MBA Alumni Voices

Hear from MBA alumni and learn how the Stanford GSB experience is helping them to make an impact on the world.

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Ken Hersh
My goal is to be the fastest tortoise in the race… not to chase the shiny new penny. It worked.
Ken Hersh, MBA ’89
MBA ’89
Anna Fang
For me, it’s always about meeting interesting people who want to make change
Anna Fang
MBA ’10
Casey Sheldon
It’s important to use the limited time we have to be as impactful as possible on the people who matter to us most.
Casey Sheldon
MBA ’22
Photos by Kiefer Hickman
If we apply best practices from the private sector to government, we can build a government that better serves its people.
Christopher Stromeyer
MBA ’22
Orlando Bravo
If you can be innovative with fewer resources, you will learn things about operations that you may never have considered.
Orlando Bravo
JD/MBA ’97
Charles Phillips
The thing I am most proud of is that 23 of my classmates think highly enough of me to back me.
Charles Phillips
MBA ’99
Tristan Walker, MBA ’10
The only expectation I have for myself is making decisions I can be proud of.
Tristan Walker
MBA ’10
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
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
Dara Treseder, MBA ’14. Photo by Andrew Perry
How can I help make this a reality, where Black women are in positions of power and are able to lift up our communities?
Dara Treseder
MBA ’14
Kudzi Chikumbu, MBA ’16
I am focused on authenticity. I want people to be able to bring their full selves to work, whatever their identity is.
Kudzi Chikumbu
MBA ’16
Deanna Mulligan, MBA ’89 | AE Fletcher Photography
Profitability and purposefulness are not separate things. They build on one another.
Deanna Mulligan
MBA ’89
Sarah Friar, MBA '00. Credit: Courtesy of Nextdoor.com
I wanted to do things that were really purposeful in life, that I felt would make a difference.
Sarah Friar
MBA ’00
Ira D Hall. Credit: Toni Bird
Service will produce its own reward.
Ira D. Hall
MBA ’76
Grace Kim, MBA ’99. Credit: Cara Robbins
I love that we’re enabling students to tell stories that have gone untold.
Grace Kim
MBA ’99
Dave Lyons. | Elena Zhukova
I want to solve problems that people care about.
Dave Lyons
MBA ’01