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Huang and Khanna: Global Talent, Smart Rules, and Reindustrialization Can Keep the U.S. Ahead in AI

NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang and Congressman Ro Khanna met at Stanford to discuss U.S. AI leadership and requirements for continued success.

Investor Summit Launches New Era for Investing at Stanford GSB

Daylong event brought together investors from around the world for connection, community, and learning.

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May 15, 2026

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US Debt Load Could Undercut Warsh's Plan to Shrink Fed Balance Sheet

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For 100 years, we’ve been dedicated to the things that haven’t happened yet, and the people who are about to dream them up. In 2025, we celebrated our Centennial through stories and events.

100 Years of Innovation

Some of the milestones, moments, and memories that define the GSB’s first century

Illustration by Victoria Tentler-Krylov

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Invested with Purpose: Insights from Stanford GSB Investors

Alumni investors talk about their journeys, measuring impact, and what it takes to succeed.

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Spurring Startup Success: Celebrating Thirty Years of CES

Since 1996, the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies has offered valuable learning experiences, serving as an important source of talent for the startup ecosystem.

Celebrating Our Centennial

Celebrating 100 years of community through connecting, learning, and coming together.

Community Spotlights

Faculty

The Nobel Winners of Stanford GSB

Over the past century, six Stanford GSB professors have been awarded the Nobel Prize. Here’s a look at who they are — and why they won.

Alumni

Maker: Poncho

While fishing for the perfect shirt, Clay Spencer, MBA ’11, created his company to outfit outdoorsmen.

Students

Lessons in Leadership at the 2025 Executive Challenge

This year’s winning team shares their strategies, lessons, and top takeaways.

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July 13, 2021

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Teaching Through a Pandemic: Students Recognize Two Faculty Members for Their Efforts

Students in the MBA and PhD programs honored Rebecca Lester and Anne Beyer, respectively, for their outstanding teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rebecca Lester teaching in the classroom at Stanford GSB. Credit: Elena Zhukova

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.

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 13, 2021

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Adina Sterling: “The Real Opposite of Inclusion Isn’t Exclusion — It’s Conformity”

Stanford professor talks about her career path — from designing products to building more diverse workplaces.

April 14, 2021

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Stanford GSB Looks Back at One Year of Sheltering in Place

How the Stanford GSB campus and community responded to the pandemic — as told through images.

A group of masked students stop to talk in Town Square on campus. Credit: Elena Zhukova

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 13, 2021

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How to Keep a Growth Engine Fine-Tuned

A conversation with Darius Teter, executive director of Stanford Seed.

Portrait of Darius Teter. Credit: Elena Zhukova

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

April 06, 2021

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Give Them Shelter

Want to solve America’s urban homeless crisis? First, you have to believe it can be fixed.

Rebecca Foster, MBA ’05 and Liz Givens, MBA ’04, stand in the hallway under construction. Credit: Drew Kelly

April 05, 2021

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Office Artifact: Szu-chi Huang’s Reproduction of a Harold Weston Painting

How a professor’s love of art led her to a career in marketing research.

A close up of Szu-chi Huang’s reproduction of Winds, Upper Ausable Lake by Harold Weston that hangs in her office. Credit: Elena Zhukova

April 02, 2021

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Hard Lesson: In Sports, the Clientele Cares About One Thing… Winning

Joe Lacob, MBA ’83, looks back on the night he got booed into silence by his customers.

Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob, left, speaks with former player Chris Mullin during a ceremony to retire his #17 jersey at halftime of a game between the Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves on March 19, 2012. Credit: Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images

March 31, 2021

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Back to Class: Corporations, Finance, and Governance in the Global Economy

A pair of Stanford GSB professors use movies, skits, and Saturday Night Live-style cold opens to teach the “broad and deep applicability of finance.”

A still from the movie The Godfather. Credit: Getty Images/Steve Schapiro

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.

Three women stand with fists raised holding books. Credit: Photo courtesy of Luther Nussbaum

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.”

An illustration of a car traveling over the Golden Gate bridge into a hilly landscape with a bright sun ahead. Credits: Illustration by Kim Salt

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.

Bill Eaton playing guitar. Credit: Second Peninsula

January 15, 2021

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Back to Class: I’m Just a Bill

Pretending to be lawmakers, students hone negotiating skills that work in the boardroom as well as the back room.

Matt Rickard presenting in the I'm Just a Bill class. Credit: Courtesy Stanford GSB

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.

A student working in an outdoor study space at Stanford GSB. Credit: Elena Zhukova

January 11, 2021

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Paul Oyer and Kathryn Shaw Reflect on the Legacy of Pioneering Economist Edward Lazear

“Eddie’s natural ability to see, analyze, and explain all the economics of any given situation was truly remarkable, and a textbook example of comparative advantage.”

December 04, 2020

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Matteo Maggiori Wins 2021 Fischer Black Prize

This biennial award recognizes outstanding contributions from a financial economist under age 40.

Matteo Maggiori. Credit: Courtesy Matteo Maggiori

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.