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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 10, 2017
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Rajan Patel, MBA ’16: Bringing Out the Brilliance in American Youths

With Dent Education’s hands-on, entrepreneurial program, the 2016 Social Innovation Fellow aims to develop a sense of agency among at-risk teens.
Rajan Patel, MBA ’16, co-founder of Dent Education | Stacy Geiken
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
October 06, 2017
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Breaking Down Academic Silos: Stanford GSB Launches Corporations and Society Interdisciplinary Visitors Program

What do an adman and an investigative reporter have to teach us about corporations and society? Visiting experts challenge assumptions.
participants in an audience raising their hands
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
September 19, 2017
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New Faculty and Electives Enrich Student Experience

The return of the school year welcomes new tenure-line faculty and lecturers, plus new electives to broaden the student experience.
McCoy Family Courtyard | Elena Zhukova
September 13, 2017
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A Word from the Coauthor about a Recent Peer-Reviewed Study

The paper warns that AI can detect sexual orientation from facial images. From Michal Kosinski, assistant professor of organizational behavior at Stanford GSB.
Change wall at Stanford GSB

100 Years of Innovation

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

Illustration by Victoria Tentler-Krylov