Join the Rock Center for Corporate Governance for the next installment of Rock Center 50 Minutes, a webinar series hosted by Kimathi Marangu. Designed for corporate directors and senior executives, the series brings a governance perspective to timely developments in business, technology, and leadership.

In this installment, Kimathi sits down on the Stanford campus with Spencer Keith Jones, Stanford ’23 (MS&E) and small forward for the Denver Nuggets, whose path to a full-time NBA roster spot has required him to keep earning the next step. Two weeks ago, Spencer secured the largest fully guaranteed offer sheet ever signed by an undrafted player converted by a two-way contract.

That progression has forced Jones to think constantly about what translates at the next level, where his skills fit, and what a team of elite performers needs from him. It has also given him a close view of the business decisions that shape an athlete’s career. As a player representative to the National Basketball Players Association, Jones takes part in conversations about the economics and governance of the league. He also invests in early-stage companies, bringing a business lens to a career still centered on competing at the highest level of basketball.

Engineer. Rookie. Investor. Leader. Kimathi and Spencer will explore what it takes to earn and keep a place on a high-performing team, how roles evolve as the stakes rise, and what the business of professional sports can reveal about incentives, governance, and value inside competitive organizations.