Stanford Technology Ventures Program : Accel Leadership Program

Build leadership skills through real-world problem-solving

The Accel Leadership Program is expanding, now accepting 20 technically-minded Stanford students. This six-month program prepares juniors, seniors, and graduate students to lead entrepreneurial ventures. Accel Fellows will learn about startup strategy, organizational structure, fundraising, and operating models. Students will work in teams with a high growth venture CEO to create and present a case study on a real-world business problem. Applications open Fall quarter 2021 and the program will launch in January 2022.

Current Cohort

Julia Abelsky

Graduate School of Business

Leo Jean Baptiste

Computer Science, Sociology

Jeffrey Brown

Electrical Engineering, Computer Science

Melissa Daniel

Computer Science, Economics

Sahit Dendekuri

Symbolic Systems, Master's in Computer Science

Nicholas Deveau

Biomedical Informatics

Ben Ditchfield

Management Science & Engineering

Akshatha Kamath

Education Data Science

Rauf Khan

Graduate School of Business

Aya Mouallem

Electrical Engineering

Sasankh Munukutla

Computer Science

Liana Patel

Computer Science

Bao Phan

Management Science & Engineering

Zsika Phillip

Graduate School of Business

Connor Regan

Graduate School of Business

Dhruv Suri

Energy Resources Engineering

Sevahn Vorperian

Chemical Engineering

Amelia Woodward

Computer Science

Helen Wu

Computer Science

Yi Zhang

Pediatrics

Year-At-A-Glance

Winter

Take part in workshops focused on negotiation, team dynamics, diversity, and storytelling to develop the tools needed to become an effective leader in any organization. Scholars will meet on Wednesdays from 9:45 AM to 11:45 AM.

Spring

Work with the teaching team, entrepreneurs, and investors to develop and deliver a class for the other Scholars, diving deeply into one aspect of entrepreneurial leadership. Scholars will meet on Wednesdays from 9:45 AM to 11:45 AM.

Program Info and Application

The Accel Leadership Program is an immersive six-month leadership program that prepares 20 technically-minded Stanford juniors, seniors, and graduate students to lead entrepreneurial ventures, with a focus on startup strategy. Each Accel Fellow will work on a team with a high growth venture CEO, to create and present a case study on a real world business problem. Fellows will:

Benefit from access to faculty coaches and industry-leading guest speakers from Silicon Valley startup and VC firms
Gain experience in solving real business strategy issues through interactive projects
Master skills in leadership, organizational structure, securing resources, and operating models
Build lasting connections through a broad network of Stanford students from all majors and a cross-section of years

Fellowship applications are accepted from current Stanford junior, senior, and graduate students from any major or school at Stanford. Preference given to technically-minded students and STEM majors who have demonstrated an interest in entrepreneurship and leadership, and/or who have taken a “launch” class such as: Lean Launchpad, Technology Venture Formation, Technology Entrepreneurship, or Intelligent Growth in Startups.