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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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
Ian Cinnamon, MBA ’19. Photo Credit: Allison Felt
I don’t need to follow that traditional path, I can carve my own.
Ian Cinnamon
MBA ’19
Hank Scherf, MBA ’81. Credit: Kiefer Hickman
Get to know your classmates well — spend time with them — because that network will be really important in your life.
Hank Scherf
MBA ’81
Rukaiyah Adams, MBA ’08. Credit: Samuel Gehrke
It was only because I was candid about my challenges that I got the opportunity. I learned to just tell it like I see it.
Rukaiyah Adams
MBA ’08
Carter McClelland, MBA ’73. Credit: Elena Zhukova
I simply wouldn’t be where I am today if I hadn’t attended Stanford.
Carter McClelland
BS ’67, MBA ’73
Jessica Rodriguez, MBA ’01. Credit: Jeffrey Salter
You have to make the magic happen.
Jessica Rodriguez
MBA ’01
Denise Peck, MBA ’85. Credit: Camilla Ekenheim
If you define success narrowly, you may miss out on future opportunities.
Denise Peck
MBA ’85
Zoe Dunning, MBA ’93. Credit: Alanna Hale
It takes tremendous time and energy and emotional toil to pretend you’re something you’re not.
Zoe Dunning
MBA ’93
Jenny Eu, MBA ’03. Credit: Erika Cole
Stanford GSB was a great opportunity to explore. Everyone’s door is open to you.
Jenny Eu
MBA ’03
Clinton Etheridge, MBA ’74. Credit: ToniBird Photography
When you’re gone, what will your legacy be? What did you do to make the world a better place?
Clinton Etheridge
MBA ’74
José E. Feliciano, MBA ’99. Credit: Joe Bradwell
If you’re not making others better, you’re not leading.
José E. Feliciano
MBA ’99
Randy Hetrick, MBA ’03. Credit: Shae Rocco
It was humbling to come from a pretty self-congratulatory position to now be at the bottom of the curve, and it took some adjusting.
Randy Hetrick
MBA ’03
Dave Whorton, MBA ‘97. Credit: Camilla Ekenheim
These companies are the unsung heroes of our society, and we need to better support them.
Dave Whorton
MBA ’97
Celina Johnson, MBA ’08. Credit: Emily Billings
Being entrepreneurial doesn’t mean you need to be the founder.
Celina Johnson
MBA ’08
Abheek Anand, MBA ’09. Credit: Courtesy of Sequoia Capital
Every year, I’ve had at least one moment where I’ve referred back to the lessons I learned in Touchy-Feely.
Abheek Anand
MBA ’09
​Beth Gerstein, MBA ’03. Credit: Courtesy of Brilliant Earth
I’m most proud of the mobile school we funded in a diamond-mining community.
Beth Gerstein
MBA ’03
Robyn Sue Fisher, MBA ’07. Credit: Courtesy of Organic Hobo
I’d rather try my hardest and fail than play it safe and ask, ‘What if?’
Robyn Sue Fisher
MBA ’07