Alumni News

Browse or search the articles below and see what some Stanford GSB alumni have been up to professionally.

April 23, 2019

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Jess Adepoju, MBA ’19: The Game-Changer

A student smashes stereotypes — starting with the virtual world.

Jess Adepoju. Credit: Kiefer Hickman

April 16, 2019

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Meet the Stanford GSB Alumni Disrupting Industries across the World

These young entrepreneurs are Forbes 30 Under 30 2019 honorees.

Students walking in front of Stanford GSB campus. Credit: Elena Zhukova

April 12, 2019

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Getting Banks to Latch onto Blockchain

A Ukrainian native challenges the financial industry to lose its fear of decentralized transactions.

Igor Khmel. Credit: Arthur Bodnar

April 12, 2019

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Giving Foreigners Their Due Credit

Nova Credit, which began as a class project, helps immigrants and visitors to the U.S. bring their credit histories with them.

Illustration showing a man with a briefcase as a body running into red tape. Credit: Michael Morgenstern

April 11, 2019

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Carter McClelland, BS ’67, MBA ’73: The Original Tech Investor

The man who helped Morgan Stanley enter the technology business discusses his early entry into tech finance and his ongoing devotion to the school that launched him.

Carter McClelland. Credit: Elena Zhukova

April 5, 2019

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How Stanford GSB Alumni Are Helping an Appalachian Town Move Beyond Coal

Social entrepreneurs Daryn Dodson, MBA ’07, and Jenna Nicholas, MBA ’17, are building a more just, sustainable, and prosperous world — one community at a time.

Williamson, West Virginia. Credit: Travis DeWitz

March 29, 2019

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Wendy De La Rosa, PhD ’21: Human Behavior and the Art of Saving

A Stanford doctoral student uses psychology to help low-income Americans become smarter about money.

Wendy De La Rosa. Credit: Kiefer Hickman

March 27, 2019

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For Women’s History, Look to the Future

These Stanford GSB women are changing their industries and their communities.

Two women talk together at the Accelerate women’s leadership program at Stanford GSB. Credit: Tricia Seibold

March 19, 2019

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Finding a Low-Cost Treatment for Clubfoot

Chesca Colloredo-Mansfeld’s journey from online retail to academia to a healthcare nonprofit has paid off in ways that can’t be measured.

Chesca Colloredo-Mansfield. Credit: Lissa Gotwals

March 6, 2019

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Can a Giant Company Behave Like a Startup?

Stanford GSB faculty reveal the art of engineering entrepreneurialism within existing organizations.

Charles A. O'Reilly III and Amy Wilkinson. Credit: Drew Kelly

March 6, 2019

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Charles Shaw, MBA ’71: The Risk of Rigidity

This Stanford GSB graduate is sanguine about the best-selling wine brand that bears his name and has made millions of dollars — for someone else.

Charles Shaw. Credit: Tim Klein

March 1, 2019

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Bringing Bankless Banking to East Africa

Tanzania’s Benjamin Fernandes took his Stanford MBA and went home.

Benjamin Fernandes. Credit: Drew Kelly

March 1, 2019

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Networking Minds for Open Innovation

The spark needed to ignite your next idea may be half a world away.

Amy Wilkinson, lecturer in management. Credit:

February 28, 2019

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Jessica Rodriguez, MBA ’01: The Dreamer

“You have to make the magic happen,” says the winner of the Jerry I. Porras Latino Leadership Award.

Jessica Rodriguez. Credit: Jeffrey Salter

February 27, 2019

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Why Republican Politicians Pay More Than Democrats for TV Ads

New research shows political advertising’s hidden costs.

People silhouetted against an illuminated ad for Donald Trump. Credit: Reuters/Gretchen Ertl

February 22, 2019

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How and When to Shift Careers

Do it early, do it thoughtfully, and avoid the pitfalls of being “crazy reactive.”

Illustrated figures shown on criss-crossing paths. Credit: Jing Jing Tsong

February 14, 2019

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Phil Knight on the Controversial Kaepernick Ad and Nike’s Never-Give-Up Attitude

“It doesn’t matter how many people hate your brand as long as enough people love it.”

Phil Knight, Nike cofounder. Credit: Stacy Geiken

February 4, 2019

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Fran Weld: If Your Dream Job Doesn’t Exist, Create It

The senior vice president of strategy and development for the SF Giants carved her own niche in the competitive world of pro sports management.

January 31, 2019

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Lord Browne of Madingley to Deliver 2019 Commencement Speech at Stanford GSB

John Browne, Lord Browne of Madingley, MS ’81, will address graduating students in Stanford GSB’s Class of 2019.

John Browne, Lord Browne of Madingley, MS ’81. Credit: Courtesy of L1 Energy

January 25, 2019

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“VCs Have Preconceived Notions Regarding How You Look or Dress”

Start-up founder Tony Aguilar learned to spot and combat natural bias to raise money for his mobile app.

Tony Aguilar, Chipper, Austin, Texas. Credit: Julia Robinson

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