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

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June 11, 2025
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Inventive, Impactful, and AI-Driven: Students Showcase Bold Ideas at Demo Day 2025

Stanford graduate students present ventures that utilize technology and creativity to address real-world problems.
May 28, 2025
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Joseph Kao, MS ’24: Making the Electrical Grid More Sustainable

His startup produces AI-informed sensors that extend lifetime and maximize resiliency for aging power infrastructure systems
May 28, 2025
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Meghan Wood, MBA/MS ’23: Solar Energy That’s Accessible to All

Creating affordable modular systems that are easy to install, helping low-to-middle households take control of their power and reduce their electricity bills.
May 28, 2025
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Stanford Empowers Graduates to Change the World with Impact Founder Awards

A breadth of projects targeting social and environmental challenges
May 02, 2025
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Hard Lesson: Trust Your Gut and Take the Shot

How coach Kate Paye, JD/MBA ’03, made the career pivot that would bring her back to Stanford.
May 02, 2025
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Maker: La Boulangerie/Shaw Bakers

Fine French baked goods in the freezer section? Mais oui.
April 16, 2025
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Catalyst: Making It Easier to Give — and Receive — a Helping Hand

By connecting people in need with generous strangers, GoFundMe has transformed online giving.
February 12, 2025
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Akshata Murty, MBA ’06, and Rishi Sunak, MBA ’06, Will Give Commencement Address

The couple will address graduates in the school’s centennial year.
February 06, 2025
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Anthony Rangel, MBA ’24: Harnessing Data to Support Healthy Household Finances

Partnerships with financial institutions will enable Stanford Impact Founder Fellow to reach millions of low- to moderate-income Americans
January 16, 2025
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Charlotte Weiner, MBA ’24: Opening the Door to Billions in Unclaimed Public Benefits

Stanford Impact Founder Fellow is building digital tools to make it easy for low-income Americans to access safety-net benefits
December 18, 2024
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Dawn Androphy, MBA ’24: Filling a Gap in Mental Health Care for the LGBTQ+ Community

By offering virtual group therapy sessions, Stanford Impact Founder Fellow will provide vital, affordable support.
October 16, 2024
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Stanford GSB Professor Susan Athey Receives the R.K. Cho Award

The award recognizes her work at the intersection of technology and economics.
October 07, 2024
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Thinking Allowed: Promoting Free Speech in the Classroom

In a moment of polarization and protest, Stanford GSB is working to ensure open discussion and respectful disagreement.
October 04, 2024
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Cultivating a New Generation of African Leaders

An academy with Stanford GSB roots is preparing students from across the continent to return home as innovators and changemakers.
October 04, 2024
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Naotake Murayama, MBA ’96: What Matters to Me Now and Why

“I ended up being a different kind of CFO — the ‘Chief of Figuring It Out.’”
October 03, 2024
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Catalyst: Improving Teen Mental Health Through “Creating Joy”

Lowering rates of young adult anxiety and depression is a “big hairy audacious goal.” Early intervention can help.
October 03, 2024
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A Century of Stanford GSB Deans

As the school gets ready for its 100th birthday, a look back at the leaders who shaped it.
October 02, 2024
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Hard Lesson: A Journey Story Takes an Unexpected Plot Twist

Losing an election taught Brian C. Johnson, MBA/JD ’04, how to rewrite the tale he’d been telling himself.
October 02, 2024
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Maker: Aam The Label

After taking the measure of women’s fashion, Neha Samdaria created a brand that’s a better fit.
September 06, 2024
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New Stanford GSB Admissions Dean Leads with Integrity

Erin Nixon, MBA ’10, and her team will look for “principled, innovative leaders.”
August 14, 2024
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Pedro Siciliano, MBA ’24: Giving Teachers the Time to Teach

Ed tech company targets out-of-class tasks with AI solutions.
August 01, 2024
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A Conversation with Interim Dean Peter DeMarzo

Professor DeMarzo talks about his tenure at Stanford GSB, what makes the school special, and his hopes for its future.
July 03, 2024
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Stanford Impact Leader Prizes Highlight Support for Impact Careers

Miller Social Change Leadership Awards honor contributions to the GSB.
June 19, 2024
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Habitat CEO to Stanford GSB Graduates: “Values Are the Foundation”

Jonathan Reckford, in commencement address, offers insights about weathering “storms” of life