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| University of Michigan alumni | |
|---|---|
| Name | University of Michigan alumni |
| Established | 1817 |
| Type | Public research university alumni network |
| Location | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Notable alumni | See sections |
University of Michigan alumni comprise graduates and former students of the University of Michigan who have achieved prominence across United States, Canada, United Kingdom, India, China and other nations. Alumni have held leadership roles at institutions such as the United States Senate, World Bank, United Nations, Apple Inc., Google, Harvard University and National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The network includes founders of companies like eBay, Ford Motor Company, Boeing executives, Nobel laureates associated with Rockefeller University, Princeton University and recipients of awards including the Pulitzer Prize, Academy Awards and Fields Medal.
Michigan alumni have historically influenced arenas represented by institutions like Detroit, Wayne State University, University of Chicago, Columbia University and Yale University. Graduates appear among leaders at General Motors, Dow Chemical Company, Pfizer and in judicial roles at the Supreme Court of the United States, state supreme courts and federal appellate courts. Alumni participation is evident in major events such as the Civil Rights Movement, World War II, Vietnam War and policy initiatives connected to the Marshall Plan and New Deal. The alumni body includes athletes who competed at the Olympic Games, performers who headlined Carnegie Hall and inventors whose patents were licensed by IBM and Bell Labs.
Prominent alumni in business and entrepreneurship include figures linked to General Electric, Intel, Microsoft, Amazon (company) and Uber Technologies. Political alumni have served as governors of Michigan, members of the United States House of Representatives, United States ambassadors to United Kingdom, China and United Nations, and cabinet officials in administrations from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Barack Obama. In law and public service, alumni have been associated with the American Bar Association, the International Court of Justice and major law firms like Cravath, Swaine & Moore. Arts and entertainment alumni have connections to The New York Times, The Washington Post, Warner Bros., Sony Pictures and Broadway productions at the Lyric Theatre. Science and technology alumni have affiliations with NASA, CERN, MIT, Stanford University and research published in Nature (journal) and Science (journal).
University alumni include Nobel Prize winners in fields connected to Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Chemistry and Nobel Peace Prize, as well as recipients of the Pulitzer Prize for work in The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. Award-winning scientists have been honored by the National Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society, while artists received Tony Award and Academy Award recognition for work produced for Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Studios and Lincoln Center. Alumni have also won the MacArthur Fellows Program "genius grants" and the Fields Medal for mathematics tied to research collaborations with Institute for Advanced Study.
Alumni founded or led corporations such as Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Procter & Gamble, Bain & Company, Goldman Sachs and BlackRock. CEOs and founders with Michigan roots have steered firms including eBay, PayPal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Oracle Corporation, and have served on boards of Microsoft, Apple Inc., Amazon (company) and Tesla, Inc.. Venture capitalists and startup founders from Michigan have invested through firms like Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins and launched companies in ecosystems such as Silicon Valley, New York City and Shenzhen.
Alumni have occupied offices including member of the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, governor of Michigan, mayor of Detroit, and ambassadorial posts to United Kingdom, China and United Nations. Judges and legal scholars among alumni have served on the United States Court of Appeals, state supreme courts and taught at Harvard Law School, Yale Law School and Columbia Law School. Public servants have worked at agencies including the Federal Reserve, Department of State (United States), Department of Defense (United States) and international organizations like the International Monetary Fund and World Health Organization.
Michigan alumni have authored books published by Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins and contributions to periodicals such as The Atlantic (magazine), Time (magazine) and Rolling Stone. Musicians and composers performed at venues including Madison Square Garden, Carnegie Hall and the Royal Albert Hall, and collaborated with labels like Columbia Records and Universal Music Group. Actors and filmmakers with Michigan ties have worked on productions for Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures and Netflix and received honors at the Cannes Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival and Academy Awards ceremonies.
Alumni scientists and engineers have led laboratories at NASA, CERN, Bell Labs and research centers at MIT, Stanford University and Caltech. Faculty alumni have held chairs at Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University and contributed to journals such as Nature (journal), Science (journal) and Cell (journal). Inventors and technologists among alumni have patented work licensed by IBM, Microsoft and Google and participated in major projects like the Apollo program, the Human Genome Project and collaborations with National Institutes of Health.
Category:University of Michigan people