School Updates

April 25, 2024

From Alumni Relations

As spring brings forth its vibrant colors, we are taking the opportunity to encourage your curiosity to also bloom. During this season of growth, we’re featuring recent publications produced and authored by our faculty. Whether you choose to delve into a few of these immediately, or they motivate you to start your summer reading/listening list, we hope your inner student is inspired!

Recent Books (click on image or link):

ChatGPT, MD: How AI-Empowered Patients & Doctors Can Take Back Control of American Medicine

https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/books/friction-project-how-smart-leaders-make-right-things-easier-wrong-things

The Bankers’ New Clothes: What’s Wrong with Banking and What to Do about It - New and Expanded Edition

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Podcasts (click on image or link):

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If you prefer hearing from the authors themselves, don’t miss our new online alumni series, “GSBooks: Read to Lead.” Upcoming events with Professor Ilya Strebulaev and Dr. Robert Pearl are listed below in the Alumni Town Square section of this newsletter.

Enjoy,

— Your friends on the GSB External Relations team

Stories of Impact

“They’re learning content and ideas from a fresh start,” Darrell Duffie says of his Pathfinder students. | Elena Zhukova

Back to Class: Pathfinder

A new GSB program offering GSB courses to Stanford juniors, seniors, and co-terminal masters students launched this year. The goal is to encourage students to explore organizations, management, and markets and help kick start their career journey.

Stanford GSB Dean Jonathan Levin speaks with Google/Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai at the BGS forum “Responsible Leadership in a Polarized World.” | SF Photo Agency

Business, Government, and Society Forum

Leaders from business, non-profit organizations, government, and academia gathered at the GSB to share their experiences — and differing perspectives— on the evolving challenges of leadership. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, Google/Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, and PG&E CEO Patricia Poppe, MS ’05, were keynote speakers.

Aicha Evans: “You Must Have the Irrational Belief That It Will Work Out”

In this episode of The View From the Top podcast, Aicha Evans CEO of Zoox shares her thoughts on the company’s acquisition by Amazon, the keys to building a strong team, and the future of transportation.

Emily Bailard says missing school has become a chronic post-pandemic problem. | Chloe Cushman

Catalyst: Too many students are missing school. This company hopes to fix that

Catalyst is an ongoing series where we highlight work by alumni and executive program participants to solve contemporary problems. This issue features Emily Bailard, MBA ’09, CEO of EveryDay Labs.

Voices of the GSB

“We have adversaries trying to hack us every day and trying to hunt our technology and people down every day.”

— Nand Mulchandani, MS ’18

Read Nand’s Story

Alumni Town Square

Upcoming Events

NEW SERIES: GSBooks: Read to Lead

Our new online series for alumni, “GSBooks: Read to Lead,” features top faculty speaking on their latest published works. Upcoming events include:

“How to Develop a Venture Mindset,” with Professor Ilya Strebulaev

Thursday, May 16 | 9:00–10:00 AM Pacific Time

Virtual

Professor Ilya Strebulaev presents principles from his book The Venture Mindset, that will help you make better decisions, transform your business, and achieve remarkable results, no matter your industry.

“How to Empower Doctors and Patients with AI,” with Dr. Robert Pearl

Thursday, June 13 | 9–10:00 AM Pacific Time

Virtual

In this session, Dr. Robert Pearl tackles tough questions concerning technological bias, patient privacy, and the threat of job displacement in an AI-driven healthcare system, utilizing engaging narratives and real-world examples taken from his book ChatGPT, MD.

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The GSB Network

Seed Transformation Program Application

The Stanford Graduate School of Business is looking for established CEOs/founders for the Seed Transformation Program. This 10-month program, which takes place both in-person and online, is for business owners in Africa, Indonesia and South Asia with annual revenue between US $300,000 and $15 million who are looking to grow their companies.

Applications for the 2025 cohort are open now. The deadline to apply is May 15, 2024.

Get more information and apply.

In the News

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Stanford Alum, Business School Dean Jonathan Levin Named Stanford President

Jonathan Levin, a distinguished economist and Stanford alumnus who has led the Stanford Graduate School of Business as dean for the last eight years, has been appointed the next president of Stanford University.

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U.S. News 2024 Best Business Schools: Wharton & Stanford GSB Share Top Spot

The 2024 U.S. News Best Graduate Programs Rankings was released and Stanford GSB and The Wharton School tie in the top spot. Chicago Booth ranks third along with Northwestern Kellogg.

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