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Paving the way for a brighter future
MS&E creates solutions to pressing societal problems by integrating and pushing the frontiers of operations research, economics, and organization science.

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Why Stanford MS&E?

Management Science and Engineering (MS&E) is one of Stanford’s most innovative and expansive departments. Our unique focus on the interface of engineering, business, and public policy has made us one of the most respected MS&E departments in the world.

 

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Graduate Programs

Our graduate programs offer education and research by integrating three basic strengths: Depth in conceptual and analytical foundations; Comprehensive coverage of functional areas of application; and Interaction with other Stanford departments, Silicon Valley industry, and organizations throughout the world telecommunications. 

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Stories & Voices

Learn more about Management Science and Engineering from our community. 

Graduating Master of Science student

Shreyas Lakhtakia

Shreyas shares how his intellectual curiosity, love for getting to know people, and multicultural background led him to not just explore interdisciplinary academic work at the intersection of AI, health, and society, but also create the Beagle Cafe, a salon for ideas and stories.

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Professor

Elisabeth Paté-Cornell

MS&E has always been about its students, according to Prof. Paté-Cornell, who recounts her experiences leading MS&E as it was being formed.

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Laura Taylor-Kale

A successful career in foreign policy and economic diplomacy and a desire to study organizational behavior brought Laura Taylor-Kale (pronounced KAH-Lay) to MS&E.

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The latest in MS&E

Learn how MS&E investigates real-world societal problems through research and impact, within academia and in the world at large.

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Research & Impact

Collectively, the faculty of Management Science and Engineering have deep expertise in two major disciplines: quantitative modeling and the behavioral sciences.