Imagine doing
the impossible
We live in a time of incredible transformation
where fusing vastly different ideas with vastly different minds
breaks with the immediate past.
Together, we heal what is broken and build what does not yet exist.
It is time to foster imagination.
Foster doing the impossible.
Foster. The Future.
About Foster
UW Foster is a world-class business school in a pioneering city perched on the Pacific Rim. The world’s best and brightest leaders are here, applying ingenuity to better humanity. We celebrate our rich and uniquely Foster partnerships with iconic companies – we collaborate, we innovate, we call them neighbors. From entrepreneurial ventures to world-class companies, you will find Foster alumni working to create their greatest impact.
Community is the heart of who we are – it is why we start our purpose statement with “together.” We are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment that inspires everyone to be better together. We encourage every individual to bring their full self to all that we do. We foster leaders who better humanity through action. We foster the future by striving to be better tomorrow than we are today.
Our approach relies on fostering imagination, curiosity and innovation to solve unstructured, real-world problems. We gather insights by listening and truly hearing each other. We find strength in diversity and originality. We proactively lift each other up.
Our Purpose Statement serves as our North Star
We Foster Insights
We Foster Progress
Foster Leaders
COVID-19 has impacted everyone’s life and livelihood. For two students in the Technology Management MBA Program at the UW Foster School of Business, it has triggered unexpected career turns straight into the teeth of the pandemic.
Two new studies establish Bruce Avolio, a professor of management at the University of Washington Foster School of Business, as one of the world’s foremost leaders in the study of leadership and organizational behavior.
“What I did, if anything, was facilitate the management or the execution of things. Literally, you live and die by that in the military, especially if you’re on the front lines.”
Foster Insights
The MSI Scholars program recognizes researchers whose ideas can be used for practical application. Selection is highly competitive—only two schools claim four members—and considers field service, leadership, citations and impact, research productivity/quality and the relevance of the candidate’s research.
During times of high anxiety, it’s actually more important than ever to think of others. This is according to research by Associate Professor Ryan Fehr, a world-renowned expert on gratitude—which is a virtuous force in good times, and may have even more positive power in bad times.
Faculty from the University of Washington Foster School of Business offer a series of free workshops to help companies pivot to new opportunities and position themselves for sustainable growth over the next two years.
Foster Progress
The capstone project marks the end of the EMBA experience–unless the business idea is put into play. Taking an idea from Jeff Ivey, an EMBA team came together to work on how to better reach and serve the financially underserved and unbanked households in a market.
With a company built on the premise of helping customers do good within the community, it’s no surprise that Seattle startup Ridwell jumped into action early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Since March, the company has been using its logistics resources and driver network to distribute donations of essential household goods to non-profits struggling to keep up with the crisis.
Student teams at the 2020 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge (HIC) impressed the final round judges enough for many to call it the “best competition yet.” ApnoMed won the $15,000 IntuitiveX Grand Prize with an innovative solution to sleep apnea.
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