This list of George Washington University alumni includes numerous prominent politicians, including a recent U.S. attorney general, four heads of state or government, CEOs of major corporations, scientists, Nobel laureates, MacArthur fellows, Olympic athletes, Academy Award and Golden Globe winners, royalty, and Time 100 notables.
Academia and education
Clinton E. Adams, president of Rocky Vista University Myron Augsburger, president of Eastern Mennonite University George F. Baughman, president of the New College of Florida Derek Curtis Bok, president of Harvard University Sissela Bok, professor of philosophy at Brandeis University Walter M. Bortz III, president of Hampden–Sydney College Lisa Bowleg, professor of Applied Social Psychology Curley Byrd, president of University of Maryland, College Park Preston Cloud, geologist and faculty of Harvard University, University of Minnesota, University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of California, Santa Barbara Lotus Coffman, president of the University of Minnesota Scott Cowen, president of Tulane University William Carey Crane, president of Baylor University Jack Edmonds, computer scientist, faculty of the University of Waterloo's Faculty of Mathematics William Greenleaf Eliot, founder of Washington University in St. Louis John T. Fey, president of the University of Vermont and the University of Wyoming H. Edward Flentje, president of Emporia State University Glenda Glover, president of Tennessee State University William Halal, professor emeritus of management, technology and innovation at George Washington University Andrew Hartman, professor of History in the College of Arts and Sciences at Illinois State University Todd B. Hawley, founder of the International Space University Brooks Hays, professor at Rutgers University, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and institute director at Wake Forest University Ricardo Jaar, president of the University of San Pedro Sula Michael Kammen, professor in the Cornell University Department of History; winner of the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for History Ellyn Kaschak, 1968, emeritus professor of psychology, Ohio State University Mark Kennedy, president of University of North Dakota Joseph E. B. Lumbard, Islamic scholar and professor at The American University of Sharjah Floretta Dukes McKenzie, superintendent of District of Columbia Public Schools, Chief State School Officer of the District of Columbia Gustavo A. Mellander, president of Passaic College, Mission College; chancellor of Inter American University, West Valley and Mission College District; graduate dean emeritus, George Mason University; member of New Jersey State Board of Education Gail Mellow, president of LaGuardia Community College Cynthia H. Milligan, dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Maurice F. Neufeld, professor emeritus, Cornell University Martha Lucas Pate, president of Sweet Briar College Roger Pilon, vice president of the Cato Institute Carolynn Reid-Wallace, president of Fisk University; assistant secretary of education for postsecondary education Charles P. Roland (did not graduate), history professor emeritus of the University of KentuckyWho's Who in America, 1982–1983 (Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1982), p. 2844 John R. Ryan, chancellor of the State University of New York and superintendent of United States Naval Academy Robert Ryland, president of the University of Richmond Peter Schweizer, president of Government Accountability Institute Portia Holmes Shields, president of Albany State University, interim president of Tennessee State University Gary Sick, Middle East analyst and academic at the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs Morris G. Steen Jr., president of North Florida Community College Thomas B. Symons, president of University of Maryland, College Park Rosalyn Terborg-Penn, historian and faculty member of Morgan State University Henry Holcombe Tucker, president of the University of Georgia Ernest L. Wilkinson, president of Brigham Young University Arthur Cutts Willard, president of the University of Illinois system Gregory H. Williams, president of the University of Cincinnati and the City College of New York John T. Wilson, president of the University of Chicago Meyrav Wurmser, professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University and the US Naval Academy Irvin D. Yalom, existential psychiatrist and emeritus professor of psychiatry at Stanford University Michael K. Young, president of Texas A&M University, the University of Washington, and the University of Utah Melinda Zook, Germaine Seelye Oesterle Professor of History at Purdue University
Museums and libraries
Jessie G. Beach, paleontologist with the Smithsonian Institution's department of paleobiology Lindsay Chervinsky, presidential historian; executive director of the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon Bettye Collier-Thomas, founder of Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial Museum and National Archives for Black Women's History Elizabeth B. Drewry (BA, MA), archivist, National Archives and the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
Activism and nonprofits
Rita Banerji, gender activist Henry Berg-Brousseau, transgender rights activist Roslyn Brock, chairman of the NAACP Dorothy Vredenburgh Bush, political activist Peggy Cooper Cafritz, civil rights activist Kraisak Choonhavan, Thai human rights activist Richard Cizik, environmental activist David A. Clarke, civil rights activist Watson Davis, science education activist Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch Jason Franklin, urban policy activist Marc Garlasco, senior military expert for Human Rights Watch Margery E. Goldberg, public arts activist Mildred Harnack, resistance fighter in Nazi Germany who was beheaded by the Gestapo Jane Briggs Hart, anti-war activist Jeanne Henriquez, women's rights activist Ida Hinman, suffragette and feminist activist Jonathan D. Katz (BA '81), founder of Queer Nation Kivutha Kibwana, Kenyan human rights activist Brittany Lewis, domestic violence activist Ángel Lozada, HIV activist Bari Lurie, chief of staff at the Clinton Foundation Ellen Malcolm, founder and president of EMILYs List Kati Marton, chairwoman of the International Women's Health Coalition Stephanie K. Meeks, CEO of the National Trust for Historic Preservation Mona Al Munajjed, sociologist who started Activating the Role of Women's Welfare Associations in Saudi Arabia Alex Pacheco, co-founder and Chairman of PETA Amien Rais, leader of the Indonesian reform movement Zohra Rasekh, doctor and women's rights activist Arlene Raven, feminist activist Nikolas Schiller, cannabis reform activist Mercedes Schlapp, Tea Party movement activist Paul Shapiro, vice president of the Humane Society of the United States Omega Silva, universal health care activist Kim A. Snyder, chronic fatigue syndrome activist A. L. Steiner, co-founder of Working Artists and the Greater Economy (W.A.G.E.) Marc Tucker, founder and president of the National Center on Education and the Economy Wong Chin Foo, Chinese-American activist Raul Yzaguirre, president and CEO of the National Council of La Raza
Art and architecture
Patricia Altschul, socialite and art collector Reem Bassous, visual artist Ned Bittinger, portrait painter and illustrator Irvin Bomb, artist Christopher Pearse Cranch, artist and writer Alfred McAdams, painter Nikolas Schiller, creator of Geospatial art and abstract fantasy maps John Appleton Wilson, architect
Business
Chris Anderson, CEO of 3D Robotics Anousheh Ansari (M.S. 1992), chairwoman and co-founder of Prodea Systems; CEO of the X Prize Foundation Ronald S. Baron, mutual fund manager and founder of Baron Capital Kaushik Basu, chief economist of the World Bank Michael Beckerman, CEO of the Internet Association Dan Berger, president and CEO of the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions James C. Boland, vice chairman of Ernst & Young Jennifer Boykin, president of Newport News Shipbuilding and vice president of Huntington Ingalls Industries General John T. Chain Jr., director at R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and ConAgra Foods, Inc. Henry Cisneros, president of Univision J. R. Claeys, CEO of the National Association of Government Contractors Abby Joseph Cohen, managing director of Goldman Sachs Rafael Corpus, chairman of the Philippine National Bank L. Stanley Crane,L. Stanley Crane was elected in 1978 as a member of the United States National Academy of Engineering in Industrial, Manufacturing & Operational Systems Engineering CEO of Southern Railway and Consolidated Rail Corporation Nancy Davis, founder and CIO of Quadratic Capital Management Lester del Rey, founder of Del Rey Books Linda Fisher, vice president of Monsanto Company; vice president of DuPont Guilford Glazer, real estate developer Lawrence R. Goldfarb, CEO of LRG Capital Group Mindy Grossman, CEO of Weight Watchers Intl. Stephen G. Haines, organizational theorist and management consultant Pedro Heilbron, CEO of Copa Holdings, S.A. Donna Hrinak, president of Boeing Latin America Lin Jianhai, secretary general of the International Monetary Fund Clayton M. Jones, chairman of Rockwell Collins David Kellermann, acting CFO of Freddie Mac Mugo Kibati, CEO of Telkom Kenya Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines David Klein (PhD '71), governor of the Bank of Israel Mustafa Koç, president of Koç Holding Kenneth Lay, CEO and chairman of Enron Lee Kun-Hee, chairman of Samsung Group Theodore Lerner, real estate developer Ed Liddy, chairman of Allstate and AIG Jack London, executive chairman and chairman of the board of CACI Alvan Macauley, president of Packard Yasseen Mansour, part owner of the Mansour Group Darla Moore (MBA), partner of the private investment firm, Rainwater, Inc.; founder of Palmetto Institute Nate Morris, businessman and politician Rob Nichols, president and CEO of the American Bankers Association and the Financial Services Forum Roy Nouhra, founder and CEO of ASIS boats Donald Nyrop, president and CEO of Northwest Airlines Patrick O'Connell, three-star Michelin chef and owner of The Inn at Little Washington William Owens, CEO of Nortel Sandra Pianalto, 10th president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Michael Punke, vice president of Amazon Web Services John F. W. Rogers, chief of staff and partner at Goldman Sachs Joe Rospars, CEO of Blue State Digital James A. Runde, vice chairman of Morgan Stanley Amina Al Rustamani, CEO of the TECOM Group Bruce Sewell, senior vice president at Apple Afnan Al-Shuaiby, secretary general of the Arab British Chamber of Commerce José Julián Sidaoui, deputy-governor of the Bank of Mexico Douglas Steenland, president and CEO of Northwest Airlines Bill Studeman, vice president and deputy general manager of mission systems at Northrop Grumman George Uribe, founder and CEO of Guestbooker.com Julia Montgomery Walsh, first woman to be registered with the American Stock Exchange Kathy J. Warden, president and CEO of Northrop Grumman Christopher J. Wiernicki, CEO of the American Bureau of Shipping Dennis R. Wraase, CEO of Pepco Holdings Elaine Wynn, co-founder of Mirage Resorts and Wynn Resorts
Diplomacy
U.S. ambassadors
Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, U.S. Ambassador to Malta Bernadette M. Allen, U.S. Ambassador to Niger Frank Almaguer, U.S. Ambassador to Honduras Cresencio S. Arcos Jr., U.S. Ambassador to Honduras Richard L. Baltimore, U.S. Ambassador to Oman William Tapley Bennett Jr., U.S. Ambassador to NATO Robin Bernstein, U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic Stephen W. Bosworth, U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines, and U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Richard Boucher, U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus