Careers of Humanities Alumni

Academics and Research

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.

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Department or Program	Title	Organization Sort descending
East Asian Languages and Cultures	CEO and Co-Founder	ABC Coffee Club (Japanese coffee distributor)
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Search Internationalization Engineer (Japanese)	Apple
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Mobile Producer	BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America, Inc.
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Associate, Financial Sponsors Group	Bank of America Merrill Lynch
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Photographer and Co-Founder	Blind Cat Valentine LLC
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences	California State University, East Bay
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Associate	Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
East Asian Languages and Cultures	International Relations Associate	DeNA (Japanese mobile games and e-commerce company)
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Team Lead, Growth and Monetization for Dropbox Pro	Dropbox
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Assistant Director	Endangered Language Alliance
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Communications Manager	Facebook
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Higher Education Administrator	Georgia Institute of Technology
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Executive Director	Goldman Sachs
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Product Marketing Manager	Google
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Director of Human Resources	Immigrant Legal Resource Center
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Assistant Professor of East Asian International Relations	Indiana University
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Senior Assistant Director (Energy)	Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Novelist	Minotaur Books
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Project Leader	National Renewable Energy Laboratory
East Asian Languages and Cultures	4th-Grade STEM Teacher	Rocketship Education
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Associate	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Director in Japanese Equity Sales Trading	SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Policy and Bilateral Coordination Officer, Commander	U.S. Naval Forces Japan
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Assistant Professor of Japanese	University of Calgary
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Assistant Professor of Urologic Surgery	Vanderbilt University Medical Center
East Asian Languages and Cultures	President and Pain Physician	Ventura Pain and Spine Physicians
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Fraud Specialist	Wish (e-commerce platform)