List of Rider University people
This is a list of notable graduates of Rider University (formerly Rider College) in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.
Notable alumni
Business
- Alfred Altomari, MBA, former CEO of Barrier Therapeutics
- Ralph J. Anderson Jr., Partner of Friedman LLP[1]
- Stephen J. Cosgrove, Vice president, corporate controller, Johnson & Johnson.[2]
- Gary R. Effren, president of Akeena Solar[3]
- Neil B. Friedman, president of Mattel Brands[4]
- David T. Giddings, MBA, president and CEO of Digilab; former chairman, president & CEO of Diametrics Medical[5]
- Jack Goldstein, former president & COO of Chiron[6]
- Richard A. Kohlberger, executive vice president, chief legal officer & secretary of UST[7]
- Thomas J. Lynch, CEO of Tyco Electronics[8]
- Robert Miller (Future Electronics), Canadian billionaire who founded Future Electronics[9]
- Peter J. Neff, MBA, former president & CEO of Genovo; former president of Rhone-Poulenc[10]
- Thomas O'Riordan, former CEO of American Sporting Goods[11]
- Donald Monks, Vice Chairman & Chief Administrative Officer, The Bank of New York Mellon[12]
- Thomas McCabe, Vice President and Fiduciary Investment Officer, Merrill Lynch Bank and Trust Co. FSB[13]
- Charles H. Podowski, MBA, president & CEO of Auto Club Group Insurance[14]
- Mike Pulli, CEO of Pace plc[15]
- Michael Rosinski, CEO of Astoria Software.[16]
- Ronald Schlosser, chairman & CEO of Haights Cross Communications; former president & CEO of Thomson Learning[17]
- Robert Schimek, Senior Vice President & CFO, American International Group.[18][19]
- John T. Spitznagel, chairman & CEO of Oceana Therapeutics[20]
- Howard Stoeckel, CEO of Wawa
- Scott L. Tarriff, MBA, CEO of Eagle Pharmaceuticals; former CEO of Par Pharmaceutical[21]
- John R. Tracy, VP Finance, Motorola, Inc[22]
- Kenneth Yen, CEO of China Motor Corporation and Yulon
- Elliott Wahle, chairman & cofounder of Generation Capital; and chairman & CEO of Rustique Home Furnishings[23]
- Meg Walsh, president of Medscape Consumer, internationally-recognized authority in e-health[24]
- Richard H. Wildnauer, MBA, former president and CEO of NeoStrata Company[25]
Government
- Antonio Arocho, an attorney and former Chief Operating Officer of the Hispanic National Bar Association
- Milton Nathaniel Barnes, Liberian Ambassador to the United Nations Antonio Arocho
- Jack Casey, member of the New Jersey Senate and General Assembly
- Robert D. Clifton, Monmouth County Freeholder
- John F. Cordisco, former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Frederick W. Donnelly, former Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey
- Eldridge Hawkins, Jr., Mayor of Orange, New Jersey
- Valerie Huttle, a Democrat who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly where she represents the 37th Legislative District
- Robert E. Grossman, Judge on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York[26]
- Vincent Ignizio, member of New York City Council; former member of New York State Assembly
- Peter Inverso, former member of the New Jersey State Senate
- Edward von Kloberg III, infamous lobbyist
- Paul Kramer, member of the New Jersey General Assembly
- Gregory Lorjuste, Associate Director of Scheduling to United States President Barack Obama
- James J. McCullough, former member of the New Jersey State Senate
- Connie Myers, MA, former member of the New Jersey General Assembly
- Joseph A. Palaia, Monmouth County Freeholder, former member of the New Jersey General Assembly and New Jersey State Senate
- Michael T. Peifer, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- David Rousseau, MBA, former New Jersey State Treasurer during Jon Corzine Administration[27]
- Mark S. Schweiker, MA, 44th Governor of Pennsylvania
- Shirley Turner, MA, member & president pro tempore of the New Jersey State Senate
Sports
Baseball
- Jack Armstrong, former Major League Baseball pitcher; 1990 MLB All-Star and World Champion
- Kevin Barry, former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Al Downing, former Major League Baseball pitcher; 1967 MLB All-Star & Strikeout Champion; 1971 MLB Comeback Player of the Year
- Jim Hoey, current Major League Baseball relief pitcher
- Jeff Kunkel, former Major League Baseball player; 3rd pick of the 1983 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers
- Danny Napoleon, former Major League Baseball outfielder
Basketball
Soccer
Other sports
Other
- Nazeer Ahmed, senior scientist, historian, and a former legislator in India
- Nicholas Ballasy, broadcast journalist covering Capitol Hill Nazeer Ahmed
- John Bundy, magician with two appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman
- Arthur Katalayi, MA, senior adviser and global ambassador at Giving Back to Africa
- Bill Loguidice, well-known video game documentary film producer, journalist and writer[28]
- James Morgart, Horror film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and critic
Notable faculty
References