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Alumni Leadership

Leadership in the global business environment takes many forms. Wharton alumni are widely recognized for the leadership they provide across a diverse array of companies, industries, and enterprises throughout the world.

The following list represents a small sampling Wharton innovators and leaders in their fields. From corporate management to high-tech entrepreneurship, and from government to the nonprofit sector, the following men and women have helped to shape our world.

Consulting
Melvyn E. Bergstein, W'63
Chairman and CEO
DiamondCluster International
 Shaun F. O'Malley, W'59
Chairman Emeritus
Price Waterhouse, LLP

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Diversified

Anil D. Ambani, WG'83
Managing Director
Reliance Industries, Limited
Mumbai, India
 Ronald O. Perelman, W'64, WG'66
Chairman and CEO
MacAndrews & Forbes Group, Inc.
Susan M. Stalnecker, WG'76
Vice President, Finance, and Treasurer
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
 James S. Tisch, WG'76
President and CEO
Loews Corporation

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Entrepreneurship

Jerome Fisher, W'53
Founder and Chairman Emeritus
Nine West Group, Inc.
 David P. Glickman, W'87
Founder and Chairman
TelePacific Communications
Jon M. Huntsman, W'59
Founder, Chairman and CEO
Huntsman Corporation
 Elon Musk, W'94
Chairman and CEO
Space Exploration Technologies
J.D. Power III, WG'59
Founder and Chairman
J.D. Power and Associates

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Financial Services

Brian Finn, W'82
Office of the Chairman
Credit Suisse First Boston 		Philip A. Laskawy, W'61
Chairman
Ernst & Young LLP
Henning Schulte-Noelle, WG'73
Chairman
Allianz AG
 Todd S. Thomson, WG'87
Founder & CEO
Headwaters Capital LLC

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Government/Nonprofit

Ernesto P. Balladares, WG'70
Former President
Republic of Panama
 Boediono, Gr'79
Finance Minister
Republic of Indonesia
James DePreist, W'58
Music Director and Conductor
Oregon Symphony Orchestra
 Dr. Raynard S. Kington, WG'88, Gr'91
Deputy Director
National Institutes of Health
Ann McLaughlin Korlogos, WG'88
Former Chairman
The Aspen Institute
 Franklin L. Lavin, WG'96
U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore
Klaus Zumwinkel, WG'71
Chairman and CEO
Deutsche Post AG

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Health Care and Biotechnology

Arthur D. Collins, WG'73
President and CEO
Medtronic, Inc.
 Peter M. Nicholas, WG'68
Chairman
Boston Scientific Corp.
Edmund T. Pratt, Jr., WG'49
Chairman Emeritus
Pfizer, Inc.
 James L. Vincent, WG'63
Chairman
Biogen, Inc.

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High-Tech

James P. Bankoff, WG'96
President
Netscape Communications
 Farhad Mohit, WG'96
Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer
BizRate.com
Lewis E. Platt, WG'66
Former Chairman
Hewlett-Packard Company
 John Sculley, WG'63
Former CEO
Apple Computer, Inc.
Sundi Sundaresh, WG'83
President and CEO
Adaptec, Inc.

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Investment Banking

Robert J. Hurst, WG'68
Vice Chairman
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
 Alvin V. Shoemaker, W'60, H'95
Retired Chairman
First Boston
Michael L. Tarnopol, W'58
Vice Chairman
Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.

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Investment Management

David B. Ford, WG'70
Head of Asset Management
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
 Peter S. Lynch, WG'68
Vice Chairman
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Howard S. Marks, W'67
Chairman
Oaktree Capital Management

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Manufacturing

Adrian Sada Gonzalez, WG'70
Chairman
Vitro, S.A.
Chairman
Grupo Financiero Serfin (Mexico)
 Yotaro Kobayashi, WG'58
Chairman
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
Jean-Pierre C. Rosso, WG'67
Chairman
CNH Global N.V.

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Media and Communications

Bruce E. Crawford, W'52
Chairman
The Omnicom Group
 Lorenzo di Bonaventura, WG'86
President
Worldwide Theatrical Production
Warner Brothers Pictures
Peter E. Murphy, WG'88
Senior EVP and Chief Strategy Officer
The Walt Disney Company
 Manuel V. Pangilinan, WG'68
President and CEO
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
Sylvia M. Rhone, W'74
Chairman and CEO
Elektra Entertainment Group
 Brian L. Roberts, W'81
President
Comcast Corporation

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Publishing

Roberto F. Civita, W'57
Chairman and CEO
Abril S.A. (Brazil)
 Hussam Hamadeh, WG'97, L'97
Founder and Vice Chairman
Vault.com, Inc.
Harold W. McGraw III, WG'76
Chairman, President and CEO
McGraw-Hill, Inc.
 Alberto Vitale, WG'59
Former Chairman, President and CEO
Random House, Inc.

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Real Estate

William L. Mack, W'61
President and CEO
Mack Organization
 Donald J. Trump, W'68
Chairman, President and CEO
Trump Hotel/Casino Resorts
Mortimer B. Zuckerman, WG'61
Founder and Chairman
Boston Properties
Owner, U.S. News and World Report

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Retailing/Consumer Products

Charles C. Butt, W'59
Chairman and President
H.E. Butt Grocery Co.
 W. Leo Kiely III, WG'71
President and CEO
Coors Brewing Company
Michael Kowalski, W'74
President and CEO
Tiffany & Co.
 Leonard A. Lauder, W'54
Chairman and CEO
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.
Robert Morrison, WG'69
Former Vice Chairman
PepsiCo, Inc.
Former Chairman, President and CEO
The Quaker Oats Company
 Karen M. Rose, WG'78
Group VP and CFO
The Clorox Co.

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Transportation

Michael L. Eskew, AMP'93
Chairman and CEO
United Parcel Service
 Robert L. Crandall, WG'60
Former Chairman and CEO
AMR Corporation
(Parent of American Airlines)
Gary L. Wilson, WG'63
Chairman
Northwest Airlines

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Venture Capital/Private Equity

Mitchell J. Blutt, C'78, M'82, WG'87
Executive Partner
J.P. Morgan Partners
 Kenneth P. DeAngelis, WG'76
Founding Partner
Austin Ventures
Leonard I. Green, WG'56
Founder and Partner
Leonard Green & Partners
 Robert I. MacDonnell, WG'66
General Partner
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company
Michael J. Moritz, WG'78
Partner
Sequoia Capital
 Ruthann Quindlen, WG'83
General Partner
Institutional Venture Partners
Author
Confessions of a Venture Capitalist

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Legend
W

 Wharton Undergraduate degree
WG

 Wharton MBA degree
Gr

 Wharton PhD degree
H

 Honorary degree
M

 Medical degree from Penn's School of Medicine
L

 Law degree from Penn's Law School
C

 Undergraduate degree from Penn's College of Arts and Sciences

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