Please join Synergist San Francisco and Genstar Capital to learn about Stanford's MBA Program from Assistant Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Erin Nixon, and her colleague Wil Torres, Director of Outreach. Pick up tips, strategies, and best practices to help you put your best self forward in your application, including what Stanford looks for in candidates and the “What Matters Most and Why?” essay. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions about the GSB experience and admission process.
Stanford GSB: Application Boot Camp Registration Link – Please register using your personal email address to avoid company network security blocks. Once registered, you'll receive a confirmation email including: the Zoom meeting ID and password, and a link to our microsite. We invite you to review the information ahead of time to help you prepare for the MBA Overview.
ERIN NIXON
Erin Nixon is Assistant Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at Stanford GSB. Before returning to the GSB for this role, she has worked as a strategy and operations executive across industries and geographies, including in management consulting with BCG, general management in hypergrowth tech while at LinkedIn, with early stage startups across Europe, and also as a small business owner and advisor in the world of wine.
Originally from Austin, Texas, Erin received her undergraduate degree in Economics from Stanford University and is Stanford MBA Class of 2010. Having spent the last 10 years living in London and Barcelona, she is delighted to be back home on the Farm.
WIL TORRES
Wil is the director of outreach with Stanford GSB’s MBA Admissions Office. In this role, Wil leads the strategy, coordination, and execution of recruitment efforts for the MBA program. Previously, Wil had a more specific focus leading the office’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, having served as both the assistant director and associate director of outreach, diversity. DEI is a passion area for Wil, and he continues to be actively involved in the DEI space at Stanford.
Wil has an EdM in higher education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a BS in marine biology from UCLA. To reach Wil, contact the MBA Admissions Office.
GENSTAR CAPITAL
Genstar Capital (www.gencap.com) is a leading private equity firm that has been actively investing in high quality companies for over 30 years. Based in San Francisco, Genstar works in partnership with its management teams to build industry-leading businesses while delivering outsized returns. Genstar currently has approximately $49B of assets under management and pursues investments in targeted segments of the financial services, healthcare, industrials, and software industries. Genstar has consistently been ranked as a Top 6 PE firm from 2019 to 2023 (out of ~600 PE firms globally) by HEC-Dow Jones Private Equity Performance Reports. Genstar’s vision is to help build lasting, impactful companies that will continue to succeed well beyond their ownership.
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