List of Northeastern University alumni
The following is a list of notable alumni of Northeastern University.
Alumni
Business
- Bob Davis - CEO and Founder, Lycos
- Nikesh Arora – Vice Chairman of SoftBank
- Biz Stone – Co-Founder of Twitter
- David Bannon – co-founder and COO, Headwall Photonics [1]
- Robert A. Brooks – founder and CEO, Brooks Fiber Properties [2]
- George Chamillard- former CEO, Teradyne, Inc.
- Jeff Bornstein – CFO, General Electric
- Jeff Clarke – CEO, Kodak
- Jeff Cooper – COO and co-founder, EPOX-Z Corporation
- Richard A. D'Amore - co-founder and Partner, North Bridge Venture Partners
- 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 [3]
- John McEleney – CEO, SolidWorks Corporation
- Alan McKim – CEO and Founder, Clean Harbors
- Edward McMahon – President and CEO, Epec
- Srinath Narayanan – principal, Canaccord Adams
- Bill Norman – founder and COO, Intellisis
- William O’Shea- EVP, Lucent Technologies
- Kevin Roche – EVP, Getronics
- Michael J. Sherman – founder, president and CEO, AES Corporation
- Sy Sternberg — chairman and CEO, New York Life Insurance Company
- James Waters- VP, Coveo
Government and politics
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
Military
Journalism and communications
Arts and entertainment
- Martín Espada — poet
- Tony CIampa — poet
- Jane Curtin — actress, comedienne, and founding member of Saturday Night Live
- Damien Fahey — a former host of the MTV program TRL
- Mohammed Saeed Harib – Creator of Freej[5]
- Aisha Kahlil — Dancer, singer
- Courtney Hunt – Writer and director, whose film Frozen River was nominated for an Academy Award
- 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
- Beverly Johnson – Supermodel and actress
- 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
- Wendy Williams – Radio/TV talk show host
- Al Barile – singer/guitarist for hardcore punk band SS Decontrol
- Colin Moriarty - Former IGN Senior Editor, podcast host, and Co-Founder of "Kinda Funny"
Academia and Nonprofit
Sports
- Ed Barry – 1946–47 Boston Bruins, National Hockey League (NHL)
- Harry Barnes — 1969 San Diego Rockets, NBA
- José Juan Barea — Minnesota Timberwolves
- Sandy Beadle – 1980–81 Winnipeg Jets, NHL
- Randy Bucyk – 1985–86 Montreal Canadiens, 1987–88 Calgary Flames, NHL
- Joe Callahan – 1939–40 Boston Bees, MLB
- Art Chisholm – 1960–61 Boston Bruins, NHL
- Rob Cowie – 1994–96 Los Angeles Kings, NHL
- Kendall Coyne - Silver medalist on the Sochi 2014 United States Women's National Ice Hockey Team
- Jim Fahey — NHL defenseman, New Jersey Devils
- Tony Fryklund, current professional mixed martial arts fighter.
- 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 for Maccabi Tel Aviv[6]
- Sean Jones — National Football League (NFL) Los Angeles Raiders, Houston Oilers, Green Bay Packers
- Steven Langton – Olympian, 2010 Vancouver, 2014 Sochi, Bobsled
- Reggie Lewis — Boston Celtics
- Dave Leitao – college basketball coach
- Pat Mason – college baseball coach at Virginia Tech[7]
- 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
- Adam Ottavino – 1st round pick in 2006 MLB Draft, pitcher for St. Louis Cardinals (2010) and Colorado Rockies (2012–present)
- 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 Rays
- Bruce Racine — NHL goaltender, St. Louis Blues
- Dan Ross — NFL Cincinnati Bengals and Super Bowl record setter.
- Florence Schelling - Goaltender for the Switzerland's Women's Ice Hockey Team in 2006, 2010, and 2014. Led the Swiss team to a bronze medal finish in 2014, and was named MVP of the tournament. [8]
- 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
- Joe Vitale - NHL, Center for Pittsburgh Penguins 2011- Current
- Kurt Walker – NHL, 1975–78 Toronto Maple Leafs
- Rick Weitzman — 1968, World Champion Boston Celtics
- Keith Willis — NFL Pittsburgh Steelers
- Hillary Witt - Assistant Coach for the United States Women's National Ice Hockey Team in the Sochi 2014 Olympics
- George Yankowski – MLB, 1942 Philadelphia Athletics, 1949 Chicago White Sox
Other
- Rezwan Ferdaus - convicted on terrorism charges, currently serving life sentence
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.headwallphotonics.com/management_holographic_diffraction.asp
- ↑ http://www.stlcommercemagazine.com/archives/march2000/cover.html
- ↑ Schiffman, Betsy (December 13, 2000). Forbes http://www.forbes.com/2000/12/13/1213faces.html.
- ↑ Theroux, Paul (2001). Fresh Air Fiend: Travel Writings, 1985–2000. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp. 256–259. ISBN 9780618126934.
- ↑ "The Q&A: Mohammed Saeed Harib, animator." The Economist. August 10, 2011. Retrieved on March 29, 2012.
- ↑
- ↑ Wood, Norm (July 15, 2013). "Mason Rises to Virginia Tech's Head Baseball Job from Humble New England Roots". DailyPress.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
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