Global Alumni

Thunderbird Alumni

Bob Dudley, CEO of BP and Thunderbird alumnus from 1979, speaks about leadership in today’s global economy.

The world of global business is immense – stretching across continents, from bustling cities to rural villages. Connecting this expanse of industry and economic development is a network of global professionals who have one primary thing in common: They are T-birds. Being a T-bird is about more than earning a degree. It’s about becoming a member of the world’s foremost network of professionals who are leading the way for business across the globe.

 Notable Thunderbird Alumni

Merle Hinrich ’65
Executive Chairman
Global Sources		 Philip Reeker ’91
Deputy Ass't Secretary
Europe /Eurasia
U.S. State Department		 Saad Abdul-Latif ’81
CEO 
Asia, Middle East and Africa
Pepsico
Robert Shanks ’76
Chief Financial Officer
Ford Motor Company		 Sunder Kimatrai ’92
Senior VP
Asia Pacific
Twentieth Century Fox		 Jacques Tapiero ’82
President,
Emerging Markets
Eli Lilly
Javier Perez ’77
President
MasterCard Europe		 Moukarram Atassi ’92
Head of Investment Group
Commercial Bank of Dubai		 Jim Alling ’85
CEO and COO
T-Mobile USA
Phillip Cabrera ’78
Vice President and Treasurer
International McDonalds		 Rashid Skaf ’93
President and CEO
AMX		 Joaquin Duato ’85
Worldwide Chairman
Pharmaceuticals
Johnson & Johnson
Theo Van der Loo ’79
President
Bayer		 Gordon Smith ’96
Consumer & Community
Banking Co-CEO
JP Morgan Chase		 Ed Verona ’87
President and CEO
US-Russia Business Council
Takaaki Tanaka ’80
CEO
Toshiba China		 Denise Farinos ’04
Finance Director
South America
General Motors		 Hiroshi Hamada ’91
COO
Hoya Corporation
Candy Ergen ’81
Co-Founder
Dish Network		 Robert Eichfeld ’67
Vice Chairman
Grameen Foundation		 Miland Sathe ’91
CEO
Nidan Juices
Steven Schaver ’81
President
EchoStar Int’l		 John Kailey ’76
Director
International Business Development
Owens Corning		 Kim Williams ‘92
Chief Financial Officer
CORE Media Group
William Wade ’83
President and CEO
Asia Satellite		 Anthony Hassiotis ’77
CEO
Postbank		 Eduardo Conrado ’92
SVP and Chief
Marketing Officer
Motorola Solutions
David Knower ’85
Managing Director
Germany
Cerberus Capital		 Bob Dudley ’79
CEO
BP Group		 Mark Smucker ’96
President
US Retail Coffee
J.M. Smucker Company
Giel-Jan Van Der Tol ’85
Group Head
Wholesale Banking
Dubai Bank		 Shigeya Kato ’80
Chairman
Showa Shell Sekiyu		 Jordan Trajkov ‘01
Director of Tourism
Macedonia
William Tung ’87
VP, Asia-Pacific/Latin America
Columbia Sportswear		 Cindy Davis ’81
Executive VP
Global Customer Insights
Walmart		 Alexander G. Muthoot ’05
Director
Muthoot Group

    Alumni statistics
    • 40,000 alumni around the world
    • T-birds live or work in 148 nations
    • 170 alumni chapters are active worldwide
    • We have 100,000+ global alumni from our executive education programs
    • Ranked #1 for “Internationalism of Alumni” and #2 for “Potential to Network”

    Thunderbird Legacy Scholarship
    Did you know? Any immediate family member of our alumni is entitled to a $10,000 scholarship if admitted to a Thunderbird degree program.

    Contact Admissions for more details.

    Alumni events
    Thunderbird alumni are actively engaged with one another, with the school and with our current and prospective students. Check out our schedule of alumni events.

    Global alumni chapters
    Alumni chapters are in 148 nations worldwide – and meet regularly for social, professional and academic interaction. Find a chapter near you.
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    T-bird for life
    You don’t graduate out of Thunderbird, you graduate into it. See our lifetime alumni benefits.

    Magazine
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