Cass Business School Cass Business School Cass Business School (short for the Sir John Cass Business School) was established in 1966, and is City, University of London's business school, located in the St Luke's area. The name changed in August 2002 following a donation from the Sir John Cass Foundation, and was officially opened under its new name by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003. Cass ranked top 10 Business school in the UK, top 20 in Europe by "QS Global 250 Business Schools 2017". Business school rankings from the "Financial Times" ranked Cass Business School 2nd in London and top 40 globally. The
John Cass at the University of East London campus in Stratford. Funding has also been provided for the Sir John Cass Hall, a hall of residence for students, in Well Street, London Borough of Hackney. John Cass Sir John Cass (February 1661 – 5 July 1718) was an English merchant, politician and philanthropist. He was born in Rosemary Lane, in the City of London, son of Thomas Cass, carpenter to the Royal Ordnance. In 1665, the family moved to Grove Street, in South Hackney to escape the plague. Cass became a merchant, builder and politician who served as Alderman, for the ward