List of New York Institute of Technology alumni
The New York Institute of Technology is a private, not-for-profit, accredited, doctoral and research university. The university has several locations, including the main campuses in Long Island and New York City, and other campuses in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and Vancouver, Canada. The university was founded in 1955 and has graduated nearly 116,000 alumni, as of 2024. New York Tech alumni are distinguishing themselves in the fields of academics, architecture, arts, engineering, literature, medicine, science, business, entertainment, government, and law. The New York Tech alumni community spans the globe with nearly 116,000 alumni throughout the United States and in more than 110 countries as of 2024, and includes thousands of executive officers at multinational corporations, as well as over 9000 practicing medical doctors. New York Tech graduates also form the largest network of licensed architects in the New York metropolitan area. The following is a partial list of some notable alumni.
Academia and administration
- Kyriacos A. Athanasiou, Chair of the Biomedical Engineering department at University of California, Davis.
- Ken Pugh, professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine.
- Jill Wruble, professor at Yale School of Medicine. She retired from the United States Army with rank of major.
- Donald E. Ross, president of Lynn University and founder and president of Wilmington University. In 2003–2004, he was the highest-paid college or university president in the United States of America.
- Sheena C. Howard, academic, author and producer. Professor of communication at Rider University
- Jerry W. McDaniel, Chair of the Communication Design Department at Fashion Institute of Technology. Professor at Rhode Island School of Design
- Frank LoVecchio, an American emergency medicine physician, medical toxicologist, academic and researcher. Medical director of Clinical Research at College of Health Solutions of Arizona State University.
- Judith Barry, professor and the director of the MIT Program in Art, Culture and Technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Guggenheim Award winner.
Arts, journalism and entertainment
- Isobella Jade, writer
- Antonio Meneses Saillant, writer
- Nada Shabout, art historian
- Seiko Mikami, artist
- Carrie Moyer, painter and writer
- Jake Sasseville, television host, producer, writer, director and author
- Lori Bizzoco, writer, journalist, former public relations executive and the founder and executive editor of CupidsPulse.com
- Patti Ann Browne, TV news anchor, Fox News
- Rik Cordero, music video, commercial, and film director
- Jim Geoghan, Emmy-nominated executive producer of The Disney Channel's The Suite Life on Deck and the original The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, among others.
- Brian Kenny, ESPN SportsCenter Anchor
- Art Klein, producer known for Bottle Shock, Nobel Son and Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School, among others.
- Jonathan Monaghan, visual artist and animator
- Jill Nicolini, traffic reporter for "The PIX Morning News" in New York
- Candice Night, Lead singer, Blackmore's Night
- Adam Pascal, actor, singer, and producer
- Sam Ryan, sportscaster
- Jenni Farley, American television personality.
- Ben Finley, broadcast journalist, Editorial Producer with Anderson Cooper 360. He was a Producer for In the Life on PBS and has produced for several CNN and MSNBC programs and specials, including Presidential debates, and the wedding of William & Kate. He earned an Emmy Award and four Peabody awards.
- Alphan Eşeli, Turkish director, screenwriter and photographer
- Kimmi Kappenberg, contestant from Survivor: The Australian Outback and Survivor: Cambodia.
- Doug Draizin, film producer
- Rahul Dholakia, Indian film director-producer-screenwriter
- Vithaya Pansringarm, Thai actor
- Chris Distefano, comedian and TV host
- Chih-Yuan Tai, actor, known for Guang yin de gu shi, Sao ren and Bao qing tian, among others.
- Ameera Al-Kooheji, Bahraini TV presenter, video producer
- Rob Cabitto, American author, business owner, and public speaker.
- Joji (musician)
- Jamila Rowser, American writer and publisher.
- Odimumba Kwamdela, writer
- Tai Chih-yuan, Taiwanese comedian, actor, show host and YouTuber.
- Jonathan Monaghan, contemporary visual artist
- Susie Lewis, American writer and producer who co-created the MTV animated series Daria.
- Tevin Thomas, a U.S. musician, composer, keyboard artist, producer and educator.
- Magic Juan (musician), American merengue and hip hop artist. He was the lead singer and rapper of Dominican-American merengue group Proyecto Uno.
- Jared Cohn, an American film director, screenwriter and actor.
- Dwayne Perkins, an American stand-up comedian
- Nadine Ellis, an American actress.
- Yulie Cohen, an Israeli documentary filmmaker. She is also a professor at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design.
- Tony De Nonno, a filmmaker, photographer, puppeteer, historian, and speaker in humanities.
- John Fekner, an American artist.
- Edna Machirori, a Zimbabwean journalist. She was the first black woman news editor in Zimbabwe, as news editor of The Chronicle, and the first black woman editor of a mainstream Zimbabwean newspaper, as editor-in-chief of The Financial Gazette. In 2013 she won an IWMF Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Fatman Scoop, an American rapper, hype man, and radio personality.
- Mansoor Al Dhaheri, an Emirati film producer and entrepreneur.
Business
- Richard J. Daly, CEO, Broadridge Financial Solutions
- Daisy Exposito-Ulla, former CEO, The Bravo Group Young & Rubicam
- Monte N. Redman, CEO, Astoria Financial Corporation and Astoria Federal Savings & Loan Association
- Perry J. Kaufman, American systematic trader, index developer, and quantitative financial theorist.
- Robert E. Evanson, President, McGraw-Hill.
- James Chip Cleary, president and chief executive of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions.
- Eli Wachtel, managing director, Bear Stearns.
- Itzhak Fisher, Vice President, Nielsen Holdings. He also founded and served as CEO of RSL Communications, a $1.5-billion telecommunications company.
- John J. Flemm, founder and president of the Flemm Lead Company.
- Vincent L. Sadusky, former president and CEO of LIN Media, current chief executive officer at Univision Communications Inc.
- Iman Mutlaq, founder and president of Sigma Investments Group.
- Saifullah Paracha, a business manager
- Chen Ningning, founder and president of Pioneer Metals Holdings Co., Ltd. She is a self-made billionaire, her net worth is $1.8 billion as of 2011.
- Yaron Varsano, a multimillionaire Israeli real estate developer and the husband of Wonder Woman actress Gal Gadot.
- Nj Ayuk, the executive chairman of the African Energy Chamber.
- Matthew Calamari, American business executive serving as the chief operating officer of The Trump Organization.
- Bill Zerella, chief financial officer of Fitbit.
- Maria Sastre, an American businesswoman known for her work in airlines. She was the first female regional vice president of United Airlines. Fortune named her one of the 50 most powerful Latinas of 2017.
- Alan Hilburg, an American trust communications and branding consultant.
Government and civil service
- Thani Ahmed Alzeyoudi, former Minister of Climate Change and Environment for the United Arab Emirates. He is currently the Minister of State for Foreign Trade of the United Arab Emirates.
- Averof Neofytou, Cypriot politician, who was the President of the then-ruling Democratic Rally party from 2013 to 2023, and currently serves as Member of the House of Representatives since 2006, having previously served in the position from 1996 to 1999. Prior to his election to parliament, which he briefly left to serve as Minister of Communications and Works, he was active in local politics and served as Mayor of his hometown, Polis, from 1992 to 1996.
- Humayun Chaudhry, physician and CEO, Federation of State Medical Boards
- Joseph Saladino, New York state assemblyman, 12th district
- Anthony Seminerio, politician
- Andre Pierre, former Democratic mayor of North Miami, Florida and an attorney
- Nicholas Estavillo, NYPD Chief of Patrol
- Rafael Piñeiro, First Deputy Commissioner of the New York City Police Department
- Brian M. McLaughlin, New York state assemblyman
- Karine Jean-Pierre, White House Press Secretary, American political campaign organizer, activist, political commentator, author, and lecturer in international and public affairs at Columbia University.
- A. N. M. Ehsanul Hoque Milan, a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician, a former member of parliament from the Chandpur-1 constituency and the state minister of Ministry of Education. He also served as an adjunct lecturer at Brooklyn College and the Borough of Manhattan Community College.
- Andrea Crooms, Senior Advisor and Chief of Staff in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
- John Brooks, served as a Democratic member of the New York State Senate from the 8th district from 2017 to 2023.
- Alonzo Short, retired United States Army lieutenant general who served as Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency.
- David Barnea, the current Director of the Mossad
- Kevin O'Connor (physician), American physician and retired U.S. Army Colonel serving as the physician to the president.
- Sarahana Shrestha, Nepalese-American democratic socialist politician and activist who is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing the New York's 103rd State Assembly district. She was first elected in November 2022.
- Bill Clark (screenwriter), a former New York Police Department detective and q television writer and producer. Two Emmy Awards winner
- H.E Abdulla Bin Mohamed Bin Butti Al Hamed, Chairman of the Department of Health in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and a member of Abu Dhabi Executive Council
- Abubakar Kabir Bichi, member of the Nigerian Federal House of Representatives
- Mohammed Ateeq Al-Falahi, Secretary general of the Red Crescent Society of the United Arab Emirates.
- Sowmya Reddy, General Secretary of All India Mahila Congress of Karnataka and a member of the Indian National Congress
- Golan Cipel, chief information officer at the Consulate General of Israel in New York.
Military
- Richard Jadick, naval surgeon credited for saving the lives of 30 marines and sailors during the Second Battle of Fallujah, earning him the Bronze Star.
- Fang Wong, United States Army warrant officer who served as the National Commander of The American Legion. Bronze Star Medal recipient.
- Craig D. Button, US Air Force pilot
Royalty
- Queen Sylvia of Buganda
- Yi Won, incumbent director of the Jeonju Lee Royal Family Association of South Korea
- Abdulla Bin Mohamed Bin Butti Al Hamed, an Emirati politician and sheikh who has been the head of the National Media Office with the rank of minister since January 2024.
Science and related fields
- Zhang Enhe, scientist, chief engineer of the Xian Y-7
- Suresh Kumar, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer for BNY Mellon.
- Steven Wolk, chief technology officer, P. C. Richard & Son
- Max Mermelstein, drug smuggler, worked as chief engineer for the Sheraton Hotel.
- Vincent Connare, font designer and former Microsoft employee. Amongst his creations are the Comic Sans font, and the Trebuchet MS font
- Patri Friedman, Software Engineer at Google.
- Joseph Fuller, AIA, NCARB, a New York area architect specializing in Educational Architecture and Historic Preservation. He is best known for his firm's designs for the 2009 Academy of Information Technology & Engineering in Stamford, CT, the 2010 restoration and expansion of Old Town Hall (Stamford, Connecticut), the expansion of Staples High School (Connecticut), and the restoration of the Gothic facades and campus of City College of New York.
- Ray Rayburn, Fellow of Audio Engineering Society, audio systems engineer, digital audio designer for U.S. Senate.
- Mikhail Varshavski, American doctor, social media personality and philanthropist. People magazine named him the "Sexiest Doctor Alive" in its Sexiest Men Alive issue.
- Ben Wolo, Director of engineering and operation at Qwest, managing director of LIBTELCO
- Pat Galloway, engineer, CEO of Nielsen-Wurster Group, the first female president of ASCE, inducted into the National Academy of Construction
Sports
NYIT produced several Olympians. NYIT's track and field program alone produced five Olympians. There have been at least 38 Major League Baseball drafted players from NYIT.- Allison Baver, Olympic Speed Skating Medalist
- Evan Clarke, a sprinter, competed in the 1992 Olympics.
- Don Cooper, head pitching coach, Chicago White Sox
- Jim Ferry, basketball coach
- Sarah Fisher, race car driver
- Ray Giannelli, baseball player
- Mo'ath Alkhawaldeh, works for Princeton University as a Financial Manager. Runner's World has featured him as one of the top 50 Most Influential People in Running worldwide, and he was also a recipient of the 2017 Athletes in Excellence Award from The Foundation for Global Sports Development. He competed in the 2024 Olympics.
- Manix Auriantal, professional basketball player
- Chris Algieri, professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division
- Allen Watson, former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Brian Brady, former right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the California Angels
- Patrick Jarrett, represented Jamaica at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.
- Howard Burnett, a one-time Olympian, making his only appearance in 1988, when he won the silver medal.
- Paston Coke, won the silver medal in the 400 metres at 1999 World Student Games in personal record of 45.15 seconds.
- Rade Džambić, Serbian former professional basketball player who last played for ZTE KK.
- Dave Telgheder, American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Mets and Oakland Athletics from 1993 to 1998.
- Gerry Lucey, Irish retired footballer and coach
- Wayne Watson (sprinter)
- Michael Cooper (racing driver)
- Hayden Smith, New York Jets player
- SonicFox, an American professional esports player
- Vanessa Córdoba, a Colombian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Beşiktaş
Other
- Rex Heuermann, an architect and expert in New York City's Byzantine zoning codes. Suspected serial killer.