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The following is a list of notable alumni and faculty of
Northeastern University.
Alumni
Business
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Nikesh Arora – president and chief operating officer of
SoftBank
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Jeff Bornstein – CFO,
General Electric
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Robert A. Brooks – founder and CEO,
Brooks Fiber Properties
[1]
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George Chamillard – former CEO,
Teradyne, Inc.
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Jeff Clarke – CEO,
Kodak
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Jeff Cooper – COO and co-founder, EPOX-Z Corporation
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Bob Davis – CEO and founder,
Lycos
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Richard Egan – co-founder,
EMC
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Shawn Fanning – founder,
Napster
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Jerald G. Fishman – CEO,
Analog Devices
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George Kariotis – founder,
Alpha Industries
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Amin Khoury – founder and CEO,
B/E Aerospace
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Andrew Left – activist short seller
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Roger Marino – co-founder of
EMC; former part-owner of
Pittsburgh Penguins
[2]
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Alan McKim – CEO and founder,
Clean Harbors
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Larry Meyer – CEO,
Uniqlo USA
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Srinath Narayanan – principal,
Canaccord Adams
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Marc Raibert – founder and CEO,
Boston Dynamics
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Jeffrey Rosen – billionaire businessman
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Peter W. Smith – investment banker, Republican activist
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Sy Sternberg – chairman and CEO,
New York Life Insurance Company
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Biz Stone – co-founder of
Twitter
Government and politics
Judiciary
Science and technology
Military
Journalism and communications
Arts and entertainment
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Al Barile – singer, guitarist for hardcore punk band SS Decontrol
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Earle Brown – composer, developed open-form scores
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Joy Browne – radio talk show host
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Jose F. Buscaglia – philosopher, historian, social scientist
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Terry Carter – actor, Sgt. Joe Broadhurst in
McCloud and Colonel Tigh in the original
Battlestar Galactica
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Carla Cook – Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist
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Jane Curtin – actress, comedian, and founding member of
Saturday Night Live
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Michael J. Epstein – filmmaker and musician
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Martín Espada – poet
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Damien Fahey – former host of the
MTV program
TRL
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Toby Fox – game designer and developer of
Undertale and
Deltarune
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Alex Garcia –
Food Network chef
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Meredith Garniss – visual artist and landscape painter
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Sidney Gish – singer/songwriter
[6]
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Alan Catello Grazioso –
Emmy Award winning television producer, director and editor
[7]
[8]
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Mohammed Saeed Harib – creator of
Freej
[9]
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Courtney Hunt – writer and director, whose film
Frozen River was nominated for an
Academy Award
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Beverly Johnson – supermodel and actress
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Aisha Kahlil – dancer, singer
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Barbara Kopple – documentary filmmaker
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Diana Lemieux – freelance photographer
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Patrice O'Neal – comedian and actor
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Peter Orner – fiction writer
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Jillian Wheeler – singer/songwriter
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Wendy Williams – radio and television, host of
The Wendy Williams Show
Academia and nonprofit
Sports
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Zachary Aston-Reese – NHL,
Pittsburgh Penguins
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José Juan Barea –
Dallas Mavericks, NBA
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Harry Barnes –
San Diego Rockets, NBA
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Ed Barry –
Boston Bruins,
National Hockey League (NHL)
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Sandy Beadle –
Winnipeg Jets, NHL
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Bruce Bickford – gold medal-winning distance runner
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Randy Bucyk –
Montreal Canadiens,
Calgary Flames, NHL
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Joe Callahan –
Boston Bees, MLB
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Bob Cappadona – former
NFL
running back
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Lynn Chiavaro – basketball player and coach
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Art Chisholm – Boston Bruins, NHL
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Rob Cowie –
Los Angeles Kings, NHL
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Kendall Coyne – silver and gold medalist
United States women's national ice hockey team
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Jerome Daniels – Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens, Arizona Cardinals
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Jim Fahey – NHL defenseman,
New Jersey Devils
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Amber Ferreira – professional triathlete
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Tony Fryklund – professional
mixed martial arts fighter
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Adam Gaudette –
Hobey Baker Award recipient, NHL center,
Vancouver Canucks
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Chelsey Goldberg – ice hockey player,
Boston Blades,
CWHL
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Scott Gruhl –
Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL
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Jordan Harris (born 2000) -
Montreal Canadiens, NHL
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"Wild" Bill Hunnefield –
Major League Baseball (MLB)
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Shawn James – professional basketball player for
Maccabi Tel Aviv
[10]
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Sean Jones –
National Football League
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Reema Juffali – Saudi Arabian racing driver
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Saja Kamal – Saudi Arabian footballer
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Steven Langton – United States Olympian (bobsled)
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Dave Leitao – college basketball coach
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Reggie Lewis –
Boston Celtics
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Madison Mailey – Olympic gold medalist (rowing)
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Pat Mason – college baseball coach at
Virginia Tech
[11]
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Dan McGillis – NHL defenseman
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Perry Moss – 1986
Washington Bullets,
Philadelphia 76ers, 1987
Golden State Warriors
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Chris Nilan –
Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins,
New York Rangers
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Jamie Oleksiak –NHL,
Dallas Stars
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Adam Ottavino – 1st-round pick in
2006 MLB draft, pitcher for
St. Louis Cardinals (2010),
Colorado Rockies (2012–2018),
New York Yankees (2019-2020)
Boston Red Sox (2021-Present)
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Carlos Peña – MLB first baseman/outfielder,
Oakland Athletics,
Detroit Tigers,
Boston Red Sox,
Tampa Bay Rays
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David Poile – NHL executive
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Bruce Racine – NHL goaltender,
St. Louis Blues
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Dan Ross – NFL
Cincinnati Bengals and
Super Bowl record setter
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Michael Ryan – NHL left winger,
Buffalo Sabres
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Florence Schelling – goaltender for the Switzerland's Women's Ice Hockey Team
[12]
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Dylan Sikura – NHL center,
Chicago Blackhawks
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Brian Sullivan – NHL, 1992–93
New Jersey Devils
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Harry Swartz (born 1996) – soccer player
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Josh Heinrich Taves – NFL football player, 2000–02,
Oakland Raiders and
Carolina Panthers
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Brad Thiessen – NHL,
Pittsburgh Penguins
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Jocko Thompson – MLB pitcher, 1948–51
Philadelphia Phillies
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Johnny Tobin – MLB, 1932
New York Giants
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Shaun Tomson (born 1955) – South African world champion surfer
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Joe Vitale – NHL, center for
Pittsburgh Penguins
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Jason Vosler (born 1993) – baseball third baseman for the
San Francisco Giants
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Ashley Wagner (born 1991) – figure skater
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Kurt Walker – NHL, 1975–78
Toronto Maple Leafs
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Jim Walsh –
Buffalo Sabres, NHL
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Rick Weitzman – 1968, World Champion, Boston Celtics
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Keith Willis – NFL,
Pittsburgh Steelers
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Hillary Witt – assistant coach for the
United States women's national ice hockey team in the Sochi 2014 Olympics
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George Yankowski – MLB, 1942 Philadelphia Athletics, 1949 Chicago White Sox
[13]
Faculty
References
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Archived January 10, 2015, at the
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"Faces: Roger Marino". Forbes. 2000-12-13. Retrieved 2015-11-14.
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Theroux, Paul (2001).
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"Representative Theodore C. Speliotis". Retrieved February 1, 2018.
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^ Thomsen, Ian (June 3, 2022).
"'Gem of Northeastern,' Molly White takes on crypto".
News @ Northeastern.
Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
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"Meet Sidney Gish, the student who went from singing about The Hunger Games to winning a Boston Music Award". news.northeastern.edu. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
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"Documenting Desperation | Magazine". Archived from
the original on 2016-04-26.
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http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_35th_program_creative.pdf [
bare URL PDF]
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The Q&A: Mohammed Saeed Harib, animator."
The Economist. August 10, 2011. Retrieved on March 29, 2012.
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"Shawn James Basketball Player Profile". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2015-11-14.
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^ Wood, Norm (July 15, 2013).
"Mason Rises to Virginia Tech's Head Baseball Job from Humble New England Roots". DailyPress.com. Archived from
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"Hall of Fame". Northeastern University Athletics. Northeastern University. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
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