Corporations & Foundations

We connect corporations with the Kelley School of Business

The corporate community is a vital partner to the Kelley School of Business in achieving our key strategies of educating highly skilled and ethical business leaders and sustaining a culture of teaching innovation and research.

With your partnership, we can:

Provide critical student and faculty support
Enhance the curriculum
Sustain and grow our Academies, Workshops, and research centers
Support individual student and faculty initiatives for learning and research

With the corporate engagement team as your guide, you can connect with our Kelley School of Business community.

14,000+

students

133,000+

alumni

Top 10

business school worldwide in terms of productivity and impact

Explore partnership opportunities

Naming opportunities

Create a visible legacy on campus as you build name recognition through naming opportunities. Previous naming opportunities have included faculty scholars, chairs, professorships, directorships, fellowships, scholarships, and awards.

Some examples include the following:

Charles Schwab Wealth Management Workshop
Fettig/Whirlpool Faculty Leadership Program
ALDI I-Core Distinguished Lecturer Award
DHL Supply Chain Future Leaders Scholarship
Janet Foutty/Deloitte Foundation Leadership Scholars
Ernst & Young Endowed Faculty Fellowship
PwC Faculty Fellowship

Let's start the conversation

Connect with us to discuss your goals.

Experiential learning

Collaborate with Kelley faculty and students on a mutual interest project or establish a long-term partnership that aligns with your company’s core vision. By submitting a project of mutual interest, corporate partners can build a talent pipeline with experience and real-time transferable skills from the classroom to the office.

Examples of recent projects:

Grant Thornton Institute for Data Exploration for Risk Assessment and Management (GT-IDEA)
Deloitte & Whirlpool Digital Intelligence Initiative, creation of the Institute for Business Analytics and Institute for Digital Enterprise

Case competitions

Create a business case to help students build practical strategic approaches to problem solving while putting their skills to the test. Kelley case competitions expand your reach throughout Kelley and help your company tackle real problems.

National Diversity Case Competition
Ethics Case Competition hosted by Kelley Student Government
3+1 Case Competition (MS in Information Systems)

Summits, events, and conferences

Some of our most interactive engagements happen outside of the classroom where students and professionals come together to discuss areas of mutual interest and tackle real-world issues.

Our corporate partners serve on panels and enjoy speaking and networking opportunities.

Recent events include:

KISI Social Issue Fair
Kelley United Week
Institute for Business Analytics Conference on Generative AI Security

Discipline or strategic priorities

Looking to engage with specific business majors or support initiatives that align with your company’s strategic priorities? Kelley is devoted to building a vibrant, inclusive campus by furthering the recruitment, retention, and success of diverse students, faculty, and staff and we need your support.

Feel the power of strategic partnerships with:

Kelley centers, institutes, and labs are intellectual hubs fostered through cutting-edge, cross-disciplinary research as well as collaborations among faculty, students, and businesses to build strong leaders of tomorrow
Go beyond the curriculum with Workshops and help us satisfy your industry demands
Align with one of our 70+ business-related student organizations associated with Kelley School students

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Find out if your company participates

Partner with Kelley Indianapolis

Our urban campus has a rich history of engaging corporate industry partners. Partner with Kelley Indianapolis in our mission to power the regional economy and produce critical business research as a premier urban research university.

Explore opportunities

Demonstrate your commitment as a Distinguished Corporate Partner or Corporate Alliance Member

A Kelley Distinguished Corporate Partner hires Kelley students, provides financial support and investment, and volunteers in the school.

Thank you to our 2022–23 Distinguished Corporate Partners

Corporate Alliance Members

Gain access to our world-class programs and get involved at Kelley.

Learn about Corporate Alliance Program

Contact Corporate Engagement

Kara Hieser

Senior Director of Development, Corporate and Foundation Relations
khieser@iu.edu

Jill Storm

Director of Development, Corporate and Foundation Relations
jilstorm@iu.edu

Questions?

We’re always here for Kelley alumni, friends, and corporate partners—just let us know how we can help you. Contact us with any questions or concerns, and stop by and see us whenever you’re on campus.