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Notable Georgetown Alumni

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Georgetown University graduates go on to be leaders in a variety of career fields. Alumni hold leadership posts in academia, the arts, business, government, legal, medical, and non-profit sectors throughout the world. A sample of alumni successes include:
 

Law, Government, and Politics

  •  Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (SFS '10) - Deputy Emir of the State of Qatar
  •  William Jefferson Clinton (SFS'68) - Former President of the United States
  •  Antonin Scalia (C'57) - Supreme Court justice
  •  George Tenet (SFS'76) - Former director of Central Intelligence
  •  Michael Powell (L'93) - Chairman, Federal Communications Commission
  •  Gen. James Jones (F'66) - Former supreme allied commander, Europe, North American Treaty Organization
  •  William McDonough (G'62) - Former president and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of N.Y.; Vice-Chairman, Merrill Lynch
  •  Mark Morial (L'83) - Former mayor of New Orleans
  •  Scott Thomas (L'77) - Former commissioner, Federal Elections Commission
  •  Andrew Natsios, (C'71) - Special Envoy to Darfur; Former administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development
  •  Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (SFS'68) - president of the Philippines
  •  Thomas Ambro (C'72, L'75) - Judge, United States Court of Appeals
  •  Franklin L. Lavin (SFS'79, G'85) - Ambassador to Singapore
  •  George Mitchell (L'61) - Former majority leader, U.S. Senate
  •  Mickey Kantor (L'68) - Former secretary of Commerce
  •  Alfredo Cristiani (B'68) - Former president of El Salvador
     

U.S. Congress

  •  Sen. Patrick Leahy (L'64) - D-VT
  •  Sen. Richard Durbin (SFS'66; L'78) - D-IL
  •  Sen. Lisa Murkowski (C'80) - R-AK
  •  Sen. James Webb (L'75) - D-VA
  •  Rep. Michael Castle (L'64) - R-DE
  •  Rep. Henry Cuellar (SFS'78) - D-TX
  •  Rep. John Dingell (C'49, L'52) - D-MI
  •  Rep. Mike Ferguson (MPP'95) - R-NJ
  •  Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (G'86) - R-NE
  •  Rep. Stephanie Herseth (C'93, G/L'96/PhD '03) - D-SD
  •  Rep. Mazie Hirono (L'78) - D-HI
  •  Rep. Steny Hoyer (L'66) - D-MD
  •  Rep. William Jefferson (L'96) - D-LA
  •  Rep. Mark Steven Kirk (L'92) - R-IL
  •  Rep. Daniel Lungren (L'71) - R-CA
  •  Rep. Chris Van Holl Jr. (L'90) - D-MD
  •  Rep. Peter Visclosky (L'82) - D-IN
  •  Rep. Frank Wolf (L'65) - R-VA
  •  Rep. Albert Wynn (L'77) - D-MD
  •  Del. Luis Fortuno (SFS'82) - R-PR
     

Business

  •  Ted Leonsis (C'77) - Vice chairman, America Online and President, AOL Audience Business; majority owner, Washington Capitals hockey team
  •  Philip Marineau (C'68) - President and CEO, Levi Strauss & Co.
  •  Marcus Wallenberg (SFS'80) - Chairman, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
  •  Robert Emmett McDonough (F'49) - Founder and vice chairman, Remedy Temp, Inc.
  •  Edmond Villani (C'68) - Partner, Intana Management, LLC; former vice chairman, Deutsche Asset Management
  •  Ken "Dr. Fad" Hakuta (B'72) - Inventor and CEO, Allherb.com Foundation
  •  Jules Kroll (L'66) - President, Kroll-O'Gara Company
  •  Paul Nussbaum (L'71) - Former president, Patriot American Corporation
  •  Michael L. Chasen (MBA'95) - CEO & co-founder, Blackboard Inc.
  •  Kristen M. Fletcher (MBA'84) - Former chairman, ABN-AMRO, Inc.
  •  Saadadeen R. Hariri (B'92) - CEO, Saudi Oger, Ltd.
  •  Michael E. Heisley, Jr. (B'86) - Executive vice president, Heico Companies
  •  Michael A. Todman (B'79) - President, Whirlpool Corporation International
     

Entertainment, Media, and Culture

  •  Stuart Bloomberg (C'72) - Producer; former chairman, ABC Entertainment
  •  Jonathan Nolan (C'98) - Author of Memento
  •  Linda Gradstein (SFS'85) - Correspondent, National Public Radio (NPR)
  •  William Peter Blatty (C'50) - Author of The Exorcist
  •  John Guare (C'60; H'91) - Author and playwright
  •  Margaret Edson (G'92) - Pulitzer Prize winning author of Wit
  •  Maria Shriver (C'77) - First lady of California; best selling author
  •  Malcolm Lee (C'92) - Director, The Best Man and Undercover Brother
  •  Greta Van Susteren (L'79, L'82) - Anchorwoman, Fox News Network
  •  Richard L. Battista (B'86) - CEO, Gemstar-TV Guide, International
     

Science and Medicine

  •  Patricia Grady (NHS’67) - Director of the National Institute of Nursing Research
  •  Antonia Novello (Hospital fellow '75) - Physician, former U.S. Surgeon General
  •  John J. Ring (C'49; M'53) - Former president, American Medical Association
  •  Solomon Snyder (C'59, M'62) - Neuroscientist
  •  Andrew C. von Eschenbach (M’67) - Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration

 

Religion, Social Action, and Education

  •  Nasser Yousef Al-Jaber (SFS '10) - CEO, Teach for Qatar
  •  Leo J. O'Donovan, S.J. (C'56) - 47th president, Georgetown University
  •  Joan Claybrook (L'73) - President, Public Citizen
  •  Robert M. Hayes (C'74) - Founder, Coalition for the Homeless
  •  Rev. Daniel K. Lahart, S.J. (B '83) - President of Strake Jesuit College Preparatory School, Houston, TX
  •  Rev. Brian Paulson, S.J. (SFS '81) - President of St. Ignatius College Preparatory School, Chicago, IL
  •  Anthony Shriver (C'88) - Founder and chairman, Best Buddies International
  •  Most Rev. Thomas J. Rodi (C '71) - Bishop, Diocese of Biloxi, MS
  •  Sister Kathleen Ross, SNJM (G '71) - Founding President, Heritage College, Yakima, WA
  •  Rev. John Whitney, S.J., (C'80) - Provincial of the Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus
     

Sports

  •  Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (SFS '09) - Chairman of Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup bid committee
  •  Paul Tagliabue (C'62) - Former commissioner, National Football League
  •  Arlen Kantarian (B'75) - Chief executive, Professional Tennis, U.S. Tennis Association
  •  Patrick Ewing (C'85) - Former professional basketball player, New York Knicks, Seattle SuperSonics, Orlando Magic
  •  Othella Harrington (C'96) - Professional basketball player, Charlotte Bobcats
  •  Dikembe Mutombo (SLL'91) - Professional basketball player, Houston Rockets
  •  Don Reid (C'95) - Former professional basketball player, Detroit Pistons, Washington Wizards, Orlando Magic
  •  Jerome Williams (C'96) - Former professional basketball player, Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors
  •  Jaren Jackson (B'89) - Former professional basketball player; Head Coach, Pittsburgh Xplosion
  •  Jahidi White (C'98) - Former professional basketball player, Cleveland Cavaliers
  •  Ruben Boumtje Boumtje (C'01) - Former professional basketball player, Orlando Magic

 

C - College
SFS - School of Foreign Service
B - Business
SLL- School of Language and Linguistics
G - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
L - Law Center
M - School of Medicine
NHS - Nursing and Health Studies
DDS - Dental School
SCS - School of Continuing Studies