D-Schools 2007

Bainbridge Graduate Institute*

Bainbridge Island, Wash.

140 graduate students
Business

Top Employers: Most students start own companies, but REI is a big employer

Claim to Fame: Founded by Gifford Pinchot, inventor of the term "intrapreneurship."

Signature Programs: An MBA program that focuses on sustainable business. Bainbridge treats creativity as the route to the human insight necessary for socially responsible leadership. Students manage CreateSessions, problem-solving seminars that are structured like design-strategy workshops.