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MBA in Business

Rex Woodbury

2019 Cohort, Graduate

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Rex Woodbury, from Tucson, Arizona, is pursuing a master’s degree in business administration at Stanford Graduate School of Business. He graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College with a bachelor’s degree in economics. Rex is interested in emerging internet and software platforms, with particular interests in online learning, next-generation media, and the future of work. He has recently worked at Airtable and at Calm, where he launched new growth channels and business verticals. Before Stanford, he was an investor for TPG Growth and The Rise Fund, TPG’s global growth equity and social impact funds. At TPG Growth, he invested in internet businesses and led board diversity initiatives. At The Rise Fund, he executed the first investment in Latin America and launched Y Analytics, a public benefit corporation to measure social impact. Rex is the founder and CEO of Worthy, a nonprofit organization providing mentorship to the LGBTQ community. He has worked on social innovation policy for Governor Gavin Newsom and as an analyst for Goldman Sachs. For his work with Worthy, he was recognized by The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Education

MBA, Graduate School of Business