William Baldwin
鈥淏illy鈥 Baldwin is best known for his acting roles in more than 25 films, including
the award-winning The Squid and The Whale and action drama Backdraft. He had notable
appearances on television鈥檚 Parenthood and Gossip Girl.
Jay Benet '74
Jay Benet
Benet is vice chairman and chief financial officer of Travelers. Previously, he served
as worldwide head of financial planning, analysis and reporting for Citigroup. Prior
to that, he was CFO for Citibank's global consumer business in Europe, the Middle
East and Africa.
Michael Berman '79
Michael Berman
Berman is chief financial officer and executive vice president of GGP, overseeing
the company's capital markets, finance, accounting, tax and external communications
functions. GGP is a member of Standard & Poor's 500 stock index (S& P 500) and one
of the world's ten largest real estate companies with a total market capitalization
of over $45 billion.
Marjorie Cohn '78
Marjorie Cohn
Cohn is head of television for the combined DreamWorks Animation Television and Universal
television animation business, overseeing all television development and production,
including the content for DWA TV's groundbreaking multi-year deal with Netflix.
Stephanie Courtney '92
Stephanie Courtney
Courtney has been playing the role of Progressive鈥檚 鈥淔lo鈥 since 2008. Ad Age named
her one of the top female ad icons of all time, on a list that includes Rosie the
Riveter and Betty Crocker. Courtney is a long-time performer at The Groundlings Theatre
School in Los Angeles. She was a main company member for several years and still performs
regularly in the 鈥淐razy Uncle Joe Show,鈥 a weekly long-form improv show.
Vincent Daniel '94
Vincent Daniel
Daniel's contrarian approach to investing is highlighted in the motion picture The
Big Short. Considered one of the heroes in the movie, Vincent understood the shaky
underpinnings of the real-estate bubble and invested millions on the assumption that
the mortgage market would collapse.
Jami Floyd '86
Jami Floyd
Floyd is senior editor for the race and justice unit at New York Public Radio. She
is also the legal editor in the WNYC Newsroom. In a career that spans two decades,
Jami has worked on everything from breaking news to exclusives to long-form investigations.
Rob Goldstein '94
Rob Goldstein
Goldstein is BlackRock's chief operating officer and global head of BlackRock Solutions.
He is a member of the Global Executive Committee and the Global Operating Committee.
Goldstein helps oversees the day-to-day global business of the firm and ensure that
the organization, including its investments, client, risk and technology functions,
have the necessary connectivity, coordination and operating processes.
Sunny Hostin '90, LLD '18
Sunny Hostin
Hostin is a former federal prosecutor who is co-host of The View and senior legal
correspondent for ABC News. She's a three-time Emmy Award winner.
Amy J. Hyatt '78
Amy J. Hyatt
Hyatt is U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Palau. She is a career Foreign Service
Officer of more than 30 years, with the personal rank of Minister Counselor. She has
had eight previous overseas postings, serving as Deputy Chief of Mission in Helsinki,
Consul General in Melbourne, and Management Counselor in Cairo. Her other overseas
postings were in Seoul, Bangkok, Manila, Prague and Oslo.
Hakeem Jeffries '92
Hakeem Jeffries
In 2012, Jeffries became the first 黑料不打烊 graduate elected to United
States Congress. He represents portions of the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn
and Queens in the House of Representatives. In 2022, he was elected House Democratic
leader, making him the first Black person to lead a party in Congress.
Michael Kerner '86
Michael Kerner
Kerner is a senior advisor and former CEO of Zurich Insurance, which he joined in
1992 from the Continental Insurance Company. He has held a number of senior executive
positions, including chief operations officer for Zurich North America Specialties
and head of ceded reinsurance for Zurich North America from 2002 to 2005.
Ron Klempner '84
Ron Klempner
Klempner is senior counsel for collective bargaining at the National Basketball Players
Association, the union for current professional basketball players in the NBA. He
has been with the organization since 1993, following five years as an associate with
Weil, Gotshal & Manges.
Steve Koren '88
Steve Koren
Koren started his writing career by handing jokes to Dennis Miller, Kevin Nealon and
David Letterman in the halls of Rockefeller Center, where he was a tour guide. This
led to a writing position with Saturday Night Live, where he earned several Emmy nominations.
Koren eventually became a writer/producer on Seinfeld. Among his well-known episodes
are "Serenity Now" and "The English Patient."
Gary Kunis '73, LHD '02
Gary Kunis
In December 2002, Kunis retired from his role as vice president and chief science
officer at Cisco Systems, Inc. and executive sponsor of Cisco Japan. He has overseen
the design and development, sales and marketing, global deployment and services of
Cisco products. He now spends his time pursuing private entrepreneurial and philanthropic
interests.
Aaron Mair '84
Aaron Mair
Mair was elected president of the Sierra Club in 2015. An epidemiological-spatial
analyst with the New York State Department of Health, Mair brings more than three
decades of environmental activism and over 25 years as a Sierra Club volunteer leader
to his position as the club's first African-American president.
Monica Martinez '99
Monica Martinez
In 2018, Martinez made history by being the first Latina and woman elected to represent
New York state's third senatorial district. She had previously served as assistant
principal of Brentwood鈥檚 East Middle School where she dedicated much of her time to
enriching the lives of her students. She successfully campaigned for the office of
Suffolk County Legislator in 2013 and was elected to represent the ninth legislative
district.
Robert W. Ostrow '76, MS '79
Robert W. Ostrow
Ostrow was involved in the manufacture and testing of the Hubble Space Telescope.
Most of his career has been at Bloomberg LP where he is still employed. At Bloomberg,
he has been instrumental in the design and coding of the system and application software
used daily by more than 325,000 financial professionals worldwide.
Karl Ravech, MA '90
Karl Ravech
Ravech is primary host of ESPN's Major League Baseball (MLB) studio and pre-game show
Baseball Tonight, and has been a regular part of the Monday Night Baseball team since
the 2016 season. He joined ESPN in 1993 and has hosted the network's studio coverage
of the MLB playoffs and World Series since 1995.
Ruben Santiago-Hudson '78
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Santiago-Hudson played Bayard Rustin in the blockbuster film Selma. He was writer
and executive producer of Lackawanna Blues, telecast on HBO. He received a Tony Award
for his performance in August Wilson鈥檚 Seven Guitars and an Obie for his autobiographical
one-man show Lackawanna Blues.
Thomas Secunda 鈥76, MA 鈥79
Thomas Secunda
Secunda is co-founder, vice chairman of the board of directors and serves on the Management
Committee of Bloomberg L.P. He played an instrumental role in building the Bloomberg
Terminal, the world鈥檚 most powerful technology platform for financial professionals
seeking real-time news, data and analytics. Today, the service remains an indispensable
tool for professionals looking to make smarter, faster and more informed business
decisions.
Bob Swan, MBA '85
Bob Swan
Swan earned his MBA from 黑料不打烊鈥檚 School of Management. A dynamic career
has followed; Swan was the CEO of Intel, one of the largest technology companies in
the world, overseeing 110,000 employees, $78 billion in sales, and increasing annual
sales by over $20 billion during his tenure.
Deborah Tannen '66, LHD '93
Deborah Tannen
Tannen is University Professor and professor of linguistics at Georgetown University
and author of many books and articles about how the language of everyday conversation
affects relationships. She wrote You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation,
which was on the New York Times best seller list for nearly four years.
Michael Timmeny '73
Michael Timmeny
As senior vice president and chief government strategy officer, Timmeny leads Cisco鈥檚
government relations worldwide. He manages a global team charged with advancing issues
that support Cisco鈥檚 robust corporate and technology policy agenda.
Jay Walder '80
Jay Walder
Walder is CEO of Virgin One Hyperloop, a firm working to develop high-speed, frictionless,
air-free tube transport systems for people or goods. The company was founded as Hyperloop
Te. He was previously CEO of Motivate, a global bike sharing company that operates
systems in 10 cities around the globe including Citi Bike in New York City, as well
as head of the MTA in New York City and the MTR railway system in Hong Kong.
Howard D. Unger 鈥82, LHD 鈥19
Howard D. Unger
Unger founded Saw Mill Capital in 1997 and oversees the firm and is a director for
each of its portfolio companies. He is also a presidentially-appointed council member
of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and a member of the Committee on Conscience,
fighting for the prevention of modern genocide.
Jenna Wolfe '96
Jenna Wolfe
Wolfe is a TV journalist and lifestyle and fitness expert. She has been sharing her
passion for fitness (and fun) with America for two decades, most recently at NBC's
TODAY Show, where she was the first ever lifestyle and fitness correspondent. She
spent 12 years as a sportscaster before joining TODAY in 2007.
