Graduate School of Business
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Prasad Setty
Lecturer, Graduate School of Business - Academic Administration
BioPrasad’s expertise is in the science and practice of helping people and organizations grow and scale. As an established thought leader and seasoned executive, Prasad’s insights are derived from his experience in the corporate world, academia and advisory roles.
At Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, Prasad co-teaches an MBA course on trends shaping the world of work. He serves as an independent advisor to companies including BetterUp, DataStax, and Grab on people, culture and organizational matters.
Previously, Prasad was at Google for 15 years, and founded their renowned People Analytics team in 2007. Under his leadership, Google undertook highly influential and well-known research initiatives including Project Oxygen and Project Aristotle to enable great managers and teams. Prasad expanded his role in People Operations (i.e., Google’s HR function) to also lead compensation, benefits and performance management for Google. He helped shape Google’s approach to attracting, developing and retaining talent, and worked closely with the management team and the board of directors to grow the workforce ten-fold over his tenure.
Prasad later took on a role as Vice President, Digital Work Experience in Google Workspace and focused on making the experience of digital work productive, sustainable, healthy and inclusive for the billions of users of Google Workspace products (including Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Meet).
Before joining Google, Prasad was vice president of workforce analytics at Capital One. Earlier, he was a consultant with McKinsey & Company.
He holds an MBA from the Wharton School where he graduated as a Palmer Scholar. He continues his association with Wharton, serving on the advisory board for executive education. He also has a master’s degree in chemical engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University and a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from IIT, Chennai, India. -
Rob Urstein
Lecturer, Graduate School of Business - Academic Administration
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.
