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 2023, ahead of Cambridge, Harvard, and Stanford. As part of Arizona State University, ranked No. 1 “Most Innovative School” in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for eight 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. Dr. Sanjeev Khagram, Director General and Dean of Thunderbird, has ushered in the new Thunderbird 4.0 era, imprinting his vision in every detail of the newly opened F. Francis & Dionne Najafi Thunderbird Global Headquarters building 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 50,000 graduates in nearly 150 nations around the globe.

Thunderbird’s global footprint has also grown over the years, with operations now in Geneva, Dubai, Tokyo, Nairobi, Jakarta, and nearly 15 others, Thunderbird’s regional Centers of Excellence ensure that the School is now the world’s first truly “global multinational business school,” committed to training the next generation of global leaders.

Learn more about Thunderbird at thunderbird.asu.edu