Around the GSB | May 2025

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In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, we’re spotlighting students who are making an impact at Stanford GSB and beyond — reflecting on their experiences, values, and the communities that have shaped them. For Andre Ong, MBA ’26, leadership is about connection — especially across cultures. Learn more about his journey and hear perspectives from other voices in GSB's AAPI community.

In April, GSB faculty and industry experts shared interesting research and ideas at the Bridging Humans and Machines — Advancing Alignment in AI Conference on the GSB campus. Check out their conversations and research findings.

Honoring AAPI Heritage Month with Andre Ong, MBA ’26

As President of Stanford GSB’s Asian Business Student Association, Andre Ong, MBA ’26, has helped build bridges across communities, planning events that honored both shared values and cultural nuance. He encourages future students to dream big, honor where you come from, and don’t be afraid to grow into the leader you’re meant to be. For him, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month is a time to embrace both roots and ambition.

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Inequality, Impact, and the Power of Vision

In this View From the Top speaker series conversation, Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, reflects on the experiences that propelled him to the pinnacle of philanthropy and continue to guide his work.

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The Big Impact of Small Business

“Modernizing small businesses will have a profound impact on economies worldwide in many ways,” says Sridhar Narayanan, a marketing professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business. In this episode of the If/Then podcast series, he discusses how small businesses act as vital links in the supply chain.

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Conference Recap: Bridging Humans and Machines — Advancing Alignment in AI

How do we align artificial intelligence systems to human values? Whose values do we align them to? In April, the Bridging Humans and Machines — Advancing Alignment in AI Conference brought together academics, researchers, and industry experts to discuss these questions and more in a day filled with panels, fireside chats, and flash talks.

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Catalyst: Making It Easier to Give — and Receive — a Helping Hand

Buyers and sellers who would never meet in real life connect on eBay. GoFundMe has a similarly broad reach but a very different mission. Rather than enabling strangers to strike deals, GoFundMe bolsters direct giving: Its platform connects people seeking financial support with prospective donors — not just family, friends, and colleagues but generous, sympathetic strangers and even celebrities.

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Yukiho Ishigami, MBA ’24

“Because I have all these privileges and opportunities, I want to work for people who need my support.”
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