Laleh Rongere

Laleh Rongere joined the Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy in 2020 as an International Student Advising and Career Programs consultant. In that role, she provides international students (and staff) important resources about US work authorization options, US job search strategies and how to successfully navigate the US-based job search for Internships and Full-Time positions after graduation and lastly, understand the job search process from the perspective of a US hiring manager and recruiter.

Laleh has more than 15 years of experience as an international student advisor. She started advising at Mission College in Santa Clara, and then advise F-1 and J-1 students at Stanford University Bechtel International Center.

Laleh was an Associate Director of International Students Career Programs and Advising at Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she helped MBA and MSx (Sloan) international students to strategize their job search and navigate their US careers. She created the premier internship program for MSx International Students. Laleh was a recipient of several awards at Stanford University. She also worked at the School of Medicine, Postdoc office and at the Office of Graduate Education to advance diversity and minority representation among Biosciences Ph.D. students. She also designed and developed an innovative information and process management system to automate and track all activities of the International Students Office at Stanford. This tool was copyrighted with Stanford Office of Technology and Licensing (OTL) in 2012 and integrated into Stanford’s PeopleSoft platform.

Laleh enjoys every minute of this challenging work and always looks for better solutions to help international students. The joy in her work comes from interacting with people from different countries and cultures. She has participated in numerous NAFSA conferences as a district co-chair, a regional workshop leader, and a presenter. She has a Masters’ Degree in Computer Sciences and a postgraduate degree in database design and management from the University of Paris/France.