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
English	Co-Creator, Writer, Director, and Producer	Tiger Dad Comedy
Art and Art History	Director of Collections and Exhibitions	Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Classics	Wealth Management Advisor	Northwestern Mutual
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Communications Manager	Facebook
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Vice President of Corporate Communications	Occidental Entertainment Group Holdings
Theater and Performance Studies	Artist	Cirque du Soleil
History	Director of Audience Development	ABC News
History	Chief of Staff	U.S. House of Representatives
Music	Senior Research Scientist	Human Language Technology Center of Excellence, Johns Hopkins University
African and African American Studies	Legislative Aide	Office of Assemblyman David Gantt
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Policy and Bilateral Coordination Officer, Commander	U.S. Naval Forces Japan
Linguistics	President and Founder	Leyenzal - A Yiddish Literacy Project
Linguistics	Customer Confidence Manager	AestheticLink (medical software)
Philosophy	Head of Product	Flickr
History	Director, Financial Planning and Analysis, Real Estate	The CIM Group
Linguistics	Linguistic Project Manager	Appen (speech and search technology company)
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Consultant	Mercer \| CPSG Partners
Linguistics	Assistant Professor of Native American Studies	Humboldt State University
Philosophy	Director of Design	VersaMe (early childhood education technology)
Music	Early Childhood ESL Teacher	England Baby Nursery School in Beijing
Theater and Performance Studies	Video Editor	One to One Box (video production company)
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Associate	Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Art and Art History	Analyst	McGraw-Hill Education
English	Founder and CEO	Enzi (Ethiopian footwear brand)
Classics	North American Short Rates Trader	Merrill Lynch
History	Real Estate Manager	Harvard University
Linguistics	Speech Language Pathologist	Duke University Medical Center
Music	Physician	Johns Hopkins Hospital
English	Adult Services Librarian	Hopkinton Public Library
Music	Singer-Songwriter	Self-Employed
Religious Studies	Head of Operations	Sheryl Sandberg & Dave Goldberg Family Foundation
Music	Doctoral Candidate, Music and Cognitive Science	University of California, San Diego
Classics	Program Associate at the Foundation	J. Paul Getty Trust
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Poet, Playwright	Self-Employed
Art and Art History	Assistant United States Attorney	United States Attorney’s Office