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Mark Lemley (A.B. 1988), professor at Stanford Law School, expert in patent law. David Lang (B.A.), professor of composition at the Yale School of Music. Lisa Lowe (A.B. 1977), professor of American Studies at Yale University. Jitendra Malik (Ph.D. 1985), computer science professor at UC Berkeley.
According to PitchBook, from 2006 to 2017, Stanford produced 1,127 company founders as alumni or current students, more than any other university in the world; and these founders created 957 companies, second only to UC Berkeley in the world. [9] [10] In addition, according to a Stanford alumni survey conducted in 2011, some 39,900 companies ...
Stanford University was founded in 1885 by Leland and Jane Stanford, dedicated to the memory of Leland Stanford Jr., their only child. The institution opened in 1891 on Stanford's previous Palo Alto farm. The Stanfords modeled their university after the great Eastern universities, specifically Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
Harvard's total number of ultra-high net worth alumni is more than twice that of the next highest ranking institution, Stanford University. These figures have not been adjusted for the relative size of these institutions. The list is dominated by US universities, which account for all of the global top 10 universities by number of billionaire ...
Alumni Phil Knight, billionaire founder and chairman of Nike Charles R. Schwab, billionaire investor and founder of the Charles Schwab Corporation Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Penny Pritzker, billionaire businesswoman and United States Secretary of Commerce Business
Origins and early years (1885–1906) The university officially opened on October 1, 1891 to 555 students. On the university's opening day, Founding President David Starr Jordan (1851–1931) said to Stanford's Pioneer Class: " [Stanford] is hallowed by no traditions; it is hampered by none. Its finger posts all point forward." [1]
Pages in category "Stanford University alumni" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 4,304 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Stanford Sierra Camp is a summer camp primarily attended by Stanford University alumni and their children, and acquaintances, at Fallen Leaf Lake, California. The camp consists of a 20-acre (81,000 m 2 ) lakefront mountain property at 6,300' above sea level and is owned and operated by the Stanford University Alumni Association.