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.
Robert Wallace
Chief Executive Officer
Investment Team
Jay Kang
Senior Managing Director
Michael Lee
Managing Director
Yidi Lu
Managing Director**
Mary Mei
Managing Director
Charles Moore
Managing Director
J.D. 1995*
Mark Shoberg
Managing Director
M.B.A. 2003*
David Captain
Director
Blair Critchlow
Director
B.A. 2008*
Rick Devlin
Director
Becca Levin
Director
B.A. 2007, M.B.A. 2012,
M.S. 2012*
Steven Wright
Director
B.A. 2008*
Greg Milani
Special Advisor
M.B.A. 1996, M.A. 1996*
Julian Skotheim
Associate
Andrew Elott
Senior Analyst
B.A. 2017*
Emma Hardimon
Senior Analyst
B.A. 2018*
Charles Killebrew
Senior Analyst
B.S. 2018*
Jennifer Peterson
Senior Analyst
B.A. 2018*
Federica Roth
Senior Analyst
B.S. 2018*
Megan Byrnes
Analyst
B.S. 2020*
Investment Operations
Chris King
Managing Director
Diane Sharp
Director
Shannon Bhat
Director
Joyce Ochoa
Manager
Katy Zheng
Senior Associate
Grant Stewart
Senior Analyst
Mike Taylor
Analyst
Jose Tamez
Associate
Operations
Yehbin Song
Managing Director
Maria Mills
Director, HR
Joyce Wong
Business Partner, HR
Varun Tansuwan
Manager, IT
Jeremy Fife
Sr. Systems Analyst, IT
Daniel Pan
Senior Developer, IT
Aaron Lee
Sr. Financial Analyst
Sabrina Liang
Director, School & Dept. Funds (SDF)
B.S. 2000, A.B. 2000*
Manisha Vishvanath
Associate, SDF
Mary Young
Analyst, SDF
Paul Zhdan
Analyst, SDF
Legal
Eric Wright
Senior Legal Counsel
A.B. 1985*
Eunice Kim
Legal Counsel
Mark Tannahill
Legal Counsel
Jennifer Zirbes
Paralegal
Administrative
Iva Correia
Executive Assistant
Valerie Morris
Executive Assistant
Kaitlin Rak
Executive Assistant
Sara Vaal
Executive Assistant
Claire Ge
Executive Administrator**
Olivia Lindorfer
Sr. Administrative Associate
Kerry Hooper
Administrative Associate
*Stanford degrees shown
**Employee of the Stanford Beijing Consulting Co. Ltd. Shanghai Branch
Stanford Management Company
635 Knight Way, Stanford, CA 94305