VETERANS AT STANFORD

The Stanford GSB Veterans Club is a growing and tight-knit community. The MBA Class of 2025 has 22 US veterans and 4 international veterans & the MBA Class of 2026 has 25 US Veterans and 5 international veterans. Specific service breakdowns vary from year to year, but there is generally representation from each branch in each class as ell as officer and enlisted veterans.

Each GSB class is incredibly diverse, with about 40% of students from international/non-U.S. backgrounds, and many from non-traditional professional backgrounds.  Veterans play an important part in this overall community and also benefit greatly from it. Our student club activities focus on building community and helping veterans transition from the military.  Each fall, we hold a Weekend Retreat for veterans in the Bay Area and are currently the most active club on campus.

We do annual ski and snowboard trips as a group, partner with faculty for events on Veterans Day, and host workouts for Memorial Day.  Additionally, Stanford regularly provides access to perspectives from the world's most influential leaders (a sampling of one quarter's speakers include: James Mattis, Condi Rice, Andreas Halvorsen, Jamie Dimon, Penny Pritzker, and others).

Every May we host our annual Military Service Appreciation Dinner where we acknowledge veterans for their public service and present the Jack McDonald Service & Leadership Award.  

We also sponsor treks to visit local tech companies including Google, Facebook, Palantir, and SoFi. We also host CEOs, recruiters, and veterans from other target industries and companies for mixers and lunches on campus.

Additionally, due to the length of service commitments, we typically come to campus with much more than your average MBA. Current student Veterans fill the range from single, to married couples that are both students, bringing pets, children, or even planning to start a family during the MBA. We are more than happy to assist in your decision to apply, we truly believe Stanford GSB is one of the best places to get an MBA with a family.

Our club is actively involved with assisting applicants. Please let us know if you plan on visiting the GSB campus, and we can help get you into a class visit and make sure you meet some of our vets.