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Stanford MBA Program

 

Alumni Leaders

When it comes to alumni achievements, we expect the unexpected. Time and again we've seen graduates use their Stanford MBA education as a springboard to goals that they may never have imagined prior to arriving here.

 

Herbert M. Allison
Herbert M. Allison
MBA 1971
Assistant Secretary

US Dept. of the Treasury

Katherine August-deWilde
Katherine August-deWilde
MBA 1975
President & COO

First Republic Bank

Steve Ballmer
Steve Ballmer
MBA 1981
CEO

Microsoft

Robert M. Bass
Robert M. Bass
MBA 1974
President

Keystone Group, LP

Riley P. Bechtel
Riley P. Bechtel
JD/MBA 1977
Chairman & CEO

Bechtel Group, Inc.

Jeffrey Bewkes
Jeffrey L. Bewkes
MBA 1977
President & CEO

Time Warner, Inc.

Carlos Brito
Carlos Brito
MBA 1989
CEO

AB InBev

Brook H. Byers
Brook H. Byers
MBA 1970
General Partner

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Johnson M. Cha
Johnson M. Cha
MBA 1976
Managing Director

The Mingly Corp

Deborah A. Coleman
Deborah A. Coleman
MBA 1978
Managing Partner

SmartForest Ventures LLC

Chip Conley
Chip Conley
MBA 1984
Founder & CEO

Joie de Vivre

James G. Coulter
James G. Coulter
MBA 1986
Founding Partner

TPG, Inc.

Albert J. DiUlio
Albert J. DiUlio

MBA 1983
President

Los Angeles Archdiocese Catholic Schools

John J. Donahoe
John J. Donahoe
MBA 1986
CEO

eBay

Steve Ellis
Steve Ellis
MBA 1990
Worldwide Managing Director

Bain & Company

Richard D. Fairbank
Richard D. Fairbank
MBA 1981
Chairman & CEO

Capital One Financial Corporation

Robert J. Fisher
Robert J. Fisher
MBA 1980
Chairman

Gap, Inc.

Sakie T. Fukushima
Sakie T. Fukushima
MBA 1987
Managing Director

Korn/Ferry International

Jean-Pierre Garnier
Jean-Pierre Garnier
MBA 1974
CEO (retired)

GlaxoSmithKline

Ronald E. Goldsberry
Ronald E. Goldsberry
MBA 1973
former Chairman

OnStation Corporation

Sandra J. Horbach
Sandra J. Horbach
MBA 1987
Managing Director, Global Partner and Head of Consumer/ Retail

The Carlyle Group

Jae H. Hyun
Jae H. Hyun
MBA 1981
Chairman

Tong Yang Group

Ken Jacobs
Ken Jacobs
MBA 1984
Chairman & CEO

Lazard

Philip H. Knight
Philip H. Knight
MBA 1962
Chairman

NIKE, Inc.

Omid R. Kordestani
Omid R. Kordestani
MBA 1991
Senior VP, Global Sales & Business Development

Google, Inc.

Alex Kummant
Alex Kummant
MBA 1990
Former President & CEO

Amtrak

Howard Leach
Howard Leach
MBA 1954
Former U.S. Ambassador to France

David S. Levin
David S. Levin
MBA 1987
Group Chief Executive

United Business Media PLC

Richard L. Leza, Sr.
Richard L. Leza, Sr.

MBA 1978
Chairman & CEO

AI Research Corp

Ann M. Livermore
Ann M. Livermore
MBA 1982
Executive VP

Hewlett-Packard

Robert L. Lumpkins
Robert L. Lumpkins
MBA 1968
former Vice Chairman

Cargill, Inc.

Henry A. McKinnell
Henry A. McKinnell
MBA 1967
Chairman & CEO (retired)

Pfizer, Inc.

Scott G. McNealy
Scott G. McNealy
MBA 1980
Co-founder and former CEO & Chairman

Sun Microsystems

Candace Sheffield Matthews
Candace Sheffield Matthews
MBA 1985
CMO

Amway Global

John P. Morgridge
John P. Morgridge
MBA 1957
Chairman Emeritus

Cisco Systems

Catherine S. Muther
Catherine S. Muther
MBA 1978
Founder & President

Three Guineas Fund

Cherrie Nanninga
Cherrie Nanninga
MBA 1976
COO

CB Richard Ellis, Inc.

Jacqueline Novogratz
Jacqueline Novogratz
MBA 1991
Founder & CEO

Acumen Fund

Mads Øvlisen
Mads Øvlisen
MBA 1972
Chairman

LEGO

Tom J. Peters
Tom J. Peters
MBA 1972
Founder & Principal

The Tom Peters Group

Kendall J. Powell
Kendall J. Powell
MBA 1979
CEO & Chairman

General Mills

Penny Pritzker
Penny Pritzker
JD/MBA 1984
CEO

Pritzker Realty Group

Founder & Chairman

Classic Residence by Hyatt

Richard E. Rainwater
Richard E. Rainwater
MBA 1968
President

Rainwater, Inc.

Nancy R. Sasser
Nancy R. Sasser
MBA 1976
Former President

National Arts Stabilization

Charles R. Schwab
Charles R. Schwab
MBA 1961
Founder, Chairman & CEO

Charles Schwab

Jyotiraditya Scindia
Jyotiraditya Scindia
MBA 2001
Minister of State for Commerce and Industry

Government of India

Robert G. Scott
Robert G. Scott
MBA 1970
Advisory Director,
former President & COO

Morgan Stanley

Pratap B. Shirke
Pratap B. Shirke
MBA 1973
Chairman

Pan Gulf Group Ltd.

Jeffrey S. Skoll
Jeffrey S. Skoll
MBA 1995
Founding President
eBay

Founder & Chairman
Participant Media

Kim Smith
Kim Smith
MBA 1998
Co-Founder & Senior Advisor

New Schools Venture Fund

Liz Smith
Liz Smith
MBA 1990
President

Avon Products

Steven L. Smith
Steven L. Smith
MBA 1987
Astronaut Mission Specialist

NASA

Carl W. Stern
Carl W. Stern
MBA 1974
Chairman

The Boston Consulting Group

Elon Ting
Elon Ting
MBA 1964
Chairman & CEO

Trust International Paper Corporation

Martin Urrutia
Martin Urrutia
MBA 1986
President & Vice Chairman

Santiago Textil S.A. de C.V.

Miles White
Miles White
MBA 1980
Chairman & CEO

Abbott Laboratories

Lorenzo H. Zambrano
Lorenzo H. Zambrano
MBA 1968
Chairman & CEO

Cemex S.A. de C.V.