Britain’s first non-white prime minister, Rishi Sunak is “the first graduate from Stanford” Business school to lead a nation”, says their professor, Jeffrey Pfeiffer, who remembers the 42-year-old as a student in his class. Pfeiffer teaches the Path to Power class at the university, who claims he has There is a panel on alumni who have contributed to political positions.
“I believe he is the first graduate from Stanford Business School to lead the country—but, of course, hopefully, in my Paths to Power class, I have a panel on alumni who have learned about the political positions, both elected and appointed. We need people trained in business, economics, and yes, power in leadership positions (Sunk was a student in my class),” Pfeffer said in a LinkedIn post.
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“Rishi Sunak was the last student in the class. I hope students learn lessons in power and help them, as they do in the private sector, reach positions where they can benefit from making a difference in the world. As I write in the 7 Laws of Power, if power is to be used for good, good people need to master power skills and knowledge,” said the professor.
Sunak graduated from Stanford in 2006. Congratulating its alumni, the B-School tweeted, “On this historic occasion, Rishi Sunak, MBA ’06, will become the 57th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. We are the new Prime Minister and his wife Akshata Murthy, MBA ’06 All the best as they begin this new chapter.(sic)
Born in Southampton, England, Sunak’s father was a doctor and his mother ran a pharmacy. Sunak is the son of first generation immigrants India to Britain. He went to Winchester College, one of the most elite schools in Britain, where he was the head boy.
Thereafter, he graduated from Oxford, went to Stanford where he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship and earned an MBA degree. He began his career as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs before entering parliament in 2015. He became Chancellor of the Exchequer in 2020 until 2022 under the Boris Johnson government.
The 42-year-old won the competition to replace Liz Truss, who had only been in office for 44 days. His only remaining rival, Penny Mordaunt, withdrew from the race after failing to get 100 votes from Conservative Party MPs, which is required to enter the race for PM. Sunak had the support of more than 190 MPs.
Sunak has become Britain’s third in seven weeks and the youngest prime minister in two centuries. He is the first Hindu person to achieve this feat. He is married to the daughter of Narayana Murthy, the founder of Infosys. Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy have two daughters, Anushka and Krishna.
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