Notable Alumni

Successful Richmond alumni are everywhere. Whether as senior partner in a law firm or founder of an online humor magazine, they take their abilities and interests into vital—and often unexpected—territory. And wherever they may be in their careers, they continue to draw upon the leadership opportunities, experiences and friendships found at Richmond.

Notable alumni in business

Joshua D. Abramson, '03, president, Connected Ventures, LLC; co-founder, collegehumor.com, vimeo.com, and bustedtees.com.

Ryan FitzSimons, '01, vice president for capital introduction, Goldman Sachs & Co.

Melanie Liddle Healey, B'83, group president–North America, Procter & Gamble

Peter Lawson, R'87, vice president for government relations, Ford Motor Company

Jim Marvel, R'87, vice president for SE region sales, Coca-Cola Refreshments

Paul B. Queally, R'86, co-president, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe

Paul Smiley, R'76, managing director of risk management (North America), Citigroup

Steven Sorrells, '99, director of operations, emerging markets, Pfizer

Michael Walrath, '97, sold his company—which connects internet advertisers with website publishers—to Yahoo! for $720 million.

George W. Wellde, Jr., B'74, retired vice chairman, securities division, Goldman Sachs & Co.

Karen H. Wimbish, W'75, head of retail retirement, Wells Fargo, LLC

Notable alumni in media/arts/entertainment

Kelly Corrigan, W'89, New York Times best-selling author of Lift and The Middle Place

Gayle Goodson Butler, W'73, editor- in-chief, Better Homes and Gardens

Barbara Burke Holahan, B'81, controller, The Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center

Jennifer Learn Hyde, W'92, director of development, CNN Productions

Kiera Hynninen, B'86, executive vice president of marketing, National Geographic Channel

Joseph Williams, R'84, deputy White House editor, Politico

Notable alumni government/nonprofits/organizations

Cherie Carroll, B'79, division vice president, National Kidney Foundation

F. Amanda DeBusk, W'78, former assistant secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce; chair, international trade department, Hughes, Hubbard & Reed, LLP

Amy O’Neil Richard, W'87, senior advisor to the director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, U.S. Department of State

Brett Wigdortz, '95, CEO and co-founder, Teach First; co-founder, Teach For All

Notable alumni in science/medicine

Patricia M. C. Brown, W'82, president, Johns Hopkins HealthCare

Leland Melvin, R’86, became the first Spider in space when he joined the team of the space shuttle Atlantis on its 2007 mission. Melvin is an associate administrator
for the office of education at NASA.

John (Greg) Morrisett, R'89, Alan B. Cutting Professor of Computer Science, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University

Olga Troyanskaya, '99, associate professor of computer science and integrative genomics, Princeton University

James E. Wilberger, R'74, chairman, Departments of Neurosurgery, Allegheny General Hospital and Drexel University College of Medicine

Notable alumni in professional sports

Bruce Allen, B'78, executive vice president and general manager, Washington Redskins

Timothy W. Finchem, R'69, commissioner, PGA TOUR, Inc.

Tim Hightower, '08, running back, Arizona Cardinals

Brian O. Jordan, R'89, former professional baseball player, St. Louis Cardinals,  L.A. Dodgers; former professional football player, Atlanta Falcons; broadcaster, Fox Sports
South for the Atlanta Braves; author of a children’s book

Lawrence Sidbury, '09, defensive end, Atlanta Falcons

Margaret Stender, W'78, chairman and minority owner, Chicago Sky