Stanford Graduate School of Business
The Stanford Graduate School of Business (also known as Stanford GSB or simply GSB) is the graduate business school of Stanford University, a private research university in Stanford, California. For several years it has been the most selective business school in the United States,[4] admitting only about 6% of applicants.[5]
Motto
- Change Lives.
- Change Organizations.
- Change the World.
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Stanford GSB
Stanford GSB offers a general management Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, the MSx Program (MS in Management for mid-career executives) and a PhD program, along with joint degrees with other schools at Stanford including Earth Sciences, Education, Engineering, Law and Medicine. The GSB also offers Stanford LEAD Business Program, an online professional certificate program.
History[edit]
The school was founded in 1925 when trustee Herbert Hoover formed a committee consisting of Wallace Alexander, George Rolph, Paul Shoup, Thomas Gregory, and Milton Esberg to secure the needed funds for the school's founding.[6] Willard Hotchkiss became the first dean of Stanford GSB.
The library was formally inaugurated on April 3, 1933. The collection was established with 1,000 volumes and assorted reports.[7] The school moved from Jordan Hall to new quarters in the History Corner of the Main Quad in 1937.[8]
Jonathan Levin was appointed as the 10th dean of the school in September 2016.[9] Levin will become the 13th president of Stanford University on August 1, 2024.[10]
Faculty and research[edit]
The school works at the forefront of global business research and teaching. There are four winners of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences on the faculty (William F. Sharpe 1990, Myron Scholes 1997, Michael Spence 2001, Guido Imbens 2021), five recipients of the John Bates Clark Award, 19 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and four members of the National Academy of Sciences.[19]
William F. Sharpe's research interests focus on macro-investment analysis, equilibrium in capital markets and the provision of income in retirement.[20] Myron Scholes' research has focused on understanding uncertainty and its effect on asset prices and the value of options, including flexibility options.[21] Michael Spence's research interests focus on the study of economic growth and development, dynamic competition and the economics of information.[22]
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