Northeastern University, Boston Admitted Student Profiles & Alumni

Nikesh Arora

CEO of Palo Alto Networks; former senior exec at Google

MBA

N/A

Biz Stone

Co-founder of Twitter; tech entrepreneur & author

Studied at NU

N/A

Gina Haspel

First woman confirmed as CIA Director

Studied at NU

N/A

Jane Curtin

Actress and comedian; original SNL cast member

BA

N/A

Wendy Williams

Broadcaster and media personality; The Wendy Williams Show host

BA

N/A

Shawn Fanning

Founder of Napster

Attended

N/A

Gregory Jarvis

NASA astronaut (Challenger payload specialist)

MS (Engineering)

N/A

Maggie Hassan

U.S. Senator & former Governor of New Hampshire

BA

N/A

Mo Cowan

U.S. Senator (MA); first African-American from Massachusetts

JD

N/A

Reggie Lewis

NBA star (Celtics); Northeastern all-time leading scorer

BS (Business)

1987

Beverly Johnson

First Black model on Vogue cover; fashion icon

Attended

N/A

Carlos Peña

MLB All-Star first baseman

Studied engineering

N/A

Jeff Clarke

Former CEO of Kodak

MBA

N/A

Barbara Kopple

Two-time Academy Award-winning documentary director

Studied NU

N/A

Ernie Anastos

Emmy-winning New York television news anchor

BA

N/A

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Larry Meyer

CEO of Uniqlo USA; ex-CFO of Forever 21

BS (Accounting)

N/A

Joia Mukherjee

MD; Chief Medical Officer at Partners In Health; global health advocate

MD

N/A

Sonia Chang-Díaz

First Latina Massachusetts State Senator

JD

N/A

Roderick Ireland

First African-American Chief Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

JD

N/A

Amanda Palmer

Musician, author, lead vocalist of The Dresden Dolls

BA

N/A

James Franklin Jeffrey

U.S. diplomat; Middle East policy expert

BA (History)

N/A

Marc Raibert

Founder of Boston Dynamics; leader in robotics

BS (Electrical Eng.)

1973

George D. Behrakis

Pharmaceutical entrepreneur & philanthropist (Behrakis Center in Boston)

BS

N/A

Chelsey Goldberg

Pro ice hockey player; academic and humanitarian

BA, MA (Human Services/Sports Mgmt)

2015, 2018

Kaitlin McCarthy

Founder of affordable-housing developer in Boston

BS (Civil & Environmental Eng.)

2009

Cassandra McKenzie

Award-winning leader in construction

BS (Civil & Environmental Eng.)

1999