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Mike Harmon
Lecturer, Graduate School of Business - Academic Administration
BioMike Harmon is the Managing Partner of Gaviota Advisors, LLC, in Manhattan Beach, CA, where he advises and invests in small to medium sized companies. Prior to that, he spent 21 years as an investment professional in the Special Situations and Global Principal Groups at Oaktree Capital Management in Los Angeles. There he executed private equity and special situations transactions involving over 50 companies. Prior to that, Mr. Harmon held positions with CS First Boston, Price Waterhouse, and Society Corporation. Over the course of his career, Mr. Harmon has served as a member of the Board of Directors for 20 organizations in a broad range of industries and causes. He currently serves as a Board member for KCRW Radio, a non-profit media organization based in Santa Monica. He also serves as a Lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business and a Guest Lecturer at Harvard Business School in the areas of private equity, negotiation, and financial restructuring. He holds an M.B.A., with distinction, from Harvard Business School and a B.A., with distinction, in Economics from McGill University.
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Kristian Harris
User Experience Designer 2, Graduate School of Business - Digital Solutions
Current Role at StanfordUser Experience Visual Designer, Graduate School of Business - Digital Solutions
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Michael Hochleutner
Director, MSx Admissions, Graduate School of Business - MSx Program Office
BioMike Hochleutner is Director of the Stanford MSx Program, a one-year MS in Management for Experienced Leaders at the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB). Each year, Stanford selects an accomplished group of experienced leaders from across the globe, to spend a year as Fellows in the MSx Program, preparing for senior roles in business, government, and society. Since it was established in 1957, alumni have gone on to lead global organizations, serving as policymakers and diplomats, financiers, entrepreneurs, and social innovators.
Mike’s career has focused on a mix of studying, promoting and practicing organizational and community leadership. Previously, Mike was Executive Director of the Center for Leadership Development and Research at the GSB. Prior to joining Stanford, he was Vice President of Programs for American Leadership Forum, where he worked with and coached a cohort of CEOs, elected officials, and other senior leaders from the public, private and social sectors to address regional issues in Silicon Valley. He also worked for Accenture’s strategy practice and Catalyst Consulting Team, and as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Slovakia, Mike worked to strengthen NGO sector governance and leadership, in addition to initiating a youth get-out-the-vote campaign.
Mike is also co-founder of New Bohemia Brewing Co., a microbrewery based in Santa Cruz, CA. He has an MBA from Stanford, and a BA in economics and political science from University of California, Santa Cruz.
