Leadership

Stanford Student Enterprises is a tightly-knit group of students, alumni, and community members who are passionate about supporting the Stanford community and creating change through innovative and dynamic student businesses. At SSE, we believe that our vibrant and supportive community culture is essential to the quality work that we produce. Our leadership works not only to model this community culture, but also to constantly push our ventures to be relevant and impactful. Our full-time staff, venture heads, and Board of Directors are all crucial to SSE’s growth and success.

Full-Time Staff

JOHAN SOTELO
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
johan@sse.stanford.edu
DIEGO KAGURABADZA
BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANAGER
diego@sse.stanford.edu
HEATHER KIRTON
PAYROLL/LEGAL COUNSELING MANAGER
hkirton@sse.stanford.edu
SUSAN BENTON
DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING & OPERATIONS
sbenton@sse.stanford.edu
O'NEAL PATRICK
ACCOUNTANT
opatrick@sse.stanford.edu
BRIAN JOE
ACCOUNTANT
bjoe@sse.stanford.edu
HARJEEVAN NAGRA
ACCOUNTANT
hnagra11@sse.stanford.edu

Student Central Team

VACANT
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING
KAI SSEMPA
DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY
LINDA TRAN
INVESTMENT ANALYST

Enterprise Managing Directors

LINH VO
CAPITAL GROUP
SIYA GOEL
CARDINAL LABS
J YIM
CARDINAL VENTURES
NIKA FAROKHZAD
CARDINAL VENTURES
LEON REILLY
STANFORD CONSULTING
VACANT
STUDENT STORE
CAROLE DARVE
TOURNAMENTS

SSE Advisory Board of Directors

The SSE Board of Directors serves as an advisory board for the finances and operations of SSE. It's comprised of current students, University administrators, and external non-student directors who have expertise across a range of professional fields. They assist the CEO with creating a strategic vision for SSE, and mentoring students within SSE to reach their enterprise’s and professional goals.

JOHAN SOTELO

CHAIR

STEVIE EBERLE

VICE-CHAIR

ASSU Designated Students

AVA BROWN

DAVID SENGTHAY

LINDA TRAN

VACANT (GSC)

Nominated Student Members

LINH VO

HAN LEE

JUSTIN OH

HANSIKA NAGESHWARAN

VACANT

VACANT

Stanford Internal Professionals

KATIE CONNOR

DAVID GONZALES

LAURA CISI

EXTERNAL PROFESSIONALS

SCOTT HARTMAN

LOGAN RICHARD

BENNET HAUSER

SEAN WHEELER

JIM MCKELLAR

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