Jack McDonald Military Service Appreciation Award

Stanford GSB will present the 2025 Jack McDonald Military Service Appreciation Award to John K. Hurley, MBA ’93, on May 7, 2025, for his commitment to and generous support of military veterans at Stanford and the GSB.

2025 Honoree

John K. Hurley

John Hurley, MBA ’93

About John K. Hurley

John K. Hurley is the Managing Partner of Cavalry Asset Management, based in San Francisco, and the Managing Member of TGK Ventures. Cavalry focuses on investments in publicly traded technology companies, while TGK invests in privately held companies and real estate. Mr. Hurley serves on several boards, including the American Enterprise Institute, the Middle East Institute, the Hoover Institution, and America’s Frontier Fund, and previously served on the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board. A Lecturer in Finance at Stanford GSB, he also chairs the Princeton University History Department Advisory Board. A Princeton graduate with honors in 1986, where he chaired the Daily Princetonian, Mr. Hurley served five years as a commissioned officer in the US Army, earning a Bronze Star during the First Gulf War. After receiving his MBA from Stanford GSB in 1993, he worked as an analyst and portfolio manager at Fidelity Investments and as Managing Partner of Bowman Capital Management before founding Cavalry in 2003. 

2025 Keynote Speaker

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H.R. McMaster

McMaster as our keynote speaker. H. R. McMaster, the 26th Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, served 34 years in the U.S. Army, retiring as a Lieutenant General in 2018. He shaped the Army’s future as Director of the Army Capabilities Integration Center and Deputy Commanding General of TRADOC, commanded the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, and led soldiers in wartime, including in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Operation Desert Storm. McMaster also served as an advisor to senior commanders in the Middle East and taught military history at West Point and leadership at Columbia University.
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Award Recipients

2024 Keith Hennessey, BAS ’90
2023 Scott J. Brady, MS ’00
2022 Dr. Melody McDonald
2021 Paul (Lew) Davies III, BS ’83, MBA ’87
2020 Canceled
2019 Paul Scherf (Hank), MBA ’81
2018 Zoe Dunning, MBA ’93
2017 Linda Huber, MBA ’86
2016 Timothy P. Sullivan, MBA ’89
2015 Bret Comolli, MBA ’89
2014 Steven A. Denning, MBA ’78
2013 George P. Shultz
Former Secretary of State
2012 Les Denend, MBA ’73, PhD ’77
2011 Paul “Bud” Bucha, MBA ’67
2010 Charles O’Reilly
2009 Jack McDonald, MBA ’62

About the Dinner and Award

Hosted by Stanford GSB Veterans Club, the Jack McDonald Military Service Appreciation Award dinner unites the Stanford community and honors the outstanding contributions, courage, and commitment of past and present service members around the world.

This award recognizes a person who has served in the military, has an extraordinary track record of leadership, and is an example of outstanding achievement in business or business education.