Popular Stanford computer science professor and alum Mehran Sahami discusses his new book System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot (authored with fellow Stanford professors Rob Reich, MA ’98, PhD ’98, and Jeremy Weinstein). In an age of technological despondency and hyperfixation on optimization, Sahami presents an outline for a course correction that would allow big tech to support and uplift—not hinder—our democracy and fundamental values.

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Rethinking What’s “Optimal” in the World of Big Tech with Mehran Sahami

Chairman and founder of Pixlee, Kyle Wong, explains his passion for helping brands enable user-generated content to tell their stories. A brand’s message doesn’t have to come directly from the brand and, often, happy customers make the best marketers. Pixlee provides the technology that allows organizations to leverage these customer stories for compelling marketing.

From Customers to Marketers with Kyle Wong

BlackRock Senior Managing Director Rich Kushel discusses what it takes to make environmental sustainability and climate change central to investment strategy. Sustainable investing is a core focus of BlackRock’s multibillion-dollar portfolio management and investment solutions.

How Climate Change is Affecting Economics and What the World’s Biggest Investor is Doing About It with Rich Kushel

A 10-year veteran of management consulting, Brooke Weddle of McKinsey & Company discusses how to create a winning post-pandemic business. With collaboration and knowledge sharing, leaders in all industries can help us move from surviving to thriving.

Moving Beyond COVID-19 and the Future of Work with Brooke Weddle

Venture investor, author and beloved Stanford Business School Lecturer Rob Siegel discusses his new book The Brains and Brawn Company: How Leading Organizations Blend the Best of Digital and Physical. In a world full of ho-hum business advice, Rob is leading the way in research and effective management strategy in the tech industry and beyond.

​​Successfully Combining the Digital and Brick-and-mortar Worlds with Robert E. Siegel

Dr. Goh discusses preparing for public health emergencies and what it takes to care for all aspects of a local community’s health and well-being. Ying-Ying Goh, MD, MSHS, ’94, MD ’02, serves as the director of public health and chief health officer for the Pasadena Public Health Department.

Community Care and Local Public Health Agencies with Dr. Ying-Ying Goh

Launched this past September, Teamraderie has taken the workplace by storm—offering research-backed solutions to the ills of the recent workplace shift (e.g., reduced exposure to both new ideas and integrated views). Stanford alum and co-founder Michael McCarroll and Bob Sutton, Stanford management science professor, best-selling author, and advisor to the company, discuss developing trust and innovation through virtual team building.

Real Camaraderie in the Virtual Workplace with Michael McCarroll and Bob Sutton

Peri Z. Hansen discusses how her passion for organizational design and theory led her from a career in law to 20+ years of helping companies thrive through Executive Search (Talent Acquisition) and other strategic consulting services. At global consulting firm Korn Ferry, Peri and her colleagues focus on five core areas to guide a wide range of organizations to success: Organization Strategy; Assessment & Succession; Talent Acquisition; Leadership & Professional Development; and Total Rewards.

Helping Organizations Thrive with Peri Z. Hansen

Nathan Kondamuri and Sophia Edelstein discuss PAIR Eyewear, the company born their senior year at Stanford that continues to thrive today. Created with the idea that eyewear for kids can be fun and unique to the wearer, PAIR Eyewear makes glasses that are a celebration instead of something to hide.

Changing the World of Eyewear with Nathan Kondamuri and Sophia Edelstein

Summer Moore Batte discusses her research and personal experiences with anxiety—both as someone who has lived with the condition as well as the parent of a child with an anxiety disorder diagnosis. Her new book, Name and Tame Your Anxiety: A Kid’s Book, serves as both a playbook for children as well as a guide for the people who love and care for them. A longtime writer and editor, Summer culled nearly a decade of research into a work that is accessible and hailed by critics for its warmth and clarity.

Naming and Taming with Summer Moore Batte

Nate and Kaley Klemp, both Stanford alums, discuss a path toward greater connection and intimacy in the modern relationship. Best-selling authors and relationship coaches, they created the “80/80” model: a play on the 50/50 “fairness” ratio that plagues many couples. When both people give 80%, balancing career, family and love becomes a more satisfying journey.

Shooting for 80/80 with Nate and Kaley Klemp

Longtime sports executive and former agent Brodie Van Wagenen discusses the intersection of sports and entertainment and how it relates to his role as COO of Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports. He explains what it takes to elevate the careers of athletes on a global scale, from conceptualization to endorsement deals.

Sports and entertainment with Brodie Van Wagenen

Astonishingly talented entrepreneur, multi-Emmy-winning journalist and news anchor Carlos Watson discusses his international media and entertainment company, OZY, as well as “meeting the world” every day growing up in Miami. OZY’s mission is to help curious people see and engage with the world more broadly and more boldly. And Watson’s mission for OZY is to “think big, but be humble.”

Thinking big but being humble with Carlos Watson

President and co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology Tristan Harris is a tech activist focused on developing a new framework for 21st-century technology. He discusses how we can reimagine a digital infrastructure that focuses on ethics and realigning social media to reverse its negative impacts on humanity.

A Radical Reimagining of Digital Infrastructure with Tristan Harris

Film director Jeff Orlowski discusses a possible road map for implementing positive change on and in social media. Describing himself as a technical optimist, film director Jeff Orlowski wants all to scroll less and engage more.

Ceasing Scrolling with Jeff Orlowski

Stanford Pathfinders features engaging dialogue with some of Stanford’s most accomplished alumni. Hosted by Howard Wolf, vice president for alumni affairs at Stanford University and president of the Stanford Alumni Association, this podcast provides a special opportunity for Stanford stalwarts to share their insights and experiences as leaders in politics, entertainment, sports, technology and more.

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