List of University of Michigan business alumni

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This is a list of business alumni from the University of Michigan.

Founders

19th century

• John Wesley Emerson, founder and principal investor of the Emerson Electric Company
• George Getty (JD 1882), founder of the George F. Getty, Inc.; incorporated the predecessor of Getty Oil in 1905 with his son J. Paul Getty
• J.J. Hagerman (1857, industrialist who owned mines, railroads and corporate farms in the American West in the late 19th century and early 20th century; one of the most influential men in territorial New Mexico
• Edward Mead Johnson, founder of Mead Johnson; co-founder of Johnson & Johnson
• William James Mayo (MD 1883), one of the founders of the Mayo Clinic along with his brother Charles Horace Mayo
• John Stoughton Newberry (1848), co-founder of the Detroit Car Wheel Company; one of the organizers of the Michigan Car Company, alongside James McMillan
• Benjamin D. Pritchard (LAW: JD), organizer and first president (1870–1905) of the First National Bank of Allegan; founded the First State Bank, which was the first bank in the county to be designated as a state depository, the first savings bank, and the first bank to install safety deposit boxes
• Frederic L. Smith (1890), co-founder of the Olds Motor Works in 1899
• William E. Upjohn (MD 1875), founder and president of The Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company

20th century

• Frank Acosta, co-founder of Manhattan Milk, a grocery delivery service
• Ralph Bahna (BA 1964), founder of Club Quarters; CEO of Cunard Line (1980–1989); chairman of Priceline.com (2004–2013)
• Steve Blank (MDNG), founder and/or part of eight Silicon Valley startups
• Henry W. Bloch (BS 1944), co-founder and former president of H&R Block Inc.
• David Bohnett (BUS: MBA 1980), founder and CEO of GeoCities
• Louis Borders (BA 1969), co-founded Borders with brother Tom (MA 1966); founder of Webvan
• Lee Boysel (BSE EE 1962, MSE EE 1963), founder, president, CEO and chairman of Four-Phase Systems
• Leo Burnett (BA 1914), founder of Leo Burnett Company in 1935
• William A. Dart, founder of Dart Container Corporation
• Jason DeYonker, founder and managing partner of Forté Capital Advisors, a private equity firm; board member of Academi
• Dean Drako (COE), founder, president and CEO of Barracuda Networks
• Nneka Egbujiobi, founder of Hello Africa
• Robert Beverley Evans, founder of Evans Industries; chairman of American Motors Corporation
• Edgar N. Gott, co-founder and first president of The Boeing Company; executive at Consolidated Aircraft
• Jacques Habra, founder of WebElite
• Gerrard Wendell "(G.W.)" Haworth (COE: MA), founder and chairman of Haworth, Inc.
• Bill Joy (COE: BSE CompE 1975, 2004 D.Eng. (Hon.)), co-founder of Sun Microsystems
• Elle Kaplan (BA), founder and CEO of LexION Capital Management
• Randall Kaplan, co-founder of Akamai Technologies
• Larry Paul Kelley, founder of Shelby Gem Factory
• John Koza (MA Mathematics 1966; BA 1964, MS 1966, Ph.D. 1972 Computer Science), venture capitalist; co-founder of Scientific Games Corporation, where he co-invented the scratch-off instant lottery ticket
• Warren Lieberfarb (BUS), founder and chairman of Warren N. Lieberfarb & Associates, LLC.; serves on the board of directors of Hughes Telematics, Inc.; board member of Sirius Satellite Radio and thePlatform
• Adam Lilling (BUS), founder of Pentagon CDs and Tapes, Launchpad LA, and Plus Capital
• Charles Edward Merrill (attended Law School 1906–1907 but did not graduate), co-founder of Merrill Lynch
• Jay Randolph Monroe III (LL.B. 1906), founder of the Monroe Calculating Machine Company in 1912
• Ilhan New, founder of La Choy Food Products, Inc. and Yuhan Co, Ltd.
• Kevin O'Connor (COE: BSE EE 1983), co-founder and CEO of DoubleClick Inc.
• Eugene Power (BA 1927, MBA '30, HSCD '71), founder of University Microfilms
• Steve Richardson (BUS: MBA), founder of Stave Puzzles
• Tige Savage (BUS: MBA 1998), co-founder and managing partner of Revolution LLC
• James R. Scapa (BUS: MBA), founder, CEO and chairman of Altair Engineering
• Scott Seligman, founder of the Sterling Bank and Trust, and minority owner of the San Francisco Giants major league baseball team
• Robert Shaye, founder of New Line Cinema
• David R. Walt (BS 1974), co-founder of Illumina, Inc.
• Ari Weinzweig (’78, HLLD'15), founder of Zingerman's
• Ronald Weiser, founder of McKinley Associates Inc., a real estate company based in Ann Arbor
• Gary Wiren (MSc), founder of Golf Around the World and inventor of the Impact Bag

21st century

• Jerry White (BUS: MBA 2005), co-founder and executive director of the Landmine Survivors Network

Billionaire entrepreneurs

• J. Robert Beyster (COE: BSE, MS, Ph.D.), founder, chairman, president, and CEO of Science Applications International Corporation, the predecessor of Leidos Holdings, Inc.
• Bharat Desai (BUS: MBA 1981), co-founder, president, and CEO of Syntel, Inc.
• Stanley Druckenmiller (MDNG: Ph.D., co-founded Duquesne Capital
• Henry Engelhardt (B.A.), founder and chief executive of Admiral Group, a British motor insurance company; billionaire
• Brad Keywell (BUS: BBA 1991; LAW: JD 1993), co-founder and principal of Groupon
• Eric Paul Lefkofsky (BA, J.D. 1993), founder of Tempus AI, and the co-founder of Groupon, Echo Global Logistics, InnerWorkings, and Mediaocean
• Tom S. Monaghan (MDNG), founder and former owner of Domino's Pizza
• Larry Page (COE: BSE 1995), co-founder of Google
• Stephen M. Ross (BUS: BBA 1962), founder and chairman of Related Companies, L.P., a global real estate development firm
• Homer Stryker (MED: M.D. 1925; D. 1980), the founder of Stryker Corporation
• A. Alfred Taubman (MDNG: HLLD 1948), founder of the Taubman Company; his cumulative lifetime donations total roughly $141 million, making him the second largest donor in the university's history
• Preston Robert Tisch (A.B. 1948), co-founder and chairman of the Loews Corporation; former owner of 50% of the New York Giants
• Bruce Wasserstein (AB 1967), CEO of Lazard Freres, founder of Wasserstein Perella & Co.
• Boaz Weinstein (BA 1995), founder of Saba Capital Management
• Ralph Wilson (LAW), founder and owner of the Buffalo Bills
• Sam Wyly (BUS: MBA 1957), founder of University Computing Company, Earth Resources Company, Sterling Software, Maverick Capital, Ranger Capital, and WylyBooks Company
• Samuel Zell (LAW: AB 1963, JD 1966), founder of EQ Office; former chairman of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts
• Niklas Zennström (MDNG), founder of Skype, an internet telephony company

Heirs and heiresses

• Kenneth B. Dart (COE: BSE 1976), heir to Dart Container Corporation; son of the founder William A. Dart; billionaire
• Christopher Ilitch (BUS: BBA 1987), heir to Ilitch Holdings, Inc.; son of the founder Mike Ilitch; billionaire
• Denise Ilitch (BA 1977), heiress to Ilitch Family Companies; president of Ilitch Enterprises, LLC; daughter of Mike Ilitch
• Josiah K. Lilly Jr., heir to Eli Lilly and Company; grandson of the founder Eli Lilly
• Doug Meijer (BS), one of the heirs to Meijer; son of the founder Frederik Meijer; billionaire
• Hank Meijer (BA Literature 1973), one of the heirs to Meijer; oldest son of the founder Frederik Meijer; billionaire
• John Gideon Searle, former vice president and general manager of G. D. Searle & Company; grandson of the founder Gideon Daniel Searle
• Amy Rose Silverman (B.S.), member of the Rose family; co-president of Rose Associates
• Robert J. Vlasic, heir to Vlasic Pickles
• Charles Rudolph Walgreen Jr. (PHC 1928, HMS 1951, HLHD 1992), heir to Walgreens; son of the founder Charles Rudolph Walgreen

Executives

Billionaire executives

• William Davidson (BUS: BBA 1947), president, chairman and CEO of Guardian Industries
• Bobby Kotick, president and CEO of Activision Blizzard
• Charlie Munger (MDNG), vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway; name partner at Munger Tolles & Olson
• Ronald L. Olson (JD: Law 1966), name partner at Munger Tolles & Olson; RAND Corporation chairman, board of trustees (former); member of the board of Munger, Tolles & Olson; chairman; member of the board of Berkshire Hathaway (1997-); Council on Foreign Relations board of directors
• Jorge M. Perez (M.U.P 1976), chairman and CEO of Related Companies, L.P.

Consumer services

• David A. Brandon (AB 1974), chairman of Domino's Pizza; former CEO of Toys "R" Us
• Dave Deno (BUS: MBA), former CEO of Quiznos and former COO of Yum! Brands
• Gregg Kaplan (AB), former president and CEO of Coinstar, which now owns Redbox
• Bernie Moreno (BUS), president of the Collection Auto Group, a car dealership company

Consumer non-durables

• Frank Legacki, former president and CEO of Kaepa, Inc., an athletic footwear company based in San Antonio, Texas
• Jerry W. Levin (B.S.E), chairman and CEO of Wilton Brands Inc.; chairman and CEO of JW Levin Partners LLC; member of the boards of Ecolab and U.S. Bancorp
• Thomas F. Olin (BA Economics 1952), chairman and co-CEO of Archway Cookies
• Mark Pieloch, president and owner of PF Inc., formerly known as Pet Flavors
• Robert J. Vlasic, CEO and popularizer of Vlasic Pickles

Distribution services

• Michael Roney (BUS: MBA 1981), former CEO of Bunzl

Electronic technology

• Greg Joswiak (B.S. CSE 1986), senior vice president of worldwide marketing at Apple Inc

Finance

• Peter Borish (’81, MPP’82), chairman and CEO of Computer Trading Corporation, an investment and advisory firm
• Edward Conard (BSE 1978), founding partner at Bain Capital
• William S. Demchak, (BUS: MBA), president and CEO of PNC Financial Services
• Haluk Dinçer (BUS: MBA), executive board member of Sabanci Holding; president of the Retail and Insurance Group of Sabancı Holding
• John C. Dugan, chairman of Citigroup
• Euh Yoon-Dae (BUS: Ph.D.), chairman of KB Financial Group and of the Presidential Council on Nation Branding, Korea
• David S. Evans (BGS), chairman and chief investment officer of Glencoe Capital, a private equity firm
• Mark N. Greene (MA, Ph.D. in economics), CEO and member of the board of FICO (Fair Isaac Corporation) since 2007
• David Kellermann, (BUS: BSBA), chief financial officer of Freddie Mac
• Timothy J. Sloan, former CEO of Wells Fargo
• Thomas J. Wilson (BS 1970), chairman and CEO of Allstate Insurance, Incorporated

Government corporations

• L. William Seidman (BUS: MBA 1949), former 14th chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); vice chairman and CFO of the Phelps Dodge Corporation (1977–1982); managing partner of Seidman & Seidman (1968–1974); Chief Commentator of CNBC

Not-for-profit

• Dale Carlson (SPH: MA), first chief communications officer for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
• John M. Fahey, Jr., (BUS: MBA 1975), president and CEO of the National Geographic Society; former chairman, president and CEO of Time Life Inc.
• William D. Johnson (BUS: MBA), principal of In-Q-Tel
• La June Montgomery Tabron (BUS: BBA), president and CEO of the Kellogg Foundation

Manufacturing

• John V. Faraci (BUS: MBA 1974), former CEO of International Paper
• Frederick Henderson, former president and CEO of General Motors
• James Hackett, former president and CEO of Ford Motor Company
• C. Robert Kidder (COE: BS IE 1967), former chairman of Chrysler Group LLC; former CEO of Borden Chemical 1995–2002; Principal, Stonehenge Partners, Inc., since 2004; former lead director of Morgan Stanley; ran 3Stone Advisors, a Columbus, Ohio, investment firm focusing on clean technology start-ups
• Timothy M. Manganello (BSME 1972, MSME 1975), former chairman and CEO of BorgWarner; member of the Board of BorgWarner (2002-, as chairman, 2003-)
• Mervin Pregulman, former president and CEO of Siskin Steel & Supply Co. in Chattanooga, Tennessee
• Stephen Sanger (BUS: MBA 1970), former CEO of General Mills; former chairman of Wells Fargo; director of Target Corporation, and Pfizer
• Roger Smith, former chairman and CEO of General Motors Corporation 1981–1990
• David N. Weidman (BUS: MBA 1980), former CEO of Celanese; member of the board of Celanese (2004–, as chairman, 2007–); chairman of Society of Chemical Industry
• Irma Wyman, first female CIO of Honeywell, Inc.
• Jerry York, former CFO of IBM and Chrysler; former chairman, president and CEO of Harwinton Capital; former CEO of Micro Warehouse

Retail trade

• Charles "Chuck" Conaway (BUS: MBA), former president and chief operating officer of CVS Corporation; former CEO of Kmart
• Stephenie Landry, vice president of Amazon
• Tom Lewand, former CEO of Shinola, a Detroit-based leather and watch company
• Marc Rosen (BUS: BBA '90), CEO of JCPenney

Sports

• Sam Belnavis (BUS: MBA), executive in automobile racing; as an African-American, one of the few minority persons to have owned a NASCAR racing team
• Tom Garfinkel (BUS: MBA), vice chairman, president and CEO of the Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium and managing partner of the Formula One Miami Grand Prix
• Howard Handler (LSA: BA 1983; BUS: MBA 1985), president of 313 Presents
• Patrick LaForge, president and CEO of the Edmonton Oilers

Technology services

• Jim Buckmaster, president and CEO of Craigslist
• Dick Costolo (BA), former COO and former CEO of Twitter; founder of Feedburner, the RSS reader bought by Google in 2007
• Paul Saleh (BS, MS; BUS: MBA 1985), former chief financial officer of Computer Sciences Corporation (which became DXC Technology in 2017); board member of Anterix; former chief financial officer of Gannett; former chief financial officer and executive vice president of Nextel Communications Inc.; former chief financial officer of Sprint Nextel Corporation
• Richard Snyder (BA 1977, BUS: MBA with distinction 1979, LAW: JD 1982, certified public accountant), CEO of SensCy, a cybersecurity company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Stephen Swad, former president and CEO of Rosetta Stone Inc.; former executive vice president and chief financial officer of Fannie Mae; former executive vice president and chief financial officer of AOL

Transportation

• Dave Barger, president and chief operating officer of JetBlue; CEO as of 2007
• Dmitri Dolgov (Ph.D.), co-chief executive officer of Waymo, an autonomous driving technology company
• Robert Isom, CEO of American Airlines
• Subodh Karnik, president and CEO of CommutAir 2015–2019; former president and CEO of the now-defunct ExpressJet; president and CEO of Global Aero Logistics, the parent company of World Airways, North American Airlines and ATA Airlines, between 2005 and 2009
• Temel Kotil (COE: MA 1986, MA 1987, Ph.D. 1991), CEO of Turkish Airlines

Defunct

• Donald N. Frey (BS MTL 1947, MSE 1949, PhD 1951, D. Eng. hon. 1967), former chairman and CEO of Bell & Howell
• Archie McCardell (BUS: MBA), former CEO, president, and chairman of the board at the International Harvester
• Herbert "Bart" H. McDade III, president and COO of Lehman Brothers at the time of its bankruptcy
• William J. Olcott, president of the Oliver Iron Mining Company 1909–1928; president of the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway 1901–1909

Others

• Paul Kangas, figure on Nightly Business Report on PBS (1979–2009; anchor 1990–2009)
• Mark Madoff, son of Ponzi scheme fraudster Bernard Madoff
• William Andrew Paton, first editor of The Accounting Review

References

External links

• University of Michigan alumni