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RJ Vasquez
Ph.D. Student in Religious Studies, admitted Autumn 2025
BioRJ Vasquez (he/him) is a PhD student in Religious Studies at Stanford University. His research focuses on the history of American religions and gives particular attention to spiritual life, migration, labor, and the modern state. He is especially interested in spiritual life as a medium of historical agency.
Raised in California’s Central Valley, RJ earned an associate’s degree at Bakersfield College and a bachelor’s degree at California State University, Bakersfield. He completed a master’s degree in theological studies at Harvard University before beginning his doctoral studies at Stanford.
RJ is also interested in digital humanities and directs a museum and archive revitalization project in his hometown of Wasco, California, where he works to add diversity and accessibility to his community’s shared history. -
Sam Vaughn
MBA, expected graduation 2027
BioSam Vaughn is a first-year MBA student at Stanford Graduate School of Business with a background in corporate finance, strategy, and operational leadership. Most recently, he served as Chief Financial Officer at birddogs, a fast-growing retail startup in New York, where he led financing, cost optimization, and growth initiatives. Prior to that, Sam was an Associate at Boston Consulting Group, advising clients on strategic and operational challenges across industries. He earned his bachelor's degree in Human and Organizational Development from Vanderbilt University in 2021.
