States - The Economist 2019 #1 Corporate Social Responsibility - Financial Times 2019 #1 General Management - Financial Times 2016 #2 Learning - Bloomberg Businessweek 2019 #11 Career Services Rank - Financial Times 2019 Executive Education rankings #1 Course Design (Global) - Financial Times 2003-2010 #1 Faculty (Global) - Financial Times 2004-2011 #7 Facilities (Global) - Financial Times 2019 #20 Open-Enrollment Programs (Global) - Financial Times 2019 #52 Custom Programs (Global) - Financial Times 2019 Notable alumni Darden's list of alumni includes: John H. Bryan (MBA '60), CEO and Chairman of Sara Lee from 1976 to 2001 Robert Citrone (MBA '90) co-founder of Discovery Capital Management George David (MBA '67), CEO and Chairman of United Technologies Corporation Bill Hawkins (MBA '82), former President and CEO, Medtronic Inc.; CEO, Immucor Inc. Robert J. Hugin (MBA '85), CEO of Celgene Corporation Lewis F. Payne, Jr. (MBA '73), former Virginia congressman Steven Reinemund (MBA '78), former CEO and Chairman of PepsiCo. Mark Sanford (MBA '88), former Governor of South Carolina Steve Silbiger (MBA '90), author, The Ten-Day MBA, HarperCollins Hal Lawton (MBA ‘96), President & CEO, Tractor Supply John Strangfeld (MBA '77), Chairman and CEO, Prudential Financial Mark B. Templeton (MBA '78), President and CEO, Citrix Systems Inc. List of deans See also Economics Glossary of economics List of United States business school rankings List of business schools in the United States List of Atlantic Coast Conference business schools References Business schools in Virginia University of Virginia schools Educational institutions established in 1954 1954 establishments in Virginia Life sciences industry New Classical architecture Robert A. M. Stern buildings