Interview with Jano Banks : Alumni Stories
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Jano Banks (BS Electrical Engineering, 1988; MS Electrical Engineering, 1993) speaks about his early encounters with Stanford and how he ultimately decided to attend the university. He discusses his involvement in the Stanford Band and his participation in Stanford in Berlin. He shares memories of how he felt both academically intimidated and spurred on by his peers, all the while battling the curve and grade inflation. Banks then describes his career path, from a college hire at Apple to a director at Google Nest. The interview ends with Banks reflecting fondly on how a Stanford education functioned as an “E Ticket” in the ride of life as well as his many travels while at Stanford.
Description
| Type of resource | sound recording-nonmusical, text |
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| Extent | 1 audio file; 1 text file |
| Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
| Date created | October 21, 2022 - |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
| Interviewee | Banks, Jano | |
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| Creator | Banks, Jano | |
| Interviewer | Marine-Street, Natalie J. | |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
| Subject | Stanford University. Students > 1980s |
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| Subject | Universities and colleges |
| Subject | College students |
| Genre | Interview |
Bibliographic information
| Biographical Profile | Jano has enjoyed an exciting career shipping dozens of computer and consumer electronics products as a Design Engineer, Manager, Director, and CEO of his own startup. He spent his first 9 years at Apple, then startups and small companies for the next 16, including 4 years as Co-Founder of his startup, Radiient Technologies. He has spent the past 12 years back in "Big Tech" as a Sr. Manager at Amazon/Lab126, Director of Apple TV, and currently Director of Hardware at Google Nest. He holds over 25 US Patents and is a co-inventor of HDMI. |
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| Transcript |
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| Finding Aid | |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/ns998tb3917 |
| Location | SC0932 |
| Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Collection
Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program interviews, 1999-2022
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