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Mission Matters

Our mission to educate leaders for business & society inspires us to make a difference across industries and sectors.

Explaining healthcare price hikes

The entrance to a hospital

Investing in climate solutions

An aerial view of a power plant

Innovating so communities prosper

A close-up photo of a house under construction

Researching public schools

Two adults walking two children wearing backpacks toward a school building

Reaching the top

Three people talking at an outdoor table

Creating more value

Tree rings

Bringing science to the city

Space shuttle in front of the California Science Center

Building financial strength

Paula Volent ’97

Helping working parents

Parents taking child to school

Carbon-free hospitality

Overhead view of Hotel Marcel

Rebuilding after revolution

Protestors

Keeping AI ethical

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We seek students who care deeply about the problems afflicting our world. 

We equip them with the knowledge, the resources, and the networks to pursue positive and ambitious change in business and in life.

Our Community

Preview image for the video "Club Fair 2025".
Every year, Yale SOM’s Club Fair introduces new students to the dozens of professional and social campus groups that will help them find internships, cultivate new friendships, and build their business school networks.

SOM prepared me for my internship countless ways. The core curriculum grounded me in thinking about multiple stakeholders. My case team experience taught me to quickly frame problems. And project-based clubs reinforced the importance of creating resources that are practical and immediately useful to impact organizations.

Our courses have transformed my approach to problem-solving, helped me bridge strategy with empathy, and deepened my understanding that systems change starts with people. I’ve gained practical tools for leading through complexity while staying grounded in my own values. Meanwhile, our capstone coursework has helped me think critically about how to shift systems rather than practices, and how to sustain consensus and energy in challenging times.

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