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Once an Eagle, Always an Eagle

From heads of state to pillars of the community, AU has a surplus of notable alumni. AU graduates continue a legacy of transforming ideas into impact across the globe.

We know it's impossible to capture all worthy stories in one place, but here we share some of the many contributions made by AU's changemaking graduates.

Arts & Sciences

Lonnie Bunch

Lonnie BunchCAS/BA 74, CAS/MA 76

14th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution

For me, AU has really been a place of possibility. To mecreating possibilities for students, creating possibilities for faculty to cross disciplinary linesthats one of the greatest strengths of AU.

  • Edmund Gordon, SPA/MA 50,泭Co-architect, Federal Head Start Program; Professor of Psychology Emeritus, Yale University; Interim Dean at Teachers College, Columbia University
  • Dambisa Moyo, CAS/BS 91, Kogod/MBA 92,泭Economist; Author; Member, House of Lords
  • Lara Prescott, SPA/BA 04,泭Author of New York Times bestseller泭The Secrets We Kept
  • Jeff Sine, SIS/BA76,泭Co-Founder and Partner, Raine; Broadway Producer; three-time Tony Award winner
  • Ann Beattie, CAS/BA泭69,泭Novelist
  • John Fahey, CAS/BA 62^,泭Musician
  • Dominic Giampaolo, CAS/BS 91,泭Software Engineer, Developer of the Be File System
  • Irene Glowinski, CAS/BS 75,泭Former Deputy Director, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Disease, NIAID,泭National Institutes of Health
  • Donald Harward, CAS/MA 63,泭Sixth President, Bates College
  • Monica Jeffries Hazangeles, CAS/MA 96,泭President and CEO, Strathmore
  • Cornelius Kerwin, SPA/BA 71,泭14th President of American University
  • Dr. Carol Leary, CAS/PhD 88,泭President Emerita, Bay Path University
  • Carmen Maria Machado, CAS/BA 07,泭Finalist for the National Book Award; Author, Her Body and Other Parties
  • Brittany Packnett Cunningham, SOE/MAT 09,泭Activist, Educator, Writer, Leader
  • Becca Peixotto, CAS/MA 13, CAS/PhD 17,泭Archaeologist
  • Margo Seibert, SIS/BA 05,泭Drama Desk Award-nominated Actress; the original Adrian in Broadway's Rocky the Musical
  • Molly Smith, CAS/MA 76,泭Former Artistic Director, Arena Stage
  • Dana Thomas, SOC/BA 88,泭Author of New York Times bestseller Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster
  • John Wineglass, CAS/BA 94,泭Emmy Award-winning composer
  • Tanekeya Word, CAS/MA 11,泭Visual Artist

^ deceased

Business & Economy

Mong-Yong Chung

Mong-Yong ChungKogod/MBA 91

Chairman, Hyundai Sungwoo Holdings


  • Facundo Bacardi, Kogod/BSBA 90, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Bacardi Limited
  • Michael Chasen, CAS/BS 93,泭Co-Founder and Former CEO, Blackboard Inc.; Founder and CEO, Class
  • Gary Cohn, Kogod/BSBA 82,泭Vice Chairman, IBM
  • Dean Factor, Kogod/BSBA 87,泭CEO and Co-Founder, Smashbox Cosmetics and Smashbox Studios
  • Marco Gobbetti, Kogod/BSBA 81,泭CEO,泭Salvatore Ferragamo; Former CEO, Burberry
  • Jesse Itzler, SPA/BA 90,泭Entrepreneur, Author, Owner of the Atlanta Hawks
  • Robert Kogod, Kogod/BS 62,泭Former Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Charles E. Smith companies
  • Almar Latour, SOC/MA 96,泭CEO, Dow Jones
  • Dambisa Moyo, CAS/BS 91, Kogod/MBA 92, Hon. DHL 22,泭Economist; Author; Member, House of Lords
  • Michael Santomassimo, Kogod/BS 96,泭Chief Financial Officer, Wells Fargo
  • Mark Bucher, SPA/BA 90,泭Co-Founder, Medium Rare Steak Frites
  • Richard Clark, Kogod/MBA 70,泭Former President and CEO, Merck & Co.
  • Francesco Vanni dArchirafi, Kogod/BS 81,泭Chairman, Euroclear Group泭
  • Melissa Di Donato, Kogod/MBA '96,泭CEO,泭Kyriba
  • Victoria Harker, Kogod/MBA 90,泭Former Executive Vice President and CFO,泭TEGNA Inc.
  • Wilbert Hopper, CAS/BS 56^,泭Former President and CEO, Petro-Canada
  • Nicole Nason, SPA/BA 92,泭Vice President of Federal Affairs for Commercial Aviation, Sustainability, and Corporate Policy at Boeing; Former Director of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  • Katrina Parrott, Kogod/BSBA 80,泭Founder, iDiversicons
  • Jeff Perkins, SPA/BA 96,泭CEO, Soundstripe
  • David Steward II, Kogod/BS 98,泭CEO, Polarity; CEO, Lion Forge Animation
  • Gary Veloric, Kogod/BS 82,泭Founder, The Red Stripe Plane Group泭
  • Cheong Ee Wee, Kogod/BS 77,泭CEO, United Overseas Bank

^ deceased

Entertainment & Media

Susan Zirinsky

Susan Zirinsky SOC/BA 74

President, See It Now Sttudios; Former President, Interim Executive Editor, CBS News; inspiration for Holly Hunters character in the film Broadcast News

American University gave me a solid journalistic foundation which has served me well throughout my career. Even before graduation, the school helped launch me into the heart of the news industry at a critical moment of history in our country. I am forever grateful.

  • Caroline Aaron, CAS/BA 74,泭Actress and Producer;泭Shirley Maisel in泭The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
  • Alisyn Camerota, SOC/BA 88,泭Journalist and Author
  • Susan Davis, CAS/BA 01,泭Congressional Correspondent, NPR; Co-host, NPR Politics Podcast
  • David Gregory, SIS/BA 91,泭CNN Political Analyst, Former moderator of NBC's泭Meet the Press,泭Former Chief White House Correspondent,泭NBC News
  • Goldie Hawn, att泭63-64, HD泭02,泭Academy Award-winning Actress
  • Star Jones, SPA/BA 83,泭Television Personality, Lawyer, Journalist, Fashion Designer, Author
  • Barry Josephson, SPA/BA 78,泭Film Producer (Enchanted, Ladykillers, Like Mike,泭and FOX TVs泭Bones), Former Music Manager, three-time Oscar Nominee
  • Barry McCaffrey, SPA/MA 71,泭NBC News and MSNBC Military Analyst, Drug Czar under President Bill Clinton, retired US Army General
  • Ayman Mohyeldin, SIS/BA 00, 沒IS/MA 01,泭Journalist, NBC News and MSNBC; Host,泭Ayman; Former anchor,泭Ayman Mohyeldin Reports
  • Ed OKeefe, SPA/BA 05,泭Senior White House and Political Correspondent, CBS News; Former congressional reporter,泭The 酴圖弝け Post
  • Kathy Reichs, CAS/BA 70,泭Author (Bare Bones, D矇j Dead); Writer/Producer, FOX-TVs泭Bones
  • Suzanne Scott, SPA/BA 88,泭CEO, Fox News
  • Judy Sheindlin, SPA/BA 63,泭Television Court Show Judge,泭Judge Judy
  • Cecilia Vega, SOC/BA 99,泭Emmy Award-winning journalist; Correspondent,泭60 Minutes
  • Charlie Wachtel, SOC/BA 08,泭Co-Writer,泭BlacKkKlansman;泭Academy Award Winner
  • Trey Yingst, SOC/BA 16,泭Chief Foreign Correspondent,泭Fox News
  • Max Brooks, SOC/MA 97,泭Author and Actor
  • Patrick Butler, SOC/MA96,泭President and CEO, Americas泭Public Television Stations (APTS)
  • Neil Cavuto, SOC/MA 82,泭Fox News Commentator, Author of泭Your Money or Your Life
  • Elizabeth Chomko, CAS/BA 04,泭Actor, Director, Playwright, Screenwriter
  • Meg DeLoatch, CAS/BA 90,泭Former Executive Producer, CBSs泭The Neighborhood
  • Patricia de Stacy Harrison, CAS/BA 68,泭President and CEO, Corporation for Public Broadcasting; Former Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs
  • Bob Edwards, SOC/MA 72^,泭First Host of NPRs泭Morning Edition, Former泭Host of泭The Bob Edwards Show,泭Former Host of NPRs泭All Things Considered,泭Peabody Award winner
  • Richard Ernest Thompson, CAS/BA 71,泭Playwright,泭On Golden Pond; Academy Award Winner
  • Hallie Eisenberg, SPA/BA 14,泭Actress
  • Darryl Frank, SOC/MA 91,泭Co-President and Executive Producer, Amblin Television; Former Co-head, Dreamworks Television
  • Pauline Frederick, BA 30, MA^,泭Pioneering woman in American journalism, reporter for ABC Radio and correspondent for ABC TV, where in 1946 she was promoted as first and only woman in television news
  • Danielle Gelber, SIS/MA 82,泭President and Founder, Acoustic Productions; Former Executive Vice President, Wolf Films and NBC Universal; Former Senior Vice President, Showtime; Former Senior Vice President, FOX
  • Eric泭Gertler, WCL/JD 90,泭Executive Chairman and CEO,泭US News and World Report
  • Clark Howard, SPA/BA 76,泭Host of泭The Clark Howard Show,泭Author
  • Tom Karsch, SPA/BA 80,泭Former Executive Vice President and General Manager, Turner Classic Movies
  • Pam Kaufman, SOC/BA 85,泭President and CEO of International Markets, Global Consumer Products & Experiences, Paramount Global; Former泭President, ViacomCBS Consumer Products
  • Florence King, CAS/BA 57^,泭Writer for泭The National Review泭and best-selling author
  • Rick Leventhal, SOC/BA 86,泭Former Senior Correspondent, Fox News
  • Barry Levinson, SOC/BA 67,泭Director, Film Producer, and Screenwriter; Winner of several Emmys and an Academy Award
  • Louis Lomax, CAS/MA 44^,泭First African American Television Journalist;泭Author
  • Robert Morton, SOC/BA 75,泭Former Producer,泭Late Night with David Letterman;泭Emmy Award Winner
  • Nancy Meyers, SOC/BA 70,泭Film Writer and Director (The Parent Trap, Its Complicated, Somethings Gotta Give, What Women Want, Saving Private Ryan,泭and泭The Intern)
  • Sophia Nelson, WCL/JD 94,泭Author, Journalist, CNN Pundit,泭USA TODAY contributor; Host of One America podcast
  • Mike OMeara, SOC/BA 82,泭Host,泭The Mike OMeara Show,泭Former Co-Host,泭Don and Mike Show
  • Jennifer Palmieri, SPA/BA 88,泭Co-Host/Producer Emmy-Nominated SHOWTIME's泭The Circus; New York Times #1 Best-Selling Author;泭Former White House Communications Director
  • Tara Palmeri, SOC/BA 08,泭Senior Political Correspondent for subscription news platform Puck
  • Nicole Petallides, SOC/BA 93,泭Anchor, TD Ameritrade Network; Former Anchor,泭FOX Business Network
  • Giuliana Rancic, SOC/MA 97,泭Celebrity News Personality, E! Networks; Daytime Emmy Award winner
  • Janet Rodriguez, SOC/BA 06,泭Internal Communications Manager, WhatsApp; Former Fellow, AU's Sine Institute of Policy and Politics
  • Benjamin Salisbury, SOC/BA 03,泭Actor,泭The Nanny
  • Willard Scott, CAS/BA 55^,泭Television Personality,泭The Today Show;泭Original Creator and Potrayor of Ronald McDonald
  • Steve Scully, SOC/BA 82,泭Host, Sirius XM's泭The Briefing with Steve Scully; Former Host, Political Editor, Senior Producer, C-SPAN's泭酴圖弝け Journal
  • Tom Shales, SOC/BA 67^,泭Former TV critic,泭The 酴圖弝け Post; 1988 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Criticism泭
  • Cal Thomas, CAS/BS 77,泭Former Panelist, Fox News Channels泭Fox News Watch
  • Ernest Thompson, CAS/BA 71,泭Playwright, Actor, Academy Award Winner
  • Kenneth Walsh, SOC/MA 70,泭White House Correspondent,泭US News & World Report; Former president of the White House Correspondents Association; author泭
  • Russell Williams II, SOC/BA 74,泭Production Sound Mixer; two-time Academy Award Winner (first African American to win two Academy Awards in any category); Professor and Distinguished Artist in Residence, American University
  • Brian Wilson, SOC/MA 97,泭Former Anchor and Reporter, Fox News

^ deceased

Government, Politics, & Law

Sarah McBride

Sarah McBride SPA/BA 13

First Openly Transgender Member of Congress

It was through my experiences, as a whole, here at American that I was able to find not only my voice, but my courage--the courage to fight for what I believe to be right and the courage to both live my truth and dream big dreams all at the same time. It is because of this university that I am literally the person I am today.

  • Julius Maada Bio, SIS/BA 99, SIS/MIS 01, President, Sierra Leone
  • Muriel Bowser, SPA/MPP 00, Mayor, 酴圖弝け, DC
  • Julia Brownley, Kogod/MBA 79, US Representative for Californias 26th Congressional District
  • Koko Kondo (born Tanimoto), CAS/BA 69, Prominent atomic bomb survivor (Hiroshima), international peace activist
  • Lori Lightfoot, WSP泭83, Former Mayor of Chicago; First LGBTQ+ Black woman elected mayor of a major US city
  • James McGovern, CAS/BA 81, SPA/MPA 84, US Representative for Massachusetts泭2nd Congressional District
  • Keith Mitchell, CAS/PhD 80, Former Prime Minister, Grenada
  • Connie Morella, CAS/MA 67, Former United States Ambassador to the OECD, Former US Representative for Marylands 8th Congressional District
  • Stacey Plaskett, WCL/JD 94, Delegate to the House of Representatives from the US Virgin Islands at-large district
  • Paul Ryan, WSP 91, Former Speaker, US House of Representatives
  • Haley Stevens, SPA/BA 05, CAS/MA 07, US Representative for Michigan's 11th Congressional District
  • Pongpol Adireksarn, SIS/MA 66, Former Deputy Prime Minister, Kingdom of Thailand
  • Liliana Ayalde, SIS/BA 78, Former United States Ambassador to Brazil
  • Masrour Barzani, SIS/BA 97, Prime Minister, Kurdistan Region
  • Justin Bibb, SPA/BA 09, Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio
  • Walter Boomer, Kogod/MS 73, Marine Corps General and Commanding Officer of all Marines in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm
  • Terrence Boyle, WCL/JD 70, Former Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
  • Chaturon Chaisang, CAS/MA 90, Former Minister of Justice, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Education, Thailand
  • Allen Michael Chastanet, CAS/MA 90, Former Prime Minister, Saint Lucia
  • Sam Cho, SIS/BA 13, Commission President, Port of Seattle;泭泭Director of Strategic Initiatives,泭Office of the Mayor, City of Seattle, 酴圖弝け泭
  • John B. Craig, SIS/BA 67, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Combating Terrorism under President George W. Bush, Former United States Ambassador to Oman
  • Arturo Cruz, Jr., SIS/BA 74, Former Ambassador of Nicaragua to the United States
  • Amy Dacey, SPA/MA 95, Executive Director, AUs Sine Institute of Policy & Politics; Former CEO, Democratic National Committee
  • Cari Dominguez, SIS/BA 71, SIS/MA 77, 12th Chair of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  • Kenneth Duberstein, SPA/MA 66^, White House Chief of Staff under President Ronald Reagan
  • David Dunn, SIS/MA 74, Former United States Ambassador to Togo and Zambia
  • Iv獺n Duque M獺rquez, WCL/LLM 04, Former President of Colombia
  • Norm Early, SPA/BA 67^泭, Colorados First Black District Attorney
  • Adam Ebbin, SPA/BA 85, First Openly Gay State Senator (Virginia)泭
  • Murat Salim Esenli, SPA/BA 84, Ambassador from Turkey to Italy, Former Ambassador from Turkey to China
  • Eileen Filler-Corn, WCL/JD 93, 56th (and first woman) Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates
  • Arthur Flemming, SPA/MA 28^, Former United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
  • Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, Kogod/MA 02, Former Prime Minister, Guinea
  • Quentin Fulks, SPA/MA 15泭, Principal Deputy Campaign Manager Biden/ Harris 2024
  • Marc Ginsberg, SPA/BA 73, Former United States Ambassador to Morocco
  • Christopher Goldthwait, SIS/BA 71, Former United States Ambassador to Chad
  • Reno Harnish, SIS/MA 75, Former United States Ambassador to Azerbaijan
  • Shammara Henderson, CAS/BA 04泭, Judge, New Mexico Court of Appeals;泭first African American woman to serve on New Mexico's Court of Appeals
  • Claude Hilton, WCL/JD 66, Senior Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
  • Lawrence Hogan Sr., SOC/MA 66^, Former US Representative for Marylands 5th Congressional District
  • Yumi Hogan, CAS/MFA 10, Former First Lady of Maryland
  • Cameron Hume, WCL/JD 75, Former United States Ambassador to Algeria, South Africa, and Indonesia
  • Hubert Horatio Skip泭Humphrey III, SPA/BA 65, Former politician, son of United States Vice President Hubert Humphrey
  • Herman Jay Cohen, SIS/MA 62, Former United States Ambassador to Gambia and Senegal, Former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
  • Petra Kelly, SIS/BA 70^, Founder, Germanys Green Party
  • Sheik泭Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, SPA/BA 92, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Bahrain
  • John Albert Knebel, WCL/JD 65, United States Secretary of Agriculture under President Gerald Ford
  • Patricia Laverley, SIS/BA 93, SPA/MPA泭03, Deputy Minister of Finance,泭Republic of Sierra Leone
  • The Honorable Gerald Bruce Lee, SOC/BA 73, WCL/JD 76, WCL/Hon. LLD 03泭, Judge, US District Court of the Eastern District of Virginia (Retired)泭
  • Nizar Bin Obaid Madani, SIS/MA 71, SIS/PhD 77, Former Deputy Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Juan Mari Bras, WCL/JD 54^, Founder, Puerto Rican Socialist Party
  • Betsy Markey, SPA/MA 83, Former Executive Director, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade; Former US Representative, Colorados 4th Congressional District; Former Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs, US Department of Homeland Security
  • A. Donald McEachin, SPA/BS 82 ^, US Representative for Virginias 4th Congressional District
  • Jennifer Morgan, SIS/MA 92, Germanys first Special Envoy for International Climate Action
  • Dambisa Moyo, CAS/BS 91, Kogod/MBA 92, Hon. DHL 22泭, Economist; Author; Member, House of Lords
  • Samuel Lewis Navarro, Kogod/MBA 81, Former First Vice President and Foreign Minister, Panama
  • Ron Nessen, CAS/BA 59^, White House Press Secretary under President Gerald Ford
  • Vincent Obsitnik, Kogod/MBA 69, Former United States Ambassador to Slovakia
  • Alice Paul, WCL/LLM 27, 泭PhD 28^, Feminist, Author of the Equal Rights Amendment
  • Joan Plaisted, SIS/BA 67, SIS/MA泭69, Former United States Ambassador to Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Kiribati; Former Senior Advisor to the US Ambassador to the United Nations
  • Sharon Prost, WCL/JD 79, Former Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • Lily Qi, Kogod/MBA 01, Delegate,泭Maryland General Assembly; First Chinese Immigrant Elected to Office in Maryland
  • Omar Samad, SOC/BA 90, Former Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive of Afghanistan; Former Afghan Ambassador to Canada, then France;泭Former CNN analyst
  • Nicholas Sarwark, WCL/JD 08, Former Chairman, US Libertarian Party
  • Donna Shalala, WSP 61, 18th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services; Former President, University of Miami; Former US Representative for Florida's 27th Congressional District
  • Warren Silver, WCL/JD 73, Former State Supreme Court Justice, Maine
  • Julianne Smith, SIS/MA 95泭, US泭Representative to NATO
  • Sean Spicer, WSP 92, Former White House Press Secretary
  • Paul Strauss, SPA/BA 86, WCL/JD 93, Shadow Senator from the District of Columbia
  • Kantathi Suphamongkhon, SIS/MA 78, Former Foreign Minister and泭Member of Parliament, Kingdom of Thailand
  • Clyde Taylor, SIS/MA 61, Former Executive Director of the Una Chapman Cox Foundation; former US Ambassador to Costa Rica; former泭US Ambassador to Paraguay
  • Lawrence Palmer Taylor, CAS/MA 69, Former United States Ambassador to Estonia
  • Desson Thomson, SOC/BA 80, White House Speechwriter for President Barack Obama
  • Vaishali Udupa, WCL/JD 00, Former泭Commissioner for Patents, United States Patent and Trademark Office
  • Richard Verma, WCL/JD 93, Former United States Ambassador to India
  • Reggie Walton, WCL/JD 74, Senior Judge, US District Court for the District of Columbia
  • Susan泭Wild, SPA/BA 78, US Representative for Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District
  • Dessima Williams, SIS/MA 85, President of the Senate of Grenada, Former Ambassador to the United Nations泭from Grenada
  • Curtin Winsor, Jr., SIS/MA 64, SIS/PhD 71, Former United States Ambassador to Costa Rica
  • Yiaway Yeh, SPA/BA 00, Former City Councilmember and Mayor, Palo Alto, California泭

^ deceased

Nonprofits

Valerie Guarnieri

Valerie Guarnieri SIS/MA 96

Deputy Executive Director for Programme and Policy Development, United Nations World Food Programme

Ive had these opportunitiesa great adventureto travel the world, provide real meaningful support to people, live and work in many countries.

  • Mark Bergel, CAS/MS泭87, CAS/PhD泭96, Co-Founder, The Shared Humanity Project; Founder, A Wider Circle
  • Mark Bucher, SPA/BA 90, Founder, Feed the Fridge and We Care, Inc.泭
  • Ram籀n Cruz, SIS/BA 98, President, Sierra Club
  • Janethe Pe簽a, SIS/BA泭02, Founder, Executive Director, and CEO, DC Doors
  • Wendy Young, WCL/JD 88, SIS/MA 89, President, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)
  • Dan Mathews, CAS/BA 85, Former Senior Vice President, PETA; Author
  • Rachel Micah-Jones, WCL/JD 03, Founder and Executive Director, Centro de los Derechos del Migrante Inc.
  • John Prendergast, SIS/MA 90, Founding Director,泭The ENOUGH Project;泭Co-founder,泭The Sentry;泭Former Director for African Affairs, The National Security Council

Sports

David Aldridge

David Aldridge SOC/BA 87

Editor, The Athletic; Former Sportscaster and Columnist, TNT


  • Debra Lerner Cohen, CAS/BA '77,泭Principal Owner, 酴圖弝け Nationals
  • Avram Glazer, WCL/JD 85, Executive Co-Chairman, Manchester United Football Club; Owner, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Bryan Glazer, SOC/BA 86, Owner and Co-Chairman, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Darcie泭Glazer泭Kassewitz, CAS/BA 90, Owner and President, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Foundation and Glazer Vision Foundation
  • Joel Glazer, SPA/BA 89, Owner and Co-Chairman, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Andre Ingram, CAS/BA 07, Professional Basketball Player, NBA G League; Point Guard, Los Angeles Lakers
  • Mark Murphy, Kogod/MBA 83, President and CEO, Green Bay Packers; Former Safety, 酴圖弝け Redskins
  • Obaahemaa (Ohemaa) Nyanin, SOC-SIS/BA 09, SPA/MS 09, General Manager, WNBA's Golden State Valkyries
  • Penny Vinik, SIS/BA 84, Co-Owner, Tampa Bay Lightning
  • Kermit 酴圖弝け, CAS/BA 73, Former Professional Basketball Player; First-Round Draft Choice of the Los Angeles Lakers, 1973
  • Nur Ali, SIS/BA 98, Race Car Driver, ARCA Racing Series
  • Julie Andreeff Jensen, SPA/BA 95, WCL/JD 02, Founder and Co-CEO, Jasper Advisors; Former Senior Vice President for External Engagement and Communications, 酴圖弝け Commanders
  • Gabriella Cs矇pe, Kogod/BSBA 96, Swimmer, 1988 and 1992 Olympics
  • Andy Dolich, SPA/BA 69, President, Dolich Consulting; COO, Fan Controlled Football League; Former COO, San Francisco 49ers; Former President and COO, Golden State Warriors; Former Executive Vice President, Oakland Athletics
  • Jamie Erdahl, SOC/BA 11, Reporter, NFL Network and CBS Sports
  • Josh Glenn, SIS/BA 08, Professional Wrestler, NCAA Champion, Three-Time All-American
  • Steven Goldstein, Kogod/BSBA 93, Race Car Driver, Formula 2000 Champion
  • Frank Herzog, SPA/BA 72, Voice of the 酴圖弝け Redskins, 19792004
  • Sunny Hobbs, SIS/BA 92, Professional Race Car Driver
  • Frederik Hviid, CAS/BA 97, Swimmer, 1996 and 2000 Olympics
  • Avery John, Kogod/BSBA 98, Former Professional Soccer Player
  • Kurt Kuykendall, SPA/BS 74, Former Professional Soccer Player;泭subject of the movie泭For the Glory
  • Debra Lerner Cohen, CAS/BA 77, Principal Owner, 酴圖弝け Nationals
  • Sergio L籀pez Mir籀, CAS/BS 92, Bronze Medalist, Swimming, 1988 Olympics
  • Caylee Watson, SPA/BA 17, Swimmer, 2016 Summer Olympics
  • Ron Weber, SPA/BA 54, SPA/MA 64, Original Voice of the 酴圖弝け Capitals, 1974-1997; Hockey Hall of Fame, Broadcasters' Wing Honoree
  • Bram Weinstein, SOC/BA 95, Voice of The 酴圖弝け Commanders

Alumni News

photo courtesy of Sarah McBride

Alumni

AU Alumni Among 2024 Election Winners泭

Sarah McBride, SPA/BA 13, will become the first openly transgender member of Congress.

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Camila DeChalus, White House Reporter for CNN

Communications

From AU to the White House: Camila DeChalus Journey to Political Journalism

Camila DeChalus, SOC/BA 16 reflects on the challenges of covering the White House for CNN, the value of diverse perspectives, and her path to uncovering stories that shape our world.

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Bram Weinstein stands along the sidelines of Northwest Stadium. Photo by Jeff Watts.

Athletics

A Voice for the Fans

Bram Weinstein, SOC/BA 95, the radio voice of the 酴圖弝け Commanders, helps preview the DC football teams upcoming season.

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