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Explore personal stories about alumni reflecting on their experience at Stanford GSB and the impact it has helped them make in the world.

MBA Alumni

Dave Lyons. | Elena Zhukova
I want to solve problems that people care about.
Dave Lyons
MBA ’01
Ian Cinnamon, MBA ’19. Photo Credit: Allison Felt
I don’t need to follow that traditional path, I can carve my own.
Ian Cinnamon
MBA ’19
Hank Scherf, MBA ’81. Credit: Kiefer Hickman
Get to know your classmates well — spend time with them — because that network will be really important in your life.
Hank Scherf
MBA ’81
Rukaiyah Adams, MBA ’08. Credit: Samuel Gehrke
It was only because I was candid about my challenges that I got the opportunity. I learned to just tell it like I see it.
Rukaiyah Adams
MBA ’08
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MSx/Sloan Alumni

Noosheen Hashemi standing outdoors smiling, looking off camera. Credit: Winni Wintermeyer
Tackling big problems with brilliant, determined, and hard-working people is thrilling.
Noosheen Hashemi
MS ’93
Danielle Wyss, MS ’15. Credit: Kiefer Hickman
Question everything. And … just go after it.
Danielle Wyss
MS ’15
Tom Falk, MS ’89. Credit: Courtesy of Kimberly-Clark
What I got was a framework to make decisions and the confidence to make them — and to live with the consequences.
Tom Falk
MS ’89
JoAnn Morgan, MS ’77. Credit: Kay Bjork
The idea of having to leave the direct, hands-on work and becoming a decision-maker — it didn’t appeal to me in the beginning.
JoAnn Morgan
MS ’77
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SEP Alumni

Oscar Stege Unger, SEP ’18. Credit: Courtesy of Oscar Stege Unger.
Groundbreaking research is done by people who have freedom to pursue their craziest ideas...We really focus on that.
Oscar Stege Unger
SEP ’18
Supachai “Kid” Parchariyanon, SEP ’18. Credit: Courtesy of Supachai Parchariyanon
It keeps me fit to change the world.
Supachai “Kid” Parchariyanon
SEP ’18
David Downs, SEP ’15. Credit: Courtesy of David Downs
Reframing the situation and putting yourself in control — that’s brain elasticity at work.
David Downs
SEP ’15
Ramiro Cormenzana, SEP ’17. Credit: ToniBird Photography
Being here is incredible. I’m in the place where Marcos Galperin started to think about the ideas and ultimately create MercadoLibre.
Ramiro Cormenzana
SEP ’17
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