Media
CC’52
Former President, ABC Sports and ABC News
Arts
CC’69, GSAS’70
Author
Arts
CC’70
Grammy Award-Winning Classical Pianist
Science and Engineering
CC’67
Nobel Prize-Winning Molecular Biologist
Politics and Law
CC’71, GSAS’79
77th Attorney General of the United States
Academia
CC’27, GSAS’32
Historian of Ideas and Culture; Philosopher of Education; Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient
Arts
CC’77, GSAS’86
Former Chief Curator of Architecture and Design, MoMA
Sports
CC’87
Fencer; Two-time Olympian, Four-Time NCAA All-American
Politics and Law
CC’45,GSAS’49
14th Secretary of Defense of the United States
Academia
CC 1882, GSAS 1884
12th President of Columbia University; Nobel Peace Prize Recipient
Politics and Law
CC’61
First Puerto Rican to sit on a United States District Court
Business
CC’62, TC’64
Former Chairman, Intuit Corp.; Former Board Director at Apple
Politics and Law
CC 1786
Former United States Senator; 6th Governor of New York
Arts
CC’76
Academy Award-Winning Film Director
Academia
CC’91
Professor of Chemistry; NSF Career Award Recipient
Media
CC’88
General Manager of News, Entertainment and Studios at Verizon Media
Academia
CC’41, GSAS’53
East Asian Studies Pioneer; Columbia University Provost Emeritus; National Humanities Medal Recipient
Arts
CC'96, SOA'08
Emmy Award-Winning Director
Media
CC’65, JRN’66
Film Critic, The New Yorker
Arts
CC’60
Tony Award-Winning Actor
Arts
CC'03
Tony Award-Nominated Actor
Business
CC’40, JRN’41
Founder, Edelman, World’s Largest Public Relations Firm
Arts
CC'92
Founder & CEO of PICTURESTART, former Co-president of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group
Academia
CC’63, GSAS’69
Pulitzer Prize-Winning American Historian
Business
CC’88
CIO, Google
Arts
CC’89
Academy Award-Nominated Screenwriter and Actor
Politics and Law
CC’92, SIPA’93
42nd Mayor of Los Angeles
Arts
CC’90
Academy Award-Winning Producer
Arts
CC’65
Grammy Award-Winning Musician
Sports
CC’25
Member, National Baseball Hall of Fame
Politics and Law
CC’85
Former Chair, FCC
Arts
CC’48
Poet
Media
CC’36
Founder, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Politics and Law
CC’45, LAW’48
Attorney, Brown v. Board of Education; 12th Dean of Columbia College
Politics and Law
CC’69
Former United States Senator and Congressman; Two-Term Governor of New Hampshire
Entrepreneurship
CC'02
Co-Director of the Summit Institute; President of EG, Inc.; Chief Strategy Officer at Inkwell
Science and Engineering
CC’80, GSAS’85
Experimental Physicist; MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant Recipient
Arts
CC'03
Award-winning Playwright and Actress
Politics and Law
CC 1778
Founding Father
Media
CC'05
Emmy-nominated CNN Anchor & Correspondent
Entrepreneurship
CC’09
Co-Founder and CEO, Fundera; Co-Founder, GroupMe
Politics and Law
CC’76
Fourth President of Estonia
Politics and Law
CC’73, LAW’76
82nd Attorney General of the United States
Arts
CC’75
Independent Film Director, Screenwriter, Actor, Producer, Editor and Composer
Politics and Law
CC 1764
Founding Father
Media
CC’88
Executive Producer, PBS NewsHour
Academia
CC’42, GSAS’50
Pulitzer Prize-Nominated Scholar of Japanese Studies
Arts
CC’44
Novelist and Poet
Arts
CC’96
Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composer
Politics and Law
CC’67
Former Chancellor, New York City Department of Education
Media
CC’37
Television Industry Mogul
Media
CC 1912
Publisher
Arts
CC’91
Emmy Award-Winning Television Writer and Producer
Arts
CC’57
Cartoonist, The New Yorker
Sports
CC’63
Owner, New England Patriots
Arts
CC’78
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright
Business
CC’88
Co-Managing Partner of Bain Capital and Chief Investment Officer of Bain Capital Credit
Science and Engineering
CC’62, PS’66
Nobel Prize-Winning Biochemist
Business
CC’88
Michelin-starred Restaurateur and Chef
Academia
CC 1870
11th President of Columbia University; 92nd Mayor of New York City
Business
CC'96, BUS'96, LAW'96
Founder and Chairman, Himalaya Capital/LL Investment Partners
Sports
CC’39
Member, Pro Football Hall of Fame
Media
CC’78
President and Publisher, Harper’s Magazine
Politics and Law
CC'91
Former Speaker & Council Member, District 8, New York City Council
Arts
CC'06
Emmy Award-Winning Actress
Arts
CC’60
Tony Award-Winning Playwright
Sports
CC'13
Swimmer, Olympic Gold and Bronze Medalist
Arts
CC'89
Commissioner of Media and Entertainment for New York City
Business
CC’71
Former Co-Chairman, Emigrant Savings Bank
Media
CC’90, JRN’91
Editor and Writer; Former Co-President and Chief Creative Officer of The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard Media Group
Arts
CC'03
Academy Award-Winning Screenwriter and Author
Politics and Law
CC 1768
Founding Father
Politics and Law
CC’69
Congressman serving the 10th District of New York
Business
CC’87
Former Head of Americas Private Equity, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Politics and Law
CC’83
44th President of the United States
Politics and Law
CC’77, SIPA’78
Former Israeli Ambassador to the United States
Entrepreneurship
CC’83
Founder, OnLive; Former Principal Scientist, Apple Computer
Sports
CC'15
Fencer, Two-Time Olympian
Arts
CC 1916 and CC’23
Tony Award- and Academy Award-Winning Lyricist and Emmy Award-, Tony Award-, Academy Award- and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composer
Business
CC’59
Chairman Emeritus, BBDO Worldwide
Media
CC’71, BUS’73
Founder and Former Publisher, Wired Magazine
Politics and Law
CC’69, LAW ’73
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP
Media
CC’86, SIPA’94
Senior National Correspondent, Good Morning America
Media
CC’68
Senior Host, NPR’s All Things Considered
Arts
CC'82
Founder and CEO, SimonSays Entertainment; Tony Award-Winning Producer
Academia
CC’53, LAW’55
17th President of Columbia University
Business
CC’92
President and CEO, Tishman Speyer
Media
CC’82
Chief Anchor, ABC News, anchor of "Good Morning America" and anchor of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos"
Arts
CC’05
Emmy Award- and Golden Globe-Nominated Actress
Media
CC’51
Publisher, The New York Times
Sports
CC’00
Swimmer, Olympic Gold Medalist
Arts
CC’25, GSAS’38
Literary Critic and Author
Arts
CC’04
Cellist; MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant Recipient
Academia
CC’72
Pulitzer Prize-Nominated American Historian
Sports
CC’07, GSAS’09
Fencer, Two-Time Olympian
Arts
CC’99, SOA’03
Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe nominee, Writer/Producer/Playwright
Arts
CC’34
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author
Social Service
CC’90, LAW’94
First Female CEO, United Way of New York City
Science and Engineering
CC’80, GSAS’86, PS’87
Chief Scientific Officer, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Arts
CC’93
Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Lyricist
Entrepreneurship
CC'07
Co-Founder and CEO, Thumbtack