2023 Cohort

Meet the 2023 cohort

The scholars in the 2023 cohort come from 29 countries, including the first scholars from Hungary, Malawi, the Netherlands, Russia, Sierra Leone, and Turkey. They have earned degrees from 55 institutions, including 17 outside of the United States. At Stanford, they will pursue graduate degrees in 38 degree programs across all seven schools.

All content reflects scholar interests at the time of selection into the cohort.

Highlights of the 2023 cohort

Ahmed Ahmed
PhD in Computer Science
Sanaa Alam
MS in Epidemiology and Clinical Research, MS in Environment and Resources
Charbel Bou-Khalil
MS in Community Health and Prevention Research, MD in Medicine
Carolyn Bruckmann
MBA in Business
Shea Burcham
MS in Management Science and Engineering
Pallas Chou
PhD in Chemical and Systems Biology
Kaila Coimbra
PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics
Alma Cooper
MS in Statistics
Gianmarco Coronado Graci
JSM in International Legal Studies, MPP in Public Policy
Mateus Costa
MBA in Business
Braden Crimmins
JD in Law
Hadar David
LLM in Law, JSD in Law
Mariana De Leon Dominguez
JD in Law
Batu Demir
MBA in Business
Lydia Deneen
MBA in Business
Rachel Desch
MA in International Policy, MS in Environment and Resources
Will Dwyer
PhD in Biology
Isabel Gallegos
PhD in Computer Science, JD in Law
Pierce Garver
MS in Aeronautics and Astronautics
Thay Graciano
PhD in Communication, MA in International Policy
Anjali Gupta
MD in Medicine
Douglas Henze
PhD in Bioengineering
Kazumi Hoshino-Macdonald
PhD in Political Science, JD in Law
Sydney Hunt
PhD in Electrical Engineering
Winston Huynh
MBA in Business
Bhav Jain
MD in Medicine, MBA in Business
Emerson Johnston
MA in International Policy, MA in History
Sandesh Kalantre
PhD in Physics
Ally Kim
MD in Medicine
Annelisa Kingsbury Lee
JD in Law
Gretchen Knaut
JD in Law
Ashwin Kumar
PhD in Biomedical Physics
Bruno Lam
MS in Learning Design and Technology, MS in Environment and Resources
Hannah Lee
PhD in Electrical Engineering
Jen Lee
JD in Law
Chan Leem
MA in International Policy
Conor Leen
MBA in Business
Evan Lehmann
JD in Law
Tracy Li
MS in Education Data Science
Karen Malacon
PhD in Neurosciences, MD in Medicine
Krish Mehta
MS in Environment and Resources, MBA in Business
Riya Mehta
JD in Law, MS in Environment and Resources
Hannah Melville-Rea
PhD in Environment and Resources
Mohammed Memfis
JD in Law
Aditi Merchant
PhD in Bioengineering
Conor Messer
MS in Biomedical Informatics, MA in Public Policy
Salome Mikadze
MBA in Business
Nikhil Milind
PhD in Genetics
Tom Nachtigal
PhD in Education
Joe Nail
MA in International Policy, MBA in Business
Avanika Narayan
PhD in Computer Science
Ahmad Nasir
JD in Law, MBA in Business
Leona Neftaliem
PhD in Environment and Resources
Darrell Omo-Lamai
PhD in Materials Science and Engineering
Philip Onffroy
PhD in Chemical Engineering
Santiago Paz Ojeda
MA in International Policy, MBA in Business
Johnny Powell
MD in Medicine, MBA in Business
Meagan Prins-McKinney
MBA in Business
Frishta Qaderi
JD in Law
Claire Rafson
MBA in Business, MA in Education
Karthik Ravi
MD in Medicine
Fran Reuland
MS in Energy Science and Engineering, PhD in Energy Science and Engineering
Jocelyn Ricard
PhD in Neurosciences
Damian Richardson
JD in Law
Abu Rogers
MBA in Business, MD in Medicine
Matt Rojas
MBA in Business
Alex Romano
MS in Aeronautics and Astronautics
Thomas Rutter
PhD in Economics
Takondwa Priscilla Semphere
MS in Learning Design and Technology
Kevan Shah
MS in Community Health and Prevention Research
Maya Sheth
PhD in Bioengineering
Gabriella Smith
MD in Medicine, MBA in Business
Chris Sowinski
MS in Aeronautics and Astronautics
Pam Stark
PhD in Physics
Yina Sun
JD in Law
Dana Sweeney
JD in Law
Yujie Tao
PhD in Computer Science
Mahder Takele Teshome
PhD in Anthropology
Rahul Thapa
PhD in Biomedical Informatics, MS in Computer Science
Sreya Vangara
PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Vaithish Velazhahan
MD in Medicine
Daniel Whyte
PhD in English (discontinued)
Evelyn Wong
PhD in Bioengineering, MD in Medicine
Lingyi Zhang
PhD in Materials Science and Engineering