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Top Of Stanford’s Class: What It Takes To Be An Arjay Miller Scholar

The Stanford Duck Syndrome makes it seem as if no one is competing to be among the top 10% of the class

by: John A. Byrne on September 23, 2013 | 13 minute read

2013 ARJAY MILLER SCHOLARS HAIL FROM VARIED BACKGROUNDS

 

2013 Scholars       Undergrad Major Pre-MBA Employer MBA Internship Post-MBA Employer
Raaid Ahmad Johns Hopkins University Computer Science & Applied Math Bridgewater Associates McKinsey & Co. Kiwi
Charles Atkins University of Cape Town Quant Finance McKinsey & Co. McKinsey & Co. McKinsey & Co.
Hans Buder Duke University Political Science Teach for America Dept. of Education RSF Partners
Lauren Buller University of Pennsylvana Economics Teach for America, McKinsey & co. StudentsFirst Newark Public Schools
Gregory Bybee Harvard University Applied Math, Economics VMware, McKinsey & Co. Coursera Undecided
James Cameron University of New South Wales Information Systems, Law Morgan Stanley, Freshfields Bruckhaus Founded BipSync Accel Partners
Stephanie Collett University of Southern Cal Business BP Flextronics Amazon
Krystal Cowan University of Melbourne Economics, Finance, Genetics Goldman Sachs Gates Foundation Goldman Sachs
Julieta Duek Buenos Aires Institute of Technology Engineering BCG Google NA
Katherine Fifer Harvard University Computer Science Audax Group NA Audax Group
Jackson Garton Stanford University Math, Computational Science Makena Capital Anchorage Capital Makena Capital
Alex Gelman Dartmouth College Economics, Philosophy KKR Capstone, McKinsey & Co. Founded Super Fantastic Foods Founded Poplar Partners
Dominique Gomez Yale University NA Cascadia Consulting Hilton Worldwide WaterSmart Software
Daniel Gross Northwestern University NA Encore Consumer Capital, LEK General Mills Encore Consumer Capital
Daniel Hecht University of Virginia NA Golden Gate Capital, Bain & Co. Golden Gate Capital Golden Gate Capital
Katherine Hill Stanford University International Relations, Econ Acumen Fund Generation Investment Mgt. Apple
Thomas Holman University of Virginia Economics Google, BCG Eventbrite Google
Amanda Kelly NA NA Google NA Google
Nathan Koppikar University of Pennsylvania Business Goldman Sachs NA TPG Capital
Jaehoo Lee NA NA NA NA NA
Maile Lesica UNC at Chapel Hill Economics, Public Relations Caribou Coffee, BCG Amazon Stanford Case Writer
Rebecca Levin Stanford University History Dept. of Energy, McKinsey & Co. Farallon Capital Mgt. Eagle Cliff Partners
Stewart Lynn Northwestern University Economics, Math Methods in Social Science Seabury Group, Bain & Co. GI Partners Serent Capital
Stephen Marks Harvard University Economics KKR, Greenhill & Co. SoFi Amazon
Claire Morrison Amherst College Economics Devonshire Investors, The Parthenon Group Del Monte Foods Del Monte Foods
Stephen Nesbitt University of Pennsylvania Economics Taconic Capital Advisors, Blackstone Group NA NA
Lu Ni Peking University English Lit, Economics McKinsey & Co. Zynga Undecided
Genevieve Orr Harvard University Economics MDRC Bain & Co. Bain & Co.
Maryanna Quigless Dartmouth College Engineering Audax Group, BCG NA Founded intelRiver
Shaheer Rizvi Harvard University Economics Boston Consulting Group Fresh Lifelines for Youth BCG
Sarah Satinover Harvard University Astronomy & Astrophysics The Bridgespan Group Lighthouse Community Charter School Summit Public Schools
Peter Shalek Columbia College Math, Economics Hellman & Friedman, Morgan Stanley Student Healthcare Consulting Group Founded 1P Health
Daniel Stanko Indiana University Biochemistry, East Asian Languages Bain Capital, Goldman Sachs NA Bain Capital
Brian Stults Dartmouth College Quant Political Analysis, Math & Social Sciences YouGov, America Coming Together, Democratic Party YouGov contract work Undecided
Ryan Takasugi Yale University Economics DBS Bank, Yale BCG NA
Amin Toufani University of British Collumbia Cognitive Systems Founded Lendary Social Financing NA Founded Seeb Media
Eric Weiner University of Texas-Austin Finance, Government Berkshire Partners, Bain & Co., Highbarger Capital Ooyala, Gezlong Blue Sage Capital
Samantha Weisner University of Virginia Economics, English Bain & Co. ShopWell, Kitchit Kitchit
James Wong University of Auckland Mechatronics BCG Amazon Levita Magnetics, Founded Veebot
Tony Xu UC-Berkeley Industrial Engineering eBay, McKinsey & Co. Square Founded DoorDash

 

 

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