- List of Northeastern University alumni
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The following is a list of notable alumni of Northeastern University.
Contents
Alumni
Business
- Nikesh Arora - SVP and Chief Business Officer, Google
- Daniel Baker – CFO, PlumChoice [1]
- David Bannon – co-founder and COO, Headwall Photonics [2]
- Robert Brooks – founder and CEO, Brooks Fibre Properties [3]
- George Chamillard- former CEO, Teradyne, Inc.
- Jeff Clarke – former EVP, Hewlett-Packard; CEO, Travelport
- Jeff Cooper – VP, mValent
- Richard Egan — co-founder, EMC
- Shawn Fanning – founder, Napster
- Jerald G. Fishman – CEO, Analog Devices
- Bob Graham- former EVP, Sun Microsystems
- Dave House – Chairman, Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
- George Kariotis- founder, Alpha Industries
- Roger Marino – co-founder, EMC and former part-owner, Pittsburgh Penguins [4]
- John McEleney – CEO, SolidWorks Corporation
- Edward McMahon – President and CEO, Epec
- Dan Murphy — VP, IKON Office Solutions
- Srinath Narayanan – principal, Canaccord Adams
- Bill Norman – founder and COO, Intellisis
- William O’Shea- EVP, Lucent Technologies
- Brian Perry – President, Bkp Technology
- Kevin Roche – EVP, Getronics
- Michael Sherman – founder, president and CEO, AES Corporation
- Sy Sternberg — chairman and CEO, New York Life Insurance Company
- James Waters- VP, Coveo
- Biz Stone- CEO, Twitter
Government and politics
- David Ferriero – 10th Archivist of the United States
- Jayson P. Ahern – Deputy Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- George F. Archambault – Pharmacy Liaison Officer for the United States Public Health Service
- Demetrius J. Atsalis – Member of the Mass. House of Representatives (served 1998 – present)
- Thomas Calter – Member of the Mass. House of Representatives (served 2007 – present)
- Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera – Member of the Mass. House of Representatives (served 1998 – present)
- William Delgado – Illinois General Assembly Senator
- Harold Daniel Donohue – Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1947–1974)
- Patrick Duddy – U.S. Ambassador
- Richard Egan – U.S. Ambassador
- Thomas Finneran – Former Speaker of the Mass. House of Representatives (served 1996–2004)
- Gordon D. Fox – Majority Leader of the Rhode Island House of Representatives (served 1992 – present)
- Peter Franchot – Comptroller of Maryland
- Edward Jackamonis – speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- James Franklin Jeffrey – U.S. Ambassador
- Lyndon LaRouche – Perennial presidential candidate
- Hadassah Lieberman – Wife of Connecticut senator Joseph Lieberman
- John O. Pastore – Governor of Rhode Island
- Ari Porth – Member of the Florida House of Representatives
- Karen Spilka – Member of the Massachusetts State Senate
- Wallace Stickney – Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under President George H. W. Bush
- Leslie Winner – North Carolina State Senator
Judiciary
- Margot Botsford – Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
- Linda Dalianis – Justice, New Hampshire Supreme Court
- Dana Fabe – Chief Justice, Alaska Supreme Court
- Edward Hennessey – Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
- Peter T. Zarella- Justice, Connecticut Supreme Court
Science and technology
- Hans Baumann, inventor and engineer[5]
- Amy Bishop - Former professor, accused murder suspect
- Richard P. Gabriel – Expert on the Lisp programming language
- Gregory Jarvis – Astronaut
- Yale Patt – Engineer
- Eugene F. Lally - Rocket scientist and inventor of digital photography
- Alvin Joseph Melveger – noted scientist specializing in physical chemistry, spectroscopy, biomaterials, polymers and other disciplines
- Albert Sacco – Astronaut
- Hans R. Camenzind - Inventor of the 555 timer IC
Military
- Mark P. Fitzgerald – Vice Admiral, and Director, Navy Staff for the United States Navy (previously served as the Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet, from 2004 until 2006)
- Richard I. Neal – United States Marine Corps four star general (served as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps from 1996 to 1998)
- William Thornton, Colonel, U.S. Air Force, White House Fellow
Journalism and communications
- Eddie Andelman – Sports radio talk show host (MBA Degree)
- Michelle Bonner – ESPNEWS/Sports Center anchor
- Fred Cusick – Sportscaster
- Richard Daniels – former President, The Boston Globe
- Nat Hentoff — Contributing editor, The New Yorker Magazine
- Dan Mason – Radio Host
- Will McDonough — Sportswriter, Boston Globe
- Don Orsillo – TV broadcaster
- Walter V. Robinson – Investigative Journalist, Boston Globe
- Dorothy Samuels – Editorialist, New York Times (Northeastern University School of Law)
- Wendy Williams – Syndicated radio host
Arts and entertainment
- Martín Espada — poet
- Jane Curtin — movie actress and founding member of Saturday Night Live
- Damien Fahey — a former host of the MTV program TRL
- Aisha Kahlil — Dancer, singer
- Alex Garcia — Food Network chef
- Patrice O'Neal — Comedian and actor
- Jennifer Toof — "Toastee" from VH1's Flavor of Love, Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School, and I Love Money
- Terry Carter – Actor, Sgt. Joe Broadhurst in McCloud and Colonel Tigh on the original Battlestar Galactica
- David Andelman – CEO, Phantom Gourmet
- Earle Brown – Composer, developed open-form scores
- Barbara Kopple — Documentary filmmaker
- Meredith Garniss – American visual artist and landscape painter
- Peter Orner – American fiction writer
- Carla Cook – Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist
- Diana Lemieux – Freelance photographer
- Jillian Wheeler – American singer/songwriter
Academia and Nonprofit
- William M. Fowler - Author, Professor, and Former Director of the Massachusetts Historical Society
- Marquis Cabrera - President and Founder, Foster Skills, Inc.
Sports
- Ed Barry – 1946–47 Boston Bruins, National Hockey League (NHL)
- Harry Barnes — 1969 San Diego Rockets, NBA
- José Juan Barea — Dallas Mavericks
- Sandy Beadle – 1980–81 Winnipeg Jets, NHL
- Randy Bucyk – 1985–86 Montreal Canadiens, 1987–88 Calgary Flames, NHL
- Art Chisholm – 1960–61 Boston Bruins, NHL
- Joe Callahan – 1939–40 Boston Bees, MLB
- Rob Cowie – 1994–96 Los Angeles Kings, NHL
- Jim Fahey — NHL defenseman, New Jersey Devils
- Fernie Flaman — NHL Hockey Hall of Famer
- Scott Gruhl – 1987–88 Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL
- Amber Ferreira - Professional Triathlete
- "Wild" Bill Hunnefield — Major League Baseball (MLB) 1926–31 Chicago White Sox, 1931 Cleveland Indians, Boston Braves, and New York Giants
- Shawn James, professional basketball player[6]
- Sean Jones — National Football League (NFL) Los Angeles Raiders, Houston Oilers, Green Bay Packers
- Steven Langton - 2010 Olympian, Bobsled
- Reggie Lewis — Boston Celtics
- Dave Leitao – college basketball coach
- Dan McGillis — NHL defenseman San Jose Sharks, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins
- Michael Ryan — NHL left winger, Buffalo Sabres
- Perry Moss — 1986 Washington Bullets, Philadelphia 76ers, 1987 Golden State Warriors
- Chris Nilan — Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers
- Charlie Paulk - NBA, 1968-1970 Milwaukee Bucks, 1970-1971 Cincinnati Royals, 1971 Chicago Bulls, 1971-1972 New York Knicks
- Carlos Peña — MLB first baseman/outfielder, Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
- Bruce Racine — NHL goaltender, St. Louis Blues
- Dan Ross — NFL Cincinnati Bengals and Super Bowl record setter.
- Brian Sullivan – NHL, 1992–93 New Jersey Devils
- Josh Heinrich Taves – NFL football player, 2000–02, Oakland Raiders and Carolina Panthers
- Jocko Thompson – MLB pitcher, 1948–51 Philadelphia Phillies
- Johnny Tobin — MLB, 1932 New York Giants
- Kurt Walker – NHL, 1975–78 Toronto Maple Leafs
- Rick Weitzman — 1968, World Champion Boston Celtics
- George Yankowski – MLB, 1942 Philadelphia Athletics, 1949 Chicago White Sox
See also
References
- ^ http://www.plumchoice.com/management.asp
- ^ http://www.headwallphotonics.com/management_holographic_diffraction.asp
- ^ http://www.stlcommercemagazine.com/archives/march2000/cover.html
- ^ Forbes. 2000-12-13. http://www.forbes.com/2000/12/13/1213faces.html.
- ^ "Automation Founders Circle: Dr. Hans Baumann". ISA. http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=74627. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
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