ˈæftɚɹ ˈɜːnɪŋ dᵻɡɹˈiːz fɹʌmðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə, bˈɜːkli ænd hˈɑːɹvɚd bˈɪznəs skˈuːl, sˈæɹɑːfɪm tˈʊk ɐ dʒˈɑːb wɪð kˈɑːʔn̩ kˈʌmpəni ˈændɚsən, klˈeɪtən ænd kˈʌmpəni ɪn hjˈuːstən.
After earning degrees from the University of California, Berkeley and Harvard Business School, Sarofim took a job with cotton company Anderson, Clayton and Company in Houston.