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Tepper Quad: Open for business

Carnegie Mellon Trustee and alumnus David A. Tepper 's $67 million gift funded the construction of David A. Tepper Quadrangle, which would serve as the new home of the Tepper School of Business and the gateway to CMU’s Pittsburgh campus, with its new Coulter Welcome Center.

mc_tepper-quad-grand-opening_2018_026.pngMore than 1,200 alumni, parents, faculty, staff, corporations, foundations and friends of Carnegie Mellon contributed philanthropic gifts that made possible the construction of the Tepper Quad — and a new paradigm for education, discovery and partnership.

The award-winning building, which opened in 2018, serves as a central hub of campus and fosters the interdisciplinary collaboration for which CMU is renowned.

Tepper’s gift, the largest by a CMU graduate in the university’s history, followed his $55 million investment in 2004 to rename the school, formerly known as the Graduate School of Industrial Administration (GSIA).

In 2023, the Tepper Quad celebrated its fifth anniversary as a hub of teaching, learning, research and innovation.

Read about the quad’s incredible impact to date

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CMU has a long history of providing the world with innovative thinkers and the establishment of a true hub for entrepreneurship will help create the next generation of global leaders.

— Carnegie Mellon Trustee and alumnus David A. Tepper