Please join Synergist and Genstar Capital to learn about Stanford's MBA Program from Assistant Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Jamie Schein, 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, the “What Matters Most and Why?” essay, and “Cracking the Interview”. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions about the GSB experience and admission process.
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Jamie Schein
Jamie Schein is the assistant dean of Admissions & Financial Aid at Stanford GSB. Before joining Admissions & Financial Aid she served for four years as the assistant dean and director of the Stanford GSB Career Management Center, and before that six years as the director of strategy and curricular support in the Stanford MBA Program, working with students, faculty, and staff to manage co-curricular programming and support for students in their academic journeys.
Prior to working at Stanford, Jamie held management positions at several technology companies, including chief marketing officer at Model N, Inc., led an education foundation, served on the governing board of a California public school district, and founded a small business. Jamie holds an AB in history from Harvard College and an MBA from Stanford University.
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.
SYNERGIST NETWORK
Founded by a group of women in their 20s, Synergist Network seeks to connect women in the first decade of their investing careers and provide them with the infrastructure, network, and business acumen critical for long-term success.
For more information on the Synergist Network, please visit http://www.synergistnetwork.com/
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. Together with Genstar XI and all active funds, Genstar currently has approximately $49B of assets under management and targets investments focused on 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 2022 (out of ~500 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.