2019 College Luminaries
Luminaries return to campus each year to share their advice, insights, and perspective on leading successful, meaningful lives. In doing so, the Luminaries model the ways in which a liberal arts education can lead to many different careers and forms of success.
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Pro Bowl Defensive End, Retired — National Football League
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Political Correspondent — National Public Radio (NPR)
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Partner and Co-Founder — SIZE and SIZE Ventures
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Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) — U.S. Department of Transportation
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Author and Executive Coach — The Discreet Guide
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Deputy of Public Affairs and Press Officer for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration — U.S. Department of State
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Founder and CEO — twelveNYC
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Director of Design Partnership Marketing — Target
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President and CEO — Signal
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Payson J. Treat Distinguished Research Fellow in Contemporary Asia — Hoover Institution, Stanford University
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Senior Vice President of Global Manufacturing Operations — Bristol-Myers Squibb
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Vice President and Board Member — Chicago Bears Football Club
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Assistant Professor of English and African Diaspora Studies — Kennesaw State University
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Head of Product, Developer Experience — Twitch
2018 Luminaries
- Donna Cragle, Ph.D.
- Senior Vice President — Oak Ridge Associated Universities
- Jeffrey Rothenberg, M.D.
- Chief Medical Officer and Academic Physician — St. Vincent Hospital
- Michael O'Connor
- Senior Director of Government Affairs — Eli Lilly and Company
- Shanta Thake
- Senior Director, Artistic Programs — The Public Theater
- Thom Patterson
- Senior Producer — CNN
- Victor Jackovich
- Former U.S. Ambassador — U.S. Department of State
2017 Luminaries
- Annie Mejia
- Content Developer — acm X-eBITS
- David Goodman
- Executive Vice President, Digital Development and Marketing — Sotheby's
- Hilary Brandt
- Acting Deputy Director — U.S. Diplomacy Center at the U.S. Department of State
- James Grant
- Founder and Editor — Grant's Interest Rate Observer
- Michael Gapen
- US Chief Economist and Managing Director — Barclays
- Molly Watson
- Former Chief Operating Officer — Tierney
- Sarah Fargo
- Talent Agent — Paradigm Talent Agency
2016 Luminaries
- Amy Balcius
- US Markets and Regions Program Director — Pricewaterhouse Coopers
- Kenneth Buechler
- Co-Founder — Biosite Incorporated (currently known as Alere Inc.)
- Charlie Clifford
- Co-Founder — Tumi Inc.
- Beth Davies
- Directing of Learning and Development — Tesla Motors
- Eli Flournoy
- Independent News Media Consultant — CNN (formerly)
- James McGee
- U.S. ambassador — U.S. Government
- Mark Johnson, Ph.D.
- Tech Advisor — GoFundMe
2015 Luminaries
- Andy Carothers
- Chief Operating Officer — Les Mills
- Anthony DeCurtis, Ph.D.
- Contributing Editor — Rolling Stone
- Eric Deggans
- TV Critic — NPR
- Keith N. Fargo, Ph.D.
- Director of Scientific Programs and Outreach — Alzheimer's Association
- Libby Baney
- Lawyer — Faegre Baker Daniels
2014 Luminaries
- Jamie Ponce
- Chicago City Director — C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
- Marie Harf
- Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications — U.S. Department of State
- Paul Caine
- Global Chief Revenue Officer — Bloomberg Media Group
- Scott J. Hultgren, Ph.D.
- Helen Lehbrink Stoever Professor of Molecular Microbiology — Washington University in St. Louis
2013 Luminaries
- Don Fehr
- Executive Director — NHL Players Association
- Lorna Schofield
- U.S. District Judge — Southern District of New York
- Robert Chapek
- Chief Executive Officer — The Walt Disney Company
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