In 2014, tech entrepreneur Megan Smith was named the United States Chief Technology Officer, becoming only the third person to ever serve in this federal position. Smith held her CTO role until 2017, helping President Obama and his teams harness the power of data, innovation, and technology on behalf of the nation…
From modest roots as a German immigrant, media mogul John Kluge rose to become one of the wealthiest men in the United States. Beginning with his creation of a single radio station in Maryland in 1946, Kluge built the Metromedia broadcasting empire, which owned numerous radio and television stations and later syndicated rights to TV shows and movies…
One of Silicon Valley’s most prominent landowners today, John Arrillaga amassed his fortune through his real estate business. The low-key (yet legendary) mogul began his career over six decades ago…
Ernest Everett Just (1983-1941) was a pioneering African American biologist who broke through racial barriers and conducted groundbreaking research in cell biology. Just’s primary legacy is his recognition of the fundamental role of the cell surface in the development of organisms…
Billionaire businessman Orlando Bravo is a Founder and Managing Partner at Thoma Bravo, a private equity investment firm that specializes in software and technology-enabled services sectors. The son of a successful shipping magnate, Bravo grew up in Puerto Rico and was the first person in his family to go to college in the continental U.S…
Kenneth Chenault is recognized as one of the business world’s experts on brands and brand management. For nearly two decades, Chenault ran American Express as its chairman and CEO…
John Updike (1932-2009) was one of America’s foremost men of letters. During his prolific career, Updike published more than 25 novels. He also published over a dozen short story collections, numerous poems, professional criticism, and a memoir…
For the last three decades, Jean Bennett has been a pioneer in gene therapy looking for a way to treat a hereditary form of blindness. Bennett joined the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania in 1988 and has remained there since, now serving as a Professor of Ophthalmology at the Perelman School of Medicine…
Jake Tapper is an award-winning journalist currently serving as Chief Washington Correspondent for CNN. Tapper, who joined the network in 2013, also anchors an hour-long weekday program, ‘The Lead with Jake Tapper’…
Alumni Spotlight is pleased to announce The Top 100 Brown Alumni in Technology of 2021. Founded in 1764 in Providence, Rhode Island, Brown University was the first Ivy League school to accept students from all religious affiliations, a statement to the spirit of openness that is still exemplified at Brown today. Brown is continuously ranked highly within the United States but has also been noted as one of the top 100 colleges around the globe…
