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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Rebecca Zucker
The biggest pain point in organizations is the ability to deal with conflict in a constructive way.
Rebecca Zucker
MBA ’94
Coddy Johnson, MBA '07
Constantly look for mentors, wherever you can find them, and be willing to hear their feedback.
Coddy Johnson
MBA ’07
Julia Collins, MBA ‘09
Food systems, when managed by stewards, could be a way to protect the planet and people.
Julia Collins
MBA ’09
Natalya Thakur, MBA ‘20
We have to solve today’s problems while also building something that can address altruistic issues.
Natalya Thakur
MBA ’20
Jim Hake
No matter what we’re trying to accomplish as a country, government can’t do it all.
Jim Hake
MBA ’83
Roelof Botha
We believe our job is not merely to invest; we are company builders.
Roelof Botha
MBA ’00
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
Anna Fang
For me, it’s always about meeting interesting people who want to make change.
Anna Fang
MBA ’10
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