Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona State University

Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University is ranked No. 1 in the world for international trade by the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) International Trade Rankings 2025, for three years in a row among nearly 90 universities and business schools worldwide. As part of Arizona State University, ranked No. 1 “Most Innovative School” in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for ten years in succession, Thunderbird draws on a vast spectrum of disciplines of excellence to empower leaders across sectors with future-ready skills. For more than 75 years, Thunderbird has produced leaders capable of tackling the world’s greatest challenges. Francis and Dionne Najafi Thunderbird Global Headquarters building opened its doors in 2021, spanning 110,000 square feet on ASU’s Downtown Phoenix campus.

Thunderbird became the world’s first-ever higher education institution to focus exclusively on international leadership by concentrating its curriculum on global management and business skills, international political economy and regional business environments, languages, and cross-cultural communications. Thunderbird is now known worldwide for its vast and engaged alumni network of more than 45,000 graduates in nearly 150 nations around the globe. Committed to developing the next generation of global and digital leaders, Thunderbird stands apart with a regional network that spans the globe - from Los Angeles to Tokyo, Amsterdam to Nairobi. Thunderbird’s network of physical and virtual locations enables the School to further its mission of developing visionary leaders who innovate on a global scale to shape the industries of the future.

More about Thunderbird at: thunderbird.asu.edu.