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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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April 22, 2022
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Maker: Jason Mayden

Designer and entrepreneur Jason Mayden, MS ’11, finds inspiration at the junction of science and art.
Jason Mayden smiling, sitting in his workshop at his desk, which is covered in materials, papers, and tools.
April 18, 2022
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Listen Up: “Podcases” Offer a New Way to Learn

Audio versions of case studies get high marks from students.
GSB students in a classroom wearing masks, watching intently as a male student holds his hand forward while speaking to the class. | Photo by Elena Zhukova.
March 25, 2022
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Women in Management Students Reflect on the Question “Who Inspires You and Why?”

“I am inspired by women whose voices, once found, never again fall silent.”
Top, left to right: Amanda Neilson, Claire Yun, Marcia Austin; middle: Jamille Jamison; Bottom, left to right: Orly Michaeli, Shaibyaa Rajbhandari, Kristin Lim, Veena Katragadda. | Credit: Elena Zhukova.
March 23, 2022
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Alex Tonelli, MBA ’11: What Matters to Me Now and Why

“People wrote me off as a kid from a broken home. I owe it to the people who invested in me to impact the lives of others.”
An illustration of a male figure writing while papers fly up around him. | Credit: Illustration by Kim Salt.
December 13, 2021
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10 Memorable Photos from 2021

A few moments that caught your attention this year.
Students and a professor sitting at makeshift desks under a large outdoor tent for outdoor instruction. | Credit: Elena Zhukova.
November 09, 2021
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Ted McKlveen, MBA ’21: Cutting Emissions in Heavy-Duty Transport

Determined to address climate change with hydrogen-powered vehicles.
Headshot of Ted McKlveen. Credit: Photo by Javier Flores
November 04, 2021
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Back to Class: Managing Groups and Teams

Squad game: New MBA students get a crash course in decision-making under pressure.
A top-down view of camping and survival gear, including a water bottle, flask, jacket, backpack, flashlight, notebook, and more. Credit: iStock/Cory Hall.
October 20, 2021
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The Women of the Class of ’72 Look Back, Nearly 50 Years Later

Enrolling at Stanford GSB at the height of the women’s movement was an inflection point for both the students and the school.
Older photo of a women sitting atop a sign for the Graduate School of Business. Credit:  TBD
October 11, 2021
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Stanford Economist Guido Imbens Wins Nobel in Economic Sciences

Guido W. Imbens shares the Nobel Prize for his contributions to the analysis of causal relationships.
Guido Imbens
October 07, 2021
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Maker: Harry’s Razors

Andy Katz-Mayfield, MBA ’11, liked these German razor blades so much, he bought the factory.
Top down photo of razors and razor blades on a white surface, and a hand coming from the right of the image, holding two razor blades. | Credit: Dan Simmons.
September 03, 2021
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Back to Class: The Paths to Power

The basic lessons of this perennially popular class are simple. Putting them into practice is not.
Pfeffer teaching Paths to Power in June 2021. Credit: Tricia Seibold
July 13, 2021
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Teaching Through a Pandemic: Students Recognize Two Faculty Members for Their Efforts

Students in the MBA and PhD programs honored Rebecca Lester and Anne Beyer, respectively, for their outstanding teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rebecca Lester teaching in the classroom at Stanford GSB. Credit: Elena Zhukova
June 23, 2021
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Alumni Offer Graduation Tips on Laughter, Love, and Life after Stanford GSB

Personal lessons that emphasize a different kind of bottom line.
A photo-collage of students at the 2021 graduation ceremony. Credit: Graphic by Cory Hall, photos by Best Grad Photo Inc.
May 27, 2021
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Knight Management Center Marks 10-Year Anniversary

The state-of-the-art complex, designed for “structured serendipity,” prepares to open — again.
A view of the Knight Management Center from Jane Stanford Way. Credit: Elena Zhukova
May 13, 2021
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Adina Sterling: “The Real Opposite of Inclusion Isn’t Exclusion — It’s Conformity”

Stanford professor talks about her career path — from designing products to building more diverse workplaces.
Adina Sterling video
April 14, 2021
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Stanford GSB Looks Back at One Year of Sheltering in Place

How the Stanford GSB campus and community responded to the pandemic — as told through images.
A group of masked students stop to talk in Town Square on campus. Credit: Elena Zhukova
April 13, 2021
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Agents of Growth

How Stanford Seed deploys alumni to lift the global economy.
A close up of hands holding macadamia nuts. Credit: Louis Nderi
April 09, 2021
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Maker: Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery

“There are times when I look around and everything I see,” says William Eaton, MBA ’75, “I can imagine adding strings to it.”
Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery. Credit: Jarod Opperman
April 02, 2021
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Hard Lesson: In Sports, the Clientele Cares About One Thing… Winning

Joe Lacob, MBA ’83, looks back on the night he got booed into silence by his customers.
Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob, left, speaks with former player Chris Mullin during a ceremony to retire his #17 jersey at halftime of a game between the Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves on March 19, 2012. Credit: Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images
March 26, 2021
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“What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?”

Three women from the Class of ’72 discuss what it was like to be at Stanford GSB when the school was 98% male.
Three women stand with fists raised holding books. Credit: Photo courtesy of Luther Nussbaum
March 22, 2021
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Jacqueline Novogratz, MBA ’91: What Matters to Me Now and Why

“I have had to learn to fight bureaucracy, corruption, and complacency — skills I hadn’t considered at business school.”
An illustration of a car traveling over the Golden Gate bridge into a hilly landscape with a bright sun ahead. Credits: Illustration by Kim Salt
January 14, 2021
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2020 Stanford MBA Employment Report Shows Strong Outcomes

Despite the economic challenges of the global pandemic, the job market for Stanford GSB graduates remained robust.
A student working in an outdoor study space at Stanford GSB. Credit: Elena Zhukova
January 11, 2021
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Paul Oyer and Kathryn Shaw Reflect on the Legacy of Pioneering Economist Edward Lazear

“Eddie’s natural ability to see, analyze, and explain all the economics of any given situation was truly remarkable, and a textbook example of comparative advantage.”
Ed Lazear. Credit: Nancy Rothstein
December 04, 2020
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Matteo Maggiori Wins 2021 Fischer Black Prize

This biennial award recognizes outstanding contributions from a financial economist under age 40.
Matteo Maggiori. Credit: Courtesy Matteo Maggiori