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
African and African American Studies	Community Development Specialist	Rockwood Leadership Institute
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	CEO & Founder	Culture Story
English	Attorney	Law Offices of Anna M. Durbin
African and African American Studies	Account Director	Carol H. Williams Advertising
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Senior Assistant Director (Energy)	Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore
Philosophy	Neurosurgeon	Henry Ford Hospital
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Director in Japanese Equity Sales Trading	SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
African and African American Studies	Associate, Marketing and Events	Atlantic Media Strategies
History	High School History Teacher / Department Chair	Hopkins School
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Senior Vice President	Hero Digital, LLC
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Director of Strategic Planning and Operations	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Music	Singer-Songwriter	Self-Employed
Linguistics	President and Founder	Leyenzal - A Yiddish Literacy Project
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Project Engineer	Integral Group (green engineering firm)
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Law Clerk	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Theater and Performance Studies	Founder	TeachFX (e-learning startup)
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Mayor	Stockton, California
Art and Art History	Strategic Partner Development Lead	Google
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Realtor	Warner Springs Realty
Theater and Performance Studies	Operations Assistant	Portland Center Stage
History	Labor and Employment Attorney	Judicial Council of California
Theater and Performance Studies	Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology	University of California, San Francisco
African and African American Studies	Writer, Actress, Director, and Producer	Insecure
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages	Senior Product Manager	McGraw-Hill Education
Linguistics	Speech-Language Pathologist, Clinical Instructor	Northwestern University
Music	Physician	Johns Hopkins Hospital
Art and Art History	Designer in Residence	Google
Theater and Performance Studies	Co-Creator, Writer, Director, and Producer	Tiger Dad Comedy
English	Art in the Parks Coordinator	Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
Religious Studies	Rabbi and Founder	Mishkan Chicago
Religious Studies	Program Associate (Climate Change, Reproductive Rights, National Security)	Compton Foundation
Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity	Chief Operating Officer	Juma Ventures (anti-poverty nonprofit)
East Asian Languages and Cultures	Communications Manager	Facebook
Linguistics	Analyst, Trade Operations	Gilead Sciences
Religious Studies	University Programs Coordinator	Google