About Us

We unleash ideas and leaders for a sustainable future.

This purpose informs how we teach emerging leaders, who measure success by the impact they have on the people around them and the broader community.

Our hope is that these leaders will create and protect economic growth, social equality, shared prosperity and environmental resources for the benefit of all.

We turn to this purpose, as well as our Guiding Principles, when making important decisions about how we do business.

The School emerged directly from Melbourne’s business community, driven by a shared belief that Australia needed rigorous, dedicated business education.

We started with a residential general management program. Then, in partnership with the University of Melbourne, we launched Australia’s first MBA in 1963. Two years later, our first cohort graduated - ready to lead, not just participate.

That close connection to industry hasn’t faded. It’s deepened. Today, our donor members - leaders from business and philanthropy - hold a majority stake in the School, with the University of Melbourne as our academic partner.

It’s a deliberate model, and a powerful one. It gives us real independence. It keeps us accountable to evidence, insight, and the realities of leadership. And it ensures our governance is shaped by the world our graduates step into - so what we teach never drifts from what matters.

We’re constantly thinking about the future of learning.

The Future of Learning Advisory Group is a committee that enables Melbourne Business School to gain new insights, address business problems and explore new offerings and services that can help tackle those business challenges.

The Group makes recommendations, provides critique and imparts current knowledge to increase the confidence of the school’s decision makers.

Melbourne Business School is the perfect place to meet, connect and share ideas.

Our Carlton campus is just four tram stops from the centre of Melbourne and has vibrant communal areas, event spaces, accommodation and state-of-the-art AV and multimedia equipment.

We also offer catering options including open-air barbecues, intimate cocktail parties or a la carte meals in private dining rooms. It's the ideal environment for business conferences, training, seminars and senior management workshops.