We hope you become inspired, too!<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nBlake Mycoskie, founder and Chief Shoe Giver of TOMS Shoes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Today’s question is: Who are your\u00a0famous alums?<\/strong><\/h3>\nJohn Roeder, Assistant Dean of Graduate Admissions at SMU Cox School of Business<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n- \u00a0Lamar Hunt<\/strong>, founder of the American Football League and owner of the Kansas City Chiefs<\/li>\n
- Gerald J. Ford<\/strong>, Dallas-based billionaire<\/li>\n
- Blake Mycoskie<\/strong>, founder of TOMS Shoes<\/li>\n
- Ray Hunt<\/strong>, founder and CEO of Hunt Oil Company<\/li>\n
- Thomas Horton<\/strong>, Chairman of AMR and American Airlines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Shari Hubert, Associate Dean of MBA Admissions at Georgetown McDonough School of Business<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n- Guy Adami<\/strong> (B ’86), original member of CNBC’s “Fast Money” team<\/li>\n
- Michael Chasen <\/strong>(MBA ’95),\u00a0president and CEO of Social Radar, cofounder and former CEO of Blackboard (and a member of Georgetown\u2019s Board of Directors)<\/li>\n
- Jim Gaffigan <\/strong>(B ’88),\u00a0stand-up comedian and actor<\/li>\n
- Ted Leonsis <\/strong>(C ’77),\u00a0chairman and CEO of Monumental Sports and Entertainment (owner of the Washington Wizards, Capitals, Mystics and the Verizon Center) and vice chairman emeritus of AOL (and chair of the board for Georgetown\u2019s Entrepreneurship Initiative)<\/li>\n
- Ann Sarnoff <\/strong>(B ’83),\u00a0president of BBC Worldwide North America\u00a0(and vice chair of the McDonough School of Business Board of Advisors).<\/li>\n
- Maria Shriver <\/strong>(C ’77),\u00a0NBC News anchor, former first lady of California.<\/li>\n
- Lawrence Tosi <\/strong>(B ’90, L\/MBA ’94),\u00a0CFO of Airbnb, former CFO of The Blackstone Group (and a member of Georgetown\u2019s Board of Directors)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0Kelly R. Wilson, Executive Director of Admissions at CMU Tepper School of Business:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- David Tepper<\/strong>, Appaloosa Management<\/li>\n
- James Swartz<\/strong>, Accel Partners<\/li>\n
- Eric Butler<\/strong>, Union Pacific<\/li>\n
- David Coulter<\/strong>, Warburg Pincus<\/li>\n
- Brian Olsavsky<\/strong>, Amazon<\/li>\n
- Cindy Padnos<\/strong>, Illuminate Ventures<\/li>\n
- Keith Law<\/strong>, ESPN<\/li>\n
- \u2026 and don\u2019t forget famous Carnegie Mellon University alums such as artist Andy Warhol<\/strong>, actor Holly Hunter<\/strong>, \u201cLast Lecture\u201d author Randy Pausch<\/strong>, the late astronaut Judith Resnik<\/strong> and director George Romero<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Morgan Bernstein, Executive Director of Full-Time MBA Admissions at UC Berkeley-Haas School of Business<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n- Paul Otellini<\/strong>, MBA 84, former CEO of Intel<\/li>\n
- Shantanu Narayen<\/strong>, MBA 93, CEO of Adobe<\/li>\n
- Barbara Desoer<\/strong>, MBA 77, CEO of Citibank<\/li>\n
- Don Fisher<\/strong>, BS 51, founder of The Gap<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Alex Lawrence, Assistant Dean of MBA Admissions at UCLA Anderson School of Management<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n- Susan Wojcicki<\/strong>, MBA 98, CEO of YouTube<\/li>\n
- Larry Fink<\/strong>, MBA 74, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Blackrock<\/li>\n
- Bill Gross<\/strong> MBA 71, co-founder PIMCO<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Judi Byers, Executive Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at Cornell’s Johnson Graduate School of Management<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n- Ken Derr<\/strong> MBA ’60,\u00a0retired Chairman and CEO, Chevron Corporation<\/li>\n
- Michael Chen<\/strong>, MBA ’85,\u00a0CEO, Chen & Associates. Former President, Strategic Initiatives Group, NBC<\/li>\n
- Daniel Hesse<\/strong>, MBA \u201977, former President & CEO, Sprint<\/li>\n
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg<\/strong> ’54,\u00a0United States Supreme Court Justice<\/li>\n
- Abby Joseph Cohen<\/strong> ’73,\u00a0President of the Global Markets Institute, Goldman Sachs & Co.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Virginie Fougea, Associate Director of Admissions \u00a0at\u00a0INSEAD<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n- \u00a0Tidjane Thiam, <\/strong>MBA ’88J,\u00a0CEO Credit Suisse<\/li>\n
- Barbara Kux<\/strong>, MBA ’84J, Board member of Total and Henkel and one of Fortune\u2019s \u201cmost powerful women in business\u201d<\/li>\n
- Henry Engelhardt<\/strong>, MBA ’88J Admiral Insurance co-founder<\/li>\n
- Grita Loebsack<\/strong>, MBA ’95D, \u00a0CEO of Kering Luxury \u2013 Couture & Leather Goods<\/li>\n
- Carole Ramella<\/strong>, MBA ’06D,\u00a0Founder & Managing Director, GFA Consulting Ltd, a company based in Ghana that helps African businesses raise funds.<\/li>\n
- Philippe Houz\u00e9<\/strong>, MBA ’74,\u00a0President of Galeries Lafayette<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Look out for the #AskAdCom in our social media channels, and we\u2019ll keep you posted when we check in again to\u00a0Ask the AdCom about even more interesting, unusual and inspiring happenings at their MBA programs.<\/em><\/p>\n****<\/p>\n
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- \u00a0Lamar Hunt<\/strong>, founder of the American Football League and owner of the Kansas City Chiefs<\/li>\n
- Gerald J. Ford<\/strong>, Dallas-based billionaire<\/li>\n
- Blake Mycoskie<\/strong>, founder of TOMS Shoes<\/li>\n
- Ray Hunt<\/strong>, founder and CEO of Hunt Oil Company<\/li>\n
- Thomas Horton<\/strong>, Chairman of AMR and American Airlines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Shari Hubert, Associate Dean of MBA Admissions at Georgetown McDonough School of Business<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Guy Adami<\/strong> (B ’86), original member of CNBC’s “Fast Money” team<\/li>\n
- Michael Chasen <\/strong>(MBA ’95),\u00a0president and CEO of Social Radar, cofounder and former CEO of Blackboard (and a member of Georgetown\u2019s Board of Directors)<\/li>\n
- Jim Gaffigan <\/strong>(B ’88),\u00a0stand-up comedian and actor<\/li>\n
- Ted Leonsis <\/strong>(C ’77),\u00a0chairman and CEO of Monumental Sports and Entertainment (owner of the Washington Wizards, Capitals, Mystics and the Verizon Center) and vice chairman emeritus of AOL (and chair of the board for Georgetown\u2019s Entrepreneurship Initiative)<\/li>\n
- Ann Sarnoff <\/strong>(B ’83),\u00a0president of BBC Worldwide North America\u00a0(and vice chair of the McDonough School of Business Board of Advisors).<\/li>\n
- Maria Shriver <\/strong>(C ’77),\u00a0NBC News anchor, former first lady of California.<\/li>\n
- Lawrence Tosi <\/strong>(B ’90, L\/MBA ’94),\u00a0CFO of Airbnb, former CFO of The Blackstone Group (and a member of Georgetown\u2019s Board of Directors)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0Kelly R. Wilson, Executive Director of Admissions at CMU Tepper School of Business:<\/strong><\/p>\n
- \n
- David Tepper<\/strong>, Appaloosa Management<\/li>\n
- James Swartz<\/strong>, Accel Partners<\/li>\n
- Eric Butler<\/strong>, Union Pacific<\/li>\n
- David Coulter<\/strong>, Warburg Pincus<\/li>\n
- Brian Olsavsky<\/strong>, Amazon<\/li>\n
- Cindy Padnos<\/strong>, Illuminate Ventures<\/li>\n
- Keith Law<\/strong>, ESPN<\/li>\n
- \u2026 and don\u2019t forget famous Carnegie Mellon University alums such as artist Andy Warhol<\/strong>, actor Holly Hunter<\/strong>, \u201cLast Lecture\u201d author Randy Pausch<\/strong>, the late astronaut Judith Resnik<\/strong> and director George Romero<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Morgan Bernstein, Executive Director of Full-Time MBA Admissions at UC Berkeley-Haas School of Business<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
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- Paul Otellini<\/strong>, MBA 84, former CEO of Intel<\/li>\n
- Shantanu Narayen<\/strong>, MBA 93, CEO of Adobe<\/li>\n
- Barbara Desoer<\/strong>, MBA 77, CEO of Citibank<\/li>\n
- Don Fisher<\/strong>, BS 51, founder of The Gap<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Alex Lawrence, Assistant Dean of MBA Admissions at UCLA Anderson School of Management<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Susan Wojcicki<\/strong>, MBA 98, CEO of YouTube<\/li>\n
- Larry Fink<\/strong>, MBA 74, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Blackrock<\/li>\n
- Bill Gross<\/strong> MBA 71, co-founder PIMCO<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Judi Byers, Executive Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at Cornell’s Johnson Graduate School of Management<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Ken Derr<\/strong> MBA ’60,\u00a0retired Chairman and CEO, Chevron Corporation<\/li>\n
- Michael Chen<\/strong>, MBA ’85,\u00a0CEO, Chen & Associates. Former President, Strategic Initiatives Group, NBC<\/li>\n
- Daniel Hesse<\/strong>, MBA \u201977, former President & CEO, Sprint<\/li>\n
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg<\/strong> ’54,\u00a0United States Supreme Court Justice<\/li>\n
- Abby Joseph Cohen<\/strong> ’73,\u00a0President of the Global Markets Institute, Goldman Sachs & Co.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Virginie Fougea, Associate Director of Admissions \u00a0at\u00a0INSEAD<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
- \n
- \u00a0Tidjane Thiam, <\/strong>MBA ’88J,\u00a0CEO Credit Suisse<\/li>\n
- Barbara Kux<\/strong>, MBA ’84J, Board member of Total and Henkel and one of Fortune\u2019s \u201cmost powerful women in business\u201d<\/li>\n
- Henry Engelhardt<\/strong>, MBA ’88J Admiral Insurance co-founder<\/li>\n
- Grita Loebsack<\/strong>, MBA ’95D, \u00a0CEO of Kering Luxury \u2013 Couture & Leather Goods<\/li>\n
- Carole Ramella<\/strong>, MBA ’06D,\u00a0Founder & Managing Director, GFA Consulting Ltd, a company based in Ghana that helps African businesses raise funds.<\/li>\n
- Philippe Houz\u00e9<\/strong>, MBA ’74,\u00a0President of Galeries Lafayette<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Look out for the #AskAdCom in our social media channels, and we\u2019ll keep you posted when we check in again to\u00a0Ask the AdCom about even more interesting, unusual and inspiring happenings at their MBA programs.<\/em><\/p>\n
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- Barbara Kux<\/strong>, MBA ’84J, Board member of Total and Henkel and one of Fortune\u2019s \u201cmost powerful women in business\u201d<\/li>\n
- Michael Chen<\/strong>, MBA ’85,\u00a0CEO, Chen & Associates. Former President, Strategic Initiatives Group, NBC<\/li>\n
- Larry Fink<\/strong>, MBA 74, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Blackrock<\/li>\n
- Shantanu Narayen<\/strong>, MBA 93, CEO of Adobe<\/li>\n
- James Swartz<\/strong>, Accel Partners<\/li>\n
- Michael Chasen <\/strong>(MBA ’95),\u00a0president and CEO of Social Radar, cofounder and former CEO of Blackboard (and a member of Georgetown\u2019s Board of Directors)<\/li>\n
- Gerald J. Ford<\/strong>, Dallas-based billionaire<\/li>\n