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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
- William Jefferson Clinton (SFS'68) - former President of the United States
- Antonin Scalia (C'57) - Supreme Court justice
- George Tenet (SFS'76) - director of Central Intelligence
- Michael Powell (L'93) - chairman, Federal Communications Commission
- Gen. James Jones (F'66) - supreme allied commander, Europe, North American Treaty Organization
- William McDonough (G'62) - former president and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of N.Y.; Chairman, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
- Mark Morial (L'83) - former mayor of New Orleans
- Scott Thomas (L'77) - commissioner, Federal Elections Commission
- Andrew Natsios, (C'71) - 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
Congress
- Sen. Patrick Leahy (L'64) - D-VT
- Sen. Richard Durbin (SFS'66; L'78) - D-IL
- Sen. Lisa Murkowski (C'80) - R-AK
- Rep. Michael Castle (L'64) - R-DE
- Rep. Henry Cuellar (SFS'78) - D-TX
- Rep. John Dingell (C'49, L'52) - D-MI
- Rep. Lane Evans (L'78) - D-IL
- Rep. Mike Ferguson (MPP'95) - R-NJ
- Rep. Martin Frost (L'70) - D-TX
- Rep. Stephanie Herseth (C'93, G/L'96) - D-SD
- Rep. Steny Hoyer (L'66) - D-MD
- Rep. Henry Hyde (C'47) - R-IL
- Rep. William Jefferson (L'96) - D-LA
- Rep. Mark Steven Kirk (L'92) - R-IL
- Rep. Charlie Norwood (DDS'69) - R-GA
- 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 Core Services; majority owner, Washington Capitals hockey team
- Philip Marineau (C'68) - president and CEO, Levi Strauss & Co.
- Marcus Wallenberg (SFS'80) - president and CEO, Investor AB
- Robert Emmett McDonough (F'49) - founder and vice chairman, Remedy Temp, Inc.
- Edmond Villani (C'68) - vice chairman, Deutsche Asset Management
- Nicholas Forstmann (B'69) - partner, Forstmann Little and Company
- 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) - president, Patriot American Corporation
- Michael L. Chasen (MBA'95) - CEO & co-founder, Blackboard Inc.
- Kristin M. Fletcher (MBA'84) - 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) - executive vice president, Whirlpool Corporation, and president, Whirlpool Europe
Entertainment, Media and Culture
- Stuart Bloomberg (C'72) - 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) - executive vice president, Fox Networks Group
Science and Medicine
- 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
Religion, Social Action and Education
- 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., president of Strake Jesuit College Preparatory School, Houston, TX (B '83)
- Rev. Brian Paulson, S.J., president of St. Ignatius College Preparatory School, Chicago, IL (SFS '81)
- Anthony Shriver (C'88) - founder and chairman, Best Buddies International
- Most Rev. Thomas J. Rodi, Bishop, Diocese of Biloxi, MS (C '71)
- Sister Kathleen Ross, SNJM, founding President, Heritage College, Yakima, WA (G '71)
- Rev. John Whitney, S.J., (C'80) - provincial of the Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus
Sports
- Paul Tagliabue (C'62) - commissioner, National Football League
- Arlen Kantarian (B'75) - chief executive, Professional Tennis, U.S. Tennis Association
- Ann M. Sarnoff (B'83) - chief operating officer, WNBA
- Patrick Ewing (C'85) - assistant basketball coach, Houston Rockets
- Othella Harrington (C'96) - professional basketball player, New York Knicks
- Dikembe Mutombo (SLL'91) - professional basketball player, New York Knicks
- Don Reid (C'95) - professional basketball player, Detroit Pistons
- Jerome Williams (C'96) - professional basketball player, Chicago Bulls
- Jaren Jackson (B'89) - professional basketball player, Orlando Magic
- Jahidi White (C'98) - professional basketball player, Phoenix Suns
- Ruben Boumtje Boumtje (C'01) - professional basketball player, Cleveland Cavaliers
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 DDS - Dental School SSCE - School of Summer and Continuing Education
February 1, 2006
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Alumni participate in Dragonboat Race in Washington, DC in 2006
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