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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 19, 2026

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AI Courses Fuel Surge in Fast-Track Executive Education at Elite Schools

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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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November 01, 2020

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Maker: La Monarca Bakery — The Smells and Flavors of Home

Ricardo Cervantes and Alfredo Livas both grew up in Mexico but didn’t meet until Stanford GSB. They agreed on one thing: They missed the bakeries of their youth.

Alfredo Livas (left) and Ricardo Cervantes (right). Credit: Steve Goldblum

October 30, 2020

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Office Artifact: Saumitra Jha’s Arabic Astrolabe

How a medieval navigation tool symbolizes the link between world trade and inter-ethnic harmony.

Saumitra Jha holds a brass astrolabe — a navigational tool used by medieval traders — that he bought while doing research in the port of Cochin, India.| Elena Zhukova

October 29, 2020

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Alumni and Students Recognized for Their Impact

Meet the alumni and students who are making a difference in finance, social entrepreneurship, healthcare, technology, and media.

October 12, 2020

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David Kreps Lauds 2020 Nobel Laureate Robert Wilson

“Bob brought economic theory to the real world, both as a mechanism for understanding ‘how things work’ and then in the design of better institutions.”

October 12, 2020

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Stanford Economists Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson Win the Nobel in Economic Sciences

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences cited the pair for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.

Robert Wilson, left, and Paul Milgrom | Credit: Andrew Brodhead

October 09, 2020

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On Your Mark, Get Set … Innovate

Stanford Rebuild, a two-month “innovation sprint” triggered by COVID-19, drew more than 5,000 proposals from entrepreneurs worldwide.

Mothers carrying their newborn babies queue for a check-up inside the maternity ward of the government-run Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Manila, Philippines. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

October 05, 2020

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Dare Ladejobi, MSx ’20: Building a COVID-19 Response into a HealthTech Solution for Millions

The 2020 Social Innovation Fellow’s multi-channel tool has potential for broad use in bringing affordable healthcare to emerging markets.

Dare Ladejobi, MSx ’20. Credit: Adeolu Osibodu

September 29, 2020

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Susan Athey Honored for Innovative Market Research

Stanford Graduate School of Business professor and economist recognized for pioneering and innovative scholarship on markets.

September 25, 2020

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Working and Learning Around the World, Remotely

An unprecedented number of Stanford GSB students spent summer internships working at companies in emerging markets.

Ilana Walder-Biesanz speaking to a colleague at CreditRegistry in Nigeria. Credit: Courtesy Ilana Walder-Biesanz

September 21, 2020

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Kimberly Schreiber, MBA ’20: Tech-Powered Service Navigation for People with Developmental Disabilities

NeuroNav’s service navigators and software curate options and unlock government funding to meet client goals.

Kimberly Schreiber, MBA ’20. Credit: Stacy Gieken

August 20, 2020

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Mohammad Akbarpour Named a 2020 Sloan Research Fellow

The fellowship recognizes Akbarpour’s promising explorations that bridge computer science and economic theory.

Mohammad Akbarpour. Credit: David Elliot

August 12, 2020

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By the Numbers: How Stanford GSB Shifted to Virtual Teaching

A numerical recap of the weekend when the school moved its courses online.

August 06, 2020

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How We Adapted

If you want to move a business school’s curriculum online in a single weekend, you better practice what you teach.

Illustration of people on varying platforms lifting each other up, lifting weights, and doing power poses. Credit: Irene Servillo

August 06, 2020

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“It’s in People’s Nature to Want to Do Something during a Catastrophe”

Xue “Xander” Wu, MS ’19, organized Hack for Wuhan to help his besieged hometown in China.

Illustration of four multicolored hands holding computer mice, with a rainbow coming out of the computer mice. Credit: Irene Servillo

August 06, 2020

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“Our Goal Is to Create 50,000 Face Shields for Frontline Workers”

Through Dent Education, Rajan Patel, MBA ’16, transforms under-resourced Baltimore teens into entrepreneurial makers.

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August 06, 2020

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“The Pandemic Has Made Our Mission More Critical Than Ever”

With TalkingPoints, Heejae Lim, MBA ’15, bridges language barriers between teachers and parents.

Illustration of two people facing each other and talking, with a colorful speech bubble between them. Credit: Irene Servillo

August 06, 2020

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“We Thought We’d Seen It All. A Global Pandemic Was Not on Our List.”

Brian Anderluh and Lee Zimmerman, both MBA ’94, scrambled to keep their Yosemite lodges afloat and their workers housed.

Illustration of a house surrounded by trees and large boulders. Within the house are people in various rooms. Credit: Irene Servillo

August 06, 2020

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“We’ve Never Been Closer to Each Other or to Those We Serve”

Suhani Jalota, MBA ’22, PhD ’24, created the Myna Mahila Foundation to help women in Mumbai’s slums overcome the stigma of menstruation.

Illustration of a person sitting at a table while making sanitary napkins. Credit: Irene Servillo

August 03, 2020

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Maker: AIDS Memorial Quilt — Sewing as a Catalyst for Change

“My greater hope,” Mike Smith says, “is that people will see what we’re doing and realize that they, too, can do something worthwhile — that it’s easy to be helpful if you want to be.”