List of University of Michigan business alumni explained
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This is a list of business alumni from the University of Michigan.
Founders
19th century
- 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
- 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
- Louis Carlyle Walker (BA 1896), co-founded the Shaw-Walker Company in 1899 and became sole owner in 1902; important figure in history of Muskegon, Michigan benefactor and namesake of the L. C. Walker Arena
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)[1]
- 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.[2]
- 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[3]
- Jason DeYonker, founder and Managing Partner of Forté Capital Advisors, a private equity firm; board member of Academi
- Utpal Dholakia (Ph.D. 1998), founder of Empyrean Insights, a marketing insights consultancy
- Dean Drako (COE), founder, president and CEO of Barracuda Networks[4]
- Nneka Egbujiobi, founder of Hello Africa
- Robert Beverley Evans, founder of Evans Industries; chairman of American Motors Corporation[5]
- Edgar N. Gott, co-founder and first president of The Boeing Company; executive at Consolidated Aircraft[6]
- Jacques Habra, founder of WebElite
- Gerrard Wendell "(G.W.)" Haworth (COE: MA), founder and chairman of Haworth, Inc.
- Andrew Heiberger, founder, owner, and CEO of Buttonwood Development and Town Residential
- 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
- 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 from 1906 to 1907 but did not graduate), co-founder of Merrill Lynch[7]
- 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.[8]
- Kevin O'Connor (COE: BSE EE 1983), co-founder and CEO of DoubleClick Inc.[9]
- Eugene Power (BA 1927, MBA '30, HSCD '71), founder of University Microfilms[10]
- Steve Richardson (BUS: MBA), founder of Stave Puzzles
- Paul Saginaw (’76, HLLD’15), founder of Zingerman's
- 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[11]
- Scott Seligman, the 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
- Lauren Weiner ('95), founder and former CEO of WWC Global, a federal consulting firm
- Ari Weinzweig (’78, HLLD’15), founder of Zingerman's
- Ronald Weiser, founder of McKinley Associates Inc., a real estate company based in Ann Arbor
- Jerry White (BUS: MBA 2005), co-founder and executive director of the Landmine Survivors Network (LSN)
- Gary Wiren (MSc), founder of Golf Around the World and inventor of the Impact Bag
Billionaire entrepreneurs
- J. Robert Beyster (COE: BSE, MS, Ph.D.), founder, chairman, president, and CEO of Science Applications International Corporation[12]
- Bharat Desai (BUS: MBA 1981), co-founder, president, and CEO of Syntel, Inc.
- Stanley Druckenmiller (MDNG: Ph.D., co-founded Duquesne Capital[13]
- Henry Engelhardt (B.A.), founder and Chief Executive of Admiral Group, a British motor insurance company; billionaire[14]
- Brad Keywell (BUS: BBA 1991; LAW: JD 1993), co-founder and principal of Groupon[15]
- Eric Paul Lefkofsky (BA, J.D. 1993), founder of Tempus AI, and the co-founder of Groupon, Echo Global Logistics, InnerWorkings, and Mediaocean[16]
- Tom S. Monaghan (MDNG), founder and former owner of Domino's Pizza[17]
- Larry Page (COE: BSE 1995), co-founder of Google[18]
- Stephen M. Ross (BUS: BBA 1962), the founder and chairman of Related Companies, L.P., a global real estate development firm.[19]
- Homer Stryker (MED: M.D. 1925; D. 1980), the founder of Stryker Corporation[20]
- 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[21]
- Preston Robert Tisch (A.B. 1948), co-founder and chairman of the Loews Corporation; former owner of 50% of the New York Giants[22]
- Bruce Wasserstein (AB 1967), CEO of Lazard Freres, founder of Wasserstein Perella & Co.[23]
- Boaz Weinstein (BA 1995), founder of Saba Capital Management[24]
- 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[25]
- Niklas Zennström (MDNG), founder of Skype, an internet telephony company[26]
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[27]
- 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[28]
- Hank Meijer (BA Literature 1973), one of the heirs to Meijer; oldest son of the founder Frederik Meijer; billionaire[29]
- 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[30]
- Charles Rudolph Walgreen Jr. (PHC 1928, HMS 1951, HLHD 1992), heir to Walgreens; son of the founder Charles Rudolph Walgreen[31]
Executives
Billionaire executives
- William Davidson (BUS: BBA 1947), president, chairman and CEO of Guardian Industries[32]
- Bobby Kotick, president and CEO of Activision Blizzard[33]
- Martin Lau, president of Tencent[34]
- Charlie Munger (MDNG), Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway; name partner at Munger Tolles & Olson[35]
- 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[36]
- Jorge M. Perez (M.U.P 1976), chairman and CEO of Related Companies, L.P.[37]
Consumer services
Consumer non-durables
Distribution services
Electronic Technology
Finance
- Peter Borish (’81, MPP’82), chairman and CEO of Computer Trading Corporation, an investment and advisory firm[45]
- Edward Conard (BSE 1978), founding partner at Bain Capital[46]
- William S. Demchak, (BUS: MBA), president and CEO of PNC Financial Services[47]
- 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[48]
- Euh Yoon-Dae (BUS: Ph.D.), chairman of KB Financial Group and of the Presidential Council on Nation Branding, Korea[49]
- David S. Evans (BGS), chairman and chief investment officer of Glencoe Capital, a private equity firm[50] [51]
- 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[52]
Government corporations
Not-for-profit
Manufacturing
- John V. Faraci (BUS: MBA 1974), former CEO of International Paper
- Richard C. Gerstenberg, former chairman and CEO of General Motors[53]
- Frederick Henderson, former president and CEO of General Motors
- James Hackett, former president and CEO of Ford Motor Company[54]
- 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[55]
- Timothy M. Manganello (BSME 1972, MSME 1975), former chairman and CEO of BorgWarner; member of the Board of BorgWarner (2002-, as chairman, 2003-)[56]
- Steve Mollenkopf (M.Eng.), chairman of The Boeing Company[57]
- 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[58]
- Roger Smith, former chairman and CEO of General Motors Corporation from 1981 to 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, the 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
Sports
Technology services
- Jason Blessing, CEO of Model N (company)[61]
- Jim Buckmaster, president and CEO of Craigslist[62]
- Dick Costolo (BA), former COO and former CEO of Twitter; founder of Feedburner, the RSS reader bought by Google in 2007[63]
- 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
Defunct
- Donald N. Frey (BS MTL 1947, MSE 1949, PhD 1951, D. Eng. hon. 1967), former chairman and CEO of Bell & Howell[68]
- 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
External links
Notes and References
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- Web site: Henry W. Bloch, '44, HLLD'05 . May 12, 2024 . alumni.umich.edu . Alumni Association of the University of Michigan.
- Web site: Leo Burnett, 1914 . May 12, 2024 . alumni.umich.edu . Alumni Association of the University of Michigan.
- Web site: Dean Drako . May 12, 2024 . lab.engin.umich.edu . MICHIGAN ENGINEERING.
- News: Paid Notice: Deaths Evans, Robert B., Sr. . The New York Times . August 20, 1998 . January 11, 2014.
- Web site: Edgar N. Gott, 1909 . May 12, 2024 . alumni.umich.edu . Alumni Association of the University of Michigan.
- Web site: As Markets Falter, Merrill Lynch Sold: Recalling Charles Merrill's Amherst Ties . May 12, 2024 . amherststudent-archive.amherst.edu . The Amherst Student.
- Web site: 우리역사넷 . 2024-03-26 . contents.history.go.kr.
- Web site: Two gifts advance Michigan engineering . May 12, 2024 . news.umich.edu . Office of the Vice President for Communications.
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- Web site: Editorial . Inc . October 16, 2020 . From Start-up to Publicly Traded: How Altair Continues to Innovate . March 24, 2022 . Inc.com . en.
- Book: Beyster . J. Robert . The SAIC solution: How we built an $8 billion employee-owned technology company . Economy . Peter . 2007 . John Wiley & Sons . 978-0-470-09752-6 . Hoboken . 190–191 . 76820653 . J. Robert Beyster . Peter Economy.
- Web site: Stan Druckenmiller . May 12, 2024 . bloomberg.com . Bloomberg L.P..
- Web site: Henry Engelhardt - Chief Executive Officer, Admiral Group . May 12, 2024 . .
- Web site: Bradley A. Keywell . May 12, 2024 . zli.umich.edu . Samuel Zell and Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies.
- Web site: Eric Lefkofsky, '91, JD'93 . May 12, 2024 . alumni.umich.edu . Alumni Association of the University of Michigan.
- Web site: Tom Monaghan, x'60 . May 12, 2024 . alumni.umich.edu . Alumni Association of the University of Michigan.
- Web site: Corporate Information – Google Management: Larry Page . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20100820212225/http://www.google.com/intl/en/corporate/execs.html#larry . August 20, 2010 . August 29, 2010 . Google, Inc..
- Web site: Stephen M. Ross - Leader, Visionary, Philanthropist, Wolverine. . May 12, 2024 . michiganross.umich.edu . Stephen M. Ross School of Business.
- Web site: University of Michigan Alumni Innovator Hall of Fame . May 12, 2024 . UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY.
- Web site: A. ALFRED TAUBMAN . May 12, 2024 . taubmancollege.umich.edu . A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.
- Web site: Tisch family members continue tradition of support . May 12, 2024 . record.umich.edu . Office of the Vice President for Communications.
- Web site: Wasserstein Awards - Recognizing contributions to The Michigan Daily . May 12, 2024 . lsa.umich.edu . COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS.
- Web site: Boaz Weinstein, Founder & Chief Investment Officer . May 12, 2024 . sabacapital.com . SABA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P..
- Web site: About Zell Lurie . May 12, 2024 . zli.umich.edu . SAMUEL ZELL & ROBERT H. LURIE INSTITUTE FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES.
- Web site: Niklas Zennstrom, '91 . May 12, 2024 . alumni.umich.edu . Alumni Association of the University of Michigan.
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- Web site: Douglas F. Meijer, '76 . May 12, 2024 . alumni.umich.edu . Alumni Association of the University of Michigan.
- Web site: Hendrik G. "Hank" Meijer, '73, HLLD'19 . May 12, 2024 . alumni.umich.edu . Alumni Association of the University of Michigan.
- http://www.rosenyc.com/executive-team/amy-rose/ Rose Associates Executive Team: Amy Rose Silverman
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- Web site: William Davidson: A Portrait of Action . May 13, 2024 . William Davidson Institute .
- Web site: Bobby Kotick, x'82 . May 12, 2024 . alumni.umich.edu . Alumni Association of the University of Michigan.
- Web site: Martin Lau, '94 . May 11, 2024 . alumni.umich.edu . Alumni Association of the University of Michigan .
- Web site: Munger's $20M Gift . May 12, 2024 . law.umich.edu . The University of Michigan Law School.
- Web site: Ronald Olson Elected to Caltech Board . May 12, 2024 . caltech.edu . California Institute of Technology.
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/chloesorvino/2016/10/05/real-estate-billionaire-jorge-perezs-immigrant-roots-are-helping-him-in-a-slowing-miami-market/#7cb696da27dc "Real Estate Billionaire Jorge Perez's Immigrant Roots Are Helping Him In A Slowing Miami Market,"
- http://www.regents.umich.edu/about/bios/brandon.html "University of Michigan Regent Emeritus David A. Brandon"
- Web site: Profile: Gregg Kaplan, Coinstar president, COO makes Hall of Fame. 3 August 2009.
- Web site: 2015-04-23 . Sigma Phi Epsilon hosts renowned auto dealer and entrepreneur Bernie Moreno – April 27 . 2024-03-20 . Today at Elon . en.
- Web site: Michigan Men's Swimming and Diving All-Time NCAA Champions. M Go Blue.
- Web site: Michigan Ross School of Business Investor Report. Michigan Ross School of Business. 10 April 2014.
- News: Robert Vlasic, who built family name into iconic brand, dies at 96. Tompor. Susan. May 11, 2022. Detroit Free Press. June 6, 2022.
- Web site: Michael Roney: Chief Executive Officer at Bunzl . LinkedIn . November 16, 2012.
- Web site: Economics Leadership Council (ELC) | Economics | University of Michigan . Lsa.umich.edu . April 22, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140725054243/http://www.lsa.umich.edu/econ/alumni/economicsleadershipcouncilelc/peterborish_ci . July 25, 2014 . dead .
- Web site: The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class . May 12, 2024 . michigantoday.umich.edu . Office of the VP for Communications.
- Web site: William S. Demchak Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer The PNC Financial Services Group. PNC. 14 April 2015.
- Web site: John Cunningham Dugan – Department of the Treasury . May 16, 2024 . georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov.
- Web site: Prominent Korean executive and educator Dr. Yoon-Dae Euh speaks on Korea’s economy . hawaii.edu . 2024-06-28 .
- Web site: Archived copy . 2011-12-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111213125156/http://glencap.com/team.asp . 2011-12-13 . dead .
- Web site: David S Evans, Glencoe Capital LLC: Profile and Biography .
- Web site: University of Michigan Produces More CEOs at Fortune 1000 Companies Than Any Other Public University . May 12, 2024 . Stephen M. Ross School of Business.
- Web site: Richard C. Gerstenberg, 92, G.M. Official . . July 26, 2002 . June 11, 2024 .
- Web site: Jim Hackett, longtime Ford School Committee member, appointed interim athletic director . fordschool.umich.edu . November 3, 2014 . May 16, 2024 . Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy .
- Web site: Kenneth N. . Gilpin . Eric . Schmitt . BUSINESS PEOPLE; Kidder, Peabody Officer Named to Merrill Post . Jan 17, 1986 . May 12, 2024 . .
- Web site: Significant endowment from Manganello/BorgWarner . May 12, 2024 . me.engin.umich.edu . MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.
- Web site: Executive Biography of Steven M. Mollenkopf, Chair of the Board . boeing.com . July 1, 2024 .
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- Web site: Ross School Advisory Board: Marc Rosen . michiganross.umich.edu . 2024-07-19.
- Web site: JASON BLESSING . May 12, 2024 . modeln.com . Model N.
- Web site: Jim Buckmaster . May 12, 2024 . craigslist.org . Craigslist.
- Web site: More than 140 Characters: Dick Costolo Talks With Alumni . May 12, 2024 . alumni.umich.edu . Alumni Association of the University of Michigan.
- Web site: David Barger, '17 . May 12, 2024 . alumni.umich.edu . Alumni Association of the University of Michigan.
- Web site: University of Michigan Produces More CEOs at Fortune 1000 Companies Than Any Other Public University . May 12, 2024 . Stephen M. Ross School of Business .
- Web site: ATA Airlines Appoints Subodh Karnik as New President and CEO . globenewswire.com .
- Web site: Hawk and dove - President & CEO, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) . May 12, 2024 . thebusinessyear.com . thebusinessyear.
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