Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University (Thunderbird) is a global management school in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1946 as an independent, private institution, it was acquired by Arizona State University (ASU) in 2014. The school derives its name from Thunderbird Field No. 1, a decommissioned World War II-era US Army Air Forces base which served as its campus for more than 70 years. The school has since moved to ASU's Downtown Phoenix campus, and construction of a new, US$75 million building in downtown Phoenix is expected to be completed in 2021. As of 2018, the school had around 45,000 alumni, also referred to as "Thunderbirds" (or "T-Birds"). Thunderbird offers graduate-level degree programs at ASU's Downtown Phoenix campus, Executive Education courses at mu