SBSA is a Seattle-based consortium of alumni leaders from top business schools.

It exists to bring together the alumni of its member schools for education and networking. Member schools periodically sponsor events that are open to attendees outside the alumni of that specific school, and in those instances they invite the broader SBSA membership to attend. The SBSA itself also organizes and sponsors regular networking and educational events.

News and Events

OctoberMay SBSA Happy Hour, hosted by Foster (UW)Columbia
Place: Daniel'sStill Liquor Broiler(Seattle): instillliquor.com Bellevue(map)
Date: 10.08.0919 May 2010
Time: 6pm - 9pm6-8p
Address: 105001524 Minor N.E.Ave., 8th,Seattle, 21stWA Floor,98101 Bellevue,- WAMinor 98004Avenue between Pike and Pine Streets on Capitol Hill (this is one block east of Boren Avenue and two blocks east of I-5)
http://cityvoter.com/daniel-s-broiler-10500-ne-8th-st-bellevue-wa-98004/loc/76709
Columbia Business School is happy to host a joint SBSA/Columbia University Happy Hour on Wednesday, May 19th at Still Liquor at 1524 Minor Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 (www.stillliquor.com).

See the Events Calendar for more upcoming events

Objectives

• Provide and promote events of interest for the benefit of each club’s membership
• Increase alumni involvement in each member school’s club by offering a diversity of activities and events that each respective club may not be able to offer and provide on its own
• Share the efforts, expenses and benefits of co-sponsored events with other business school clubs
• Sponsor events that will increase the visibility, awareness and reputation of SBSA member clubs within the Puget Sound region
• Sponsor and promote events that provide continuing education opportunities for alliance members and networking opportunities between alumni of member schools and prominent business leaders

Operating Parameters

• Hold bi-monthly Board meetings (6 per year)
• Hold regular networking gatherings, with goal of 1 event per month and alternating locations between downtown and the Eastside
• Maintain a website and distribution lists to communicate calendar of events to member schools and other key contacts
• Each member school must sponsor or co-sponsor a minimum of one event per year (happy hour, speaker, panel, seminar, etc.), with the event being open to attendance by alumni of all member schools
• Monthly communication of upcoming activities will be broadcasted to Board members and in turn to each club’s membership
• Each member school shall designate one representative to the SBSA Board of Directors
• Board members must attend 80% of board meetings (5 of 6) per year
• Executive Director will be nominated and elected for one-year term each calendar year
• Target membership is 10-20 school clubs with membership reviewed annually and decisions on additions and/or reductions made by the Board of Directors
• Decisions are made by majority rule