Northwestern has built a robust global JD-MBA alumni community of leaders across various industries. Since the establishment of the 3-year integrated program in 2001, the first of its kind in the nation, Northwestern's JD-MBA alumni community has expanded exponentially. The hallmark of a Northwestern JD-MBA alum is an incredible sense of giving back to JD-MBA students and fellow JD-MBA alumni.
Below is a short list of some notable Northwestern JD-MBA alumni:
Law Firms:
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Geraldine Alexis ('76) - retired Partner, Perkins Coie
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Jeffrey Levin ('79) - Partner, Squire Patton Boggs
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Mark Litner (JD '85, MBA '84) - Of Counsel, Jaffe & Berlin
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Leslie D. Minier ('94) - Chief Diversity Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman
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Adam Skilken ('00) - Partner, BakerHostetler
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Marna Pattaropong ('03) - Partner, Gunderson Dettmer
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Amanda Williamson ('03) - Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius
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David Lee ('04) - Partner, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
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John Budetti ('05) - Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
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Benjamin Rikkers ('06) - Partner, Foley & Lardner
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Craig Alcorn ('07) - Counsel, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
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Patrick English ('09) - Counsel, Latham & Watkins
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Ben Williams ('09) - Shareholder, Vedder Price
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Paul W. Anderson ('10) - Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
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Hayley (Smith) Hollender ('10) - Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
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Ryan N. Phelan ('10) - Partner, Marshall Gerstein & Borun
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Aaron Suh ('10) - Partner, Morgan Lewis
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Karen (Anderson) Flanagan ('12) - Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
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Benjamin Waldin ('14) - Partner, Eimer Stahl
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John Adams ('16) - Stakeholder, Eimer Stahl
Investment Banking / Finance:
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Robin Neustein ('79) - Senior Director, Goldman Sachs
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Chuck Kaiser ('83) - Managing Director, Monarch Private Capital
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Michael J. Sacks ('88) - CEO, Grosvenor Capital Management
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David H. Koh ('99) - Managing Director, Global Wealth & Investment Management, Bank of America
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Ben Tisdell ('03) - Senior Special Operations Officer, International Finance Corporation
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Mark Siconolfi ('04) - Managing Director, CIBC Capital Markets
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Jeffrey Ellis ('05) - CEO, Seneca Holdings
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Kelley Galanis ('05) - Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
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Tom Coenen ('08) - Director, Greensill Capital
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Jennifer Detmer ('10) - Vice President, Bindley Capital Partners
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Michael Vondriska ('10) - Managing Director, Citi
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Breanne Eshelman ('12) - Investment Director, UCLA Investment Company
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Tiffany Eng ('13) - Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
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Adam Waite ('14) - Director, Piper Sandler
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Peter Hearne ('17) - Principal, Centerview Partners
Consulting:
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David Kirshenbaum (JD '86, MBA '92) - Managing Director, Virtas Partners
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Matthew Strickler ('02) - Senior Principal, Sharma Strategy Group
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Alexandra Egan Ramanthan ('06) - Partner, Bain & Company
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Ryan Paulowsky ('07) - Partner, McKinsey & Company
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Bharat Kejriwal ('10) - Partner, McKinsey & Company
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Mansoor Kazi ('11) - Partner, Bain & Company
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Yei Sung Kim ('12) - Partner, Oliver Wyman
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Jesse Klempner ('13) - Partner, McKinsey & Company
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Joseph Halverson ('14) - Partner, BCG
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Callie Sigal Mattson ('15) - Global Sector Manager, BCG
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Duda Cardoso Slawek ('16) - Principal, Open Capital Advisors
Private Equity / Venture Capital:
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Steven Sebastian (JD '79, MBA '77) - Partner, Platinum Equity
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Scott Ring ('98) - Partner / General Counsel, Bessemer Venture Partners
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Harsha Marti ('02) - Managing Director / General Counsel, Warburg Pincus
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Gabe Greenbaum ('06) - General Partner, B Capital Group
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Nazar Yasin ('06) - Founder / Managing Partner, Rise Capital
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Ram Jagannath ('07) - Senior Managing Director, The Blackstone Group
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Kunal Gulati ('12) - Principal, The Carlyle Group
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Matthew Havey ('13) - Managing Director, Vermillion Development
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John Kuelper ('14) - Managing Director, Ascension Ventures
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Matt Cohen ('15) - Director, MEP Capital
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Kwangwoo Kim ('16) - Executive Director, IMM Private Equity
Founders / Entrepreneurs:
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Tyler J. Goldman ('92) - former CEO / Founder, Buzz Media; former CEO / Founder, Juul Labs
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Patience Marime-Ball ('96) - CEO / Founder, Women of the World Endowment; Impact Advisory Committee, Apollo Global Management
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Ali Wing ('97) - former CEO / Founder, giggle
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Lisa Gallagher ('07) - CFO / Co-Founder, Praedicat, Inc.
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Anuj Khanna ('07) - CEO / Founder, Service 1st Financial
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Cameron Smith ('07) - CEO / Co-Founder, Bennett Day School
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Joe Dwyer ('08) - CEO / Founder, Manifold Group
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Wilson Tsu ('08) - Founder, PowerNotes; Founder, LearnLeo.com
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Dviya Narendra ('12) - CEO / Founder, Sumzero; former creator, Facebook
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Robbie Salter ('13) - Co-CEO / Co-Founder, Jupiter
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Ashley Elsner ('15) - COO / Founder, Artery Pay
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Brian Hill ('15) - CEO / Founder, Edovo
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Ben Kaplan ('15) - Co-Founder, C9 Partners
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Stephen Lane ('16) - Executive Chairman / Co-Founder, FlyHomes
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Monte Malhotra ('20) - CEO / Founder, Money Intelligence
Senior Management / Legal Counsel:
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James Hayes ('83) - President / CEO, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago
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Courtney Armstrong ('97) - EVP Worldwide Business Affairs, Warner Bros. Pictures
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Nneka Rimmer ('01) - President, Global Flavors & Extracts, McCormick & Company
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Wayne Yao ('03) - Managing Director, Legal & Compliance, China Investment Corporation
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Shane Smith ('04) - Managing Director, Product & Partnerships, United Airlines
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Hussain Naqi ('06) - SVP, International Development, Jacksonville Jaguars
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Christopher Thorne ('06) - CMO, Beats by Dr. Dre
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Haile Arrindell ('07) - Director of Global Large Law Strategy, Thomson Reuters
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Jon Haug ('07) - VP / CFO, Global Manufacturing and Quality, Eli Lilly
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Andrew Miller ('07) - COO, Minnesota Vikings
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Alexander Fishkin ('08) - Chief Legal Officer, Momentus Space
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Evan Meagher ('09) - CFO, CoreWeave
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Matthew Caldwell ('10) - CEO, Florida Panthers
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Scott Kannry ('11) - CEO, Axio
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Dheeraj (Raj) Sultanian ('11) - General Counsel / CCO, Corient Capital; Senior Counsel, PAAMCOPrisma
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Kate Johnson ('12) - SVP, Direct Business, HarperCollins Christian Publishing
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Becca Roux ('13) - Executive Director, U.S. Women's National Team Players Association
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Alex Hirschhorn ('16) - Director of Strategy & Analytics, Home Chef
Tech:
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Andrew Young ('01) - Senior Corporate Counsel, Google
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Beth Stevens ('07) - Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, Opendoor.com
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Jillian Hamilton ('08) - Director of Product Marketing, Facebook
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Mayte Zavaleta ('09) - Director of Product Management, Salesforce
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Anne Phan ('10) - Head of Corporate Strategy, Stripe
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David Gasca ('11) - Director of Product Management, Google
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Ashwin Krishnan ('11) - Business Development, Airbnb
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Andrew Joseph ('12) - Senior Legal Counsel, Spotify
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Adina Lord ('12) - Strategic Negotiator, Google Fiber
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Carson Oliver ('13) - Director of Business Management (App Store), Apple
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Dan Ryan ('13) - Principal Product Manager, Personalization and Machine Learning, Amazon
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Jennifer Betts ('16) - Corporate Counsel, Mobile Gaming and Appstore, Amazon
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Somil Ghelani ('17) - Strategy and Operations, Google
Real Estate:
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Andrew Strasser ('95) - Principal / Founder, Dexter Park Hotel Investors
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Keating Crown ('11) - Principal, Sterling Bay
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Joseph (JW) Victor ('12) - Principal, Align Real Estate
Government / Non-Profit:
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Melvin E. Clark, Jr. ('76) - Chairman / CEO, G.W. Peoples Contracting Company
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Sharon Y. Bowen ('82) - former Commissioner, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); retired Partner, Latham & Watkins
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Lawrence Reifurth ('83) - Judge, Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
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Drew D. Panahi ('02) - Special Counsel, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
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Maribeth Gainard ('11) - Board Member, Women in Innovation
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Mike Monteleone ('12) - Economic Growth Division Chief (Asia), USAID
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Farhad Fatakia ('16) - Trial Attorney, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia