No. 1 in the world for international trade
Becoming a T-bird means joining a global community—nearly 50,000 strong—of purpose-driven leaders who are equipped to navigate complexity, drive ethical innovation, and create sustainable impact worldwide. At Thunderbird School of Global Management, we champion global leadership through cross-cultural fluency, regional expertise, and transdisciplinary thinking. T-birds lead with empathy, integrity, and vision—leveraging a powerful global network to shape the future of business, policy, and society.
Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University is also ranked No. 1 in the world for international trade by the QS International Trade Rankings (2023-2025), ranking ahead of Oxford, Columbia and Michigan (Ross). Stand out from the crowd with Thunderbird on your resume.
Degree programs
Practical, real-world learning experiences to develop principled, agile executives, managers, and entrepreneurs.
Executive education
Thunderbird empowers global professionals to shape the changing landscapes impacting their enterprises by expanding and updating their future-ready skills and connecting them to a diverse network of global experts.
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Lifelong learning
Through our partnership with Arizona State University, we offer unique lifelong learning opportunities and resources that you will find only here. Thunderbird’s deep expertise in educating global leaders, combined with ASU’s extensive subject matter expertise, creates a synergy that enables us to teach the skills and mindset professionals need to succeed in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Worldwide locations
The world's only truly global and multinational leadership and management school.
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