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Many afternoons are spent attending guest lectures from professionals at many prominent Bay Area companies. We draw from the diversity of the region to explore different industries including investment banking, consulting, non-profit, retail, advertising, entrepreneurship, sports and technology.
2009 participants enjoyed the opportunity to gain the perspective of top-level executives, including:
- Lisa Earnhardt, CEO & President, Sinexus
- Vinod Dham, Founder, President & CEO of NEA-IndoUS Ventures
- David Kaval, CEO, Founder, Golden Baseball League
- Joe Kennedy, CEO & President, Pandora Media
- Thomas McKinley, General Partner, Cardinal Partners
- Greg Price, Executive Officer, VolunteerMatch Services
- Charles Sweat, President, Earthbound Farm
- Matt Stiker, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Michael Yang, Founder, President & CEO of Become, Inc.
Additionally, the program welcomed guest speakers from Clorox, Deloitte Services, Firelake Capital Management, Francis Coppola Winery, Gap, Hewlett-Packard, IDEO, iMeem, Otis Spunkmeyer, Salesforce, and Schwab Charitable.
Professional Development
The Stanford GSB MBA Career Management Center (CMC) conducts workshops on resume writing, clarifying career goals, and job search strategies. Upon completing the workshops, participants may also elect to receive both an individual professional development consultation from a CMC staff member and a resume review from a career coach.
The program also features a workshop on interviewing techniques and public speaking presented by the Mastery in Communication Initiative. Following the workshop, participants have the opportunity to engage in individual 2-on-1 recorded mock interview sessions with an interview coach, with feedback from both their colleague and the coach.
Study Groups/Final Project Groups
Each evening, participants complete reading assignments and meet with their study groups to work on problem sets and projects. Participants also work in groups to prepare a research project and present their research on the final days of the program.
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