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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.

Sam McColgan

MBA ’26
Olivia Okoli MD/MBA ’26
I realized that to have the most impact, you need top-notch leadership skills.

Olivia Okoli

MD/MBA ’26
Jim Coulter MBA ’86
It’s okay not to have a plan. The lack of a plan opens you up to possibilities.

Jim Coulter

MBA ’86
Sabrina Yuan MS ’16
I’ve spent a great deal of time thinking about the application of AI in industrial systems.

Sabrina Yuan

MS ’16
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March 15, 2011
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Reunion Giving: A Resounding Success by Every Measure

The MBA Class of 1985 achieved the coveted “Triple Crown” by setting records for reunion attendance, campaign participation and dollars raised.
Reunion Weekend 2010
February 15, 2011
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ACT Helps Haas Center Develop Five-Year Road Map

ACT consultants were called on to assist in the development of a five-year strategic plan that would guide the Haas Center’s decisions regarding programs, funding, facilities, and staffing.
A volunteer and two boys experiment in a classroom.
January 15, 2011
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Redesigning Research Administration for Stanford’s School of Engineering

The engineering school established a steering committee and engaged the Alumni Consulting Team (ACT) to evaluate and explore various research administration service delivery models.
A production line of 1980s computers.
January 01, 2011
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Students in Joint MBA/MS Degree Focus on the Environment

Stanford GSB students in the interdisciplinary MBA/MS joint degree program complete graduate studies in the School of Earth Sciences.
Exploring Auction Models for Peer-to-Peer Lending
November 19, 2010
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Stanford GSB Expands Social Innovation Fellowship

Launched in 2009, the Social Innovation Fellowship has been extended another three years and eligibility broadened to include mission-driven alumni addressing social or environmental problems.
October 15, 2010
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ACT Client Recognized for Innovative Work With Kids in Foster Care

The Stanford Alumni Consulting Team helped answer the question: How can we structure the relationship between the local chapters and the national organization of A Home Within?
A beaming young girl in straw hat.
October 15, 2010
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ACT Team Helps Coyote Point Museum Create a Sustainable Business Model and Brand

ACT volunteers set out to develop a five-year plan with a focus on increasing the museum's earned income, which at the time of the initial engagement was at 30% of total revenue.
A little girl plays with and learns about water as it trickles down the wall.
October 15, 2010
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Inspiring Innovation in the Silicon Valley Housing Market

ACT consultants worked closely with two Bay area nonprofits on how an equity-sharing fund to finance residential down payments could benefit both the public and private sector.
An affordable housing project.
October 15, 2010
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Launching a New Urban Center for Outward Bound

Outward Bound approached the Alumni Consulting Team to help answer the question: What would it take to create a successful Outward Bound Urban Center in the Bay Area?
Four young adults paddle down a rapid in an Outward Bound raft.
September 01, 2010
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Classroom Experiment Toys with Virtual World

A five-day MBA course on putting together a business plan took place in an online environment as part of a distance-learning experiment.
September 01, 2010
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New Home of Stanford GSB Honored for Sustainability

Citing its sustainable design, Silicon Valley Business Journal awarded Knight Management Center its 2010 Green Project of the Year, Private Award.
August 10, 2010
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Srinivasan's Career in Marketing Science Commemorated

Internationally known for his work on consumer choice and sales force compensation, Seenu Srinivasan is also revered as a teacher and mentor.
July 08, 2010
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Echoing Green Fellow Deepa Gangwani Elevates Waste Workers –– and the Environment –– in India

Together as One (TaO), a social enterprise that generates income opportunities for marginalized communities in India while providing communities with incentives to sort and segregate waste.
July 01, 2010
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Biodesign Course Teams MBAs, Doctors, and Engineers

Three real-world products have been born as biodesign class projects since the business school joined the cross disciplinary program in 2004
June 12, 2010
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2010 Graduation Speech by Jeffrey Skoll, MBA '95

Jeffrey Skoll, the first president of eBay, urges Stanford GSB graduates to define their dreams and chase them with rigor and authenticity.
June 01, 2010
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2010 South Africa Study Trip: Powerful Lessons

Students offer observations on their study trip over spring break to learn as much about education in South Africa as the nation itself.
May 01, 2010
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Maria Ogneva Honored With Sloan Teaching Award

The assistant professor of accounting last January began teaching for the first time in the Stanford Sloan Program.
May 01, 2010
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Stanford University Recognizes Alumni Consulting Team with Community Partnership Award

Stanford GSB Alumni Consulting Team received a Stanford University 2010 Community Partnership Award for service to more than 150 nonprofits in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.
April 30, 2010
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Classmates Honor Social Innovator

Three friends made a gift to Stanford GSB on the occasion of their 20th reunion to recognize a classmate who has helped improve the lives of nearly two million people.
Jonathan Reckford, MBA ’89, and CEO of Habitat for Humanity International
April 15, 2010
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Couple Honored for Extraordinary Volunteerism

MBA Class of 1982 members Julie Kaufman and her husband, Walter J. Niemasik Jr. received the Stanford Associates Award of Merit last spring, given by the Stanford Alumni Association.
Julie Kaufman and her husband, Walter J. Niemasik Jr
April 15, 2010
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Gifts Help Transform Educational Experience at Stanford GSB

R. Michael Shanahan, AB ’60, MBA ’65, made the single largest gift to Stanford GSB for an endowed fellowship fund from a living donor to establish the R. Michael Shanahan Fellowship.
April 15, 2010
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Vidalakis Family Gives Back with Capital Gift

Nick Vidalakis, MBA ’55, Sloan ’60, PhD ’61, recently rallied his family foundation to make one of its largest gifts, this time to Stanford GSB’s new home, the Knight Management Center.
An aerial view of the Knight Management Center. With its eight buildings and open spaces, the 12.5 acre site opened during the 2010-2011 academic year.
April 08, 2010
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MBA Class of 1980 Pools Funds and Knowledge to Fight Poverty

Project Redwood, a new venture philanthropy fund of Stanford GSB Class of 1980, has distributed $400,000 over the past 3 years to organizations that use entrepreneurial approaches to fight poverty.
March 01, 2010
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Jeff Skoll to Give Inaugural Guest Speaker Address at 2010 Graduation

Creating a new annual tradition, Staford GSB has named philanthropist and entrepreneur Jeff Skoll (MBA '95) as its first graduation guest speaker.