Ahmad Nasir

Ahmad Nasir, from Anchorage, Alaska, is pursuing a JD at Stanford Law School and an MBA at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Ahmad received a bachelor’s degree from West Point, where he played Division I football and was awarded the Truman Scholarship. Ahmad also earned an MPhil from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Marshall Scholar. Previously, he commanded a Special Forces A-Team as an Army captain and Green Beret. In that role, Ahmad and his team deployed to Syria where they conducted special operations to defeat ISIS, build partner capacity, and leverage coalition effects. Ahmad continues to serve in the Army Reserves. He is married to Sarah, and they have a daughter, Ava, and a son, Noah. Following completion of his studies at Stanford, Ahmad aspires to serve his home state of Alaska as both a business leader and public servant.