SMC’s team is made up of Stanford employees closely integrated into the daily life of the University. We foster an open, collegial culture that promotes rigorous analysis and debate focused on meeting our responsibilities to the University. CEO Robert Wallace leads a staff comprised of dedicated investment, operations, and administrative professionals.

Our investment team works seamlessly across asset classes to monitor Stanford’s portfolio and identify new long-term investment opportunities around the world. In addition to conducting its day-to-day investment work, the investment staff also teaches undergraduate and graduate students. Many of SMC’s employees are Stanford graduates themselves.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are core values at Stanford, and SMC is fully engaged in the University’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access in a Learning Environment initiative (IDEAL). As a business unit of the University, SMC follows Stanford’s equal opportunity policy both in our staffing and in our selection of external investment partners.

Read more about SMC’s DEI Action Plan and our efforts to recruit, retain, and promote a diverse professional team.

Robert Wallace

Robert Wallace

Chief Executive Officer

Investment Team

Jay Kang

Jay Kang

Senior Managing Director

Michael Lee

Michael Lee

Managing Director

Becca Levin

Becca Levin

Managing Director
B.A. 2007, M.B.A. 2012,
M.S. 2012*

Yidi Lu

Yidi Lu

Managing Director**

Mary Mei

Mary Mei

Managing Director

Greg Milani

Greg Milani

Managing Director
Special Programs
M.B.A. 1996, M.A. 1996*

Charles Moore

Charles Moore

Senior Advisor &
Managing Director of
Stakeholder Engagement
J.D. 1995*

Steven Wright

Steven Wright

Managing Director
B.A. 2008*

David Captain

David Captain

Director

Blair Critchlow

Blair Critchlow

Director
B.A. 2008*

Rick Devlin

Rick Devlin

Director

Andrew Elott

Andrew Elott

Associate Director
B.A. 2017*

Julian Skotheim

Julian Skotheim

Associate Director

Emma Hardimon

Emma Hardimon

Associate
B.A. 2018*

Charles Killebrew

Charles Killebrew

Associate
B.S. 2018*

Jennifer O'Grady

Jennifer O'Grady

Associate
B.A. 2018*

Megan Byrnes

Megan Byrnes

Senior Analyst
B.S. 2020*

Ashley Volpenhein

Ashley Volpenhein

Senior Analyst
B.S. 2021*

Isaac Arocha

Isaac Arocha

Analyst
B.A. 2022, M.S. 2022*

Thea Rosenberg

Thea Rosenberg

Analyst
B.S. 2021, M.S. 2022*

Tiffany Zhang

Tiffany Zhang

Analyst
B.A. 2022

Investment Operations

Chris King

Chris King

Managing Director

Diane Sharp

Diane Sharp

Director

Phoebe Chu

Phoebe Chu

Manager

Joyce Ochoa

Joyce Ochoa

Manager

Jose Tamez

Jose Tamez

Manager

Vivian Lai

Vivian Lai

Senior Associate

Grant Stewart

Grant Stewart

Senior Associate

Mike Taylor

Mike Taylor

Senior Associate

Kaela Harries

Kaela Harries

Associate

James Panganiban

James Panganiban

Associate

Operations

Yehbin Song

Yehbin Song

Managing Director

Maria Mills

Maria Mills

Director
Human Resources

Joyce Wong

Joyce Wong

Senior HR 
Business Partner

Varun Tansuwan

Varun Tansuwan

Manager, IT

Jeremy Fife

Jeremy Fife

Sr. Systems Analyst, IT

Will Alfonso

Will Alfonso

Systems Analyst, IT

Daniel Pan

Daniel Pan

Senior Developer, IT

Jason Phi

Jason Phi

Systems Analyst, IT

Aaron Lee

Aaron Lee

Senior Associate
Finance & Administration

Sabrina Liang

Sabrina Liang

Director
School & Dept. Funds
B.S. 2000, A.B. 2000*

Shannon Bhat

Shannon Bhat

Manager
School & Dept. Funds

Manisha Vishvanath

Manisha Vishvanath

Senior Associate
Investment Operations
School & Dept. Funds

Sherill Zhang

Sherill Zhang

Senior Associate
Performance
School & Dept. Funds

Don Chadwick

Don Chadwick

Analyst
Investment Operations
School & Dept. Funds

Mary Young

Mary Young

Analyst
School & Dept. Funds

Legal

Eric Wright

Eric Wright

Legal Counsel
A.B. 1985*

Eunice Kim

Eunice Kim

Legal Counsel

Mark Tannahill

Mark Tannahill

Legal Counsel

Jennifer Zirbes

Jennifer Zirbes

Paralegal

Administrative

Iva Correia

Iva Correia

Executive Assistant

Olivia Lindorfer

Olivia Lindorfer

Executive Assistant

Valerie Morris

Valerie Morris

Executive Assistant

Sara Quion

Sara Quion

Executive Assistant

Claire Ge

Claire Ge

Executive Administrator**

Kaitlin Rak

Kaitlin Rak

Senior Analyst
Administrative Operations

Kerry Hooper

Kerry Hooper

Administrative Business Partner

Susan Do

Susan Do

Front Desk
Administrative Associate

*Stanford degrees shown
**Employee of the Stanford Beijing Consulting Co. Ltd. Shanghai Branch