Our Global Impact
Discover our school’s rich, storied history and see how we are poised to continue to create enduring impact in the future.
Our Global Impact
Chicago Booth’s 125th Anniversary
Celebrating 125 years of ideas, innovation, and impact.
Booth is a business school of firsts. A community of curious thinkers and bold doers. A global network of innovative alumni and analytical thought leaders who have shaped markets, policy, and industry in profound ways.
Beginning now, and throughout 2023, we are celebrating our 125th anniversary. From events across the globe to an oral history project for our alumni to activities on social media and retrospective features, join us as we showcase the impact of Booth over the past 125 years, celebrate this important milestone as a community, and present to you how Booth is poised to continue to impact the future.
Our History. Our Community. Our Impact.
In celebration of the 125th anniversary of Booth’s founding in 1898, the Booth community celebrates our transformative approach to business education, the innovative ideas of our faculty, our culture of diverse perspectives and collaboration, and the global impact of our entire Booth community.
Our Faculty Research and Thought Leadership
Explore the history and impact of our faculty’s impact on markets, economic systems, policymaking, and society—past, present, and future.
Our Faculty Research and Thought Leadership
Our Transformative Business Education
Discover the origins of our unique approach to business education, and how it’s evolved into the educational philosophy that informs everything we do.
Our Transformative Business Education
Our Collaborative and Diverse Community
Learn more about the history of our vibrant, diverse, collaborative, and global community.
Our Collaborative and Diverse Community
Our History of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Spirit
Experience the pathbreaking innovation and entrepreneurial spirit that has existed at Booth for 125 years.
Our History of Innovation and Entrepreneurship SpiritBooth Firsts, Booth Breakthroughs
Innovating and setting new precedents is in our DNA. Discover how we have pioneered business education and thought leadership throughout our history.
1916
First to create a comprehensive business education.
1916
1920
First to create a PhD program in business.
1920
1928
First to create an academic business journal.
1928
1929
First university to grant a PhD in business to a woman.
1929
1943
First to create an executive MBA program.
1943
1970
Booth students founded the National Black MBA Association.
1970
1982
First business school faculty member to win a Nobel Prize.
1982
2000
First US business school with campuses on three continents.
2000
2022
Tenth faculty member becomes a Nobel laureate.
2022More Chicago Booth 125 Year Celebration Initiatives and Events
We encourage you to check back often to discover other upcoming events and initiatives related to our 125th anniversary celebration.
Make Your Gift
The 125th Anniversary Challenge matches all gifts of $2,500 and more to the Annual Fund in 2023. Make an impact on the future of Booth today.
Make Your Gift
Celebrating 100 Years of Pioneering Research
Since 1920, our faculty, alumni, and students have been driving the evolution of modern research in a wide range of disciplines.
Celebrating 100 Years of Pioneering Research
Chicago Booth Events
Experience the Chicago Booth community at one of our global events, including Economic Outlook, Booth Women Connect, and Global Booth Day.
Chicago Booth Events