Working Together for Change
“Stacey’s a brilliant thinker, but she converts that thinking to action…She’s the exact type of leader, problem solver, entrepreneur that we need to solve our intractable problems.”
— R. Paul Herman, Founder, HIP Investor, author of The HIP Investor: Make Bigger Profits by Building a Better World
“An amazing woman…[Stacey] is something special because she’s committed to doing the deep inner work. She’s also had a huge impact in the world. Whatever she touches turns to gold.”
—Stephen Dinan, CEO of The Shift Network, author of Sacred America
“Probably one of the most competent people I’ve ever met. [Stacey’s] ability to really get a vision and follow through with that vision is absolutely second to none. There isn’t anyone I’ve ever seen quite like it. She has a great business mind.”
—John Major, Founder & CEO, CDS Visual
“…deep appreciation for your dedication to serving as a role model for women becoming leaders, innovators, and visionaries.”
—Betty Yee, California State Board of Equalization
“…wonderful example of leadership…”
—Nitin Nohria, Dean of Harvard Business School
Stacey is a phenomenal leader with a lot of gravitas. She has a rare combination of experience coupled with self-introspection which gives her a lot of depth…People are naturally drawn to her to look for a solution to a problem – her level of energy, her warmth as a person, [her] sense of fair play where everybody is taken care of. It’s her substance as a proven change agent to make people’s lives better.”
—Anil Dindigal, Vice President, Cisco
“I saw [Stacey] in action helping people form new ideas and mold those ideas into concepts that could succeed…She’s extremely intelligent. She’s a great innovative problem solver. She’s a great listener. She synthesizes information and comes up with candidate solutions better than anyone I’ve ever seen. She’s good at finding win-win outcomes.”
—Robert Quinn, Partner, Civic Health Project
“Stacey was the best mentor I ever experienced…Stacey is extremely unique. She created her own company…she created new technology…she created the Center at Berkeley…she even created jobs for the most impoverished through educational programs and programs that allow us to give back.”
—Karen Katz, Co-founder & CEO, Playlist
“Stacey was very motivating. Difficult problems take someone to lead. [Stacey] can take a group of people, organize them, and help come up with a solution that’s beneficial and hits the goal…Stacey has a lot of experience building organizations. She also has a track record of success.”
—Jeff Chen, Co-founder & CEO, Joyride
Stacey is a phenomenal leader. She embraces diversity. She’s a communicator, a calming influence…elegance under pressure. She has a purpose to do the greater good. She’s a mediator…good at finding common ground. Her intrinsic intention is to find a way forward that is good.”
– Sunita Parbhu, Head of Product, CVKey