Saturday, Jan 24, 2026
9:00am – 6:00pm
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Stanford GSB Investor Summit

Initiative for Investing hosts its inaugural Investor Summit with a full day of keynotes, forums, and engagement with leading investing professionals.
Open to
Faculty
Staff
Students
Alumni
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Location

On Campus

The Stanford GSB Initiative for Investing is hosting its inaugural summit on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. This summit will feature a full day of keynote conversations and expert forums with leading voices in private equity, venture capital, credit, real estate, infrastructure, and public markets. Discussions will explore themes such as AI’s impact on investing, the blurring of traditional asset classes, the evolution of leadership and talent within firms, and the rise of digital assets.

The summit will offer plenty of opportunities to unwind, network, and connect throughout the weekend, including optional no-host activities on the evening of Friday, Jan. 23, and in the morning on Sunday, Jan. 25.

The ‘Request for Invitation’ form is now closed.

Agenda

Speakers

Tim Bliss
Partner
Partners Fund Capital
Scott Brady
Lecturer in Management, Stanford GSB
Founding Partner, Innovation Endeavors
Pete Briger
Executive Chairman
Fortress Investment Group
Jonathan Coslet
Founder C&S Capital, Former Chief Investment Officer
TPG Global
Ryan Cotton
Partner & Head of Real Estate
Bain Capital
Jim Coulter
Founding Partner, Executive Chair and Director
TPG
John Danhakl
Managing Partner
Leonard Green & Partners, L.P.
Ed deHaan
The MBA Class of 1963 Professor of Management
Stanford GSB
Peter M. DeMarzo
The John G. McDonald Professor of Finance
Faculty Director, Initiative for Investing

Stanford GSB

Scott Hart
Partner, Chief Executive Officer
StepStone Group LP
Edwin Jager
Executive Committee Member
D. E. Shaw & Co.
Gina Jorasch
Director, Initiative for Investing
Stanford GSB
Josh Klevens
Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer
Charlesbank Capital Partners
Jonathan Levin
The President and Bing Presidential Professor
Stanford University
Hanno Lustig
The Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance
Stanford GSB
Kevin Mak
Lecturer of Management, Stanford GSB
Director, RAIL
Fern Mandelbaum
Lecturer in Management, Stanford GSB
Managing Director, Venture Investments, Emerson Collective

Stanford GSB

DeShay McCluskey
Managing Partner
AltraVue Capital
Ravi Mhatre
Partner & Co-Founder
Lightspeed Venture Partners
William Mitchell
Partner
Strategy Capital
Maria Pope
President and CEO
Portland General Electric
Jimmy Price
Managing Partner & CIO
Lynwood Price Capital Management
Andy Raab
Co-Founder and Managing Director
FPR Partners
Amrit Rau
VP Engineering, AI
Coatue Management
Brian Rose
Deputy Head of Private Equity
Viking Global Investors
Amit Seru
The Steven and Roberta Denning Professor of Finance
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Stanford GSB

Alissa Shipper
Managing Director of Public Markets
Bayshore Global Management
Katie Solomon
Managing Director, Talent Management
Genstar Capital
Sarah A. Soule
Philip H. Knight Professor and Dean
Morgridge Professor of Organizational Behavior

Stanford GSB

Marc Stad
Founder and Managing Partner
Dragoneer Investment Group
Jeffrey Wang
Managing Partner and CIO
Augnition Global Investors
Nicole Zatlyn
Investor
ZSK Capital

Event Sponsor

The Stanford GSB Initiative for Investing, established in early 2025, unites faculty, alumni, students, and industry leaders to share insights, build skills, and explore emerging investment trends and innovations. Stanford Graduate School of Business has a long history of innovation in investment education, producing the ideas and leaders that have shaped the modern financial landscape. Building on this foundation, the Initiative for Investing seeks to provide a launchpad for tomorrow’s most influential investment leaders by combining Stanford’s deep expertise in innovation, strategic leadership, and adaptive thinking.

If you have questions, email Initiative for Investing.

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