University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Tina Akouris

Digital news editor

Chicago Tribune

Mitch Altman

Inventor, hacker

Cornfield Electronics CEO

Scott Altman

NASA astronaut

Flew 4 shuttle missions

Malia Andrus

Data scientist

Facebook

John Axness

Picture editor

Showtime’s ‘Ray Donovan’

Prith Banerjee

Senior client partner

Korn Ferry

Blake Mathias

Assistant professor of entrepreneurship

Indiana University

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Tony Baylis

Director, diversity/inclusion

Livermore National Lab

Clark Benson

CEO/founder

Ranker

Ashley Berggren

Illinois Athletics HOF

Now living in London

Cory Bradford

UI’s 5th all-time scorer

1,735 points, 1999-2002

Clair Brendel

Disaster program manager

American Red Cross

Paul Brittain

Comedian

Former SNL cast member

Jon Lee Brody

LA-based filmmaker

Iron Will Productions

Jake Bronowski

Massage therapist

Seattle Sounders

Mike Buchner

CEO, Fallon ad agency

Arby’s, BTN among clients

Kam Buckner

Illinois State representative

D-Chicago

Tonja Buford-Bailey

3-time Olympian

1992 NCAA hurdles champ

Donato Cabrera

Music director

California Symphony

Timothy Carhart

Actor

‘Thelma & Louise,’ ‘Witness’

Dan Carrigan

President

Nasdaq Futures Exchange

Javier Cevallos

University president

Framingham State

Ted Chien

President/CEO

Sullivan, Cotter & Associates

Karen Conti

Chicago attorney

WGN legal consultant

Christopher Conway

Founder/principal

Philanthropic Counsel