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Stanford GSB and the School of Engineering: A Shared Century of Innovation
100 years on, each school retains the pioneer mindset that changed the way the professions were taught.
10 of Our Top Stories from the Stanford GSB Centennial
Relive the past year of celebration to mark the business school's first century.
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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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“There Was a Revolution Here”: 100 Years of Business Education
How Stanford GSB’s MBA program kept perfecting the best way to teach future business leaders — in just two years.
Things That Would Not Exist Without Stanford GSB Alums
Air Jordans, “The Bachelor,” Jell-O Jigglers, and 60 other inventions, products, and breakthroughs made possible by our grads
Big Ideas from Stanford GSB Faculty
Just a few of the influential findings and enduring discoveries made by Stanford GSB researchers
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Faculty
Back to Class: Investment Management and Entrepreneurial Finance
Jack McDonald created a master class on investing that’s still paying dividends nearly 60 years later.
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Shining a Spotlight on Alumni Catalysts
Showcasing alumni who have helped create a legacy of impact
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The Unforgettably Challenging Course MBAs Line up to Take
Decades of students have learned about emotional intelligence in this fabled Stanford GSB course.
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September 01, 2010
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Program in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Launched at Stanford GSB
Applications now accepted for the 20-week Program in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, aimed at Silicon Valley innovators, scientists and engineers.
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.
August 04, 2010
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Reid Saaris, MBA/MAEd ’10: Getting Minority and Low-Income Students on the Advanced Track
The 2010 Social Innovation Fellow works to give capable kids life-changing opportunities through Equal Opportunity Schools.
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 13, 2010
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“Chase Your Dream,” Skoll Advises Class of 2010
Jeffrey Skoll (MBA ’95), the first president of eBay, urges Stanford GSB graduates to define their dreams and chase them with rigor and authenticity.
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.
June 01, 2010
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Stanford Boot Camp Delivers Design Thinking for Executives
The executive education course used hands-on projects to teach a design thinking process that helps organizational leaders drive innovation.
June 01, 2010
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Student Trip to Mexico Presents a Country of Contrasts
An MBA student shares his observations from a study trip; these trips offer an intensive learning experience and support Stanford GSB's global curriculum.
May 26, 2010
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2010 Stanford Social Innovation Fellowship Awarded to MBA Student’s Education Startup
The Center for Social Innovation at Stanford GSB awarded the 2010 Social Innovation Fellowship to Reid Saaris, MBA/MA ’10, for his nonprofit education venture, Equal Opportunity Schools.
May 05, 2010
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Woodrow Myers Honored at 2010 BBSA Conference
Woodrow Myers, who has shaped attitudes toward some of the world’s most perplexing health issues, was honored with the 2010 Black Business Students Association’s outstanding alumni award.
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.
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.
April 15, 2010
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Encouraging Collaboration through Multidisciplinary Fellowships
The MBA/MS option now allows Stanford GSB students to pursue a joint degree in collaboration with the Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources (E-IPER).
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.
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.
April 08, 2010
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School Mourns Death of Second-year MBA Student Roanak Desai
Roanak Desai, a member of the Class of 2010, died in a hospital in Maine April 3 after falling ill while on a trip to Africa and the Middle East.
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.
February 01, 2010
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Classmates Heap Praise on Rainwater
Richard Rainwater toasted as "the legendary financier of our generation" at GSB Alumni Association's 2010 Arbuckle Award gathering.
January 07, 2010
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Pulin Sanghvi Named Director of Career Management Center
Sanghvi, MBA '97, will lead the efforts of the center, which offers career counseling and placement services to students and alumni.