I think things have gotten better for African Americans since I graduated. As the management of a company sees and gets to know successful African American executives, it helps remove barriers for others. When I first went to Wall Street, I went with a keen understanding that it was an uphill battle for African Americans on the Street to make partner. Recently, several investment banks have expressed strong interest in my joining them. The difference is that now they want me to come in as a managing director.
Every organization has a culture.
You're going to have to live with it, or adapt to it, or get out of it. The Stanford Business School Black Alumni Association was founded in 1983 and now has 385 members. The 13th annual conference and fair was held Fenruary 11-12, 1994. In 1991, the black alumni association established an endowment fund to help recruit and retain black faculty, students, and administrators and to finance research on minority issues. Return to the top.