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All Y'all is the GSB's first club focused on the American South. Our mission is to create an inclusive community that celebrates this region of the country while contributing to business innovation, economic progress, and social impact in these states we love so much. As a career club, our primary goal is to create exposure to, and connection with, professional opportunities in the American South, while creating community for GSB students with an affinity for the region.

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Inspire innovation in women’s health and wellness through an interdisciplinary community of members passionate about building a more equitable world.

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The Adam Smith Society seeks to stimulate and promote discussion and debate of free-market economics and policies with the Stanford Graduate School of Business community and the broader Stanford community through large speaker events, smaller dinners and lunches with guests, and social events.

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The Aerospace Business Club’s mission is to foster a GSB aerospace and aviation community that develops future industry leaders and entrepreneurs by providing students opportunities to interact with established alumni founders/executives, company tours, and industry networking.

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Our Mission is to spur conversations at Stanford about doing business in Africa and to connect the Stanford community with other parties interested in business in Africa by:

Creating a platform that actively engages with and serves the student community
Facilitating conversations to create awareness and give students as much context and opportunity for engagement as possible
Developing an outward-looking perspective that goes beyond the GSB and seeks to participate in developing innovative solutions to solve complex problems in Africa.

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The purpose of the Stanford GSB Artificial Intelligence (AI) Club is to serve GSB students, faculty members, and the broad Stanford community as the bridge between frontier development in AI and its applications and influence on the business and social worlds. To achieve that, AI Club is Stanford’s central hub for:
- Dialogue on business and social applications of AI
- Connecting Club members with AI industry leaders
- Receiving and accumulating the most holistic and up-to-date information about professional, business, and learning opportunities on AI at Stanford and beyond.

By doing this, the Club helps the GSB and the entire University in preparing future business and social leaders to confront and work with this technology and being successful in their careers.

Stanford GSB Artificial Intelligence Club is open for all interested members.

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We strive to increase awareness, knowledge, and opportunity at the GSB in the arts, media, and entertainment (AME) arenas, including film, TV, music, publishing, and new media technology. Our goals are 1) to educate members about the fundamentals and future of these industries; 2) increase professional opportunities for students; 3) promote network-building with alumni and industry representatives, and 4) showcase the creative talent and artistic diversity within the GSB community. The AME Club is made up of over 140 active MBAs as well as other graduate students, including Knight Fellows and Stanford Documentary Film Program students. Club membership has grown over 40 percent this year, reflecting the growing interest in AME industries. Many members have entertainment/media backgrounds, including positions at MTV, Disney, Universal, Time Warner, Pearson, and Fox, to name just a few.

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The Asian Business Student Association (ABSA) aims to unite all GSB students who are from Asia, of Asian descent, and/or interested in Asia from a cultural or business perspective under a common organization. ABSA will promote social integration, rewire Asian stereotypes and bridge the communication gap between Asians and the broader class, and help students explore Asia-related career opportunities.

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The purpose of the Australia and New Zealand Club is to represent the interests of Australian, New Zealand, and Oceania-based Stanford students or students interested in living, working in, or visiting the regions. Specifically, we aim to provide a platform for professional development and networking opportunities, and for students to learn more about the Oceania region.

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The Basketball Club aims to enrich the student community at the GSB by creating a positive basketball community—composed of a diverse group of students within the GSB. In pursuit of these goals, the Basketball Club actively seeks to appeal to a broad range of GSB students; promote and coordinate basketball activities within the GSB including intramurals, tournaments, and ongoing basketball activities within the GSB.

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The Black Business Student Association (BBSA) serves as a support network for Black MBA, MSx, and PhD students at the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB). It also strives to enhance the GSB experience for all students; membership is open to all GSB students interested in cultural and professional issues that affect African-Americans.

The BBSA provides the opportunity for students to serve as mentors to local high school and undergraduate students, and interact with African-American GSB alumni. The annual gala presents a forum for the community to come together and discuss relevant issues and plan strategies for success, and features terrific keynote speakers.

The BBSA also plays a key role in connecting with the African-American communities at other top business schools. In addition, a growing number of companies are reaching out to the BBSA, in order to tap our high-quality talent pool.

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The Business & Environment Club's goal is to cultivate a GSB community that incorporates environmental sustainability into its philosophy, curriculum, and operations. It also empowers its students and alumni to lead on environmental challenges in their industries. We focus on the following three themes through our activities:

1) Foster collaborations and robust discussions about sustainability at the GSB by leveraging the passion and connections of all members of the Stanford community;

2) Serve as a guidepost and all-encompassing resource at the intersection of business and the environment for the GSB community;

3) Illuminate ways for students to incorporate environmental responsibility in their professional careers.

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The GSB Catholic Student Association (CSA) is committed to fostering a spiritual element within the GSB. We coordinate religious and social interaction amongst GSB Catholics, extending from weekly mass and prayer sessions, to BBQs, talks and other social events. All Catholics, practicing and otherwise, as well as other GSBers of common values, are encouraged to sign up and participate.

The GSB CSA aims to play a visible and productive role within the broader and highly active Stanford Catholic Community.

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Christians in Business provides an opportunity to develop lasting relationships within the GSB as we discuss and debate everyday life issues from a Christian perspective. We provide fellowship and numerous social events to build a supportive community within the GSB and in the marketplace beyond business school. The club is very active. We have weekly meetings, as well as alumni dinners, parties, and other social events.

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The Consumer & Retail Club is designed for students interested in learning about or pursuing a career in the consumer & retail industry, both from an operating and investing perspective. Events throughout the year promote learning across the consumer industry and multiple retail sales channels (brick and mortar, direct-to-consumer, eCommerce, etc). In addition, events are organized to expose members to companies in a variety of segments and functional areas within the industry. These functional areas range from merchandising and supply chain management to marketing, strategy, and investing, while industry verticals range from beauty to fashion to CPG. We also aim to connect students with potential employers for networking purposes and proactively work with the CMC and reach out to companies based on student interest.

Our annual calendar includes treks (Europe, San Francisco, and Los Angeles); small group dinners focused on various channels, segments, and functional areas; alumni dinners; company visits; and other events.

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Do you worry about getting hacked? Or - to use the technical term - have you ever been pwn'd? Join the Cybersecurity and Privacy Club. We're a group of students fascinated by the security and privacy risks that are emerging in our connected world - state espionage, hacked pipelines, identity theft, drones gone wild, and all the other merry vulnerabilities brought upon by computers. If you care about securing your digital assets, whether as a company or as an individual, join our club to learn and collaborate with other students and industry experts.

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Education tops many political and social agendas today, and there has been a growing interest in the private sector in the business of education. The Education Club engages Stanford business and education school students in discussions about education issues, their role in education, and business' role in education.

The Education Club focuses on four broad areas:

Building community and increasing knowledge among GSB and Ed students interested in education
Assisting GSB students with the exploration of education careers
Providing practical information for MBA/ MA Education dual-degree candidates
Facilitating volunteer opportunities in education at local schools and non-profits

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The GSB Energy Club’s mission is to enable students from all backgrounds to pursue their interests in energy, from oil and gas, smart grid, transportation, renewables, finance, and security to sustainability. Our goal is to foster an “energy-dense” community of students, faculty, alumnae, and industry professionals who will lead our world through the next global energy transition.

Club activities include:

Student support on classes and opportunities at Stanford
Silicon Valley Career treks
Alumnae networking nights
Small group dinners with faculty and industry professionals
On-campus lunches with industry leaders
Social events with students

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Do you like the idea of owning your own gig? Not sure if you want to work for the man for the rest of your life? Always had an independent streak that made you stand out from the crowd? You may be an entrepreneur.

The Entrepreneur Club is for people with a strong interest in the practical aspects of entrepreneurship. Some Entrepreneur Club members have already owned a company, others are exploring potential business ideas, and others are just playing with an idea to pivot into entrepreneurship. We have events for everyone, just be curious!

Our goals are:

- To equip out members with knowledge, inspiration, network, and information to jump-start their entrepreneurial urges
- To supplement the strong entrepreneurial curriculum at the GSB with exposure to, mentorship, and networking opportunities with outside business owners
- To build relationships between the GSB and the entrepreneurial community in Silicon Valley and beyond

Our key activities include:

- Speaker series featuring entrepreneurs, investors, and distinguished guests
- Treks to early-stage companies and accelerators in the Bay Area
- Small group dinners
- Skills workshops: prototyping, designing, brainstorming, DOING!
- Various opportunities to meet and collaborate with students "across the street," other b-schools, and members of the community

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Epicureans at the GSB (E@T)
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Are you a (would-be) cook amateur? Or do you just love sharing a good moment with good food? Join E@T: "Epicureans @ the GSB"!

Membership gives you access to small group theme dinners with 6-8 students, faculty, or other interesting Silicon Valley residents. You (and your SO) can help cook, host, and of course ...eat. It is also your opportunity to don a chef's cap. We offer formal and informal cooking classes taught by a variety of students and professional chefs. E@T also visits area restaurants with "behind the scenes" tours, and is putting together a list of great food places for all tastes and favorite E@Ter recipes.

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The Europe Club is a community gathering all students sharing an interest in European culture and business. Our goal is to provide a space for European students to share their culture and non-European students to discover it through the organization of social and cultural events (e.g. European movie nights, small group dinners, wine & cheese nights, parties). We also want to help GSB students explore European career opportunities via the organization of BBLs with European employers and networking events with European alumni.

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The Finance & Investment Club is dedicated to the development of investment skills and financial industry knowledge among GSB students.

Events include treks, BBLs, company presentations, social events, and investment idea pitches. The club also manages a real portfolio as part of the Stanford GSB endowment.

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The FinTech Club is designed for students interested in learning about or pursuing a career in the financial technology industry. The club seeks to bring together students, faculty, entrepreneurs, company builders, and investors around a shared interest in the business and societal impact of financial technology. Events throughout the year promote community across all FinTech sub-verticals: banking, credit, insurtech, payments, asset/wealth management, and software.

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FGLI aims to create a community among students who share the invisible FLI (First generation Low Income) identity, helping them find each other and facilitating more meaningful connections through shared experiences. GSB FLI also aims to develop allyship programming with a far-reaching impact on business and education access for socioeconomically disadvantaged students and young professionals. We aim to bring together FLI and non-FLI business school students to engage in discussions around class privilege and socioeconomic inequality to create more potent and effective FLI advocates among the future highly influential business leaders at the GSB.

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GSB Food & Agribusiness Club serves to facilitate food and agribusiness-related dialogue for the purposes of educational, professional, social, and entrepreneurial pursuits.

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Friends of TALK functions as the steward organization for TALK, a hallmark tradition of the Stanford GSB experience in which students share their life stories with classmates in a vulnerable, intimate, and supportive setting. TALK exists to support Stanford GSB students in the process of self-reflection and meaning-making of their lives; to encourage an appreciation and empathy for the vast diversity of experiences represented within the Stanford GSB student body; and to strengthen community and facilitate relationship-building within and between the two MBA classes at Stanford GSB. To that end, we oversee the weekly gatherings of TALK and provide coaching to students as they prepare to share their stories.

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The purpose of the GSB Future of Cities Club is to provide an intersection point for cross-industry and cross-sectoral dialogue around complex issues and potential solutions that arise from urbanization. We will explore ways to make cities more livable, equitable, and sustainable through urban innovations, the transformation of traditional industries, governmental policies, and the participation of civil society.

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The purpose of the FOM club is to help GSB students gain a deeper understanding of the rapidly changing mobility landscape that is being disrupted by self-driving and flying cars, new ownership models, and multi-modal transport models. These changes will have an unprecedented effect on hundreds of thousands of jobs in the US economy - and on society as a whole - and at the same time, create new business opportunities for entrepreneurs.

We will explore the four big trends that are actively challenging the existing infrastructure:

Connectivity: Cars will be able to communicate with each other, thereby avoiding accidents. What are some key technology trends to make this happen? What skills will be needed for entrepreneurs?
Autonomy: Cars will be able to drive themselves, which has tremendous effects on various factors such as urban planning, legal codes in case of accidents, insurances, business models for car producers, and new entrants such as Waymo and Uber, etc.
Sharing: Autonomous cars could be available at the click of a button, thus eliminating the need for personal car ownership. What are the effects on business models of car producers - a USD 2.3 trillion industry in the US alone?
Electric: Experts agree that the future of the car industry is in electric vehicles. Who will win in the race towards electric mass-mobility? Will it be prominent challengers such as Tesla or the established car producers?

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The purpose of the Gaming Club is to provide an environment for people to explore the gaming industry. The club focuses on two goals -- one on the business side and one on the social side. On the business side, the club provides a place to gain insights into the industry and help students develop new venture ideas. On the social side, the club provides opportunities to network with other people interested in the gaming industry both within and outside the GSB, Stanford, and the Bay Area.

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GSB Gives Back hosts an annual fundraising event that started over 30 years ago. Today, it is comprised of the Charity Auction and the Gala. The Auction consists of items donated by the students, faculty, and prominent alumni (such as box seats for the SF Giants or dinner with KKR founder George Roberts). It is a silent auction that takes place over two weeks and culminates in a celebratory Gala. In 2019, we held an amazing, sold-out event at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco with nearly 700 attendees that was inclusive and fun for all members of the GSB community. Together, the event represents our student body’s single largest fundraising effort, with proceeds going towards student-selected charities. We raise ~$100K annually and have donated millions of dollars to charity since our inception.

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