Some of the most influential people and orchestrators of change in our world once navigated the hundreds of steps at Holy Cross. Your time on the Hill will prepare you for any career--whether in the Supreme Court of the United States or the offices of small non-profits.
Our alumni have worked within the Oval Office and have won Emmy Awards and Pulitzer Prizes. They’re medical professionals, teachers, activists, and community leaders. No matter the path, Holy Cross alumni are called to live for and with others and to pursue work that makes a difference.
You know Dr. Anthony Fauci, but he's just one of many Holy Cross alumni making a difference every day in the world of healthcare.
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1990 for the first successful kidney transplant; elected to the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine and was a member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, which advises the Vatican on science issues.
The first women Chair of the College of the Holy Cross board of trustees; Permanent dean of the Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM) and chief academic officer (CAO) for Tufts Medicine; She is internationally known for her research on infections in immunocompromised patients and infections by S. aureus, one of the most dangerous of the staph bacteria, for which she has investigated new anti-infective agents.
Cummings survived Stage IV Hodgkin lymphoma as a teenager, but she had no idea what would follow her because of the illness. By organizing the first-ever Hodgkin’s International Symposium on Long-Term Survivorship, she helped connect, teach and inspire others who share in this community.
Co-Founder, E2SG Partners and former executive chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Ecolab
Termeer Professor of Bioengineering in MIT's Department of Biological Engineering and Institute for Medical Engineering & Science; recipient of the MacArthur Fellow in 2003
Chancellor of UMass Medical School and a fellow of the American College of Physicians
Former president of the Society for Neuroscience, Eben S. Draper Professor of Psychiatry, emeritus, at Harvard Medical School, and was chairman of the Consolidated Department of Psychiatry at Harvard 1991-2001
Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health from 1984 to 2022; recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
First director of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Surgeon-in-Chief and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Tufts Medical Center. Professor of Surgery and Benjamin Andrews Chair of Surgery at Tufts University School of Medicine.
Physician and former NASA astronaut who was the first physician to be selected for astronaut training and served as science-pilot for the Skylab 2 mission in 1973
Chair of the department of pediatrics at Memorial Sloan-Kettering; conducted the first successful bone marrow transplant involving an unrelated, compatible donor; co-developed an approach now used throughout the world to effectively treat children born without an immune system (once known as “bubble babies”)
Medical oncologist, Texas Oncology-Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center
Head orthopedic physician, St. Louis Cardinals
First Director of the National Institutes of Health, elected to National Academy of Sciences (1965), awarded the National Medal of Science by President Gerald R. Ford (1974)
Former scientific director of the National Cancer Institute who played a prominent role in the introduction of chemotherapy for cancer
Holy Cross alumni have won the Pulitzer Prize, been featured at the Baseball Hall of Fame and reshaped the world of podcasting.
Sports columnist, The New York Times; recipient of Pulitzer Prize in 1981
CEO, Rubicon Project, a leading technology company automating the buying and selling of advertising
Independent consultant in communications and branding; former senior vice president for global communications for Oscar de la Renta
Vice president, editorial director, Gallery Books Group
Chief Marketing, Communications & Brand Officer at LPGA
CEO LAB. Licensing and Branding and former executive vice president, Discovery Global Enterprises at Discovery Communications
Vice President of Content Strategy and Head of Digital for The Today Show. Formerly Vice President of Digital Strategy and Global Head of Social at CNN.
Vice president of communications, NBCUniversal owned television stations
Dir, Original Content Dev & Integration at ESPN+
Former vice president for diversity and inclusion, The Philadelphia Inquirer; former editor of the Philadelphia Daily News, which won a Pulitzer Prize in 2010 under his leadership. Michael is now running a consulting company
Political commentator; former director of Speechwriting for President Barack Obama
AI Product team at Meta, Professor at NYU Stern, retail historian, former Reddit, Jet, & Google alum
Editorial cartoonist, Chicago Sun-Times; winner of a Pulitzer Prize in 1989
Writer, producer, and television personality; editor-at-large for Esquire magazine and host of a number of podcasts, including “Homophilia” and “International Waters”
Global Head of Marketing for TikTok; former Chief marketing officer, NBA
Author who was recognized with the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his book "The Known World;" recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship in 2004; member, American Academy of Arts and Letters
Chief Communications Officer who served as President of Edelman, Inc. and Chief Communications Officer of GE
Senior Vice President, Original Content and ESPN Films, ESPN
Sports columnist, analyst, author and founder of The Ringer, a sports and pop culture website and podcast network
President of CNBC and the former President and Managing Director, NBC Universal Global Advertising & Partnerships
The conversation about titans of American business can't be had without Holy Cross alumni.
CEO of Johnson & Johnson from 1976-89; named one of the 10 greatest CEOs of all time by Fortune magazine for his ethics-driven and transparent decisions; recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Knott runs a remote fifth-generation ranch, Knott Land and Livestock, in Colorado’s Upper Trout Creek Valley with her husband, Tyler, and their two children. Recently named among America’s Best Young Farmers and Ranchers, Knott and her husband are committed to not only providing locally sourced food but also protecting the land and rivers as a wildlife habitat via their business, Trout Creek Meats.
Former Senior vice president of corporate social responsibility and philanthropy at CVS Health and president of CVS Health Foundation
Former vice president and treasurer, H.P. Hood
CEO of Johnson & Johnson from 1976-89; named one of the 10 greatest CEOs of all time by Fortune magazine for his ethics-driven and transparent decisions; recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Operating partner of Brewer Lane Ventures in Boston, Massachusetts
Chief Financial Officer of Second Nature Brands
Co-founder and managing partner, Tiger Iron Capital, LLC
COO of the Americas & Executive Director, Macquarie Group
Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Hilton
Former senior vice president and group executive, IBM Global Technology Services
Chief Business Development Officer, Grupo Ferré Rangel, a 100-year-old media, real estate and social engagement company in Puerto Rico
Chief global stakeholder, Grupo Ferré Rangel, a 100-year-old media, real estate and social engagement company in Puerto Rico, and chairperson of the board of GFR Media
President, PepsiCo Global Foodservice
President, Campbell Meals and Beverages and senior vice president, Campbell Soup Company
CFO, America's Test Kitchen
Chief Executive Officer of JetBlue, effective 2/12/24; chairperson of the board, Concern Worldwide
Founder and managing partner, Grain Management Group
Co-founder and CEO, Moonshot Brands
President of marketing strategy company Next Step Strategic Services; founder and former CEO of Geppetto Group, a youth and family creative agency and strategic consultancy
Executive vice president and chief legal officer, Liberty Mutual Insurance
CEO, Copa Airlines
Founding partner and CEO, Holowesko Partners, Ltd, an investment firm in The Bahamas; co-sponsor of the Holowesko | Citadel Racing Team registered with USA Cycling as a UCI Continental Team
Senior vice president, finance and administration for the Los Angeles Angels
Former president and CEO of Danaher Corporation.
Executive vice president and chief information officer, Synchrony Financial
Vice President of global content sales for Latin America & U.S. Hispanic, A&E Television
Chief Brand & International Officer at Audible; former General manager of Audible; former president of Bare Escentuals Beauty; former CEO and board director, J.K. Rowling's Pottermore
Partner at investment firm Lindsay Goldberg; former CEO of Keurig Green Mountain coffee
Chairman of Wild Oats; former CEO of Blockbuster and 7-Eleven; founder of Education is Freedom Foundation
Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Rebellis Communications founder; former Chief Communications Officer of GE and head of Edelman’s New York office.
CEO, Plant Snacks; founder, Food Should Taste Good
President and CEO of Under Armour, Inc. and former president of Marriott International, Inc.
Former chairman of the board and CEO, Becton, Dickinson and Company (global medical technology company)
Executive chairman and CEO of Moose Knuckles
Founder of Harwich Partners and former member of the managing board of the World Economic Forum
CEO, Marvin Windows and Doors
Former president and CEO of the Salk Institute
CEO, Fortune Fish and Gourmet
Chief Executive Officer of Homeward Health and former chief medical officer and president, Livongo Health
Founder, J.D. Power and Associates
Former president, chief executive officer, and chairman of the board of the Meredith Corporation
President, Luxury Brand Holdings, parent company of Ross-Simons and Sidney Thomas jewelry brands
Former president, Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Telecommunications executive; former CEO and executive chairman of Frontier Communications
Founder, Last of Five Game Company
Holy Cross a community of students, alumni, faculty, administrators and staff united in our pursuit of knowledge, self-discovery and higher purpose. Our alumni live continue to live that mission once they leave The Hill.
Longest-serving president of Holy Cross (1970-94), recruited a more diverse student body, established coeducation, and guided the College into one of the country’s top liberal arts institutions
Co-founder, The Drexel Fund, a national fund providing start-up capital for new, high-quality, financially sustainable faith-based and private schools and founder of Cassin Educational Initiative to establish Catholic college-preparatory middle and high schools in economically-challenged communities throughout the country
Founder and organizer of the 2018 March for Our Lives in New York City, part of a national movement calling for new gun legislation in the wake of the Parkland school shooting
Chief strategy officer and executive vice president, City Year; president, Voices for National Service
Executive director, The Ignatian Volunteer Corps
Attorney who helped organize bans against fracking in dozens of New York communities; recipient of the 2014 North American Goldman Environmental Prize
Chief diversity and inclusion officer at Davis, Polk & Wardwell LLP
President, Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School
Founder and executive director, Center for Biological Diversity
Partner and co-chair of Litigation, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York
Founder and chairman, The Suzanne Wright Foundation, founded in memory of his wife Suzanne to accelerate pancreatic cancer research through awareness; co-founder of Autism Speaks with Suzanne Wright; retired vice chairman of the General Electric Company and chairman and CEO of NBC Universal (1986 to 2007)
Holy Cross alumni have hosted some of your favorite television programming, made acclaimed music and published best selling works.
A corporate lawyer by day, Rabun is an internationally known recording artist who has opened for the Isley Brothers, Sheila E, and KEM, as well as headlined at nationally known venues such as Washington D.C.'s Blues Alley Jazz Club, Atlanta's The Velvet Note, and the Catalina Bar and Grill in Los Angeles.
Emmy-award winning actress whose credits include "The Handmaid’s Tale," "The Leftovers," "Compliance" and "Marley & Me"
President, Londonderry Films; executive vice president, Londonderry LLC
Bestselling and critically acclaimed author of romance fiction
President and Chief Operating Officer, Wolf Entertainment, a television and film production company best known for creating the "Law & Order," "One Chicago," and "FBI" franchises
Director, Pékin Fine Arts contemporary art gallery
Host, "This Old House" and "Ask This Old House;" co-host of DIY Network’s "This New House"
Fashion industry consultant; former president, Marc by Marc Jacobs
Theatre and opera director who won the Tony Award in 2008 for Best Direction of a Musical for his Lincoln Center production of "South Pacific"
Holy Cross alumni have been elected to political office, served as Supreme Court Justices and aided sitting presidents.
A soccer captain at Holy Cross, Dickinson is the Dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and civil rights lawyer. He is a former candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, having run high-profile campaigns in Pennsylvania Congressional Districts located in the Pittsburgh region in 2020 and 2022
22nd Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police
Superior Court Judge, State of Connecticut
Founder and chairman emeritus, Center on Addiction; former U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Member of the U.S. Senate, Democrat from Pennsylvania
President of NYC Transit at the MTA in New York City
Member of U.S. House of Representatives, Democrat from California
Federal judge who issued 1974 order in Morgan v. Hennigan, which mandated that Boston schools be desegregated by means of busing
Former vice chairman and chief operating officer, M.R. Beal and Company; former deputy mayor for finance and economic development in Mayor Ed Koch administration
Recipient of the Medal of Honor in 1970 from President Richard Nixon for his actions during the Vietnam War; president of the Medal of Honor Society
Director, Columbia Global Centers in Paris; former president and CEO, The New York Public Library
Superior Court Judge, State of Connecticut
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Senior Strategic Engagement Leader at Special Operations Command and Kissinger Senior Fellow, Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs; former U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe (2016-2018), the Philippines (2010-2013) and Bangladesh (2003-2005)
U.S. Senator, State of Vermont
Superior Court Judge, State of Connecticut
Former Chief of Naval Legislative Affairs and Commander U.S. Third Fleet.
Holy Cross athletes have made NFL All-Pro teams, been inducted into the National Basketball Hall of Fame and swam across the English channel.
As a returner and wide receiver, Raymond was a second-team All-Pro punt returner in 2022 and 2024 while with the Detroit Lions. He was a two-sport standout on the Holy Cross football and track and field teams from 2012-2015, and is a 2024 inductee into the Holy Cross Athletics Hall of Fame.
Socialist historian and author of “The Other America,” which is believed to have inspired Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty and other social reforms of the 1960s
Chair, Stanford University Department of Medicine and the Arthur L. Bloomfield Professor of Medicine
President, Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles
