Celebrating 30 Years of Entrepreneurship

In 2026, the Grousbeck-Holloway Center for Entrepreneurial Studies marks its 30th anniversary, celebrating three decades of advancing entrepreneurial thinking and practice at Stanford GSB. While entrepreneurial activity has long been embedded in the GSB’s history, the founding of the Center in 1996 created a dedicated home to deepen, expand, and accelerate that work.

Since then, entrepreneurship education at the GSB has grown across classroom and experiential learning, research, and engagement with the global entrepreneurial ecosystem, supporting founders at every stage of their journeys.

Along the way, GSB students and alumni have launched companies, acquired and scaled businesses, and applied entrepreneurial thinking across industries, creating impact in many forms around the world. The Center extends a long-standing tradition of entrepreneurship at Stanford, shaped by generations of faculty, founders, and community leaders.

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Celebrating 30 Years, CES Gets a New Name and a Standing Ovation

In May, the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies was renamed in honor of its founders, Charles Holloway and Irv Grousbeck.

GHCES 30th Anniversary Celebration

Explore recordings from the campus celebration of GHCES's 30th anniversary, honoring Irv Grousbeck and Chuck Holloway.

Join the Celebration: 30 Years of CES at Stanford GSB

Throughout 2026, we’ll be celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Grousbeck-Holloway Center for Entrepreneurial Studies by sharing stories from across the GSB’s entrepreneurship community. From how entrepreneurship education has evolved to the many ways students and alumni are building and creating impact today, we’ll be marking the anniversary all year long.

Search Funds Keep Offering a Proven Path to Ownership

The 2026 Search Fund Study tracks decades of data about entrepreneurs identifying and buying businesses.

Rooted: Leslie Silverglide (MBA '11) and the Making of MIXT

From a scrappy first restaurant to a values-driven brand, Leslie Silverglide (MBA ’11) built MIXT by spotting a gap and committing to something that lasts.

Quantifying Stanford GSB’s Founder Effect

A new report from Stanford’s Center for Entrepreneurial Studies offers a detailed picture of alumni entrepreneurs.

Still Innovating at 30: How Stanford GSB Is Reimagining Entrepreneurship Education for a New Era

As technology accelerates and impact and markets converge, Stanford GSB expands how it prepares leaders for an increasingly complex world.

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

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Entrepreneurial Journeys from the GSB Community

Stanford GSB entrepreneurs have launched thousands of ventures that reflect the school’s mission to change lives, change organizations, and change the world. The profiles featured here represent just a small sampling of that impact, offering windows into the many ways GSB founders are applying their learning to real-world challenges.