Stanford Women in Business

What Stanford Women in Business does

Stanford Women in Business (SWIB) is a student-run, non-profit pre-professional organization at Stanford University, co-founded in fall 2005 by four undergraduate women. It serves Stanford undergraduate women (and the broader Stanford community) through career development, professional networking, and leadership programming organized around three pillars: education, community, and networking. The organization is structured around six core teams (Marketing, Business Leadership, External Relations, Internal Relations, Campus Relations, and Operations) led by two co-presidents (Ellen Wang and Charlotte Kearns) and operates with approximately 35+ active student members.

SWIB's core offerings are programmatic events and content rather than technology products. Flagship programs include the quarterly Executive Leadership Series (featuring C-suite speakers such as Helena Foulkes, Janet Foutty, Melinda Gates, and Reid Hoffman), the annual Young Women's Leadership Summit (a high school outreach conference), and Tech Week (an annual February event focused on female tech leaders). Supporting programs include skill development workshops, mentorship initiatives, career exposes, and an Opportunities Blog hosted on Squarespace for job and internship postings. There are no proprietary technology platforms, apps, APIs, or AI/ML components; the organization's digital infrastructure is limited to a website and email newsletter.

SWIB's business model is non-commercial. Membership and participation are free to all Stanford community members. Operating resources are sourced from corporate sponsorships (managed by the External Relations team) that provide recruiting access to Stanford's talent pipeline in exchange for brand visibility and event participation. The organization has no formal parent company, no disclosed financials, no paid customers, and no monetization of its programming; it functions as an officially recognized Stanford student organization rather than an incorporated entity.

Name

Stanford Women in Business

Legal name

Stanford Women in Business

Website

https://stanfordwomeninbusiness.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Stanford Women in Business (SWIB) is a student-run, non-profit pre-professional organization at Stanford University serving undergraduate women through career development, networking events, and leadership programming funded by corporate sponsorships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Professional Development

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Student Organizations & Club Administration (EDALAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Alumni, Peer & Community Networking Programs (EDAMAKAM), Leadership, Service Learning & Volunteer-to-Career Pathways (EDAMAKAJ)

Keywords

• Pre-professional organization
• Women in business
• Student leadership
• Career networking
• Professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Stanford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Sponsorship and Membership: As a Stanford student organization, SWIB operates primarily through corporate sponsorships and membership contributions. The organization facilitates recruitment events and opportunities for corporate sponsors seeking to engage with Stanford talent.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Stanford Women in Business is a student-run pre-professional community organization at Stanford University that delivers career development programming for women, including the quarterly Executive Leadership Series speaker events, the annual Young Women's Leadership Summit for high school students, the annual Tech Week, workshops, mentorship programs, and a career opportunities blog. Membership is free and open to all Stanford community members.

Product overview

Stanford Women in Business (SWIB) is a pre-professional community organization at Stanford University, not a technology product company. It operates as a single unified offering centered on professional development events and career resources. The organization's core programs include the Executive Leadership Series (quarterly speaker events), the annual Young Women's Leadership Summit (high school outreach conference), and Tech Week (annual technology industry focus). These are supplemented by an Opportunities Blog for career resources and a structured six-team organizational framework. All programming focuses on education, community building, and networking for women in business careers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Executive Leadership Series Quarterly speaker event series that provides the Stanford community with opportunities to learn about business through the experiences of accomplished female leaders. Features high-profile executives from various industries, including past speakers Helena Foulkes (CEO, Hudson's Bay Company), Janet Foutty (Chairwoman & CEO, Deloitte), Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen, Melinda Gates, Meg Whitman, and Drew Houston.
• Young Women's Leadership Summit Annual day-long conference bringing young women from California high schools to Stanford for workshops, speeches from inspiring female leaders, and networking opportunities. Aims to prepare and educate young women about the world of business while experiencing the Stanford campus.
• Tech Week Annual week-long event held every February recognizing female leaders of tech and bringing them to Stanford to introduce the Stanford community to opportunities in technology. Includes keynote speeches, panels (e.g., Women Across Tech Panel with representatives from Google, Android, Airbnb, Uber), and startup networking lunches (with companies such as DoorDash, Poshmark, SendGrid).
• Opportunities Blog Regularly updated career resource platform featuring internship postings, job opportunities, industry events, mentorship programs, and career development resources for Stanford students interested in business and finance.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Executive Leadership Series Past SpeakersflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Quarterly speaker series featuring high-profile female business leaders including Helena Foulkes (Hudson's Bay Company CEO), Janet Foutty (Deloitte Chairwoman & CEO), Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen, Melinda Gates, Meg Whitman, Drew Houston, Evan Spiegel, and others who share their journeys and insights with Stanford students.
• Stanford UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005SWIB is an officially recognized Stanford student organization operating within the university ecosystem. The organization is co-founded by Stanford undergraduate women and serves the Stanford community.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Forté Foundation: Nonprofit focused on launching women into business leadership through MBA programs and undergraduate initiatives. Directly comparable mission of women-in-business pipeline development, but operates across multiple business schools rather than a single university.
• Athena Alliance: Nonprofit providing executive women with mentorship, speaking, and leadership programming. Comparable women-in-business programming model with speaker series and mentorship offerings aimed at women leaders.
• Ellevate Network: Professional community and network for women in business, offering mentorship, events, and career resources. Comparable women-in-business community/membership model, though operating at a national/professional level rather than undergraduate.
• Wharton Women: Penn Wharton's undergraduate women-in-business student organization. Closest direct analogue: peer business school with comparable speaker series, mentorship, and pre-professional programming for undergraduate women.
• HBS Women's Student Association: Harvard Business School student organization for women. Comparable women-in-business student organization with speaker series, mentorship, and community programming, though at graduate rather than undergraduate level.
• Women in Business Club (Columbia): Women in Kilian Club at Columbia Business School — comparable student-run women-in-business organization with speaker series, mentorship, and recruiting events at a peer institution.

Broad incumbents

• Catalyst: Global nonprofit working to advance women in business through research, advisory, and events. Comparable women-in-business mission with comparable programming (speaker events, mentorship) but at enterprise/board level.
• Lean In: Sheryl Sandberg-founded nonprofit with Lean In Circles providing women peer communities and career/leadership resources. Comparable women-in-business peer community model at much larger scale.
• National Association of Female Executives (NAFE): Long-standing US membership organization supporting women in business through networking, education, and resources. Comparable women-in-business membership/community model at a national/professional scale.

Emerging players

• 85 Broads (Goldman Sachs Women's Network): Originally Goldman Sachs alumnae network, now a broader women's professional community. Comparable women-in-business professional network with mentorship and speaker programming tied to an elite employer pipeline.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/stanfordwib

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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