Alumni Voices

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

MBA Alumni

Sam Ulloa
There are a lot of hard-working people who are deserving of access to responsibly priced financial services, just like my parents.
Sam Ulloa
MBA ’05
Dan Grunfeld | Credit: Billy Michels
A lot of what I do you can relate to my career in sports. You want to win, but you also need to work well with others.
Dan Grunfeld
MBA ’17
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
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MSx/Sloan Alumni

Stanford GSB Sloan Alumnus Lamiaa Daif standing outside on a sunny day smiling at the camera. | Nancy Rothstein and Rachel Garrison.
That’s the beauty of one’s journey. Instead of hiding changes and difficulties, you showcase them. It means you tried and survived.
Lamiaa Daif
MS ’20
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
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Stanford Executive Program Alumni

Photos by Dan Lao
What an amazing opportunity to make a difference by bringing what I’ve learned about video games into education.
Deirdre Quarnstrom
SEP ’18
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
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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