Empowering the Stanford Community to Innovatein real estate, placemaking + the built environment
Stanford Professionals in Real Estate (SPIRE) is where alumni, students, and educators come to meet. We inspire, support, and challenge each other to move the industry forward.
WELCOME! Dear SPIRE Community,As the new academic year unfolds and students settle into campus life, we’re energized by the momentum within the SPIRE community and excited to share what lies ahead through the end of the year.
At their 10-year Stanford reunion, Chad Hagle ('98) and a few classmates penciled the vision that would become SPIRE: an alumni club for real estate professionals, which would promote networking and innovation within Stanford and the industry. Like-minded alums quickly joined in to share their time, treasure, and talent, transforming vision into reality.
SPIRE quickly became Stanford's largest alumni association, expanding its mission to welcome those with careers in placemaking and the larger built environment. We extended our reach with regional and online events, and added engaging and exciting programs, including the student mentorship and grant initiatives under the Stanford Student Impact Fund.
SPIRE was built on a sturdy foundation. More than a decade in, we're going strong. And we have big plans to do more of what we do best: create + deepen connections, promote innovation, and increase impact.
"We came up with the Stanford definition of real estate, which is a very inclusive-encompassing everything from law to sustainability and the environment, to planning-allowing us to tap into these different areas at Stanford."
-Chad Hagle, ('98) SPIRE Founder, Emeritus Board Member + SREC Member
"The three pillars, which the founders created in the first week of SPIRE's existence, are still the same three pillars we have today. They are, supporting: alumni in their professional development and networking, students interested in the industry, and real estate education at Stanford."
-Shallene Cua Gross, ('06, MBA '10) SPIRE Board Member + SREC Member
"Chad told me about his dream…an alumni club that would be a wonderful place for Stanford alumni who were involved in the real estate industry to interact with each other and with the university. What I didn't expect, was how popular and successful it would be. If you asked me how I would want SPIRE to evolve in the years to come, I would say, 'Do more of the same.'"
Howard Wolf ('80) Vice President for Alumni Affairs, Stanford University + President of the Stanford Alumni Association
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