Careers of Humanities Alumni

Studying the humanities at Stanford can lead to a successful career in many fields. Employers across every industry want to hire creative problem solvers who can think critically, look at problems in new ways, express their ideas effectively, and work well in teams—skills that are an essential part of Stanford’s many undergraduate programs in the humanities.

Explore careers that humanities majors from Stanford have pursued since 2001. Our students are not only leaders but also thoughtful, engaged citizens whose work has purpose and meaning, for themselves and for the world.

Department or Program	Title	Organization
History	Senior Program Analyst	Center for the Study of Social Policy
Linguistics	Analyst, Trade Operations	Gilead Sciences
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Associate	Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Linguistics	Emergency Medicine Doctor	Medstar Union Memorial Hospital
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences	California State University, East Bay
English	Product Marketing Manager - Community/Outreach	Instagram
Linguistics	Speech-Language Pathologist, Clinical Instructor	Northwestern University
Linguistics	Consultant	McKinsey & Company
English	Author	Simon & Schuster
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Fraud Specialist	Wish (e-commerce platform)
East Asian Languages and Cultures	President and Pain Physician	Ventura Pain and Spine Physicians
Linguistics	Lead, Monetization Product Marketing	Facebook
History	Chief of Staff	U.S. House of Representatives
English	Reporter	Forbes Magazine
Art and Art History	UX Designer / Developer	Society for Science & the Public
Religious Studies	Doctoral Candidate in Buddhist Studies	University of California, Berkeley
East Asian Languages and Cultures	4th-Grade STEM Teacher	Rocketship Education
Linguistics	Vice President of Operations	AltSchool
Religious Studies	Neurologist	University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers
Linguistics	Data Scientist	Pinterest
Theater and Performance Studies	Associate	The Boston Consulting Group
Religious Studies	Office Operations	Palantir Technologies
African and African American Studies	New Business and Brand Strategy	Intel Corporation
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	General Manager	Virtue Cider (beverage company)
African and African American Studies	CEO	LeadBoost (marketing and advertising)
African and African American Studies	Associate	Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Classics	Senior Attorney	Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment
Classics	North American Short Rates Trader	Merrill Lynch
Linguistics	Linguistic Project Manager	Appen (speech and search technology company)
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Writer	Everyday Feminism
Music	Vice President of Marketing	Lightspeed Venture Partners
Art and Art History	Analyst	BlackRock (financial services)
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Software Engineer	Dropbox
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Product Marketing Manager	YouTube
Music	Staff Engineer	Dolby Laboratories