Remarkable people. Remarkable achievements.
The number of Griffins who have made their mark on the world is staggering. Take Jon Stone ’48, the co-creator of Sesame Street. Or Thomas Garrison ’96, a National Geographic explorer. Or Felice Mueller ’08, an Olympic rower. Our graduates are Nobel laureates and Oscar winners, industry titans and government officials, artists and athletes, activists and entrepreneurs.
Our Graduates
Malik Ducard ’91
Chief Content Officer at Pinterest
Former Vice President at Google (YouTube)
Be the signal in the noise. Champion feelings like pride, empathy, passion, nostalgia, and love that are swirling here today and values like fairness, opportunity, and community that can never be automated. Be heroes for humanity.
Jim Rothman ’67
Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist
Sterling Professor of Cell Biology at Yale
In the earlier years when I started this project at Stanford University, everyone told me it was nuts to go and try to reproduce the mysterious complexities that occur in a whole cell. I had five years of failure, really, before I had the first initial sign of success.
Chelsea Cutler ’15
Singer, Songwriter, and Producer
Forbes 30 under 30.
When I was first getting my bearings out in the industry, I definitely was intimidated. I was scared to ask to be the producer in the room for sessions. I was nervous to assert my vision. Two billion streams later, I feel more confident in navigating those situations.
Sarah Vaillancourt ’04
Professional Hockey Player
Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist
Enjoy the process. Trust the process. Live in the moment and enjoy every game. Embrace the setbacks because they prepare you for life.
Alex Gibney ’71
Oscar-Winning Documentary Filmmaker
On Taxi to the Dark Side, I needed to go to Afghanistan. I basically had two choices. One was to hire a huge security detail. Armed guards. Or go extremely bare bones. One person with a camera in a bag. So I put a camera in a bag and I went to Afghanistan alone.
Perla Farías ’80
Executive at Telemundo
Creator of Juana La Virgen (Jane the Virgin)
I have learned more from the shows that failed than succeeded. When we experience hardship — that is when we have the greatest opportunity to grow.
Matt Scanlan ’07
Chief Executive Officer and Entrepreneur
When you start a company in an industry you don't know anything about at 24 with no degree, the only way to get by is to act like you’ve been there before. You need to believe in yourself when no one else does. You need to believe in what you’re doing when no one else cares.