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Voices of Stanford GSB

Explore our growing collection of personal stories reflecting the diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and pursuits of the Stanford GSB community. Hear first hand from students, alumni, fellows, and faculty, across our programs.

 

MBA Students

Sam Shapiro, MBA ’19, Credit: Kiefer Hickman
You can work with your own personality to find your own leadership style.
Sam Shapiro
MBA ’19
Alice Song, MBA ’19. Credit: Kiefer Hickman
Work harder, aim higher, and be more compassionate.
Alice Song
MBA ’19
Hanna Tian, MBA ’19. Credit: Kiefer Hickman
I keep hearing people say your path won’t be linear, and I don’t think mine will be.
Hanna Tian
MBA ’19
Sophia Salma Shramko, MBA ’19. Credit: Kiefer Hickman
We had no money. No social status. But every morning, my mother told us that education was our weapon.
Sophia Shramko
MBA ’19
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MSx Students

Ian McMilan, MSx ’19. Credit: Kiefer Hickman
I was encouraged from an early age to chase my passions, and one of those passions was storytelling.
Ian McMilan
MS ’19
Phuong "Anh" Nguyen, MS ’19. Credit: Kiefer Hickman
I grew up in two cultures that couldn’t be more different.
Phuong “Anh” Nguyen
MS ’19
Richard Lonsdorf, MS ’18. Credit: Kiefer Hickman
I’m learning how to speak business so I can realize my artistic goals.
Richard Lonsdorf
MS ’18
Cristy Arbeláez, MS ’18. Credit: Kiefer Hickman
My brain had become too ‘corporate-wired’ and I needed another push.
Cristy Arbeláez
MS ’18
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PhD Students

Ashutosh Thakur, PhD ’20. Credit: Jae Hyuck Park, OIT PhD candidate
These projects take the theoretical tools and apply them to real-world problems and systems in practice.
Ashutosh Thakur
PhD ’20
Wendy De La Rosa, PhD ’21. Credit: Kiefer Hickman
The focus of most of my research is figuring out ways to help people make better financial decisions.
Wendy De La Rosa
PhD ’21
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MBA Alumni

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
The job is demanding. More than anything, it requires focus and a point of view. At times, it requires gravitas.
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
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MSx/Sloan Alumni

Danielle Wyss, MS ’15. Credit: Kiefer Hickman
Question everything. And … just go after it.
Danielle Wyss
MS ’15
Zara Larsen, MS ’85. Credit: Courtesy of The Larsen Group
My work has always focused on getting the right people together, in the right place, at the right time.
Zara Larsen
MS ’85
Tom Falk, MS ’89. Credit: Courtesy of Kimberly-Clark
What I got was a framework to make decisions and the confidence to make them — and to live with the consequences.
Tom Falk
MS ’89
JoAnn Morgan, MS ’77. Credit: Kay Bjork
I knew how important credentials were, so the engineers and scientists would give you the time of day. A degree was very important to me.
JoAnn Morgan
MS ’77
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Executive Education Participants

Supachai “Kid” Parchariyanon, SEP ’18. Credit: Courtesy of Supachai Parchariyanon
It keeps me fit to change the world.
Supachai “Kid” Parchariyanon
SEP ’18
Rodrigo Tostes, SEP ’18. Credit: Kiefer Hickman
I’m the guy that takes jobs that others do not want.
Rodrigo Tostes
SEP ’18
David Downs, SEP ’15. Credit: Courtesy of David Downs
Reframing the situation and putting yourself in control — that’s brain elasticity at work.
David Downs
SEP ’15
Ramiro Cormenzana, SEP ’17. Credit: ToniBird Photography
Being here is incredible. I’m in the place where Marcos Galperin started to think about the ideas and ultimately create MercadoLibre.
Ramiro Cormenzana
SEP ’17
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Faculty

Mohammad Akbarpour, Credit: David Elliott
Whatever you study, it has to be something you enjoy on a day-to-day basis, because you’re going to be working on it for years.
Mohammad Akbarpour
Assistant Professor of Economics
Paul Oyer, Credit: Tricia Seibold
That first step you take out of school ends up having long-term ramifications for where you end up working later in life.
Paul Oyer
The Mary and Rankine Van Anda Entrepreneurial Professor and Professor of Economics
Jonathan Berk, Credit: Manuel Vazquez
I think marketing in 20 years’ time will look like finance. Everything will be rigorous and analytical.
Jonathan B. Berk
The A.P. Giannini Professor of Finance
Susan Athey and her chicken, Violet. Credit: Tricia Seibold
Economics is an area that allows you to approach important issues that have a lot of impact on people.
Susan Athey
The Economics of Technology Professor
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