New York University: Business
by Sylviastel | created - 09 Sep 2014 | updated - 10 Sep 2014 | PublicKobi Alexander MBA 1980; founder and former CEO of Comverse Technology.
Charles Ranlett Flint BS 1968: Founder of IBM.
James M. Henderson: graduate studies, founder of Henderson Advertising Agency in Greenville, SC. Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of SC in 1970.
Arthur C. Martinez: BS 1960; former chairman and CEO of Sears.
Stewart G. Nagler: BS 1963; Vice Chairman, CFO and Director of MetLife.
Robert B. Cohen: BA 1947; founded Hudson News in 1987.
Jerome H. Coles BA 1935; namesake for NYU Sports Center.
Renato A. DiPentima MBA: president and chief executive SRA International Inc.
Robert J. Stevens MS 1985; Chairman, President, and CEO of Lockheed Martin.
Edward H. Bersoff: 1962-1968 BA, MA, Ph.D.; Chairman of Greenwich Associates.
Jake Burton Carpenter: BA 1977; designer of modern snowboard and founder of Burton Snowboards.
Shreshth Dugar BA 2011; Marketing director for Datemyschool.com
Israel Englander BS 1972; founder of Millennium Partners.
Randall W. Forsyth BS: editor in chief at Barons.com
Kayalakakam M. George: MBA 1948; CEO of Palai Central Bank (1956-1960).
Harvey Golub BS 1961; Chairman of American Express (1994-2001).
H. Dale Hemmerdinger WSC 1967; President of Hemmerdinger Foundation.
Abby F. Kohnstramm: MBA, Senior VP, IBM.
Eugene Kleiner MA 1948; founder of Kleiner Perkins.
Jeffrey Koo BA 1962; China Trust Commercial Bank.
Cathy Minehan MBA 1977; President of Federal Reserve Bank, Boston, MA.
Alan Levin MBA 1976; CFO, Pfizer.
Monroe Milstein: MBA; CEO of Burlington Coat Factory.
Karl A. Minner BA 1993; President and CEo of Nexus Legal Cash.
Joseph Nacchio BS 1970: CEO Quest.
Roy Neuberger: coursework; Founder of Neuberger & Berman.
Dean R. O'Hare BS 1963; CEO of Chubb Corp.
Park Chong-sup MBA: CEO of Hyundai Electronics Industries.
Andrew J. Perlman MD, Ph.D.: executive VP of Tularik Inc.
Chris Policinski MBA 1982; CEO Land O Lakes.
Kenneth Quinn MBA; CEO Citibank Canada.
Marc Rich BA; billionaire, comodities trader.
Leonard Riggio MBA 1964; CEO and Owner of Barnes & Noble.
Jay Schulberg BA 1961; advertising executive at Ogilvy & Mather and Bozell Worldwide.
William T. Schwendler: BS 1924, CEO Grumman.
Walter Shipley BS 1956; Chairman & CEO; Chase Manhattan Bank.
Robert Soros BA 1986; Head of Soros fund management, son of George Soros.
Mark Spitznagel MS; investor, hedge fund manager.
Ernest Stempel JD; former CEO, AIG.
Leonard N. Stern BS 1959, MBA; namesake of NYU Stern's School of Business, CEO, the Hartz Group.
Sy Syms BA 1946; founder of Syms Clothing.
Henry Taub BS 1947; Taub Foundation.
Laurence Alan Tisch B.Sc.; American media mogul and billionaire; president and CEO of CBS.
Francesco Trapani MBA; CEO of Bulgari.
Martin D. Weiss BA; financial market analyst, founder of Weiss Research.
Sharef Masarwa; market analyst, founder of Masarwa Research Inc.
Hardik H. Modi MS (Computer Science) analyst, intiator of IAM Practice L&T Infotech LTD.
Reifeld Bernhard MA; resolver of the Israeli-Palestine conflict.
Denise Sung Lee BA; principal of Khronicle Partners Inc. Management Consulting.
Juan Pablo Cappello Law; entrepreneu and lawyer.
1. Warren Adler
Writer | The War of the Roses
Best known for "The War of the Roses," his masterpiece fictionalization of a macabre divorce turned into the dark comedy box office hit starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito, Adler quickly became the fountainhead of Hollywood screenplay adaptations, fueling an unprecedented ...
BA 1949.
2. Maria Bartiromo
Actress | Arbitrage
Maria Bartiromo was born on September 11, 1967 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Arbitrage (2012), The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010). She has been married to Jonathan Steinberg since June 13, 1999.
BA 1987
3. Ursula Burns
Self | Boss: The Black Experience in Business
She was the first black woman to run a Fortune 500 company.
BS 1980, Madam Chairwoman and CEO of Xerox.
4. Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson
Self | Thor's Saga
Thor Bjorgolfsson, born on March 19th, 1967, is an Icelandic entrepreneur and businessman, based in London. As of October 2019, Forbes listed him as the richest person in Iceland and the 1,116th richest in the world. In fact, he is the only billionaire in all of Iceland. His grandfather, Thor ...
BS 1991
5. David Boies
Producer | Midnight Sun
David Boies was born on March 11, 1941 in Sycamore, Illinois, USA. He is a producer and legal representative, known for Midnight Sun (2018), Gold (2016) and Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018). He has been married to Mary Ann McInnis since August 21, 1982. They have two children. He was previously ...
LLM 1967; Founder and Chairman of Boies, Schiller, and Flexner.
7. Ben Cohen
Actor | Just Headlines
Ben Cohen was born in 1951 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Just Headlines (2021), The Trouble with Cali (2012) and The Two Dollar Bill Documentary (2015).
art therapy; co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Ice cream.
8. Alan Weinberger
Producer | Dancing Amidst the Rubble
Alan Weinberger grew up in Great Neck, New York, graduated from NYU with a BA, NYU Law with a JD and Harvard Law with an LLM. He founded in 1984, organized and has run as CEO, The ASCII Group, Inc. the world's largest and oldest community of independent computer solution providers, with members in ...
BA 1967; JD 1970;
9. Howard Cosell
Self | Bananas
When you think of the words honesty, straight from the shoulder, and tell it like it is, you think of one man: Howard Cosell. Howard is best remembered as the greatest sportscaster in the history of sports. His way with words and ability of telling like it was, brought him fame not only in America,...
BA 1938, JD 1941. sportscaster.
10. John Creedon
Actor | Long Overdue
John Creedon is known for Long Overdue (2019), The Kings of Cork City (2005) and Fáilte Towers (2008).
BS 1955; JD 1957.
12. Thomas Dooley
Self | The Time Is... Now
Stern MBA 1984; Senior Chief Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and CFO of Viacom.
13. Salvatore Ferragamo
Actor | Terroir
Salvatore Ferragamo was born on June 5, 1898 in Bonito, Campania, Italy. He was an actor, known for Terroir (2014), Mondovino (2004) and The Castaways (2003). He was married to Wanda Ferragamo. He died on August 7, 1960 in Tuscany, Italy.
Ferragamo design. MBA from Stern.
15. Tom Freston
Producer | The Diplomat
Tom Freston was born on November 22, 1945 in the USA. He is a producer, known for The Diplomat (2015), Rock the Kasbah (2015) and Paladar (2014).
MBA: MTV networks.
16. Abraham George
Self | Daughters of Destiny
BA 1973, MBA 1975, Ph.D.; founder of the George Foundtion and Multinational Computer Models.
17. Alan Greenspan
Self | The Power of Choice: The Life and Ideas of Milton Friedman
After school, he began studying economics at New York University, which he completed first with a bachelor's degree (1948) and then a master's degree (1950). In 1977 he subsequently completed his doctorate at the same university. At the beginning of the 1950s, Greenspan began working as a financial...
BA 1948, MA 1950, Ph.D. 1977.
19. Harold Geneen
Self | Modern Marvels
Harold Geneen was born on January 22, 1910 in Bournemouth, England, UK. He died on November 21, 1997 in Manhattan, New York, USA.
BS 1941; investor, turnaround expert, former CEO for ITT.
20. Carl Icahn
Producer | Beautiful Joe
Carl Icahn was born on February 16, 1936 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and executive, known for Beautiful Joe (2000), An Imperfect Murder (2017) and Cavuto on Business (2000). He has been married to Gail Golden since 1999. He was previously married to Liba Trejbal.
22. Paul Kangas
Self | Nightly Business Report
Paul Kangas was born on April 14, 1937 in Houghton, Michigan, USA. He was married to Peni Angeloff. He died on February 28, 2017 in Miami, Florida, USA.
MBA
23. Herb Kelleher
Self | AOPA Live This Week
Herb Kelleher was born on March 12, 1931 in Camden, New Jersey, USA. He was married to Joan Negley. He died on January 3, 2019 in the USA.
LLB 1955. founder and CEO of Southwest Airlines.
24. Liliana Lovell
Liliana Lovell is known for Coyote Ugly (2000), The 24th Day (2004) and The Ultimate Coyote Ugly Search (2006).
MBA; founder of the Coyote Ugly Saloon.
25. Kenneth Langone
Self | Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Kenneth Langone was born on September 16, 1935 in Roslyn Heights, New York, USA. He is married to Elaine Langone. They have three children.
MBA 1960; founder of Home Depot.
26. Paul Levitz
Actor | The Spirit
Paul Levitz was born on October 21, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for The Spirit (2008), Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008) and Galaxian (1979).
27. Martin Lipton
Self | The Sarah-Jane Mee Show
JD 1955; co-founder of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen, and Katz.
28. John C. Malone
Self | Moneyline
Dr. John C. Malone has served as chairman of Liberty Media Corporation since 1990, as chairman of Liberty Expedia Holdings since 2016, as chairman of Liberty Interactive Corporation since 1994, as chairman of Liberty Global, plc since 2005, and as chairman of Liberty Broadband Corp. since 2014.
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MA; CEO of Liberty Media.
31. Larry Silverstein
Self | Martial Law 9/11: Rise of the Police State
Larry Silverstein was born in 1932 in New York City, New York, USA.
BA 1952; owner of World Trade Center Site
32. Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs
Self | Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs was born on November 1, 1959 in Barcelona, Spain.
MBAl GBS Finanzas.
Chairman of Lazare Kaplan International Inc.; former companion of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
34. Christy Turlington
Director | No Woman, No Cry
Christy Nicole Turlington Burns is an American model, charity-founder and campaigner, and filmmaker. She represented Calvin Klein's Eternity campaign in 1989 and again in 2014, and also represents Maybelline. Turlington was named one of Glamour's Women of the Year in 2013, and, in 2014, was named ...
BA 1999; supermodel.
35. Agnes Varis
Producer | Soundtrack for a Revolution
Agnes Varis is known for Soundtrack for a Revolution (2009) and American Experience (1987).
MBA 1979; Founder of Aegis Pharmaceuticals.
MBA; founder of dangdang.com, the largest online Chinese language retailer.
37. Jack Dorsey
Self | Nightly Business Report
Jack Dorsey was born on November 19, 1976 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
creator of Twitter and founder and CEO of Square, mobile payments company.
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