About Devan

Stanford GSB Alum, Class of 2025 — Military Veteran — First-Gen/Low-Income Qualifications & Strengths: • Coaching | Advised 200+ admits into Stanford GSB, HBS, Wharton, Kellogg, Booth, MIT Sloan, Haas, and more • Post-MBA | Based in Nashville, working at an investment fund acquiring and operating small/medium-sized businesses • Standing Out & Interview Training | Learned under former HBS/GSB Director of Admissions on how to assess talent — If you plan to hire soon or would like to increase your likelihood of standing out in any process, I can help • GRE Strategy | I bumped my GRE 16 points in 3 weeks, not by studying, but by focusing on strategy • Military | Before Stanford, worked on the Air Force Bomb Squad, led missions across the world in extremely high-stakes environments — Built a tech accelerator from scratch for the Pentagon — Offered a pilot slot as 1 of 8 in the entire US Air Force • Career Pivoting | Between the military and Stanford, worked at a VC fund as a Chief of Staff, interned at a movie studio, and interned in Strategy & Ops at SoFi — Constantly rated top 1% and received full-time offers • Leadership Development | Lead diverse teams of 2 - 12 — Expert at using humor, humility, and empathy to get hard things done • Assessing and Hiring Talent | Expert in assessing and hiring talent from resume drops to interviews • Additional Details | I love people. Nothing fuels me more than getting to know someone, their motivations and values, and then helping them win.