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Stanford Student Impact Fund (SSIF)

The Stanford Student Impact Fund (SSIF) supports undergraduate and graduate students pursuing an interest in real estate or the broader built environment…all with an eye towards driving innovation and building a larger and more diverse talent pool in the industry.

SSIF grants fund student opportunities such as research, new ventures, non-profit internships, and industry training. Melinda Ellis Evers (MBA '93) and Ron Sturzenegger ('82) drove the SSIF’s creation during their inductions into the Stanford Real Estate Hall of Fame in 2021.

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Alexander Michalatos
BuildCheck AI

Thank you Lauren Barley, Melinda Ellis Evers and the rest of the Stanford Professionals In Real Estate (SPIRE) team for grant! SPIRE was the first money into BUILDCHECK and set us on our way!

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Omar Issa
ResiQuant

"Just want to say we are incredibly grateful for your first-believer support and mentorship in the early days. Our SSIF grant, along with our mentor’s [Ron Sturzenegger] support and warm intros and advice was very valuable……"

Rafi Sands

Rafi Sands
Tandem

"I am very grateful to SPIRE for getting this venture going at earliest of stages - even before we could raise any VC money."

Donors and Supporters
2021-2025

Loryn Arkow
Brian Avery
Mike Biggar
Gregory Blaine
H. Terrence Blaine
Marge Blaine
Susan Booth
Dan Broderick
James Buie
Dave Butler
Mark Cho

Louis S. Cohen
Marty Clevenger
Damon Dunn
Sam Freshman
Theodore Gildred
Amy Glad
Priyanka Goel
Julie Gutzwiller
Chad Hagle
Andrew Hartzell
Soroush Kaboli

Herman Kelting
Bruce Kirsch
Manish Kumar
David Knowles
Rebecca Lee
Huiping Liao
Jonathan Lischke
Mike Lowe
Robert Lowe
Robert Lowe Jr.
Philip A. Mahoney

Gary McKitterick
Donald Nanney
Chris Orosco
Patrick Orosco
Matt Pear
Philip Porter
Stephen Roulac
Desiree Stahley
Lydia Tan
Natalie Vania-Gandhi
Carol Wyant

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