Building the Future: Meet STVP’s 2026 Graduating Fellows

As the academic year comes to a close, a new class of STVP fellows is preparing to launch into their next chapter. They graduate equipped not just with knowledge, but with the curiosity, resilience, and ethical frameworks to lead with purpose. From pioneering new ventures in AI and robotics to shaping the future of biotech and venture capital, these graduates are poised to tackle some of the world's most complex challenges. Here is a glimpse of what this remarkable cohort is building next.

Accel Leadership Program 

• Abbie Maemoto (BS in Computer Science & Product Design; MS in Management Science & Engineering, Technology & Engineering Management track) is starting as an Associate Product Manager at Salesforce.
• Advit Deepak (MS in Computer Science) is joining Sutter Hill Ventures as a Codepoint Fellow.
• Alex Georgiou (MS in Mechanical Engineering) is scaling his 3D gel-printing startup, Printess Technologies, which has already sold to 35 research institutions on four continents.
• Anavi Baddepudi (BS in Computer Science, specialization in AI; MS in Computer Science, specialization in Human-Computer Interaction) is joining Databricks as an incoming Associate Product Manager.
• Andrea Mock (MS in Education Data Science) plans to work at the intersection of AI and healthcare/mental health.
• Julien Buist-Thuillier (BS in Mechanical Engineering) is joining a pre-seed-stage robotics startup as the founding hardware engineer and electrical/mechatronics lead.
• Kristen Corlay Sanmiguel (MS in Sustainable Design & Construction) is launching her career as a climate tech founder.
• Roya Meykadeh (BS in Engineering, Atmosphere/Energy track; MS in Management Science & Engineering, Energy/Environment track) is working at Crusoe this summer before returning to start her studies in Management Science & Engineering.
• Siddhant Sukhani (MS in Computational & Mathematical Engineering, Mathematical & Computational Finance track) is working on a startup after graduation.

“My biggest aha moment came during a site visit to Swish Robotics, founded by an ALP alum. As an aspiring hardware engineer, it was so inspiring to see someone who had been in my shoes just a year earlier out there doing the real thing... To see someone so young solving real problems with robotics and custom hardware made my future ambitions feel much more real.” — Julien Buist-Thuillier

Xfund Ethics Fellows Program

• Andrew Bempong (BS in Computer Science; MS in Computer Science, specialization in AI) is heading to a startup accelerator and an engineering role at Apple.
• J Yim (BS in Computer Science; BA in Theater & Performance Studies) is building Kint, an AI commerce platform helping brands create more personalized, discovery-driven purchasing experiences.
• Keira Cornwell (BS in Chemical Engineering) is returning to Stanford to coterm in Computer Science on the Computational Biology track.
• Sofie Roux (BS in Aeronautics & Astronautics) is joining SpaceX as a Starlink aviation engineer.
• Steven Liu (BS in Chemical Engineering; MS in Management Science & Engineering, Energy & Environment track) is pursuing a PhD in energy technology.

"I’m excited by the shift toward agentic commerce, where AI agents will increasingly shape how people discover, compare, and buy products. What I’m thinking about most is how brands can stay visible and relevant in that new environment." — J Yim

Mayfield Fellows Program

• Aaryan Shah (BS in Biomedical Data Science; BS in Computer Science) is joining Canvas Medical, an AI-native electronic health record company, as an applied AI engineer.
• Emmet Kenney (BS in Science, Technology & Society; MA in Sustainability Science & Practice) will pursue a career in the NFL while exploring a future in consulting.
• Nicholas Allen (BS in Biomedical Computation; MS in Computer Science expected Dec. 2026) is joining Veridian-Holdings, an early-stage AI-native payvider.

"Working closely with the 11 other Mayfield fellows exponentially increased my growth. Pioneering, working, and innovating in completely disparate industries allowed us to grow symbiotically, resulting in uncapped learning." — Nicholas Allen

Threshold Venture Fellows 

• Dandi Hardy (BS in Management Science & Engineering) is heading into venture capital.
• Hannah Nabavi (MS in Aeronautics & Astronautics) is pursuing the Botha-Chan Innovation Fellowship at Stanford over the summer.
• Lucy Zimmerman (BS & MS in Computer Science) is joining Exa (exa.ai) as an engineer.
• Nikhil Jain (MBA) is joining AROG Pharmaceuticals, an oncology biotech company focused on improving patient access to better cancer care.
• Yousef Al-Riyami (MS in Design) is co-founding the design studio Dabble to tackle challenges in the early stages of innovation.

"With my studio, Dabble, we tackle challenges at the early stages of innovation, when a problem is felt but isn't yet well-defined... What gives me lots of energy here is the chance to bring meaningful, unconventional ideas to life to answer culture's stickiest problems and unheard needs." — Yousef Al-Riyami

These stories highlight the incredible talent and ambition among the 2026 graduating fellows. From founding companies to shaping industries from within, STVP fellows leave Stanford with the skills, mindsets, and network to drive meaningful change. We are incredibly proud of what these students have already accomplished and have no doubt they will continue to build a more innovative and principled future. Congratulations to the 2026 graduates!