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Formation | 1983 |
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Type | Non-profit organization |
Legal status | Foundation |
Headquarters | Fairfield, Connecticut, United States |
Region served | Worldwide |
Jim Deveau | |
Website | Graduate Business Forum |
The "Graduate Business Forum" (GBF) is a United States based non-profit foundation, best known [1] for its annual global Graduate Business Conference. The conference brings together top business leaders, political leaders, governments and selected students from the top 55 MBA Business Schools in the world to exchange the ideas about best practices on "Student-Government Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)", "Community Services" and to discuss the "Most Challenging Issues" facing the world from the perspective of a responsible leadership. [2] The Forum also organizes a series of regional meetings throughout the year.
The Graduate Business Forum was founded in 1983 by Jim Deveau, a then MBA student and President of the student government at Columbia Business School. [3] Beyond conferences, the Forum produces articles on ethical and responsible leadership of the MBA community and engages its members in business schools or community initiatives.
The Forum is headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. It is impartial and not-for-profit and is not tied to any political, partisan or national interest. Its highest governance body is the Board of Directors consisting of business, academic and previous student government leaders from multiple locations worldwide.[ citation needed ]
The GBF is a community where leadership is put into action, where best practices are shared, and where globalism is embraced by all its members.
Individual GBF Membership is restricted to elected Student Leaders of the Student Government Bodies of the top 55 MBA Business Schools in the world. Student Leaders are invited upon election to participate in the global activities, events, and network of the Graduate Business Forum.
Business schools that have participated in the GBF and GBC:
The Graduate Business Forum's best-known activity is the annual global Graduate Business Conference, which brings together business and political leaders with selected student government leaders from the top 50 MBA Business Schools in the world. They exchange best practices, network, and debate the most pressing issues facing education and the economy from a responsible leadership perspective. The Forum also organizes a series of regional meetings throughout the year.
The Graduate Business Conference has been held since 1983:
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