New York University Stern School of Business

Leonard N. Stern School of Business
Former name
School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance
MottoChange. Dare it. Dream it. Drive it.
TypePrivate business school
Established1900; 124 years ago
FounderCharles Waldo Haskins
Parent institution
New York University
Academic affiliations
TRIUM
DeanRaghu Sundaram
Academic staff
418[1]
Students5,637
Undergraduates2,814[1]
Postgraduates2,859[1]
Location
New York City
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United States
CampusUrban
NewspaperThe Gould Standard
ColoursViolet
Websitewww.stern.nyu.edu

The Leonard N. Stern School of Business (also NYU Stern, Stern School of Business, or simply Stern) is the business school of New York University, a private research university based in New York City. Founded as the School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance in 1900, the school received its current name in 1988.

Stern is a founding member of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Established as the School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance, the school changed its name in 1988 in honor of Leonard N. Stern, an alumnus and benefactor of the school. The school offers Bachelor of Science in Business at the undergraduate level and Master of Business Administration degrees at the postgraduate level.[2] The school is located on Gould Plaza next to the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and the economics department of the College of Arts and Sciences.[3]

Stern's alumni include former chair of the Federal Reserve of the United States, Alan Greenspan; former CEO and current chairman of Nasdaq, Robert Greifeld; Iceland's "first billionaire", Thor Bjorgolfsson; former CEO and chairman of MetLife, John J. Creedon; former CEO of Viacom, Thomas E. Dooley; former CFO of Pfizer, Alan Levin; president of DC Comics, Paul Levitz; and the founding financier of The Home Depot, Kenneth Langone.[4][5] Current and former CEOs of Fortune 500 companies including American Express, Berggruen Institute, Griffon Corporation, Wynn Resorts, the New York Stock Exchange, Lehman Brothers, Lord Abbett, Barnes & Noble, W. R. Berkley Corporation, McKinsey & Company, Chase Manhattan Bank, and CBS are also Stern alumni.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ a b c "NYU Stern | Key Facts – Programs, Faculty & Research, Global Focus, Alumni Network". Stern.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  2. ^ "Best Business Schools 2019–20". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  3. ^ "Gould Plaza". MEET NYU. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  4. ^ "Thor Bjorgolfsson". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  5. ^ Friedman, Benjamin M. (2008-03-20). "Chairman Greenspan's Legacy". New York Review of Books. ISSN 0028-7504. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  6. ^ "NYU Stern Celebrates its Haskins Giving Society and Honors Nicolas Berggruen, BS '81 – NYU Stern". www.stern.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  7. ^ Abelson, Reed (2000-02-19). "Walter Frank, 91, Ex-Chairman of the Big Board". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  8. ^ "W R Berkley Corp – Company Profile and News". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-04-21.

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