
1991), investment banker, philanthropist, nominated ambassador to Sweden in 2014Īkio Shigemitsu (Shin Dong-Bin) (M.B.A. 1967) – billionaire Chairman and CEO of Omega Advisors former general partner, Chairman, CEO of Goldman Sachs Asset ManagemenĪzita Raji (M.B.A. Chambers (M.A., English literature) – deputy head of the Sovereign Debt Ratings Group chairman of the Sovereign Debt Committee at Standard and Poor’s head football coach, Columbia University, 1974–79īennett Cerf (B.A.
William Campbell (B.A., M.A.) – Chairman of the Board (incumbent as of 2009), former CEO, Intuit, Inc. 1981) – CEO of Xerox Corporation (July 1, 2009–) first African-American woman CEO to head a Fortune 500 company 1951) – investor, president of Berkshire Hathaway Leonard Blavatnik (M.A.) – Russian-American businessman founder, chairman and president of Access Industries John Jacob Astor III – 19th-century real estate baronįrank Lusk Babbott (LL.B. His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Amedeo of Belgium (M.B.A.) – eldest grandson of King Albert II of Belgium and Archduke of Austria and Prince of Hungary Robert Agostinelli – co-founder of Rhone Group and Friends of Israel Initiative Notable alumni of Columbia Business School, Columbia Law School (Business and Philanthropy), Columbia College of Columbia University, School of Engineering and Applied Science (Columbia University) (Businesspeople) for separate listing of more than 155 businesspersons From Jhumpa Lahiri to Hedy Lamarr, see all of the noteworthy alumni from Columbia University here.

Columbia University claims over 300 notable alumni, known for their distinguished contributions to the arts, politics, business, and more.

Presidents – two of which were literally just down the hall from each other. The university counts among its alumni film producers, singers, comedians, Pulitzer Prize authors, and three U.S. Pei and Rafael Viñoly, Diplomat Richard Holbrooke, Musicians Itzhak Perlman and Dave Brubeck-to name just a few! Columbia has long been a bastion of great minds and great thinkers, from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to the Sex & the City Trio. Seaborg and Max Delbruck, Pulitzer Prize Winners Richard Rorty and Nadine Gordimer, Scientists Frances Crick and Hideki Yukawa, Architects I.M. To highlight this history, we’ve assembled a list of notable Columbians: Chancellors Watson and Kinley, Nobel Laureates Glenn T. Columbia University has a long and illustrious history marked by legendary and innovative scholarship and research.
