Graduate School of Business
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Rob Urstein
Lecturer
BioRob Urstein is a Lecturer in Management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business where he teaches courses on innovation in higher education. An experienced academic leader, Urstein has more than 25 years of professional experience managing academic programs and teaching, advising, and coaching learners at all levels. He collaborates on research projects and serves as a governing board member of the College Transition Collaborative, which brings together pioneering social psychologists, education researchers, and higher education practitioners to create learning environments that produce more equitable higher education outcomes.
In addition to his teaching and research, Urstein is co-founder of Gather Learning. He previously worked with Guild Education and Entangled Ventures.
Urstein spent more than twelve years in leadership roles at Stanford, including three years as Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Dean of Freshmen, and Director of Undergraduate Advising and Research, where he was responsible for the transition of new undergraduates to Stanford; academic advising; undergraduate research programs, and academic policy and progress. At the Graduate School of Business, Urstein served for eight years as Assistant Dean, leading the PhD Program, and for two years as Managing Director of Global Innovation Programs, where he managed a portfolio of on campus and international programs focused on leadership, innovation, and entrepreneurship. He has taught MBA students since 2008. Prior to Stanford, he was a Fulbright Senior Scholar in Oslo, Norway, working for the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Education. He has been at Stanford since 2004. -
Susana Vasserman
Assistant Professor of Economics at the Graduate School of Business and Center Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
BioI am an academic economist specializing in industrial organization.
My work leverages theory, empirics and modern computation to better understand the equilibrium implications of policies and proposals involving information revelation, risk sharing and commitment. My projects span a number of policy settings, including public procurement, pharmaceutical pricing and auto-insurance. -
Collin Wallace
Lecturer
BioCollin has over 20 years of experience as an engineer, inventor, operator, and investor. Before joining Lobby Capital, he was the Managing Director for Techstars Silicon Valley, where he launched the first two Techstars accelerator programs in the Bay Area in partnership with JP Morgan and eBay.
He started his career as the founder and CEO of FanGo Software Systems (TS S10), a leading company in restaurant mobile ordering. In 2011, FanGo was acquired by GrubHub, and Collin became the Head of Innovation, responsible for OrderHub, new technologies, and a significant portion of Grubhub’s pre-IPO patent portfolio.
In 2019, he co-founded ZeroStorefront (YC W19), a data analytics platform for restaurants, which Thanx acquired in 2022. He is an alumnus of both Techstars and YCombinator, an advisor for the Roelof Botha and Huifen Chan Innovation Program, and a faculty member at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he co-teaches the Startup Garage class.
Collin has run two YCombinator Demo Day Funds, investing primarily in marketplaces, developer tools, productivity, the future of work, sustainability and artificial intelligence. In total, he has invested in over 80 early-stage companies, including Payjoy, Landed, Mosaic Voice, Postscript, and Vellum.
Outside of work, he enjoys cycling, tinkering, and farming. Collin holds an engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He currently resides in San Mateo, California with his wife Doris, daughter Zoelle, and puppies Aspen & Penny. -
Yankai Wang
Ph.D. Student in Business Administration, admitted Autumn 2024
BioLinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yankai-wang-ykwang/
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Yuyan Wang
Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Graduate School of Business
BioYuyan Wang is an assistant professor of marketing at Stanford Graduate School of Business. She earned her PhD in Statistics from Princeton University’s Department of Operations Research & Financial Engineering, and holds a BS in Statistics from the Special Class for the Gifted Young program at the University of Science of Technology of China. With over six years of industry experience at Uber and Google Brain as a machine learning researcher, she focused on designing algorithms for understanding and improving the long-term values of recommender systems for Uber Eats and YouTube. Her work has been recognized with the Best Paper Award at Conference on Information Systems and Technology (CIST).
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Morgan Weaving
Postdoctoral Scholar, Business
BioMorgan is a postdoctoral researcher, working with Dr. Michele Gelfand on research relating to culture, norms, diversity, and stigma at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Morgan obtained her PhD in social psychology at the University of Melbourne, where she explored the behaviours and psychological processes that reinforce hierarchical gender relations. More broadly, Morgan is interested in how social norms are transmitted over time, vary across cultures, and affect social inequalities. -
Justin Willow
Associate Director, Instructional Media, Teaching and Learning Hub
Current Role at StanfordIn Digital Learning Solutions at the GSB, we use technology to bring a world class education to learners everywhere.
As Innovation Catalyst, I make sure our courses and collateral are as rich and engaging as technology will allow. We use custom interactive media, video, animation, visual and UX design, and a wide variety of platforms to facilitate content delivery. I work closely with our faculty to enhance their connection to learners. -
Tin Tin Wisniewski
IT Operations Analyst, Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies (SEED)
Current Role at StanfordIT Operations Analyst
As an IT Operations Analyst at our organization, I play a vital role in optimizing our digital work environment and ensuring an exceptional user experience for both internal teams and external clients. My core duties involve analyzing user needs, documenting policies, and developing business requirements to enhance the efficiency of our systems. Additionally, I manage licensing for various platforms and handle invoicing paperwork to ensure budget compliance.
In terms of key responsibilities, I oversee digital collaboration tools such as Slack and Asana, implementing communication guidelines and norms while also onboarding new team members. Furthermore, I serve as the Data Custodian for Salesforce, ensuring data integrity and accessibility while managing report folders. Additionally, I develop organization protocols for Google Drive and oversee license management for platforms like NovoEd, Sparkhire, and DocuSign.
My role extends to collaborating with design teams to enhance educational platforms' user interface and experience. I also oversee network websites and FAQs to ensure user-friendliness and value. Additionally, I support projects related to AI implementation and facilitate efficient communication through a staff-facing chatbot. -
Stephanie Gliozzo
Lead Graphic Designer, Visual Design Group, Teaching and Learning Hub
Current Role at StanfordStephanie is a Graphic Designer at the Graduate School of Business.
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Aldona Woroniecka
Associate Director, Web Development and Operations, Graduate School of Business - Development and External Relations
Current Role at StanfordGSB Alumni website, Alumni Groups, Email Marketing & Strategy
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Max Anton Wosnitza
Graduate, Business, Graduate School of Business
BioAcademic Interests
Political Economy, Environmental Economics, State Capacity Building, Social Change, Climate Change, Natural Disasters, Speculative Futures, Economic History, Uncertainty, Risk, Public Policy
Current Affiliations
- PhD Student of New Faculty, Stanford Graduate School of Business (January 2024 – present)
- Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Oslo (August 2020 – present)
- Organizer, Oslo Environmental and Climate Policy Group (OECP) (August 2022 – present)
- Resolution Fellowship, The Resolution Project (April 2016 – present)
Current Projects (funded)
Project: "Research on the Interconnection of State Capacity Development, Climate Change and Natural Hazards"
- Received funding from Wedel Jarlsbergs Fond, Norges Handelsstands Forbunds fond til fremme av studier i samfunnsøkonomisk analyse, Christiania Bank og Kreditkasses legat til Universitetet i Oslo.
Project: ”State Dynamics in the Face of Climate Change”
- Received funding from Norges Banks fond til økonomisk forskning. -
Kuang Xu
Associate Professor of Operations, Information and Technology at the Graduate School of Business and, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering
On Leave from 10/07/2024 To 09/19/2025BioKuang Xu is an Associate Professor of Operations, Information and Technology at Stanford Graduate School of Business, and Associate Professor by courtesy with the Electrical Engineering Department, Stanford University. Born in Suzhou, China, he received the B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering (2009) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (2014) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
His research primarily focuses on understanding fundamental properties and design principles of large-scale stochastic systems using tools from probability theory and optimization, with applications in queueing networks, healthcare, privacy and machine learning. He received First Place in the INFORMS George E. Nicholson Student Paper Competition (2011), the Best Paper Award, as well as the Kenneth C. Sevcik Outstanding Student Paper Award at ACM SIGMETRICS (2013), and the ACM SIGMETRICS Rising Star Research Award (2020). He currently serves as an Associate Editor for Operations Research and Management Science.
