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
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Originations Merchant	Cargill
Philosophy	Senior Product Manager	LinkedIn
Philosophy	Co-Founder / Director of Civic Data	Center for Technology and Civic Life
History	Deputy Coordinator for Countering Violent Extremism, Bureau of Counterterrorism	U.S. Department of State
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Principal Environmental Technologist	CH2M HILL
Classics	Associate	Goodwin Procter LLP
English	Art in the Parks Coordinator	Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Search Internationalization Engineer (Japanese)	Apple
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Senior Vice President	Hero Digital, LLC
History	Assistant Professor of History	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Novelist	Minotaur Books
African and African American Studies	Senior Associate Attorney	Parkland Hospital
English	Strategic Partnerships Manager	Airbnb
History	Epidemiologist	World Health Organization
Music	Co-Founder	OrderAhead
Linguistics	Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology	University of California, Berkeley
History	Trademark and Copyright Associate	Perkins Coie LLP
English	Assistant United States Attorney	U.S. Attorney's Office
Philosophy	Head of Product	Flickr
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Executive Director	Goldman Sachs
History	Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Embassy Bujumbura	U.S. Department of State
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Associate Professor of Accounting	Stanford Graduate School of Business
Music	Music Director	American Repertory Theater
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Associate	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Team Lead, Growth and Monetization for Dropbox Pro	Dropbox
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Associate Professor of Cinema Studies	California State University, Fullerton
Theater and Performance Studies	Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology	University of California, San Francisco
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Assistant Professor of Japanese	University of Calgary
Classics	Retail Controller	Microsoft Latin America
Philosophy	Business Analyst	Google
Classics	Vice President of U.S. Institutional Equity Sales	Citi
Religious Studies	Software Engineer	CrowdStrike
Music	Vice President of Marketing	Lightspeed Venture Partners
Music	Senior User Experience Designer	REI
Linguistics	Vice President of Operations	AltSchool