Diversity at Chicago GSB

As one of the top business schools, Chicago GSB believes strongly in preparing leaders who bring diverse viewpoints to the workplace.

• First university to grant a PhD in Business to a woman, Ursula Batchelder Stone (1929)
• Chicago awards its first MBA to an African American, Lionel Wallace (1942)
• First to establish a minority program (1964)
• GSB students found the National Black MBA Association (1970)
• Since the mid-1980s, only top business school with resources exclusively dedicated to an Office of Diversity Affairs (ODA).

We actively recruit and support gays, lesbians, women and under-represented minorities. The Admissions Office partners with several organizations to reach out and attract the best students by hosting admission events for women and minorities. 

Office of Diversity Affairs programming for women, gays, lesbians, African American, Latino, and Native American students is designed to help them prepare for their future careers.

The Office of Diversity Affairs

If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact us. 

Jessica Pounds-Bryant
Director
773.702.6803
jessica.pounds@ChicagoGSB.edu

Jose Luz Frausto
Associate Director
773.834.5663
jose.frausto@ChicagoGSB.edu