Olin Business School - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

• Stan A. Askren (MBA 1987): president and CEO of HNI Corporation
• William Bay (BA): President and CEO of Mel Bay
• John H. Biggs (PhD): former CEO of TIAA-CREF
• Melvin F. Brown (AB 1957, JD 1961): former CEO of Deutsche Financial Services
• Andrew M. Bursky (AB 1978, BSChE 1978, MSChE 1978): CEO of Atlas Holdings LLC
• Carl M. Casale (MBA): executive vice president, North America Commercial division of Monsanto Company
• David P. Connor (BA): CEO of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation
• William H. Danforth (AB 1892): founder of Ralston Purina
• Charles H. Dolson (AB): president and CEO of Delta Air Lines (1965-1970)
• Arnold Donald (BSME 1977): founder and former CEO of Merisant
• John Dubinsky (AB 1965, MBA 1967): former CEO of Mark Twain Bancshares
• Thomas J. Feichtinger (BS 1986): Global Director for General Motors Corporation
• Steve Fossett (MBA 1968): options trader, balloonist, and adventurer
• Sam Fox (BSBA 1951): founder, chairman, CEO, and owner of Harbour Group Industries
• Don Frahm (BSBA 1953): former chairman and CEO of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
• Avram Glazer (BSBA 1982): president and CEO of the Zapata Corporation and joint chairman of Manchester United
• James Hance, Jr. (MBA): chairman of Sprint Nextel and former CFO of Bank of America (1998-2004)
• Earle Harbison (AB 1948): former president and COO of Monsanto Company
• Jerald Kent (BSBA 1978, MS 1979): founder and former CEO of Charter Communications
• Jeff Lebesch (BS 1979): co-founder of New Belgium Brewing Company
• Steven F. Leer (MBA 1977): chairman and CEO of Arch Coal
• Stanley Lopata (AB 1935): founder and former chairman of Carboline
• W. Patrick McGinnis (MBA 1972): president and CEO of Nestle Purina Petcare Company
• Howard J. Morgens (AB): president and CEO of Procter & Gamble
• Edward Mueller (MBA): president and CEO of Qwest Communications
• Charles Nagel (JD 1872): United States Secretary of Commerce and Labor; founder of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• David Peacock (MBA): president of Anheuser-Busch
• William Shaw (MBA 1972): president and COO of Marriott International Inc.
• Louis B. Susman (JD 1962): vice chairman of Citigroup Global Markets
• Jack C. Taylor (student through 1944): founder of Enterprise Rent-A-Car; no. 14 on Forbes 400 Richest Americans in 2006
• Ann Rubenstein Tisch (AB 1976) Anchor of Today Show, member of Tisch family
• William G. Tragos (AB 1956): former chairman and CEO of TBWA Advertising, Inc.
• Arnold Zetcher (BSBA 1962): chairman, president and CEO of Talbots
• George Zimmer (AB 1970): founder of Men's Wearhouse
• Jim Weddle (AB 1977, MBA): managing partner at Edward Jones Investments
• Gary Wendlandt (BS 1972): current CIO of New York Life Investment Management and former CIO of MassMutual
• John B. Whyte (attended two years in 1950s): Developer of Fire Island Pines, New York