Way”

Members of Stanford GSB’s Women in Management share their thoughts.
Top row: Ali Lauer, Jenny Zhou, Zeinab Aboud, Jéssica Leão. Bottom row: Jane Conroy, Juli (Hye Ryeong) Cho, Janna Wandzilak, Alexa Grabell. Credit: Illustrations by Agata Nowicka.
April 13, 2021
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Agents of Growth

How Stanford Seed deploys alumni to lift the global economy.
A close up of hands holding macadamia nuts. Credit: Louis Nderi
April 12, 2021
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Peer to Peer: How Do I Foster a Racially Equitable Firm?

Members of the Stanford MBA Class of ’94 drew up a playbook for business leaders looking to promote racial equity.
An illustration showing figures pulling apart a table to make room, while other figures are rolling up more chairs. Credit: Illustration by Jesse Zhang
April 09, 2021
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Maker: Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery

“There are times when I look around and everything I see,” says William Eaton, MBA ’75, “I can imagine adding strings to it.”
Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery. Credit: Jarod Opperman
April 08, 2021
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Green Giants: Five Stanford GSB Alumni Quietly Pulling Levers to Save the Planet

Forget about electric cars and meatless meat: Mounting a serious response to climate change requires inventive work in less-glamorous sectors such as risk management and private equity.
Illustration depicting a cityscape featuring green spaces. Credit: Illustration by Celyn Brazier