Leeds School of Business
At University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business, we are transforming the future of global business by inspiring and educating the next generation of business leaders.
Located in Boulder, Colorado, one of the most innovative tech and startup hubs in the nation, Leeds’ students and faculty are surrounded by and connected to an enterprising, collaborative and dynamic business community.
Our faculty of top international academic leaders provide students with educational expertise in areas including accounting, finance, marketing, management and entrepreneurship, and real estate.
The students, faculty, alumni, supporters and partners that comprise the Leeds community have helped create and maintain an intellectually engaging learning environment defined by ambitious and rigorous academic standards. Our educational culture stimulates learning and sharpens critical thinking skills, compelling students to consider and addresses important, complex questions.
At Leeds School of Business, we believe in making positive impacts. By redefining business education, driving innovation and advancing entrepreneurial mindsets, we are working every day to positively transform the future of global business.
The Leeds giving story
The naming gift for the Leeds School of Business set the school on a track that’s equipped its student, alumni and faculty to bring invaluable perspectives to the changing world of work. Just after Michael Leeds and his family announced the gift, in 2001, the Enron scandal made clear that the phrase “business ethics” had become an oxymoron. The gift instilled within the school a purpose and a mission to consider ethics a core business skill, like finance or marketing. For more than 20 years, Leeds has emphasized ethics, social responsibility, diversity and sustainability—demonstrating the business case for these values long before they made it to the C-suite. Now, as industry confronts an age of A.I., climate change and increasing geopolitical tension, Leeds and its graduates are better prepared than ever to ensure business has a seat at the table in solving the greatest challenges of tomorrow. Meet Michael Leeds