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Joel Peterson, Former Chairman of JetBlue and Beloved Teacher-Mentor, Dies at Age 78

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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

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Renee Wye MBA ’26
I was inspired by the ambitions of my classmates. They made me dream bigger.

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I’m here to pressure-test ideas and assumptions, and to build relationships that make it easier to move from idea to execution.

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I’m consistently impressed by the many opportunities available to learn from leaders in Silicon Valley.

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In finance, a lot of things that sound right are actually wrong. The challenge is learning to tell the difference.

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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 30, 2021
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New Executive Education Program to Advance Black Leadership in Business and Communities

The Stanford Executive Education Black Leaders Program is the only program of its kind offered by a leading business school.
Brian Lowery, The Walter Kenneth Kilpatrick Professor of Organizational Behavior and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Credit: Elena Zhukova
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
March 12, 2021
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Meet the MSx Class of 2021: Resilient, Purpose-Driven Leaders

By the numbers, learn more about the newest class of MSx students.
A photo collage of the new students of the MSx Class of 2021. Credit: Photos Courtesy of the Class of 2021
February 24, 2021
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Black History Matters

Members of the Black Business Student Association answer the question: “What does Black History Month mean to you?”
Top, left to right: Brent Westbrook, Oriekose Idah, Wes Adams, Meghan Hunter. Bottom, Left to right: Micah Greenberg, Izunna Okonkwo, Melanie Okuneye, Adiam Tesfalul.
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.”
Ed Lazear. Credit: Nancy Rothstein
December 08, 2020
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Holding Ourselves Accountable: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Stanford GSB shares progress and learnings, and our focus on racial equity as a priority.
Students, masked and distanced, study together in front of the color wall during fall quarter, 2020. Credit: Elena Zhukova
December 07, 2020
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Stanford GSB’s Allison Rouse Named Director of Diverse Alumni Communities

“We have to make sure people see that they belong,“ says Rouse. “That’s ultimately what this work is intended to do.”
Allison Rouse. Credit: Photo-Illustration by Hello Von
December 04, 2020
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2020 in 13 Images

Visual highlights of our campus and community from a tumultuous year.
A shot from above looking down at red boots on the Phil Knight Plaque in Town Square. Credit: Toni Bird
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.
Photo by Steve Goldbloom