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Peer to Peer: Investing in Innovation in Women’s Healthcare

Long overlooked, the opportunity to treat women better is booming.
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Hard Lesson: Learning to Embrace Personal Growth

After trying to help the world’s most vulnerable babies, Jane Chen, MBA ’08, needed to heal her own wounds.
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Catalyst: Removing the Rocks on the Pathway to College

At the College Board, Steve Bumbaugh is all about access.
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October 06, 2022
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Meet the MBA Class of 2024: Talented Changemakers United in Their Drive for Impact

Get to know Stanford GSB’s new MBA class by the numbers.
Three students standing outside of Schwab Residential Center, laughing and high-fiving. Photo by Elena Zhukova.
October 05, 2022
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Changemaker: Finding Strength in a Team

An alumna’s journey from B-school to Wall Street; from brain surgery to the C-suite.
Carrie SiuButt standing outside on a track, wearing a red blazer and looking off into the distance. Sam Shimizu-Jones
September 28, 2022
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Hard Lesson: Don’t Apologize for Saying Sorry

Dominique Mielle, MBA ’98, recalls how a hasty email led to an “Oscar-worthy” act of contrition.
Portrait of Dominique Mielle at her home. Credit: Lesly Hall
September 28, 2022
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Office Artifact: Ashley Martin’s Painted Rocks

What a rock named Roxanne can teach us about the “stickiness” of gender.
A photo of Ashley Martin holding her painted rocks. Credit: Photo by Gabriela Hasbun
September 23, 2022
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Five Stanford GSB Students Named 2023 Siebel Scholars

Awards recognize leadership and academic accomplishment
Portraits of the five 2023 Siebel Scholars. Hannah Richards, Elizabeth Rosenblatt, Joshua Rowley, Kathryn Gautier, Olivier Babin
September 09, 2022
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Changemaker: Helping Older Americans Navigate Healthcare

After meeting at Admit Weekend, two MBAs found a common passion and started a healthcare business for seniors.
Sarah Jacobson and Tori Seidenstein standing on the balcony of Bass Library at Stanford GSB, looking out over Stanford campus and smiling. Sam Shimizu-Jones
August 31, 2022
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Meet the MSx Class of 2023: Accomplished Leaders Ready to Make an Impact

These are the newest MSx changemakers.
The MSx Class of 2023 standing in front of the change wall on Stanford GSB campus. Photo: Julia Yu
August 25, 2022
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The DARC Arts: How the Wizardry of this Computer Group Helps Enable Research

When faculty need a hand unlocking data, this is who they call.
Photo of Mason Jiang and Alex Storer in their office. Credit: Elena Zhukova
August 19, 2022
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Changemaker: Helping One Million People Out of Poverty

A nonprofit created by GSB alumni at their 25th reunion is still working to alleviate global poverty.
Changemaker: Carol Head
August 09, 2022
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Leia de Guzman, MBA ’22: Cleaning up the World, One Building at a Time

Stanford Impact Founder Fellow plans to disrupt and decarbonize the world’s real estate.
Bright and colorful portrait of Leia de Guzman smiling in front of the change wall at Stanford GSB. Photo by Saul Bromberger
August 05, 2022
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Catalyst: Empowering Rural America

Leo Guzman’s company is switching electric cooperatives from coal to clean energy.
Colorful and bold hand painted illustration of Leo Guzman with the sun shining above him. By Gabriella Trujillo
August 05, 2022
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Want to Fix Homelessness? Students Followed the Data — When They Could Find It

Students in the Stanford GSB public policy lab present recommendations to legislators.
Homeless tents line Main Street in San Francisco's financial district during shelter-in-place order. Tents are surrounded by modern skyscrapers in an affluent area of the city. Credit: iStock/DianeBentleyRaymond
August 04, 2022
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Matteo Maggiori Wins Bernácer Prize

Professor of finance recognized for “influential research”
Portrait of Matteo Maggiori. Credit: photo by courtesy
July 29, 2022
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Changemaker: Entrepreneurship Takes Flight

A drone company takes off from the intersection of business, technology, and creativity.
Changemaker: Nils Thorjussen
July 29, 2022
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John Foye, MBA ’22: How This Ag-tech Startup Helps Ranchers Grow Trees

Stanford Impact Founder Fellow is helping livestock farmers use pastureland for carbon offsets.
Portrait of John Foye on Stanford Campus. Photo by Elena Zhukova
July 07, 2022
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Pioneering Tech Economist Susan Athey Joins Federal Antitrust Team

The Stanford GSB economics professor will serve as chief economist of the antitrust division at the Department of Justice.
portrait of Susan Athey. Credit: Tricia Seibold
June 29, 2022
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Stanford GSB Faculty Members Recognized for Outstanding Teaching

Students choose Szu-chi Huang, Scott Brady, Darrell Duffie, and David Dodson for 2021–2022 teaching awards.
An MBA student hands an award to GSB associate professor of marketing Szu-chi Huang. Photo by Julia Yu.
June 29, 2022
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“What I Did Shouldn’t Be Possible:” How This Immersion Program Transformed the MBA Experience

For 25 years, GMIX has sent students around the world and out of their comfort zone.
Stephen Lee jumps into a pose with the mountains of Bhutan in the background. Credit: Courtesy of Stephen Lee
June 16, 2022
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Commencement Speakers to Graduates: “Disrupt Stereotypes,” and Be Ready to Serve

Dual ceremonies celebrate Classes of 2020 and 2022.
A group of four students in their cap and gowns smiling at the camera on graduation day. Best Grad Photo Inc.
June 09, 2022
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“What Matters Most to You About Your Queerness and Why?”

Authenticity, equity, and freedom. Representation and belonging. Inclusivity, empathy, and safety.
Collage of colorful portraits of students of the GSB pride club, smiling, laughing, and looking serious. Photos by Elena Zhukova
June 02, 2022
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Back to Class: Creativity Workout

This Stanford Executive Program course used virtual reality to help business leaders embrace an “improviser’s mindset.”
Screenshot of a virtual reality class taking place on a virtual campus.
June 02, 2022
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Executive Recharge: How This 70-Year-Old Program Provides a Career Jolt

Stanford Executive Program participants say immersive sessions reenergized their work lives.
Bill Barnett teaching an SEP class in 2016. Credit: Elena Zhukova
May 26, 2022
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An Unlikely Collaboration Prepares Leaders in the Business of Education

Joint master’s degree program expands the scope of educators’ training.
A view Stanford University from Palm Drive. Credit: Farrin Abbott / Stanford News
May 20, 2022
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New Program Aims to Help Startup Teams

Stanford dy/dx launches with help from top venture capital firms.
students working in the Co Lab at Stanford GSB. Credit: Elena Zhukova