Saturday, Feb 27, 2027
12:00am – 11:59pm

Stanford GSB Investor Summit 2027

Initiative for Investing is hosting its second Investor Summit with a full day of keynotes, expert panels, and engagement with leading investing professionals.
Open to
Faculty
Students
Alumni
Audience and Speakers at Investor Summit 2026

Location

United States

On Campus

The Stanford GSB Initiative for Investing is hosting the second Stanford GSB Investor Summit at the Knight Management Center at Stanford University. This summit will feature a full day of fireside chats, expert panels, small-group discussions, and faculty spotlights with leading voices in private equity, venture capital, credit, real estate, infrastructure, and public markets. The summit will offer plenty of opportunities to network and connect. For more information, read about the inaugural Stanford GSB Investor Summit.

Participation in the summit is by invitation only, and we are prioritizing Stanford alumni who are investing professionals. If you would like to request an invitation, you can do so here.

February 26, 2027: Forums for Family Office and Emerging Fund Managers

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GSB investor conference feature photo

In addition to the Investor Summit, we will host two invitation-only forums on Friday, February 26. Alumni who are Family Office principals and investment professionals can learn more about the Family Office Forum, while alumni founders on their first fund can learn more about the Emerging Fund Manager Forum.

Featured Speakers

The John G. McDonald Professor of Finance
Stanford GSB
Jonathan Garfinkel
Partner
TPG Rise Climate
Andreas Halvorsen headshot photo
Chief Executive Officer
Viking Global Investors
Sandra Horbach
Partner and the Chair of Americas Corporate Private Equity
The Carlyle Group
Partner
Dragoneer
The STANCO 25 Professor of Economics
Stanford GSB
Partner
Serent Capital
Co-Executive Chairman & CEO
Golden State
Lecturer in Management
Stanford GSB
Lecturer in Management
Stanford GSB
Managing Member
Philosophy Capital Management LLC
The Steven and Roberta Denning Professor of Finance
Stanford GSB
Philip H. Knight Professor and Dean; Morgridge Professor of Organizational Behavior
Stanford GSB
The David S. Lobel Professor of Private Equity
Stanford GSB
Founder and CEO
Nubank
Founder
AZAI Advisory

Event Sponsor

The Stanford GSB Initiative for Investing (IFI), established in 2025, unites faculty, alumni, students, and industry leaders to share insights, build skills, and explore emerging investment trends and innovations. Stanford Graduate School of Business has a long history of innovation in investment education, producing the ideas and leaders that have shaped the modern financial landscape. Building on this foundation, the Initiative for Investing seeks to provide a launchpad for tomorrow’s most influential investment leaders by combining Stanford’s deep expertise in innovation, strategic leadership, and adaptive thinking. If you have questions, email gsb_initiative_for_investing@stanford.edu.

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