About Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
Who We Are
Our three-arrow logo symbolizes the foundation of our educational philosophy: the Competence, Confidence, and Contribution you will achieve in our MBA program.
At Lake Forest Graduate School of Management (LFGSM), our sole mission since 1946 has been to provide business education from business leaders. Our sole purpose is to create more effective business leaders through our Chicago MBA program and our Lake Forest Corporate Education business leadership development programs.
As a graduate school of business, we run ourselves as a business. We pride ourselves on our high-performance, yet employee-centric culture and our unwavering commitment to the customer intimacy model that sets us apart from other business schools in the Chicago area.
As an independent, not-for-profit enterprise, we put your educational interests first. Accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association, LFGSM is authorized to grant Master’s degrees by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
We’ve Been Strictly Business Right From the Start
At LFGSM, we’re all business – and we have been from the very start. A pioneer of the practical business education model, LFGSM was originally founded through a partnership of leading Chicago area businesses. To this day, providing graduate business education is all we do. So meeting your educational needs has our full attention. Discover why LFGSM's Chicago MBA Program is right for you.
Since our founding we have strengthened and expanded our ties to the business community through affiliations with such leading companies as Abbott Laboratories, Ace Hardware Corporation, Allstate Insurance Company, Brunswick Corporation, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Grainger, Hospira, HSBC, Komatsu America Corporation, Kraft Foods Inc., Motorola, Inc., Simonton Windows, True Value Company, Walgreens, and WMS Gaming – to name just a few.
If you’re looking for a serious Chicago MBA program, you’ve come to the right place.