Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Stanford GSB is launching the Stanford Leadership Institute — an interdisciplinary hub designed to prepare leaders not only to navigate change, but to shape it.
“We are living in a time of profound change,” says Dean Sarah A. Soule, “from technological breakthroughs to geopolitical shifts, from economic volatility to environmental strain. It’s in moments like this that leadership matters more than ever.”
Based at Stanford GSB, the Stanford Leadership Institute will bring together research, teaching, and convenings across key areas impacting leaders today: science and technology, environmental resources, governance, markets, policy, and other societal forces. By integrating these perspectives, it aims to offer new insights for leaders facing a rapidly evolving landscape.
“Our vision is clear: to inspire leaders to think broadly, act boldly, and lead proactively,” Soule says. The institute is an invitation to prepare leaders who understand the world as it is, and to equip them to shape what it can become.
Stanford GSB is launching the Stanford Leadership Institute — an interdisciplinary hub designed to prepare leaders not only to navigate change, but to shape it.
“We are living in a time of profound change,” says Dean Sarah A. Soule, “from technological breakthroughs to geopolitical shifts, from economic volatility to environmental strain. It’s in moments like this that leadership matters more than ever.”
Based at Stanford GSB, the Stanford Leadership Institute will bring together research, teaching, and convenings across key areas impacting leaders today: science and technology, environmental resources, governance, markets, policy, and other societal forces. By integrating these perspectives, it aims to offer new insights for leaders facing a rapidly evolving landscape.
“Our vision is clear: to inspire leaders to think broadly, act boldly, and lead proactively,” Soule says. The institute is an invitation to prepare leaders who understand the world as it is, and to equip them to shape what it can become.
