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:

  • Geraldine Alexis ('76) - retired Partner, Perkins Coie
  • Jeffrey Levin ('79) - Partner, Squire Patton Boggs
  • Mark Litner (JD '85, MBA '84) - Of Counsel, Jaffe & Berlin
  • Leslie D. Minier ('94) - Chief Diversity Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman
  • Adam Skilken ('00) - Partner, BakerHostetler
  • Marna Pattaropong ('03) - Partner, Gunderson Dettmer
  • Amanda Williamson ('03) - Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius
  • David Lee ('04) - Partner, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
  • John Budetti ('05) - Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
  • Benjamin Rikkers ('06) - Partner, Foley & Lardner
  • Craig Alcorn ('07) - Counsel, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
  • Patrick English ('09) - Counsel, Latham & Watkins
  • Ben Williams ('09) - Shareholder, Vedder Price
  • Paul W. Anderson ('10) - Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
  • Hayley (Smith) Hollender ('10) - Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
  • Ryan N. Phelan ('10) - Partner, Marshall Gerstein & Borun
  • Aaron Suh ('10) - Partner, Morgan Lewis
  • Karen (Anderson) Flanagan ('12) - Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
  • Benjamin Waldin ('14) - Partner, Eimer Stahl
  • John Adams ('16) - Stakeholder, Eimer Stahl

Investment Banking / Finance:

  • Robin Neustein ('79) - Senior Director, Goldman Sachs
  • Chuck Kaiser ('83) - Managing Director, Monarch Private Capital
  • Michael J. Sacks ('88) - CEO, Grosvenor Capital Management
  • David H. Koh ('99) - Managing Director, Global Wealth & Investment Management, Bank of America
  • Ben Tisdell ('03) - Senior Special Operations Officer, International Finance Corporation
  • Mark Siconolfi ('04) - Managing Director, CIBC Capital Markets
  • Jeffrey Ellis ('05) - CEO, Seneca Holdings
  • Kelley Galanis ('05) - Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
  • Tom Coenen ('08) - Director, Greensill Capital
  • Jennifer Detmer ('10) - Vice President, Bindley Capital Partners
  • Michael Vondriska ('10) - Managing Director, Citi
  • Breanne Eshelman ('12) - Investment Director, UCLA Investment Company
  • Tiffany Eng ('13) - Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
  • Adam Waite ('14) - Director, Piper Sandler
  • Peter Hearne ('17) - Principal, Centerview Partners

Consulting:

  • David Kirshenbaum (JD '86, MBA '92) - Managing Director, Virtas Partners
  • Matthew Strickler ('02) - Senior Principal, Sharma Strategy Group
  • Alexandra Egan Ramanthan ('06) - Partner, Bain & Company
  • Ryan Paulowsky ('07) - Partner, McKinsey & Company
  • Bharat Kejriwal ('10) - Partner, McKinsey & Company
  • Mansoor Kazi ('11) - Partner, Bain & Company
  • Yei Sung Kim ('12) - Partner, Oliver Wyman
  • Jesse Klempner ('13) - Partner, McKinsey & Company
  • Joseph Halverson ('14) - Partner, BCG
  • Callie Sigal Mattson ('15) - Global Sector Manager, BCG
  • Duda Cardoso Slawek ('16) - Principal, Open Capital Advisors

Private Equity / Venture Capital:

  • Steven Sebastian (JD '79, MBA '77) - Partner, Platinum Equity
  • Scott Ring ('98) - Partner / General Counsel, Bessemer Venture Partners
  • Harsha Marti ('02) - Managing Director / General Counsel, Warburg Pincus
  • Gabe Greenbaum ('06) - General Partner, B Capital Group
  • Nazar Yasin ('06) - Founder / Managing Partner, Rise Capital
  • Ram Jagannath ('07) - Senior Managing Director, The Blackstone Group
  • Kunal Gulati ('12) - Principal, The Carlyle Group
  • Matthew Havey ('13) - Managing Director, Vermillion Development
  • John Kuelper ('14) - Managing Director, Ascension Ventures
  • Matt Cohen ('15) - Director, MEP Capital
  • Kwangwoo Kim ('16) - Executive Director, IMM Private Equity

Founders / Entrepreneurs:

  • Tyler J. Goldman ('92) - former CEO / Founder, Buzz Media; former CEO / Founder, Juul Labs
  • Patience Marime-Ball ('96) - CEO / Founder, Women of the World Endowment; Impact Advisory Committee, Apollo Global Management
  • Ali Wing ('97) - former CEO / Founder, giggle
  • Lisa Gallagher ('07) - CFO / Co-Founder, Praedicat, Inc.
  • Anuj Khanna ('07) - CEO / Founder, Service 1st Financial
  • Cameron Smith ('07) - CEO / Co-Founder, Bennett Day School
  • Joe Dwyer ('08) - CEO / Founder, Manifold Group
  • Wilson Tsu ('08) - Founder, PowerNotes; Founder, LearnLeo.com
  • Dviya Narendra ('12) - CEO / Founder, Sumzero; former creator, Facebook
  • Robbie Salter ('13) - Co-CEO / Co-Founder, Jupiter
  • Ashley Elsner ('15) - COO / Founder, Artery Pay
  • Brian Hill ('15) - CEO / Founder, Edovo
  • Ben Kaplan ('15) - Co-Founder, C9 Partners
  • Stephen Lane ('16) - Executive Chairman / Co-Founder, FlyHomes
  • Monte Malhotra ('20) - CEO / Founder, Money Intelligence

Senior Management / Legal Counsel:

  • James Hayes ('83) - President / CEO, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago
  • Courtney Armstrong ('97) - EVP Worldwide Business Affairs, Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Nneka Rimmer ('01) - President, Global Flavors & Extracts, McCormick & Company
  • Wayne Yao ('03) - Managing Director, Legal & Compliance, China Investment Corporation
  • Shane Smith ('04) - Managing Director, Product & Partnerships, United Airlines
  • Hussain Naqi ('06) - SVP, International Development, Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Christopher Thorne ('06) - CMO, Beats by Dr. Dre
  • Haile Arrindell ('07) - Director of Global Large Law Strategy, Thomson Reuters
  • Jon Haug ('07) - VP / CFO, Global Manufacturing and Quality, Eli Lilly
  • Andrew Miller ('07) - COO, Minnesota Vikings
  • Alexander Fishkin ('08) - Chief Legal Officer, Momentus Space
  • Evan Meagher ('09) - CFO, CoreWeave
  • Matthew Caldwell ('10) - CEO, Florida Panthers
  • Scott Kannry ('11) - CEO, Axio
  • Dheeraj (Raj) Sultanian ('11) - General Counsel / CCO, Corient Capital; Senior Counsel, PAAMCOPrisma
  • Kate Johnson ('12) - SVP, Direct Business, HarperCollins Christian Publishing
  • Becca Roux ('13) - Executive Director, U.S. Women's National Team Players Association
  • Alex Hirschhorn ('16) - Director of Strategy & Analytics, Home Chef

Tech:

  • Andrew Young ('01) - Senior Corporate Counsel, Google
  • Beth Stevens ('07) - Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, Opendoor.com
  • Jillian Hamilton ('08) - Director of Product Marketing, Facebook
  • Mayte Zavaleta ('09) - Director of Product Management, Salesforce
  • Anne Phan ('10) - Head of Corporate Strategy, Stripe
  • David Gasca ('11) - Director of Product Management, Google
  • Ashwin Krishnan ('11) - Business Development, Airbnb
  • Andrew Joseph ('12) - Senior Legal Counsel, Spotify
  • Adina Lord ('12) - Strategic Negotiator, Google Fiber
  • Carson Oliver ('13) - Director of Business Management (App Store), Apple
  • Dan Ryan ('13) - Principal Product Manager, Personalization and Machine Learning, Amazon
  • Jennifer Betts ('16) - Corporate Counsel, Mobile Gaming and Appstore, Amazon
  • Somil Ghelani ('17) - Strategy and Operations, Google

Real Estate:

  • Andrew Strasser ('95) - Principal / Founder, Dexter Park Hotel Investors
  • Keating Crown ('11) - Principal, Sterling Bay
  • Joseph (JW) Victor ('12) - Principal, Align Real Estate

Government / Non-Profit:

  • Melvin E. Clark, Jr. ('76) - Chairman / CEO, G.W. Peoples Contracting Company
  • Sharon Y. Bowen ('82) - former Commissioner, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); retired Partner, Latham & Watkins
  • Lawrence Reifurth ('83) - Judge, Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
  • Drew D. Panahi ('02) - Special Counsel, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
  • Maribeth Gainard ('11) - Board Member, Women in Innovation
  • Mike Monteleone ('12) - Economic Growth Division Chief (Asia), USAID
  • Farhad Fatakia ('16) - Trial Attorney, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia