AI@GSB — Applied AI Initiative | Stanford Graduate School of Business

Artificial intelligence is reshaping every industry and is creating the potential to solve some of the world’s most critical challenges. We’re preparing future business leaders to think strategically and responsibly about AI while gaining hands-on experience with its most transformative applications.

AI@GSB is a dean’s initiative, led by Applied AI Scholars and faculty advisors. The initiative leverages Stanford’s position at the intersection of business and technology to deliver cutting-edge, experiential learning to the Stanford GSB community.

“At Stanford GSB, we’re exploring how principled leaders can harness AI not just for innovation, but for impact. With the unmatched advantage of being in the heart of Silicon Valley, we are preparing our students to lead at the forefront of this transformation.”

Sarah A. Soule
Philip H. Knight Professor and Dean
Morgridge Professor of Organizational Behavior

The pace of AI innovation is unmatched in history.

We aim to prepare leaders across industries to navigate disruption, unlock innovation, and make strategic, responsible decisions in an AI-native world. AI@GSB will empower the next generation of global business leaders to harness the transformative power of artificial intelligence responsibly, creatively, and strategically.

Understand the capabilities, limitations, and risks of AI

Apply AI-integrated solutions to meet real business challenges

Lead teams, companies, and communities in an AI-native world

Our approach to AI business education is applied.

Through hands-on workshops and direct engagement with today’s most influential AI thinkers and practitioners, GSB students will graduate as advanced users with a personal toolkit of skills, frameworks, and practices to integrate AI into any business context

Student-Led

Developed and led by Applied AI Scholars in partnership with the dean and faculty advisors.

Applied First

Prioritizing hands-on learning and application, not just theory

Expert-Taught

Leveraging Stanford’s ecosystem at the nexus of business and technology with influential experts and industry-leading companies

Ethical and Impactful

Preparing leaders to harness AI responsibly with attention to equity, security, and societal consequence

Students will immerse themselves in AI.

Dean’s Perspectives

Dean Sarah A. Soule will host a series of forward-looking dialogues with leading experts in AI to explore implications for the future of work, humanity, and our world.

Foundational Primers

Content catered to MBA students from all industries and backgrounds to develop critical AI literacy, including infrastructure, data, models, and applications.

Applied Workshops

Hands-on experience with AI-powered tools and workflows that will define the future of every role and industry.