“StanfordWho” is Stanford University’s online people directory and org lookup tool, not a news topic or celebrity nickname.

What “StanfordWho” Actually Is

  • It’s the Stanford “People and Organization Search” service that lets you look up faculty, staff, students, and certain hospital affiliates connected to Stanford.
  • The default view is public and shows only people who chose to make their listing visible to everyone.
  • If you’re part of the Stanford community (with a SUNet ID), you can log in to see a restricted view with more entries and extra organizational details.

So when you see “Stanford who” or “StanfordWho” in forums or tech/admin docs, people are usually talking about this directory tool, not asking “who is Stanford?”

How People Use StanfordWho

  • To find Stanford email addresses and phone numbers for professors, staff, or labs.
  • To see who works in which department, and where they sit in the org chart (in the restricted view).
  • To quickly confirm someone’s affiliation with Stanford or the Stanford hospitals.
  • Via a web interface and also a mobile app, so you can search the directory on your phone.

A typical use case: a student hears a professor’s name in class, then uses StanfordWho to find their email and office location.

Quick context on “Stanford”

Since the phrase “stanford who” can also be people just asking what Stanford is: Stanford University is a major private research university in California, famous for its ties to Silicon Valley, large campus, and very selective admissions.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.