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 Sort descending	Organization
English	Founder and CEO	Enzi (Ethiopian footwear brand)
English	Founder and Director, Board of Directors	SSB Bart Group
Art and Art History	Founder and Documentary Filmmaker	Lulu Lens LLC
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Founder, Chief Science Officer	Citrine Informatics
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Fraud Specialist	Wish (e-commerce platform)
Philosophy	Freelance Assistant Producer	KCRW and KPCC - Southern California Public Radio
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	General Manager	Virtue Cider (beverage company)
English	General Pediatrician	Kaiser Permanente
Music	Geointelligence Data Analyst	Google
African and African American Studies	Global Music Strategist	YouTube
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Government Affairs	Los Angeles Rams
English	Graphic Designer	Big Tomorrow
Music	Group Product Manager	Pandora
History	Head of Content and Marketing	First Round Capital
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Head of Enterprise Initiatives	Lyft
Religious Studies	Head of Operations	Sheryl Sandberg & Dave Goldberg Family Foundation
Philosophy	Head of Product	Flickr
Linguistics	Head of Product	Digit (financial services)
Religious Studies	Head of School	Mt. Tamalpais School
English	High School English Teacher	El Camino Real Charter School
Classics	High School History Teacher	Gann Academy
History	High School History Teacher / Department Chair	Hopkins School
History	High School Social Studies Teacher	Sequoia High School
Linguistics	High School Spanish Teacher	Citrus Hill High School
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Higher Education Administrator	Georgia Institute of Technology
Philosophy	Impact Programs Manager	Net Impact (social action nonprofit)
Theater and Performance Studies	Improv Teacher and Company Member	BATS Improv
Music	Internal Medicine Resident	Stanford Health Care
East Asian Languages and Cultures	International Relations Associate	DeNA (Japanese mobile games and e-commerce company)
Theater and Performance Studies	iOS Developer	Dragon Army
History	Labor and Employment Attorney	Judicial Council of California
Philosophy	Law and Philosophy Fellow	University of Chicago Law School
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Law Clerk	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
History	Lead Producer, Dímelo Series	Arizona Public Media
Linguistics	Lead, Monetization Product Marketing	Facebook