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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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Maker: Poncho

While fishing for the perfect shirt, Clay Spencer, MBA ’11, created his company to outfit outdoorsmen.
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Sam McColgan MBA ’26
Stanford GSB has surpassed expectations on every front. I feel substantially better equipped to build my investment firm.

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I realized that to have the most impact, you need top-notch leadership skills.

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Jim Coulter MBA ’86
It’s okay not to have a plan. The lack of a plan opens you up to possibilities.

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I’ve spent a great deal of time thinking about the application of AI in industrial systems.

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April 04, 2018
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Young Scholar Award Inaugurated in Honor of Marketing Professor V. “Seenu” Srinivasan

The new award will reward young scholars working on quantitative methodologies of interest to academics and practitioners of marketing.
V. "Seenu" Srinivasan | Nancy Rothstein
March 19, 2018
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Chief Kindness Officers?

Students explore how self-awareness, self-care, and self-understanding can help them become better leaders.
Leah Weiss, a lecturer in organizational behavior, teaches students that a better bottom line starts with being better to yourself. | Illustration by Valeria Petrone
March 07, 2018
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Behind the Scenes at Stanford GSB’s Executive Challenge

Get an exclusive MBA student’s-eye view as a mentor guides her squad through this intense one-day test of leadership skills.
Squad 44 (from left): Abiodun Buari, MBA ’19; Jamie Beaton, MBA ’19; Alice Song, MBA ’19; Lauren Humphrey, MBA ’18; Sarah Hoffman, MBA ’19; Thomas Hanley, MBA ’19; and Tyler Willibrand, MBA ’19 | Shaun Roberts
March 06, 2018
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Take a Virtual Tour of Stanford GSB

Visit the Knight Management Center on a busy Wednesday.
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March 02, 2018
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Nicole Alvino, MBA ’04: Creating the Company of Her Dreams

Turned off by corporate fraud, she discovered the tools to start a venture born of passion, where she could set the tone.
Nicole Alvino and Greg Shove | Courtesy of Nicole Alvino
February 27, 2018
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From the Dean: Staying Ahead in the Digital Age

“Effective leaders in the digital age will need to be mindful of the social consequences of technology.”
From left to right: Michael Ostrovsky, Guido Imbens, Dean Jonathan Levin, and Susan Athey | Toni Bird
February 20, 2018
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Stanford GSB Launches New Executive Education Program to Help Senior Leaders Harness Big Data in Their Organizations

Big Data, Strategic Decisions: Analysis to Action will empower senior-level executives to use data analytics to improve decisions and gain a competitive advantage.
Courtesy SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Archives and History Office
February 16, 2018
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Startup Garage Celebrates Five Years

At Startup Garage, students learn to create and launch new products. For its fifth anniversary, meet five companies that began as class projects.
Stefanos Zenios working with students in the Co-Lab | Steve Castillo
February 12, 2018
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Edward Fenster, MBA ’07: Bringing Solar Energy Home

Classmates provided inspiration — and a future partner.
Stanford GSB classmate Lynn Jurich (right), Edward Fenster | Sunrun Inc.
January 30, 2018
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The Human Factor

Stanford GSB’s underground Behavioral Lab brings to light new insights about human interactions.
people walking | Toni Bird
January 17, 2018
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Stanford Economists Kreps, Wilson, Milgrom Honored with 2018 National Academy of Sciences Carty Prize

David Kreps, Paul Milgrom, and Robert Wilson have been honored for their pioneering work using game theory to help solve real-world problems.
From left: Robert Wilson, Paul Milgrom, David Kreps. | Elena Zhukova
December 04, 2017
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Finance Professor Jack McDonald Celebrates 50 Years of Teaching

Fifty years and over 10,000 students later, Professor Jack McDonald continues to guide new generations of investors.
(from left to right) John Hurley, lecturer in finance; Stuart Klein, lecturer in finance; Jack McDonald, the Stanford Investors Professor of Finance; and Melody McDonald.
December 04, 2017
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Where Would You Put Yourself in an ‘Influence Line’?

Learning where her peers ranked her influence among the group changed how Maria Lambert, MBA ’12 thought about feedback.
Learning where my peers ranked my influence among the group changed how I thought about feedback. | Elena Zhukova
November 28, 2017
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Alex De Simone, MBA ’16: Making All the Right Connections Through Stanford GSB

A job with an alum’s company leads to serial entrepreneurship, an MBA, and big paydays for his businesses and his alma mater.
Alex De Simone | Natalie Rumao
November 17, 2017
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Stanford GSB Honors Alumni, Faculty Member for Their Service

The presentation at the 2017 reunion weekend includes the first group award for volunteers.
Alumni award winners with Dean Levin. | Stacy Geiken
November 13, 2017
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Faculty Member Mary E. Barth Named a 2017 Outstanding Accounting Educator

The award recognizes contributions to accounting education in teaching and research.
Mary E Barth | Photo by Nancy Rothstein
November 07, 2017
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An MBA Student’s Transformative Assignment in India Gets to the Heart of Innovative Health Care

The GMIX program gives an MBA student insights on making strides in a less-developed country, and gives an MBA alum access to valuable workers.
Narayana Hrudayalaya. | Photo provided by Narayana Health Ltd.
November 02, 2017
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Brandon Colby, MBA ’07: Charting the Course for a Predictive Medicine Venture

A doctor working to promote the adoption of genomics learns from grad school both how to launch a business, and how to start over.
Unaligned DNA sequences viewed on LCD screen. l Getty Images
October 26, 2017
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The Heart of the Matter: Dean Jon Levin and Professor Sarah Soule

Dean Levin engages in conversations with GSB community members about his priorities for the school.
https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/stanford-gsb-experience/news-history/heart-matter-dean-jon-levin
October 21, 2017
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Professor Jonathan B. Berk Honored With the Fifth Ross Prize in Financial Economics

The Stephen A. Ross Prize has been awarded to the co-authors of an important 2004 paper on mutual funds’ equilibrium behavior.
Jonathan B. Berk | Photo by Nancy Rothstein Photography
October 10, 2017
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Making Social Innovation Competitive for Business Students

SMIF fellowships support students who look to use their management skills for social good.
Yi Zuang, MBA ’18 (second in from the left) and the Brigaid team.|Winter Caplanson
October 10, 2017
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The MBA Class of 2019

Learn about our newest 417 MBA students, by the numbers.
Jack McDonald Hall
September 28, 2017
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Humor: Serious Business

Gentry Magazine learns how Stanford Professor Jennifer Aaker and Lecturer Naomi Bagdonas, MBA ’15 are bringing humor to the classroom and business world.
Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas | Jack Hutch
September 28, 2017
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Professor Emeritus William F. Miller, Dies at 91

A scholar of Silicon Valley, who shared his knowledge of entrepreneurship throughout the world, was one of the early contributors to the application of computation in math, science, and business.
William F. Miller, the Herbert Hoover Professor of Public and Private Management, Emeritus | Special Collections & University Archives