# Presidio Graduate School > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Presidio_Graduate_School > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Presidio_Graduate_School.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidio_Graduate_School > Source revision: 1309753871 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Graduate school in California, USA Presidio Graduate School Former names Presidio School of Management Presidio World College Type non-profit[citation needed] Established 2003 President Liz Maw Postgraduates 1800[citation needed] Location San Anselmo , California , United States Website presidio.edu **Presidio Graduate School** (Presidio) is a private [graduate school](/source/Graduate_school) in [San Anselmo, California](/source/San_Anselmo%2C_California) that was founded in 2002.[1] It offers [MBA](/source/MBA) and [MPA](/source/Master_of_Public_Administration) degrees in [sustainable development](/source/Sustainable_development).[2] Presidio offers a formal "green MBA" curriculum centered on [environmental sustainability](/source/Sustainability) and [social justice](/source/Social_justice), to a great extent inspired by [John Elkington's](/source/John_Elkington_(business_author)) [triple bottom line](/source/Triple_bottom_line).[3] In 2015, *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)* named Presidio the MBA program to choose "if you want to change the world."[4] It was in the process of being acquired by the [University of Redlands](/source/University_of_Redlands) in Southern California until 2024.[5][6] The campus moved to San Anselmo (at the site of the [San Francisco Theological Seminary](/source/San_Francisco_Theological_Seminary), also part of U of R) from San Francisco after the merger was announced. Upon the completion of the merger in summer 2024, the school will be known as the **Presidio Center for Sustainable Solutions in the School of Business & Society at the University of Redlands**.[7] Presidio has a low-residency format with face-to-face classes once a month and remaining classes online.[4][3] About sixty percent of students are women.[4] Presidians have occupied director of sustainability positions at companies including [Salesforce](/source/Salesforce) and [Facebook](/source/Facebook).[4] Presidio presidents have included William Shutkin (2011-2016) and Mark Schulman.[8][3] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-nyt_1-0)** Ellin, Abby (2006-01-08). ["M.B.A.'s With Three Bottom Lines: People, Planet and Profit"](https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/08/education/edlife/mbas-with-three-bottom-lines-people-planet-and-profit.html). *The New York Times*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0362-4331](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2021-05-31. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-petersons_2-0)** [Presidio Graduate School: Graduate Programs - San Francisco](https://www.petersons.com/graduate-schools/presidio-graduate-school-graduate-programs-in-sustainable-management-000_10067183.aspx). Peterson's. Accessed March 2019. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:1_3-2) Gardner, Elizabeth (March 16, 2017). ["MBA Programs Help Students Change the World"](https://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/articles/2017-03-16/mba-programs-help-students-change-the-world). *U.S. News*. Retrieved May 30, 2021. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nyt2_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nyt2_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-nyt2_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-nyt2_4-3) McDonald, Duff (2015-04-07). ["M.B.A. Programs That Get You Where You Want to Go"](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/12/education/edlife/mba-programs-that-get-you-where-you-want-to-go.html). *The New York Times*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0362-4331](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2021-05-31. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Another Merger for the University of Redlands"](https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/12/14/another-merger-university-redlands). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Feds Complicate College Mergers, with Possible Unintended Consequences"](https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/2023/08/21/new-federal-rules-college-mergers-cause-delays-concerns). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Merger with University of Redlands • Presidio Graduate School"](https://www.presidio.edu/redlands/). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Itah, Maya (2014-10-22). ["Poets&Quants | The Little Green Business School That Could"](https://poetsandquants.com/2014/10/22/little-green-business-school-that-could/). *Poets&Quants*. Retrieved 2021-05-31. ## External links - [Official website](http://presidio.edu/) [37°48′01″N 122°28′31″W / 37.800381°N 122.475373°W / 37.800381; -122.475373](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Presidio_Graduate_School¶ms=37.800381_N_122.475373_W_) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Presidio Graduate School](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidio_Graduate_School) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidio_Graduate_School?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.