School News

Browse or search below to learn more about what is happening at Stanford Graduate School of Business.

May 18, 2018

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Rachael Wallach, MBA ’18, Aims to Reinvent the Wheelchair

2017 Impact Design Immersion Fellow rolls out a plan to make wheelchairs affordable and customizable.

Rachael Wallach's personal experience with wheelchairs caused her to ask why they couldn't be customizable to meet users' varying needs.

May 10, 2018

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Tawanda Michael Mahere, MBA ’19, Using Education to Explore Careers

After being faced with a difficult decision on whether to accept a job or go back to school, Mahere aims to use his Stanford GSB experience to transition into other business sectors.

Tawanda Michael Mahere, MBA ‘19 | Kiefer Hickman

May 7, 2018

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José E. Feliciano, MBA ’99: The Networker

It’s all about connections for the winner of the Jerry I. Porras Latino Leadership Award.

José E. Feliciano: If you can make those around you better, you can succeed at anything. | Joe Bradwell

May 4, 2018

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Jenny Eu, MBA ’03: The Story Behind Her Startup Is a Family Affair

She put together her father’s example, her grandmother’s teachings on plants, and her own experiences to launch a plant-based food company.

May 2, 2018

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Clinton Etheridge, MBA ’74: The Long Road Back

This year's Tapestry Award winner swore to return to Africa to help alleviate its poverty. Stanford Seed gave him that chance.

Clinton Etheridge | Photo by ToniBird Photography

May 2, 2018

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Jonathan Berk: Finding ‘Equilibrium’ in Finance

The Stanford GSB professor talks professional passion, his new book, and why he wouldn't go into the same field today.

Jonathan Berk, on sabbatical in London | Manuel Vazquez

May 2, 2018

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Professor Darrell Duffie awarded Amundi Pioneer Prize

The Journal of Finance has bestowed first prize honors on the paper “Benchmarks in Search Markets.”

Darrell Duffie, The Dean Witter Distinguished Professor of Finance | Nancy Rothstein

May 2, 2018

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Professor Hau Lee wins Case Centre Award

Prize awarded in the case method community’s annual ‘Oscars’.

May 1, 2018

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The Twin Revolutions in Social Science

Stanford GSB faculty are taking advantage of two massive changes in the science of how we behave, Dean Levin explains.

Professor Rebecca Diamond and Ziao Ju, a PhD Candidate in Economics | ToniBird Photography

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 23, 2018

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Community in Conversation: The Business of Politics

Two first-time political candidates talk about applying the lessons they learned at Stanford GSB.

A woman running for office looking ahead. | Illustration by Roman Muradov

April 23, 2018

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Richard Lonsdorf, MS ’18, Looks to the Future of Live Performance

One student takes his experience in concert planning to think about experience design and live entertainment for future generations.

Richard Lonsdorf, MS ’18 | Kiefer Hickman

April 20, 2018

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Randy Hetrick, MBA ’03: Hooyah! This Ex-Navy SEAL Captured a Corner of the Fitness Industry

He transformed his resourcefulness as a squadron commander into business savvy.

For Randy Hetrick, MBA ’03, necessity and a stray jiujitsu belt were the mother and father of an exercise device that he created while deployed as a SEAL. | Shae Rocco

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.

Dave Whorton, MBA ‘97 | Camilla Ekenheim

April 16, 2018

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Professor David Kreps Honored With the 2018 Nemmers Prize in Economics

Northwestern University announces Kreps as the winner of the 2018 Erwin Plein Prize in Economics based on his work in game theory, decision theory, and finance.