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Phillip Wickham
Adjunct Lecturer, Design Courses
Bio“Of the 10,000 start-ups we studied, 65% died because of dysfunctional human dynamic.” - Noam Wasserman (Founder’s Dilemma), HBS
Phil Wickham believes that a leader's energy and its impact on organizational culture is under-appreciated for its role in successful innovation.
Phil is Co-Founder and Executive Managing Director of Sozo Ventures, a $1.7-billion venture fund with offices in Redwood City and Tokyo. Sozo has, for over 15 years, invested in disruptive data science start-ups with global ambitions, specifically supporting them with early, intelligent engagement with Japanese markets. Notable successes include Palantir, Twitter (X), Square, MongoDB, Coinbase, Zoom, ChorusAI and Fastly. Sozo is also an early investor in Applied Intuition, Anduril, Saronic, Grammarly, Deel, Chainalysis, Need, Molten, Mercy Bio, Yellow Card and Carbon Robotics.
Phil is emeritus CEO and Chairman of the Kauffman Fellows. Over 30 years, he’s shepherded the development of nearly 1000 emerging leaders in venture capital in more than 60 countries. During his tenure, more than 300 new venture funds were created from within the Kauffman global community. He also helped conceive, staff and seed-fund TrueBridge Capital Partners (FoF), as well as The Kauffman Fellows Fund (direct), and is an emeritus advisor to the Creandum Fund in Stockholm, Angular Ventures in London/Tel Aviv, Taro Ventures in Tokyo, Frontline Ventures in Dublin and MaC Ventures in LA.
From 2018-2022, Phil taught capital formation at Waseda University as a Visiting Professor. In 2024, he co-founded the 11KS Foundation in Japan to promote innovation education. Phil has also published two #1 best-sellers in Japan on capital formation for startups and writes regularly for publications there.
He was raised on hockey rinks in Upstate New York, and has been playing competitive tennis for longer than he cares to admit. He is an avid collector of antique maps—a passion passed down by his father—and often invokes the parable of the “Island of California” to reinforce the importance of good inquiry and challenging assumptions. He is the proud father of two daughters, the youngest of three children and a screaming Enneagram Type 7.
University of Arizona, BSME, 1987
Rensselaer, MBA, 1994
Kauffman Fellows, 1997 -
Jeffrey P. Wilde
Adjunct Lecturer, Electrical Engineering
BioJeffrey P. Wilde received a Ph.D. degree in Applied Physics from Stanford University, with thesis work in the area of holographic data storage. In 1996, he co-founded Quinta Corporation to develop high-capacity optical disk drive technology; the company was acquired by Seagate Technology in 1997, and he subsequently served as the Director of Research West for Seagate. In 2000 he co-founded Capella Photonics, a manufacturer of wavelength switching products for the telecommunications industry. Capella was acquired by Alcatel-Lucent (now Nokia) in 2013.
Since 2005 he has provided optical design consulting services to numerous companies, as well as serving as a Research Consultant with Ginzton Laboratory at Stanford University, where he has participated in research on advanced fiber communication technologies, optical superresolution imaging, and helped establish a program on X-ray phase-contrast imaging for security applications. He has also served as an adjunct lecturer for EE236A (Modern Optics) and EE347 (Optical Methods in Engineering Science, aka Lens Design). Dr. Wilde has 31 journal publications, 39 issued US patents, and is a Senior Member of OSA. -
Anita Wood
Assistant Director, Professional Programs, Doerr School of Sustainability, Stanford Engineering Center for Global and Online Education
Current Role at StanfordAnita Wood works on both the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability (SDSS) External Education & Mobilization (EE&M) team and the Stanford Center for Global and Online Education team. She manages product development and program operations for the Stanford Online Energy Innovation and Emerging Technologies Program. Additionally, she oversees the development of courses and programs created by the SDSS EE&M team.
These courses cover a range of topics, including Strategies for Sustainability, Energy Storage, Water and the Circular Economy, the Economics of the Clean Energy Transition, Grid Integration, Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, and Wind, Water, Solar, and Storage for a Sustainable Future. The newest program is designed for board members, equipping them with essential knowledge spanning the science, business, and stewardship of sustainability.
Please follow the links at the right of this page to learn more about each program and all course offerings. -
Jeffrey Robinson Wood
Capstone Course & Lab Projects Development Director, Mechanical Engineering
Current Role at StanfordME Capstone Course and Lab Project Development Director
Jeff is the ME Capstone Course and Lab Projects Development Director, where he brings his 25-year industry experience to the role. He is responsible for the ongoing strategy, design, curriculum plan and instruction plans for capstone courses in the Mechanical Engineering Department, as part of a broad effort to redesign the curriculum requirements for the undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Lecturer, ME170 - Mechanical Engineering Design: Integrating Context with Engineering
Jeff is a lecturer for the capstone course he has developed, where he brings his extensive experience with the industry product development process to the class. In addition to establishing budget, resource, timeline requirements, Jeff has successfully promoted incorporating themes into the course consistent with the goals of the department and university – to address the pressing needs of human society: energy, sustainability, health, transportation.
Member, Undergraduate Studies Committee, Mechanical Engineering
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Jane Woodward
Adjunct Professor, Atmosphere and Energy
BioJane Woodward is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University where she has taught classes on energy and environment since 1991. She currently serves on the teaching teams for Understand Energy and Stanford Climate Ventures. Jane also serves on Stanford's Precourt Institute for Energy Advisory Council and has founded and continues to fund multiple sustainable energy education initiatives at the university.
Jane is a Founder and Managing Partner of WovenEarth Ventures, a US early-stage climate venture fund of funds. Additionally, she is an investor in several early-stage sustainable energy companies and funds, as well as an advisor and director for some of them.
Jane is a Founding Partner at MAP Energy, an energy investment firm currently focused on oil and gas royalty interests. MAP began investing in natural gas mineral rights in 1987, wind energy in 2004, utility scale solar in 2015, and energy storage in 2017. In December 2020, MAP sold its renewable energy and energy storage assets under management to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). The company remains one of the longest-standing private energy investment fund management firms in the US.
In 2016, Jane created The Foster Museum, a 14,000-square-foot art venue in Palo Alto, to share artist-explorer Tony Foster’s powerful exhibitions of watercolor journeys with an intention to inspire connection to the natural world.
Prior to founding MAP in 1987, Jane worked as an exploration geologist with ARCO Exploration Company and later as a petroleum engineering consultant to Stanford University’s endowment. Jane has a BS in Geology from UC Santa Barbara, an MS in Engineering and Petroleum Geology, and an MBA, both from Stanford University. -
Elijah Woolery
Lecturer, d.school
BioElijah trained in the Product Design program at Stanford University, where he now teaches as a lecturer. He has a background in photography and filmmaking, as well as product & industrial design. He is currently the Director of Design Education at InVision, a software design and collaboration platform.
After working as a lead design engineer with Light & Motion, a vertically integrated manufacturer of consumer underwater video and photography equipment, he pursued graduate studies in marine biology at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, and co-founded the print magazine Wetpixel Quarterly in 2007. He was a founder in the second class of Innovation Endeavor's Runway Program, a venture-backed startup accelerator backed by Eric Schmidt's fund.
He also founded Out of the Deep Blue, a design consultancy, where he worked on web and mobile applications for clients like Genentech and Kaiser Permanente. As a life-long worshiper of the ocean, he loves to surf, dive, and kayak. -
Songyee Yoon
Candidate For Affiliation, Computer Science
BioSongyee Yoon is a leading venture investor and strategic advisor recognized for her early and insightful bets on artificial intelligence and frontier technologies. She is the founder and managing partner of Principal Venture Partners (PVP), a Silicon Valley-based early-stage venture firm focused on AI-native companies. Known for her deep understanding of both technological inflection points and global market dynamics, Songyee brings decades of experience at the intersection of AI, systems design, and product innovation. In addition to her investing work, Songyee advises on the future of AI policy and ethics as a member of Stanford’s Human-Centered AI (HAI) and Embedded EthiCS initiative. She is also a member of the MIT Corporation and a trustee of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and HP Inc. She served on the Presidential Advisory Council for Science and Technology in South Korea under two presidents.
Songyee was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, elected to the National Academy of Engineering of Korea, and recognized among the Wall Street Journal's 50 Women to Watch in Business. Her recent book, Push Play, explores how “play” acts as a driver of innovation across disciplines—from gaming to medicine to artificial intelligence. -
Riley Zhang
Public Speaking Tutor, School of Engineering - Technical Communications Program
BioPu Riley Zhang is a materials science grad student, advised by Dr. Yi Cui and Dr. Johanna Nelson Weker. She focuses on self-discharge behaviors of lithium-sulfur batteries, chemical corrosion of lithium, and scaleable alkaline water electrolysis. She received her BS in NanoEngineering from UC San Diego in 2019, where she was advised by Dr. Zheng Chen on synthesizing PtIr nanocatalysts for Ethanol Oxidation and Pd nanocrystals for Oxygen Reduction Reaction.
Contact: puzhang AT stanford.edu -
Rachel (Yinghao) Zhang
Managing Director of Industry Partnerships, Stanford SystemX Alliance, Electrical Engineering
BioRachel is the Managing Director of Industry Partnerships at SystemX.
As an innovative business leader, Rachel has launched and expanded businesses across the U.S., Asia, and global markets for tech companies including Alibaba, Ant Group, and Microchip.
During her tenure as Senior Advisor at Ant Group, she also incubated a philanthropic initiative to cultivate 10,000 technology leaders over a decade, aiming to bridge the digital divide and drive economic growth in emerging markets.
Rachel is passionate about harnessing technology for good, driving innovation, and bridging industry collaboration to create a broader meaningful impact.
Rachel is a Stanford GSB alumna. -
Chunmei Zhao
Chief Education Solutions Officer, Stanford Engineering Center for Global and Online Education
Current Role at StanfordChief Education Solutions Officer, Stanford Center for Global & Online Education, School of Engineering.
