A department within the University, Stanford Management Company is overseen by a Board of Directors appointed by the University Board of Trustees.
SMC is closely integrated into the daily life of the University. We foster an open, collegial culture that promotes rigorous analysis and debate based on first-principles thinking. CEO Robert Wallace leads a staff comprised of dedicated investment as well as mid and back-office operations professionals.
Our investment team works seamlessly across asset classes to monitor Stanford’s investment portfolio and identify new opportunities around the world. In addition to conducting its day-to-day investment work, the investment staff also teaches undergraduate and graduate students.
Shannon Bhat
888
Director
Investment Operations
Megan Byrnes
800
Analyst
Investments
B.S. 2020*
David Captain
888
Director
Investments
Phoebe Chu
Manager
Investments Operations
Iva Correia
100
Executive Assistant
Blair Critchlow
888
Director
Investments
B.A. 2008*
Rick Devlin
888
Director
Investments
Andrew Elott
800
Associate
Investments
B.A. 2017*
Jeremy Fife
400
Senior Systems Analyst
Information Technology
Claire Ge
400
Executive Administrator**
Kerry Hooper
300
Administrative Associate
Jay Kang
800
Senior Managing Director
Investments
Charles Killebrew
800
Associate
Investments
B.S. 2018*
Eunice Kim
650
Legal Counsel
Chris King
400
Managing Director
Investment Operations
Aaron Lee
800
Senior Financial Analyst
Finance & Administration
Michael Lee
888
Managing Director
Investments
Becca Levin
800
Director
Investments
B.A. 2007, M.B.A. 2012,
M.S. 2012*
Sabrina Liang
400
Director
School & Dept. Funds
B.S. 2000, A.B. 2000*
Olivia Lindorfer
300
Senior Administrative Associate
Yidi Lu
888
Managing Director**
Investments
Mary Mei
888
Managing Director
Investments
Greg Milani
900
Managing Director,
Special Programs
M.B.A. 1996, M.A. 1996*
Maria Mills
400
Director
Human Resources
Charles Moore
888
Managing Director
Investments
J.D. 1995*
Valerie Morris
300
Executive Assistant
Joyce Ochoa
400
Manager
Investment Operations
Daniel Pan
400
Senior Developer
Information Technology
James Panganiban
400
Asssociate
Investment Operations
Jennifer Peterson
800
Associate
Investments
B.A. 2018*
Jason Phi
400
Systems Analyst
Information Technology
Kaitlin Rak
300
Administrative Operations Analyst
Federica Roth
800
Associate
Investments
B.S. 2018*
Diane Sharp
888
Director
Investment Operations
Julian Skotheim
800
Associate
Investments
Yehbin Song
499
Managing Director
Operations
Grant Stewart
800
Senior Associate
Investment Operations
Jose Tamez
400
Senior Associate
Investment Operations
Mark Tannahill
600
Legal Counsel
Varun Tansuwan
400
Manager
Information Technology
Mike Taylor
800
Senior Associate
Investment Operations
Sara Vaal
300
Executive Assistant
Manisha Vishvanath
400
Associate
School & Dept. Funds
Ashley Volpenhein
300
Analyst
B.S. 2021*
Robert Wallace
999
Chief Executive Officer
Joyce Wong
400
Business Partner
Human Resources
Eric Wright
700
Legal Counsel
A.B. 1985*
Steven Wright
800
Director
Investments
B.A. 2008*
Mary Young
400
Analyst
School & Dept. Funds
Paul Zhdan
400
Analyst
School & Dept. Funds
Jennifer Zirbes
600
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*Stanford degrees shown
**Employee of the Stanford Beijing Consulting Co. Ltd. Shanghai Branch
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