Alumni of CUNY

 

    When you graduate from The City University of New York, you will be joining a large international alumni of successful and well-accomplished people in virtually every field of endeavour.

    CUNY is probably one of the most well-rounded universities in the world.

    With students from over 140 countries in its 19 colleges in New York, CUNY has produced top talent in fields as diverse as its student profile.

    CUNY graduates include 11 Nobel Prize winners - 10 scientists and an economist-among the highest numbers from any public university in America and at least 3 Pulitzer Prize winners. A U.S. Secretary of State, a Supreme Court Justice, mayors, members of Congress, state legislators, well-known entrepreneurs, an Oscar winner, top financiers, a NASA astronaut, actors, singers, composers, writers, and inventors are among outstanding alumni. More top U.S. corporate executives earned their bachelor's degrees at The City University of New York than at any other university in the country, according to the most recent national survey conducted by Standard & Poor's.

    Between 1966-67 and 2002-03, nearly 900,000 students graduated from The City University of New York.

    Prominent CUNY alumni* include:

    • Colin Powell, US Secretary of State
    • Julius Axelrod, Nobel Prize winner in Medicine
    • Robert Hofstadter, Nobel Prize winner in Physics
    • Herbert Hauptman, Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry
    • Arthur Kornberg, Nobel Prize winner in Medicine
    • Amo Penzias, Nobel Prize winner in Physics
    • Jerome Karle, Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry
    • Julian Schwinger, Nobel Prize winner in Physics
    • Rosalyn Yalow, Nobel Prize winner in Medicine
    • Kenneth Arrow, Nobel Prize winner in Economics
    • Gertrude Elion, Nobel Prize winner in Medicine
    • Leon Lederman, Nobel Prize winner in Physics
    • Jonas Salk , inventor of the polio vaccine and one of TIME magazine's 100 Most Important People of the Century worldwide
    • Bernard M Baruch, top financier and economic advisor to four US Presidents
    • Andrew Grove, Chairman of Intel Corporation, TIME Man of The Year 1997, author of ' Only The Paranoid Survives ' and  ' High Output Management ' and several other textbooks
    • Charles Wang, Founder of Computer Associates - the third largest software company in the world
    • Ralph Lauren, Chairman of Polo Ralph Lauren
    • Ed Koch, former New York mayor
    • Pulitzer Prize winner- lyricist Ira Gershwin
    • Pulitzer Prize winner- novelist Oscar Hijuelos
    • Pulitzer Prize winner- poet Lloyd Schwartz
    • Michael Goldstein, CEO of Toy R Us
    • Harold Kahn, Chairman and CEO of Macy's Corporation
    • George Weissman, Chairman of Philip Morris Group
    • Mark Kurland , Chairman and CEO of Bear Stearns
    • Carl Spielvogel , Chairman and CEO , Backer Spielvogel Bates Worldwide , Chairman of United Auto Group; Vice-Chairman, Interpublic Group of Companies; Board Director of Hasbro Inc and Barney's Inc.
    • Jill Barad, Chairman and CEO of Mattel Inc
    • Stan Ross, Vice-Chairman of Ernst and Young
    • Howard Smith, Vice-Chairman of AIG
    • Ivan Siedenberg, President , Verizon and Board Director of Honeywell and Viacom
    • Bernard Schwartz, Chairman and CEO of Loral Space and Communications
    • Matthew Blank, Chairman and CEO of Showtime Networks
    • Philip Heasley, President of US Bancorp
    • Robert Catell, CEO, Keyspan
    • Michael Conway, Co-Founder of American West Airlines
    • Michael Roth, Chairman and CEO of MONY Life Insurance
    • Larry Zicklin, Chairman of Neuberger and Berman
    • Sidney Harman, Chairman and CEO of Harman Industries
    • Robert Rittereiser, Chairman and CEO of Gruntal Financial Corp
    • Robert Israeloff, Chairman of the Board of American Institute of CPAs ( 340,000 members )
    • LeRoy Bookal, Chairman of The Institute of Internal Auditors America ( 76,000 members)
    • Dominick Salvatore, Fellow , New York Academy of Sciences and author of 39 books on economics and advisor to UN, World Bank and IMF
    • Frank Fabozzi , prolific author of many financial books
    • Jerry Seinfeld , top entertainer
    • Paul Simon, famous singer
    • Susan Isaacs, novelist and screenwriter
    • Mario Runco, NASA astronaut , Earth and Planetary scientist
    • And many, many others

    * official appointments of above alumni are likely to change in tandem with the dynamics of the marketplace  over a period of time. The above listing represents a snapshot.


Alumni of Executive Master of Science Programs in Hong Kong

     

    In recent years, the Baruch Executive Master of Science program is of growing prominence in the sector
    of senior executive education. Graduates of our Hong Kong programs are mainly senior executives of
    major corporations and multinationals. They include:

    • Morgan Stanley Asia Limited
    • Merrill Lynch
    • JP Morgan Chase Bank
    • Citibank NA
    • HSBC International Trustee Ltd
    • HSBC Assets Management (HK) Limited
    • PricewaterHouse Coopers
    • Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd
    • Sumi Tomo Mitsui Banking Corp
    • China Insurance Group, Asset Management Ltd
    • Salomon Smith Barney
    • Richmont Asia Pacific Limited
    • Aon-The Corporation
    • Jardine Logistics Group
    • Swire Travel Limited
    • Towngas International Company Ltd
    • BNP Paribas Hong Kong
    • Philips Electronics Hong Kong Limited
    • N.Y.K.LINE(HK)LTD
    • Hong Kong Cable Limited
    • Shanghai Commercial Bank Ltd
    • Ascent Fair (HK) Ltd
    • Emerson Industrial Automation
    • Tanita Corporation
    • AVAYA
    • Sino Telecom (HK) Ltd
    • PCCW
    • Deutsche Bank AG
    • Hang Lung Property Ltd
    • Mattel Asia Pacific Sourcing
    • Macintosh HK Ltd
    • Rabobank Internation
    • DM Direct Commumication
    • Asia Global Crossing
    • Pricerite Stores LTD
    • Nedcor Asia Ltd
    • Asiabondportal
    • Zurich international
    • MTR Corporation Ltd
    • DAO Heng Bank Ltd
    • M Moser Associates, Ltd
    • Infocan Computer (HongKong Ltd)
    • Apple Computer Hong Kong
    • BondsInAsia Limited
    • Concord Camera Limited
    • Glory Sky Futures Ltd
    • United Equity Ltd
    • Ease Standard Development LTD
    • Glory Sky Futures Ltd
    • Financial Institutional Group
    • Asia Eagle Unt'l Ltd
    • Astra Zeneca Hong kong Ltd
    • Cooper Electronics Technologies
    • Chadbourne & Parke, LLP
    • Dai Seng Bank
    • Burson-Marsteller
    • RBC Investment Management Ltd
    • Body Glove (Far East) Ltd.
    • Zim Israel Navigation Co., Ltd
    • The Open University
    • Daiwa, SMBC Securities
    • Nortel Networks
    • Banco Santander Central Hispano
    • SA Bank
    • Converse
    • Dr. Vera Lam & Partners Ltd
    • Yoshiya Property Management
    • Sunway Int'l Holdings Ltd
    • Teamwork Motion Pictures Ltd
    • Spectra Tech Holdings Co., Ltd
    • Tanrich Futures Ltd
    • Netsolution Asia Ltd
    • Astrazeneca Hong Kong Lt
    • Eton Technologies Ltd
    • Total Technology Co., Ltd
    • Jettone Films Ltd
    • Ditco (HK) Ltd
    • Li Wong & Lam