This is a list of notable alumni of Harvard Business School, the business school of Harvard University.
MBA
Bill Ackman, 1992 – hedge fund manager Geeta Aiyer, 1985 – Indian founder and president of Boston Common Asset Management Paul V. Applegarth, 1974 – first CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation and executive with World Bank, Bank of America, and American Express Adam Aron, chairman and CEO of AMC Theatres Gerry Ashworth – Olympic gold medalist sprinter Joseph L. Badaracco – senior associate dean, chair, and professor of business ethics, HBS MBA program; author Rahul Bajaj, 1964 – Indian CEO of Bajaj Auto Raymond W. Baker, 1960 – director of Global Financial Integrity Jim Balsillie, 1989 – billionaire co-CEO of Research In Motion Steve Bannon – former White House advisor and former chairman of Breitbart News Network Rye Barcott, 2009- Co-founder and CEO of With Honor Alex Behring – co-founder and managing partner of 3G Capital Tarek Ben Halim – investment banker and founder of Alfanar, a venture philanthropy organization Ricardo Poma Guy Berruyer – French CEO of Sage Group Ernesto Bertarelli - Italian-born Swiss billionaire businessman and philanthropist. Paul Bilzerian (born 1950), financier convicted of securities fraud Len Blavatnik, 1989 – Ukrainian-American businessman Michael Bloomberg, 1966 – former mayor of New York City Dan Bricklin, 1979 – inventor of the electronic spreadsheet Tracy Britt Cool, 2009 – entrepreneur; former director of Berkshire Hathaway and subsidiaries Charles Bunch, 1979 – CEO of PPG Industries Jean Burelle (born 1938/39) – French billionaire chairman and CEO of Burelle Steve Burke – NBCUniversal CEO; Comcast executive vice president George W. Bush, 1975 – 43rd President of the United States and former Governor of Texas Liam Byrne, 2010 – politician, British Labour Party Member of parliament Philip Caldwell, 1942 – chairman and CEO of the Ford Motor Company Chase Carey, 1980 – president of News Corporation Cynthia Carroll, 1989 – former CEO of Anglo American PLC Donald J. Carty, 1971 – chairman and CEO of American Airlines Elaine Chao, 1979 – U.S. Secretary of Transportation and former U.S. Secretary of Labor P. Chidambaram, 1968 – former Union Minister of Finance in India Teresa Clarke – former managing director of Goldman Sachs (2004–2010) and CEO and founder of Africa.com Vittorio Colao, 1990 – CEO of Vodafone Group Scott Cook, 1976 – Co-founder of Intuit Sherry Coutu, 1993 – former CEO and angel investor Stephen Covey, 1957 – self-help author Zoe Cruz, 1982 – banker; former co-president of Morgan Stanley Philip Hart Cullom, 1988 – U.S. Navy Vice Admiral John D'Agostino, 2002 – managing director of Alkeon Capital and subject of best-selling book Rigged: The True Story of a Wall Street Novice who Changed the World of Oil Forever Daniel A. D'Aniello, 1974 – co-founder of The Carlyle Group Ray Dalio, 1973 – founded Bridgewater Associates Jeffrey Deitch, 1978 – art dealer and gallerist Elisabeth DeMarse, 1980 – CEO of Newser Anne Dias-Griffin, 1997 – hedge fund manager for Aragon Global Management Betty Jane Diener, 1964 (and DBA, 1974) – Virginia Secretary of Commerce (1982–1986) Jamie Dimon, 1982 – CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase James Dinan, 1985 – founder of hedge fund York Capital Management Tim Draper, 1984 – venture capital investor Colin Drummond – CEO of Viridor and joint CEO of Pennon Group Donna Dubinsky, 1981 – CEO of Palm, Inc. Axel Dumas, 2010 – CEO of Hermès Erik Engstrom, 2015 – CEO of Reed Elsevier Mary Callahan Erdoes, 1993 – CEO of J.P. Morgan Asset Management Mark Ein, 1992 – venture caplaitlist and owner of sports teams Sheldon Erikson, 1970 – chairman, president and CEO of Cameron International Corporation Diana Farrell 1991 – president and CEO of JPMorgan Chase Institute Nicholas Ferguson – chairman of BskyB Mark Fields, 1989 – president and CEO of Ford Motor Company Randy Fine, 1998 – U.S. Representative and gambling industry executive"Randy Fine," flhouse.gov. Barbara Hackman Franklin, 1964 – 29th U.S. Secretary of Commerce Jane Fraser, 1994 – CEO of Citigroup Morten Friis, 1979 – Chief Risk Officer of Royal Bank of Canada Orit Gadiesh, 1977- Israeli-American chairperson of management consulting firm Bain & Company Gregory Gray Garland Jr., 1949 – lawyer and business executive; chairman of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad William W. George – senior fellow and professor, HBS MBA program; author; former chair and CEO of Medtronic Brad Gerstner, 2000 – founder of Altimeter Capital Lou Gerstner, 1965 – former CEO of IBM Shikhar Ghosh, 1980 – entrepreneur, lecturer at HBS Mauricio González Sfeir, 1982 - Secretary of Energy of Bolivia and Executive President of YPFB (1993-1997); president of The Strongest professional football soccer team Melvin Gordon, 1943 – CEO of Tootsie Roll Industries (1962–2015) Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotakis - business executive and spouse of the Prime Minister of Greece Allan Gray, 1965 – founder of Allan Gray Investment Management and philanthropist Jonathan Grayer, 1990 – CEO of Kaplan, Inc. and Founder and CEO of Imagine Learning John Grayken – billionaire founder of Lone Star Funds C. Scott Green, 1989 – president of the University of Idaho Ranjay Gulati – professor, HBS MBA program, author Rajat Gupta, 1973 – former managing director of McKinsey & Company; convicted of insider trading in the 2011 Galleon Group case Walter A. Haas Jr., 1939 – CEO of Levi Strauss & Co. Ken Hakuta, 1977 – entrepreneur and inventor Dido Harding - British Conservative Party businesswoman serving as chairwoman of NHS Improvement since 2017 Jeff Harmenning - 1984 -- CEO of General Mills Josh Harris, 1990 – co-founder of Apollo Global Management and owner of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, the NHL's New Jersey Devils, and the NFL's Washington Commanders Fred Hassan, 1972 – CEO of Schering-Plough Frances Haugen, 2011 – data engineer and Facebook whistleblower Rodney A. Hawes Jr., 1969 – CEO of LifeRe and benefactor of the Hawes Hall classroom building Randy Haykin, 1988 – founder of The Intersection Event and The Gratitude Network Fritz Henderson, 1984 – former president and CEO of General Motors John B. Hess, 1977 – CEO of Hess Corporation Angie Hicks, 2000 – Co-founder of Angie's List Andy Hill, 1990 – politician, Washington State Senator Douglas Hodge, 1984 – CEO of PIMCO, pled guilty to fraud for allegedly participating in the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal Robert Hoffman, co-founder, National Lampoon, art collector Chris Hohn, 1993 – British activist investor, billionaire, philanthropist, founder of The Children's Investment Fund Foundation Yoshito Hori, 1991 – founder of Globis University Graduate School of Management Darren Huston, 1994 – CEO of Priceline Jennifer Hyman, 2009 – Co-founder and CEO of Rent the Runway Jeff Immelt, 1982 – former chairman and CEO of General Electric Andy Jassy, 1997 – CEO, Amazon Abigail Johnson, 1988 – chairman of Fidelity Investments Ron Johnson, 1984 – former CEO of J. C. Penney Henry Juszkiewicz, 1979 – CEO of Gibson Guitars Inc. George Kaiser, 1966 – chairman of BOK Financial Corporation Steven Kandarian – CEO of Metlife Group Judith Kent, business executive and philanthropist Salman Khan, 2003 – founder of Khan Academy Naina Lal Kidwai, 1982 – Indian Group General Manager and Country Head of HSBC India Seth Klarman – billionaire hedge fund manager; Baupost Group founder Jim Koch, 1978 – co-founder and chairman of the Boston Beer Company Robert Kraft, 1965 – chairman and CEO of The Kraft Group, owner of the New England Patriots and New England Revolution Larry S. Kramer, 1974 – founder and CEO of Marketwatch, president and publisher of USA Today A.G. Lafley, 1977 – former CEO and chairman of the board of Procter & Gamble Jack Langer (born 1948/1949) – basketball player and investment banker Mike LeBlanc, 2019 - United States Marine Corps officer and co-founder of Cobalt Robotics and the Foundation Future Industries Stephen D. Lebovitz, 1988 – CEO of CBL & Associates Properties Kewsong Lee, 1990 – CEO of The Carlyle Group. William Legge, 10th Earl of Dartmouth – UKIP Member of the European Parliament Michael Lynton, 1987 – chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment William MacDonald, 1940 – Christian preacher and writer in the Plymouth Brethren movement Anand Mahindra, 1981 – Indian owner and chairman of Mahindra Group Nadiem Makarim, 2011 – co-founder and former CEO of Gojek, Minister of Education and Culture of Indonesia Stephen Mandel – billionaire hedge fund manager; Lone Pine Capital founder Lawrence Marcus, 1940 – Vice-president of Neiman Marcus Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein, 1998 – president and CEO of LGT Group Tom McGrath – chairman of Broadway Across America, Broadway and film producer Depelsha Thomas McGruder, 1998 - COO of the Ford Foundation, founder of Moms of Black Boys (MOBB) United Robert McNamara, 1939 – former Secretary of Defense; former president of World Bank W. James McNerney Jr., 1975 – CEO of Boeing Richard Menschel, 1959 – (retired) senior director of Goldman Sachs; 2015 winner of the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy. Christopher Michel, 1998 – founder and former CEO of Military.com, and founder and former CEO Affinity Labs Hiroshi Mikitani - founder and CEO of Rakuten Karen Mills, 1977 – 23rd Administrator of the Small Business Administration Ann S. Moore, 1978 – CEO of Time Inc. David Nelms, 1987 – CEO of Discover Financial Services Grover Norquist, 1981 – president of Americans for Tax Reform Mark Okerstrom, 2004 President/CEO of Expedia Group Neil Pasricha, 2007 – author and speaker Henry Paulson, 1970 – former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, former CEO of Goldman Sachs John Paulson – president of hedge fund Paulson & Co. Art Peck, 1979 – CEO of GAP, Inc. Richard B. Peiser, 1973 – scholar and educator in urban planning and real estate development. Joseph R. Perella, 1972 – founder and CEO of Wasserstein Perella & Co. and Perella Weinberg Partners Chip Perry, 1980 – former president and CEO of TrueCar; first employee and CEO of AutoTrader.com Carl Howard Pforzheimer Jr (1907–1996), 1930 – investment banker Mark Pincus – CEO of Zynga Michael B. Polk – CEO of Newell Brands Matthew Prince — Co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare Ramalinga Raju, 1993 - Indian businessman, convicted of fraud Bruce Rauner, 1981 – 42nd Governor of Illinois Edwin W. Rawlings, 1939 – U.S. Air Force and president and chairman of General Mills James Reed, 1990 – British chairman and chief executive of the Reed group of companies John Replogle former CEO of Seventh Generation Inc. Gary Rodkin, 1979 – CEO and president of ConAgra Foods Mitt Romney, 1975 – 70th Governor of Massachusetts, co-founder of Bain Capital and 2012 presidential nominee of the Republican Party Wilbur Ross, 1961 – Secretary of Commerce (2017–2021) under the first Trump administration Sheryl Sandberg, 1995 – COO of Facebook Ann Sarnoff, 1987 – president of BBC America Ulf Mark Schneider, 1993 – CEO of Nestlé, and former CEO of Fresenius Gerry Schwartz, 1970 - founder, chairman and CEO of Onex Corporation Stephen A. Schwarzman, 1972 – founder of Blackstone Group Joe Shoen, 1973 – billionaire chairman of AMERCO Martin A. Siegel, 1971 — former Kidder, Peabody & Co. investment banker and former Drexel Burnham Lambert managing director; convicted for insider trading in 1987 Jayant Sinha, 1992 – Union Minister of State for Finance of India Chatri Sityodtong, 1999 – chairman and CEO of ONE Championship Jeffrey Skilling, 1979 – former CEO of Enron; convicted of securities fraud and insider trading Tad Smith – CEO of Sotheby's Gunnar Sønsteby, 1947 – Norwegian World War Two resistance fighter, most highly decorated person of Norway Guy Spier, 1993 – Swiss-German-Israeli author and investor E. Roe Stamps 1974 – founding partner of private equity firm Summit Partners Gerald L. Storch – chairman and CEO of Toys "R" Us, Inc. Sandra Sucher – businesswoman; professor, HBS MBA program