Major: Public Policy

Nicholas was born and grew up in Lima, Peru and lives in the United States. He studies Public Policy and Economics and has a particular interest in real estate development, investment, and entrepreneurship across various fields. Nicholas has experience with international real estate development and investment projects as well as strategic consulting roles for nonprofits and startups. He also enjoys creating artwork, spending time with friends and family, and aviation

Major: Economics & Computer Science

Bradford is an undergraduate at Stanford studying economics and computer science. He is interested in corporate finance. Last summer, Bradford worked at Vectr Ventures, a technology-focused venture capital firm based in Hong Kong. This summer, he is working in investment banking at JP Morgan in New York. In his free time, Bradford enjoys playing tennis.

Major: Economics & Computer Science

Diego is an undergraduate studying Economics and Computer Science. Diego is passionate about capital markets and international finance and is fascinated by the intersection of corporate finance and technology. This past summer Diego worked for Asia Pacific Land, an American real estate private equity firm, in their Munich office. A US-Spain dual citizen, Diego speaks four languages and enjoys traveling with friends.

Major: Economics

Winston is an undergraduate at Stanford studying Economics. He is passionate about corporate finance and has experience working for Greenwood Asset Management in Hong Kong. In the past, Winston gained exposure to real estate when he worked at Times China Holdings, an urban development operator in China. In his free time, Winston enjoys playing tennis and basketball.

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Athena is a sophomore and Air Force ROTC cadet from San Jose, CA, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. She is interested in the intersection of engineering and business, especially in mathematical modeling, investing, and capital markets. In her free time, Athena loves to fly planes, play ice hockey and lacrosse, and embark on skiing adventures.

Major: Civil Engineering

James is a junior at Stanford pursuing a degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering; with a focus on Structures and Construction. Some of his interests include sustainable development, computer-aided design (CAD), human centered design (HCD), resource management, and renewable energy technologies.

Major: Electrical Engineering

Christine is an undergraduate at Stanford studying Electrical Engineering and Music. She is interested in autonomous vehicles and in exploring the intersection of technology and real estate. During the past summers, Christine has worked as an intern at Intel Corporation and the San Francisco Opera. In her free time, she enjoys learning new instruments, building robots, and going on adventures with friends.

Major: Computer Science

Diva Sharma is a rising senior majoring in Computer Science at Stanford. Previously, Diva developed a remote patient monitoring device for the Indian market that led her to be named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 2018 List. At Stanford, Diva is involved with healthcare and pharmaceutical research and has previously interned as an 8VC Fellow, and as a product manager at Auris Health (acquired by Johnson & Johnson for 3.4 Billion USD) and Ancestry.

Throughout her professional and academic careers, Dr. Sarah Buchner has focused on the built environment.

Prior to the GSB, Sarah worked at Strabag (Global European Construction firm) as a site and project manager across Europe. Continuing with Strabag, she transferred to the field of ConstructionTech, building and leading teams of data scientists and CS specialists to develop construction-focused apps and software. Currently, her research and entrepreneurial work focuses on applying ML/AI/NLP to forecast project outcomes and reduce risks in the construction sector.

Academically, Sarah most recently finished her PhD in Civil Systems Engineering as Valedictorian with her published thesis research on disruptive innovations in construction. Prior studies took her to Vienna, Rome, and Montreal as she pursued Bachelors- and Masters-level degrees in Architectural and Civil Engineering.

Originally from San Francisco, Joe will leverage his prior experience working at Starwood Capital Group (Chief of Staff to firm's Founder / CEO, Barry Sternlicht, + Hotel Acquisitions Associate) to return to San Francisco post-grad and launch a real estate private equity firm focused on self storage and manufactured housing in the Western US.

Prior to the GSB, Joe received a Masters of Global Affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing as a Schwarzman Scholar. Additionally, Joe graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with a degree in Spanish & Portuguese Literature & Culture, focusing on immigration and identity narratives in Spanish, German, and Mexican film.

Personally, Joe loves to travel (spending extensive time abroad in 5+ countries), cook, read, play basketball, and explore.

Nico is originally from Bogota, Colombia. Prior to the GSB, he studied Real Estate and Finance as an undergraduate at Wharton, and then spent four years as a consultant at McKinsey & Company. At McKinsey, Nico served a wide range of real estate clients - including investors, developers, operators, and prop tech players.
Long term, Nico is passionate about closing the affordable housing gap in Latin America. Personally, he enjoys road cycling.

Vicente is a Bachelor & MSc in Industrial Engineering. Vicente has worked in several positions within the real estate industry, doing real estate private equity, real estate investment banking and proptech investing across Latin America. This summer Vicente is working for Metaprop NYC, an early stage venture capital firm focused on real estate technology. A Chilean-Croatian dual citizen, Vicente speaks three languages and enjoys composing and producing music.

Alán is an MBA at Stanford GSB. He started his career as a Lawyer in Mexico City, where he practiced for 5 years at Ritch Mueller, specializing in M&A, Project Finance and Real Estate. Prior to coming to Stanford, Alán was VP for Business Development at GICSA, México’s biggest shopping center developer and operator, where he was in charge of creating, sourcing and negotiating entertainment, experiences and new brands for their “Malltertainment” brand.

Javier is pursuing a master's degree in Sustainable Design & Construction at Stanford with the support of a Fulbright-García Robles Scholarship. Prior to the Engineering School, he worked for three years on the development of Red Compartida, a socially oriented telecommunications project in Mexico aimed at reducing the digital gap in the country and increasing competition in the sector. Javier is passionate about developing much-needed infrastructure, including affordable housing developments.

Mona's personal and career goal is to positively make a difference in the lives of others through the built environment.

Prior to the GSB, Mona worked as a consultant at Bain & Company before taking the plunge to explore her passion for urban planning at New York City's City Planning department. There, she wore a number of hats, including serving as chief-of-staff under the COO, working across city agencies on capital infrastructure investments as part of the Mayor's Housing New York rezonings, and launching a web platform to reform NYC's City Environmental Quality Review process. She is currently exploring real estate development, interning at Related California to better understand the challenges & levers in achieving mixed-income housing.

Aside from co-founding the Future of Cities club (which aims to promote cross-industry/cross-sectoral solutions to making cities more liveable, equitable, and sustainable), Mona is also the student rep on SPIRE's Board of Directors and is a co-president of the business school's Asian Business Students Association

Degree: MBA and MS in Environment and Resources

After growing up in Honolulu, Hawaii, Jenna concentrated in anthropology and philosophy at Harvard University before beginning a career in diversity and inclusion consulting. Her passion for increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion beyond workplace interventions then led her to the travel industry where she worked on Hilton's Corporate Strategy team, and to Stanford where she is now pursuing ways to make cities more accessible, equitable, and resilient. She has worked with several urban innovation startups and was an investor on the GSB Impact Fund's Urban Development deal team. In her free time, Jenna enjoys reading longform essays and exploring out-of-the-way places in her neighborhood.

Janna is currently an MBA and E-IPER Masters student at Stanford. Prior to Stanford, Janna worked as a consultant at Delos, a wellness real estate start-up in New York City, assisting clients with integrating health and wellness into the built environment. She is passionate about using real estate for positive impact and is interning for the summer with iMod Structures, a modular manufacturing company that builds high performance classroom buildings.