Alumni Voices

Alumni reflect on their lives, their careers, and their experiences at Stanford GSB.

MBA Alumni

Photos by Daniel Seung Lee
I’m a kind of shapeshifter, a business executive with the heart and soul of a journalist.
Jim Friedlich
MBA ’85
Jennifer Fate Velaise. Credit: Miriam Geer
Our tribe elects me to represent them and it’s deeply gratifying work.
Jennifer Fate Velaise
MBA ’88
George Jedenoff, MBA ’42. Credit: Drew Kelly
That’s why I’m still here at 104 — because I’ve been adaptable and optimistic.
George Jedenoff
MBA ’42
Photos by Emily Hines
If you want to solve a problem, get as close as you can to the people facing that problem and build the solution alongside them.
Michael Hole
MD/MBA ’14
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MSx/Sloan Alumni

Photos Courtesy Sakhelebi Photo Studio/The Georgian Times
I had a chance to return home with knowledge and experience and connections.
Guram “Guga” Tsanava
MS ’12
Ed Kargbookorogie, MS ’18
If this is what this looks like today, what does tomorrow look like?
Ed Kargbookorogie
MS ’18
I was convinced there was both a big opportunity to work on and that I was capable of working on it.
Tom Stevens
MS ’17
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
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Stanford Executive Program Alumni

Photo by Elena Zhukova
Stanford is about always thinking big.
David Burke
SEP ’19
Annabelle Williams, SEP ’19
One in five people have a diagnosed disability, but everyone has something they struggle with.
Annabelle Williams
SEP ’19
Warrick Chu, SEP ’19. Photo credit: Elena Zhukova
You have to find the perfect balance of the quantitative brain and the passionate heart.
Warrick Chu
SEP ’19
Xiaorong (Hazel) Hu, SEP ’19. Credit: Elena Zhukova
I think for any entrepreneur, there’s a risk in being overconfident in your own decisions. That’s something I want to improve.
Xiaorong (Hazel) Hu
SEP ’19
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