Browse or search the articles below and see what some Stanford GSB alumni have been up to professionally.
Roelof Botha, MBA ’00, and Huifen Chan, MBA ’00
From their first days as students to their deep engagement as alums, a GSB couple shares why they champion student entrepreneurship and faculty research at Stanford.
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April 12, 2019
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Giving Foreigners Their Due Credit
Nova Credit, which began as a class project, helps immigrants and visitors to the U.S. bring their credit histories with them.
April 05, 2019
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How Stanford GSB Alumni Are Helping an Appalachian Town Move Beyond Coal
Social entrepreneurs Daryn Dodson, MBA ’07, and Jenna Nicholas, MBA ’17, are building a more just, sustainable, and prosperous world — one community at a time.
March 27, 2019
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For Women’s History, Look to the Future
These Stanford GSB women are changing their industries and their communities.
March 06, 2019
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Charles Shaw, MBA ’71: The Risk of Rigidity
This Stanford GSB graduate is sanguine about the best-selling wine brand that bears his name and has made millions of dollars — for someone else.
February 22, 2019
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How and When to Shift Careers
Do it early, do it thoughtfully, and avoid the pitfalls of being “crazy reactive.”
January 31, 2019
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Lord Browne of Madingley to Deliver 2019 Commencement Speech at Stanford GSB
John Browne, Lord Browne of Madingley, MS ’81, will address graduating students in Stanford GSB’s Class of 2019.
July 18, 2018
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Corporate Governance Expert Nicholas Donatiello, MBA ’86, Dies at 57
Nicholas Donatiello, Jr., MBA ’86, who taught corporate governance at Stanford Graduate School of Business, died at his San Francisco home two days shy of his June 28 birthday.
July 18, 2018
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Exploring Rural Minnesota To Learn Who Could Benefit From Tax Reform
This summer, MBA student Cody Evans is traveling to low-income areas targeted by a new federal program for economic investment to see how they could succeed.
June 20, 2018
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Rethinking Corporations and Capitalism
With the Corporations and Society Initiative, Anat R. Admati hopes to make Stanford GSB a better citizen of the world.
June 17, 2018
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Carlos Brito to Class of 2018: What Would the World Miss if You Did Not Exist?
Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO and Stanford alumnus advised graduates to seek a higher motivation.
April 26, 2018
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New Awards Recognize Academic Achievement of Graduating Sloan Fellows
Two new awards recognize outstanding academic achievement by Sloan Fellows in the Stanford MSx Program.
April 17, 2018
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Dave Whorton, MBA ’97, Goes Against the Grain to Invest in “Evergreen” Companies
A venture capitalist changes course after one crucial conversation.
April 06, 2018
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Katherine August-deWilde, MBA ’75: A Leadership Checklist
Understanding what a strong leader needs.
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.
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.
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.
February 12, 2018
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Edward Fenster, MBA ’07: Bringing Solar Energy Home
Classmates provided inspiration — and a future partner.
February 05, 2018
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John G. “Jack” McDonald, Who Taught Investing for 50 Years at Stanford GSB, Dies at 80
A beloved professor whose former students span the globe, Jack McDonald is internationally known for his work on investment in the context of global equity markets.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
