Discover the notable alumni of Harvard Business School. The list includes people like Ratan Tata, Bill Ackman, Michael Collins, Sunil Bharti Mittal & Jim Lovell. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as leaders, miscellaneous, business people, lawyers & judges and intellectuals & academics etc.

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Birthdate: December 28, 1937

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Surat

Ratan Tata is a well-known Indian industrialist and the former charman of Indian multinational conglomerate Tata Sons. His reign as chairman was marked by acquisitions of iconic global brands, such as Tetley, Jaguar Land Rover and Corus by the Tata Group. Ratan Tata was instrumental in turning Tata Group from a largely India-centrist group into a global business.

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Michael Collins

(NASA Astronaut, Command Module Pilot for Apollo 11 (the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon))

Birthdate: October 31, 1930

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Rome, Kingdom of Italy

Died: April 28, 2021

Michael Collins is an American astronaut who became the fourth person to perform a spacewalk. He is also the second person to orbit the Moon alone. Collins is best known for flying the Apollo 11 command module Columbia while Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong landed on the Moon. In 1969, Michael Collins was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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Sal Khan

(The Founder and CEO of 'Khan Academy')

Birthdate: October 11, 1976

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Metairie, Louisiana, United States

What began as amateur math tutorials for his cousin later became Sal Khan’s dream project, the online education platform Khan Academy, which now has over 42 million users worldwide. Named to Time 100 in 2012, the American-born Bengali former hedge fund analyst is an MIT and Harvard alumnus.

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Peter Palandjian

(American CEO of Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation and Tennis Player)

Birthdate: February 12, 1964

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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L.A. Reid

(Record executive)

Birthdate: June 7, 1956

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Birthdate: November 28, 1937

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Weehawken, New Jersey, United States

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Bethanie Mattek-Sands

(American Professional Tennis Player)

Birthdate: March 23, 1985

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

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Julie Bishop

(Jurist, Politician, Diplomat, Lawyer)

Birthdate: July 17, 1956

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Lobethal

Julie Bishop is an Australian former politician who once served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs. For several years, she was the deputy leader of the Liberal Party. She studied law at the University of Adelaide and worked as a commercial lawyer before venturing into politics. In 2020, she became the first woman chancellor of the Australian National University.  

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Robert Louis-Dreyfus

(French Businessman and Chief Executive Officer of 'Adidas')

Birthdate: June 14, 1946

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: July 4, 2009

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Tagg Romney

(Management Consultant, Businessman and Political Advisor.)

Birthdate: March 21, 1970

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Provo, Utah Provo, Utah, U.S.

Tagg Romney is an American businessman, management consultant, political advisor, and venture capitalist. Apart from working for major companies, such as Reebok, McKinsey and Co, and Monitor Group, Romney has also worked on his father Mitt Romney's 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns. He is also credited with founding Season Perks, a software design company which was subsequently sold.

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Vicente Fox

(62nd President of Mexico (2000 - 2006))

Birthdate: July 2, 1942

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: León, Guanajuato, Mexico

Initially the CEO of Coca-Cola Mexico, Vicente Fox increased the sales of the soft drink in Mexico by 50%. He later focused on politics, joining the National Action Party and leading the country as its president. He has a rare condition called polydactyly, meaning he has 6 toes in both feet.

Birthdate: May 11, 1966

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: New York City, New York

Bill Ackman is an American hedge fund manager and investor. He is credited with founding the popular hedge fund management company, Pershing Square Capital Management. Also a philanthropist, Ackman has donated millions of dollars to various charitable causes like the Center for Jewish History. In 2006, he founded the Pershing Square Foundation, which supports various sectors like education and healthcare.

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John S. Middleton

(American Businessperson)

Birthplace: United States

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Michael Mullen

(Naval Officer)

Birthdate: October 4, 1946

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Los Angeles County, California, United States

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Nuri Şahin

(German Football Manager and Former Football Midfielder)

Birthdate: September 5, 1988

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Lüdenscheid, Germany

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

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Paul Bremer

(Diplomat)

Birthdate: September 30, 1941

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Dido Harding

(Businesswoman)

Birthdate: November 9, 1967

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Dorset, England

Birthdate: December 19, 1961

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Timothy C. Draper

(Businessperson)

Birthdate: June 11, 1958

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: San Francisco, California, U.S.

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Ajay Piramal

(Businessman)

Birthdate: August 3, 1955

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Bagar, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, India

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

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David Pocock

(Australian Politician and Former Professional Rugby Union Player)

Birthdate: April 23, 1988

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Transvaal, South Africa

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

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Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoleon

(Prince Napoléon)

Birthdate: July 11, 1986

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Saint-Raphaël, Var, France

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Kyriakos Mitsotakis

(Prime Minister of Greece From June 2023)

Birthdate: March 4, 1968

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Athens, Greece

Kyriakos Mitsotakis is a Greek politician who has been serving as the president of the New Democracy political party since 2016. The current Prime Minister of Greece, Mitsotakis also served as the Minister of Administrative Reform between 2013 and 2015. He is also one of the most controversial leaders, having been associated with the Siemens Greek bribery scandal in 2007.

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Steve Burke

(Businessperson)

Birthdate: August 14, 1958

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: America

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Jeremy Heywood

(Former Civil Servant)

Birthdate: December 31, 1961

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Glossop, Derbyshire, England

Died: November 4, 2018

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Dan Lin

(Film producer)

Birthdate: April 8, 1973

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Taipei, Taiwan

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Jim Balsillie

(Businessperson)

Birthdate: February 3, 1961

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Seaforth, Ontario

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Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein

(Chief Executive Officer of the LGT Group)

Birthdate: May 16, 1969

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: St. Gallen, Switzerland

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Ruzwana Bashir

(Businessperson)

Birthdate: July 28, 1983

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Skipton, United Kingdom

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Glen Taylor

(Entrepreneur)

Birthdate: April 20, 1941

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Comfrey, Minnesota, United States

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Jeremy Stoppelman

(CEO)

Birthdate: November 10, 1977

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Arlington County, Virginia, United States

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Grover Norquist

(Advocate)

Birthdate: October 19, 1956

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Sharon, Pennsylvania, USA

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Ernest Shonekan

(Nigerian Statesman and Lawyer Who Served as Interim Head of State of Nigeria)

Birthdate: May 9, 1936

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Lagos, Nigeria

Died: January 11, 2022

Nigerian statesman and lawyer Chief Ernest Shonekan GCFR, served simultaneously as head of government and head of transitional council under Ibrahim Babangida. Following crisis of Third Republic, the Interim National Government was established with Shonekan as interim Head of State. Shonekan’s largely powerless government was eventually overthrown in the 1993 Nigerian coup d'état led by Defence Minister General Sani Abacha.

Birthdate: January 9, 1977

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Mumbai, India

The son of former Wipro chairman Azim Premji, Rishad Premji has now taken over as the new chairperson of the company. Equipped with an MBA from Harvard, he now also serves on the board of the non-profit Azim Premji Foundation. He was also named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.

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Stuart Roosa

(NASA Astronaut Who Piloted the Apollo 14 Mission)

Birthdate: August 16, 1933

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Durango, Colorado, United States

Died: December 12, 1994

NASA astronaut and USAF pilot Stuart Roosa served as the Command Module Pilot for the 1971 Apollo 14 mission. He had begun his career as a smokejumper for the US Forest Service, before moving on to the USAF. Following his stint at NASA, he worked as an executive for Greek and US businesses.

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Kumar Mahadeva

(Founder and Original Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cognizant Technology Solutions)

Birthplace: Colombo, Sri Lanka

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George Yeo

(Former Singaporean Minister for Foreign Affairs (2004 - 2011))

Birthdate: September 13, 1954

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Singapore

George Yeo is a Singaporean retired politician best known for his service as the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 12 August 2004 to 20 May 2011. He also held other important ministerial positions, such as the Minister for Trade and Industry, Minister for Health, and Minister for Information and the Arts. Prior to entering politics, Yeo served as a Brigadier-General.

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Bruce Wasserstein

(Banker, Financier, Investment banker)

Birthdate: December 25, 1947

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Brooklyn

Died: October 14, 2009

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Len Blavatnik

(Founder of Access Industries)

Birthdate: June 14, 1957

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Odesa, Ukraine

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Chatri Sityodtong

(Chairman of the ONE Championship)

Birthdate: April 18, 1971

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Thailand

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Michael Lynton

(American Businessman and Chairman of 'Snap Inc')

Birthdate: January 1, 1960

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: London, United Kingdom

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Daniel Vasella

(Swiss medical doctor)

Birthdate: August 15, 1953

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Fribourg, Switzerland

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Anjali Sud

(CEO of Vimeo)

Birthdate: August 13, 1983

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States

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James Wolfensohn

(9th President of the World Bank Group (1999 - 2005))

Birthdate: December 1, 1933

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Sydney, Australia

Died: November 25, 2020

A renowned investment banker and the ninth President of the World Bank, James D. Wolfensohn was also a transformative and hands-on leader and a global champion of human rights.  Beginning his career in investment banking, he worked for several different institutions, before being nominated to the World Bank, shifting the Bank’s commitment back to alleviate poverty and promote social justice.  

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Frank Lorenzo

(Known for His Management of 'Continental Airlines' and 'Texas International Airlines', Between 1972 and 1990)

Birthdate: May 19, 1940

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: United States

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Peter Lougheed

(Politician, Lawyer)

Birthdate: July 26, 1928

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Calgary

Died: September 13, 2012

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Jennifer Hyman

(CEO of Rent the Runway)

Birthdate: August 24, 1980

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: United States

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Louis V. Gerstner Jr.

(Businessman)

Birthdate: March 1, 1942

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Mineola, New York, United States

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Jason Kilar

(Businessperson)

Birthdate: April 26, 1971

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Demet Mutlu

(Business women)

Birthdate: August 22, 1981

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: New York, United States

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A degree in management from a good university really helps quite a bit in shaping one’s career. Thus, many aspiring entrepreneurs consider the prestigious Harvard Business School to pursue their studies. Situated in Boston, Massachusetts, this business school is considered one of the top institutions in the whole world. According to a 2016 list published by American media giant ‘U.S News & World Report’, the ‘Harvard Business School’ is the best institution in the whole of United States to pursue a degree in management and was also ranked 1. Apart from its state of the art infrastructure and impressive faculty, the ‘Harvard Business School’ is also famous for its notable alumni. Former American President George W Bush, Renowned Academician and economist Michael Porter, noted television personality Tyra Banks, filmmaker and U.S President Donald Trump’s chief advisor Stephen K Bannon are a few former students. Bush’s time at Harvard probably played a vital role in enhancing his personality and introducing some remarkable economic reforms for the betterment of the United States during his tenure as the president. Tyra Banks has been in the news for her glamor quotient and bringing about a revolution of sorts in the world fashion scene. Harvard alumnus Stephen K Bannon has become one of the most influential men in the United States today and is a person thousands of people from around the globe look up to. Here’s a list of noteworthy celebrities who once studied at the Harvard Business School and are now making waves for their outstanding accomplishments.