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Phong Nguyen
DevOps Engineer, Digital Solutions, Graduate School of Business - Digital Solutions
Current Role at StanfordDatabase Administrator and Data Integration Analyst
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Arinze Obiezue
MBA, expected graduation 2026
Course Asst-Graduate, Graduate School of Business - Organizational BehaviorBioArinze is an MBA Candidate at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and an MA Education Candidate at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. He's passionate about emerging applications of synthetic media in entertainment and education.
Before Stanford, Arinze worked in venture capital across Kenya and Nigeria as part of the investment team at The Fund for Africa's Future (aka. Future Africa), helping drive investments into some of Africa's top startups. He’s also the co-founder and publisher of Kenga, an independent culture publication documenting the ideas, personalities, and cultures shaping African Gen Z communities on the continent and in the diaspora. Arinze started off his career as a content designer at Meta in London, where he worked on product features aimed at limiting the spread of sensitive content on Facebook and Instagram. While at Meta, Arinze co-founded EarlyAdmit, a coaching platform that helped high-achieving students from underrepresented minority backgrounds get admitted to the top MBA programs in the world. EarlyAdmit was acquired in 2023 by Tequire.
Arinze joined Meta after graduating valedictorian of his class at the African Leadership University (ALU) in Mauritius with a first-class honours degree in Business Management, then left Meta to pursue a master’s degree in Global Affairs with a focus on AI Policy at Tsinghua University, where he was a Schwarzman Scholar and a China Oceanwide Fellow. In 2020, he became the first-ever student from an African university to be offered admission to the competitive deferred MBA programs at both Harvard Business School and Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Arinze currently sits on the Advisory Board of the Queer African Network (QAN), a nonprofit building digital platforms and third spaces for Africa's queer community to find community, resources, and opportunities. He also briefly served as the Managing Editor of 'A Nasty Boy', Nigeria's first LGBTQ+ publication, where he helped bring visibility to the stories of a community thriving against all odds in one of Africa's most violently homophobic countries.
Arinze is a 2017 recipient of The Diana Award and, in 2021, served as a Judge for the prestigious social impact award created in honour of the Late Princess Diana. In 2023, RIVET recognised Arinze as one of the 20 young people in the world, catalyzing the youth revolution through social innovation and entrepreneurship. For his work building Kenga, a creative platform that helps shift the narrative of Africa towards better stories about the African experience, Arinze was also named a 2023 Kekere Storyteller Prize Champion. In 2024, the Skoll Foundation selected Arinze as a Skoll Fellow among a cohort of 33 other global changemakers leading impactful organisations in their communities. -
Jessica Schlosser Olsen
MSx Fellow, expected graduation 2026
BioA public sector professional with a decade of experience leading climate equity programs and community outreach strategies, with a focus on environmental justice and improving health outcomes for underserved communities. Most recently served as Director of Community Strategies and Resources at the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, where efforts were dedicated to addressing pollution in low-income communities.
Leveraged expertise in community outreach and budget management to develop impactful programs for vulnerable populations. Pursuing a Master of Science in Management at Stanford Graduate School of Business to explore innovative approaches in sustainable policy, climate technology, and the circular economy to advance global environmental justice. -
Stephen Ost
Affiliate, Graduate School of Business - Executive Education
BioStephen is a builder at heart, an entrepreneur and product leader who specializes in turning ambitious ideas into scalable, category-defining companies.
As the first employee and founding product leader at Paradox, he helped grow the company from zero to a $1B+ acquisition by Workday. As SVP of Product, he led the creation of Olivia, an AI-powered recruiting platform used by many of the world’s largest employers, redefining how companies hire through automation and conversational AI.
Today, Stephen serves as a Partner at The Camelback, where he works closely with founders to design, build, and scale breakthrough products, while also incubating and building new companies from the ground up. His strength lies in bridging deep technical complexity with simple, elegant user experiences that drive real business outcomes.
Earlier in his career, Stephen was named College Entrepreneur of the Year by Entrepreneur Magazine in 2013 and achieved his first successful exit at age 25.
He is passionate about execution, taking ideas from concept to reality and building products that people actually love to use. -
Berk Özler
Affiliate, Athey
BioEmail: bozler@stanford.edu.
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Dip Patel
MSx Fellow, expected graduation 2027
BioA Kenyan strategy and operations leader working at the intersection of technology, talent, and impact. I am passionate about building and scaling tech-enabled platforms that connect Africa’s emerging professionals with the growing global demand for expertise to train and advance complex artificial intelligence and machine learning systems.
As Director of Generative AI Operations at Hugo, I led teams delivering machine learning initiatives for global technology companies such as Meta and Google. Our work enhances AI systems through large-scale data annotation, quality evaluation, and human review processes that ensure accuracy, fairness, and high performance.
Outside of work, I am a husband and father, a Vassar College and LSE alum, and someone who enjoys trying new restaurants, snorkeling on beach holidays, walking in Nairobi’s urban forests, and taking my young son on new adventures such as his first trip to the ocean or spotting wildlife in the city’s national park. -
Elisa Pereira
MSx Fellow, expected graduation 2026
BioA results-oriented leader passionate about leveraging Artificial Intelligence and technology to drive transformative change in traditional businesses. With a background in Mechanical Engineering (UNICAMP, MTech from UTC) and hands-on experience in AI strategy, venture capital, and entrepreneurship, I specialize in building and scaling innovative solutions that deliver measurable impact. Currently, as Partner & AI Director at 39A, I lead the development and implementation of integrated AI platforms across diverse industries, enabling companies to unlock new levels of efficiency and growth.
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Talia Peritos
Program Manager, Graduate School of Business - Executive Education
Current Role at StanfordProgram Manager
Executive Education
Stanford Graduate School of Business
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Jessica Marie Persano
Graduate, Business, Graduate School of Business
BioJessica Persano is a Research Fellow at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she supports empirical research on American politics, elections, and public opinion under Dr. Andy Hall. She holds a B.A. in Political Science (Honors) and Geography/Environmental Studies from UCLA, where her senior thesis explored how policy type and political salience shape policy responsiveness across U.S. states. Jessica has previously conducted research on representation, political behavior, and election outcomes, and she is broadly interested in democratic responsiveness, representation, and public policy.
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Alina Pfrang
Postdoctoral Scholar, Business
BioAlina Pfrang is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Stanford Initiative for Business, Taxation, and Society. Alina’s work focuses on how firms react to different types of taxes. She previously worked as a visiting professor at the University of Iowa. She received her PhD from the University of Mannheim in Germany.
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Walter W. Powell
Jacks Family Professor and Professor, by courtesy, of Communication, of Sociology and of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsPlease go to my webpage for more info on research:
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Balaji Prabhakar
VMware Founders Professor of Computer Science, Professor of Electrical Engineering and, by courtesy, of Operations, Information and Technology at the Graduate School of Business
BioPrabhakar's research focuses on the design, analysis, and implementation of data networks: both wireline and wireless. He has been interested in designing network algorithms, problems in ad hoc wireless networks, and designing incentive mechanisms. He has a long-standing interest in stochastic network theory, information theory, algorithms, and probability theory.
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Marc Pritchard
Director, Research Operations, GSB Research Hub
BioMarc Pritchard is the Director, Research Operations supporting the operational, communications, and financial requirements within the Research Hub. He is a former FA-18 pilot and graduate of the Navy Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun). Over his 21-year career in the United States Navy, he completed five combat tours and served as the Commanding Officer of Strike Fighter Squadron 25.
Following his retirement from the Navy in 2008, Marc returned to the Monterey Peninsula serving in various roles at the Naval Postgraduate School, most recently within the Center for Homeland Defense and Security. Additionally, he serves on the board of the Pebble Beach Junior Golf Association and is the Aid Station Director for the Big Sur International Marathon.
