In 2026, the Grousbeck-Holloway Center for Entrepreneurial Studies marks its 30th anniversary, celebrating three decades of advancing entrepreneurial thinking and practice at Stanford GSB. While entrepreneurial activity has long been embedded in the GSB’s history, the founding of the Center in 1996 created a dedicated home to deepen, expand, and accelerate that work.
Since then, entrepreneurship education at the GSB has grown across classroom and experiential learning, research, and engagement with the global entrepreneurial ecosystem, supporting founders at every stage of their journeys.
Along the way, GSB students and alumni have launched companies, acquired and scaled <a href="https://bitcomme.com/free-business-startup-series-to-kick-off-oct-13-through-americas-sbdc-at-wtamu/” title=”Free Business Startup Series to Kick Off Oct. 13 Through America’s SBDC at WTAMU”>businesses, and applied entrepreneurial thinking across industries, creating impact in many forms around the world. The Center extends a long-standing tradition of entrepreneurship at Stanford, shaped by generations of faculty, founders, and community leaders.
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Explore coverage of the event.
Celebrating 30 Years, CES Gets a New Name and a Standing Ovation
In May, the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies was renamed in honor of its founders, Charles Holloway and Irv Grousbeck.
GHCES 30th Anniversary Celebration
Explore recordings from the campus celebration of GHCES’s 30th anniversary, honoring Irv Grousbeck and Chuck Holloway.
Join the Celebration: 30 Years of CES at Stanford GSB
Throughout 2026, we’ll be celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Grousbeck-Holloway Center for Entrepreneurial Studies by sharing stories from across the GSB’s entrepreneurship community. From how entrepreneurship education has evolved to the many ways students and alumni are building and creating impact today, we’ll be marking the anniversary all year long.
Search Funds Keep Offering a Proven Path to Ownership
The 2026 Search Fund Study tracks decades of data about entrepreneurs identifying and buying businesses.
Rooted: Leslie Silverglide (MBA ’11) and the Making of MIXT
From a scrappy first restaurant to a values-driven brand, Leslie Silverglide (MBA ’11) built MIXT by spotting a gap and committing to something that lasts.
Quantifying Stanford GSB’s Founder Effect
A new report from Stanford’s Center for Entrepreneurial Studies offers a detailed picture of alumni entrepreneurs.
Still Innovating at 30: How Stanford GSB Is Reimagining Entrepreneurship Education for a New Era
As technology accelerates and impact and markets converge, Stanford GSB expands how it prepares leaders for an increasingly complex world.
Things That Would Not Exist Without Stanford GSB Alums
Air Jordans, “The Bachelor,” Jell-O Jigglers, and 60 other inventions, products, and breakthroughs made possible by our grads
Entrepreneurial Journeys from the GSB Community
Stanford GSB entrepreneurs have launched thousands of ventures that reflect the school’s mission to change lives, change organizations, and change the world. The profiles featured here represent just a small sampling of that impact, offering windows into the many ways GSB founders are applying their learning to real-world challenges.
Rosa Li
MBA ’14
I wanted to do something to honor my grandma and bring more representation to retail shelves.
I wanted to do something to honor my grandma and bring more representation to retail shelves.
Rosa Li
Randy Hetrick
MBA ’03
It was humbling to come from a pretty self-congratulatory position to now be at the bottom of the curve, and it took some adjusting.
It was humbling to come from a pretty self-congratulatory position to now be at the bottom of the curve, and it took some adjusting.
Randy Hetrick
Julia Collins
MBA ’09
Food systems, when managed by stewards, could be a way to protect the planet and people.
Food systems, when managed by stewards, could be a way to protect the planet and people.
