List of Golden Gate University people
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This is a list of Golden Gate University people, including notable students, alumni, faculty, and administrators associated.
Academia







There are more than 60,000 living alumni. Alumni with a degree of Juris Doctor (JD) graduated from the Golden Gate University School of Law.
- Solomon Darwin (MBA), professor of business at the University of California, Berkeley[1]
Arts and entertainment
- Denise Mobolaji Ajayi-Williams (MBA), novelist and children's comic writer[2]
- Kyra Davis (BS), novelist; author of Just One Night series and Sophie Katz series[3][4]
- Gary W. Goldstein (JD 1978), author, speaker, filmmaker, and producer of Pretty Woman[5]
- Diane Murphy (MBA), former child actress, known for sharing the role of "Tabitha" in Bewitched[6]
- Tess Uriza Holthe (BS 1996), novelist; author of When the Elephants Dance[7][8]
- Emily Wu (MBA), writer; author of Feather in the Storm: A Childhood Lost in Chaos[9]
Business
- Ralph Atkin (MBA), founder of SkyWest Airlines[10]
- Sophia Bekele (MBA), founder of DotConnectAfrica, corporate executive, international entrepreneur[11]
- Richard Belluzzo (BS 1975), former CEO of Quantum Corp; former president and COO of Microsoft[12]
- Joan Blades (JD 1980), businessperson, author, and co-founder of MoveOn.org[13]
- Pollyanna Chu (BA), CEO of the Kingston Financial Group[14]
- Bruce Gilliat (BS), co-founder and former CEO of Alexa Internet[15]
- John C. Martin (MBA), former CEO (1996–2016) and chairman (2016–18) of Gilead Sciences[16]
- Monique Morrow (MS), former CTO of Cisco Systems (2012–16)[17]
- Glen Schofield (MBA), co-founder and general manager of Sledgehammer Games[18]
- William H. Swanson (MBA), former chairman and CEO of Raytheon Company (2004–14)[19]
- Bernard Tyson (BS, MBA), former chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente (2012–19)[20][21]
- Dave Yeske (DBA 2010), financial planner, researcher, and educator[22][23]
Government and politics
- Sam Aanestad (MPA 1991), California state senator (2002–10); California State Assemblymember (1998–2002)[24]
- Mark H. Berry (1984), Arkansas state representative[25]
- David Briley (JD 1995), 8th mayor of Nashville, Tennessee (2018–19); vice mayor of Nashville (2015–18)[26]
- Violeta Bulc (MSIT), European Commissioner for Transport (2014–19); Deputy Prime Minister of Slovenia (2014)[27]
- Phillip Burton (LL.B. 1952), United States representative (1964–83); California State Assemblymember (1957–64)[28]
- Craig E. Campbell (MPA 1981), 10th lt. governor of Alaska[29]
- George Christopher (BA 1930), 34th mayor of San Francisco (1956–64)[30]
- Cecilia Chung (BS), civil rights and LGBT rights activist[31]
- Sam Clovis (MBA), White House Advisor to the United States Department of Agriculture (2017–18); national co-chair of Donald Trump's presidential campaign[32][33]
- Peter Corroon (JD 1995), 2nd mayor of Salt Lake County, Utah (2004–13); chair of the Utah Democratic Party (2014–17)[34]
- Dave Cox (MS 1983), California state senator (2004–10); California State Assemblymember (1998–2004)[35]
- Gong Zheng (1987, attended), mayor of Shanghai (2020–present); governor of Shandong (2017–2020)[36]
- Thom Goolsby (MBA), North Carolina state senator (2011–14)[37]
- Mary Hayashi (MBA), California State Assemblymember (2006–12); first Korean-American woman to serve in the California State Legislature[38]
- J. J. Jelincic (MBA), CalPERS board member (elected), former president of the California State Employees Association[39]
- Ed Jew (MBA 1984), San Francisco supervisor (2006–07)[40]
- Linda J. LeZotte (LL.M. 1983), director of the Santa Clara Valley Water District (2010–present); San Jose City Councilmember (1998–2006)[41]
- Fiona Ma (MS 1993), California State Treasurer (2019–present); California Board of Equalization member (2015–19); California State Assemblymember (2006–12); San Francisco supervisor (2002–06)[42]
- Melvin T. Mason (BA), civil rights activist and educator; 1984 presidential candidate of the Socialist Workers Party[43]
- Ross Mirkarimi (MA), sheriff of San Francisco (2012–16); San Francisco supervisor (2005–12); co-founder of the Green Party of California[44]
- Dick Muri (MPA 1988), Washington State representative (2013–19); Pierce County Councilmember (2003–12)[45]
- Louis M. Pate Jr. (BS 1978, MBA 1980), North Carolina state senator (2011–19); North Carolina General Assemblymember (1995–96; 2003–08)[46]
- Denise Phua (MBA), mayor of Central Singapore District (2014–present); Member of Singapore Parliament (2006–present)[47]
- Joseph Pitre (MPA), New Hampshire representative (2010–present)[48]
- Richard Rainey (MPA 1976), HUD Regional Administrator (2003–09); California state senator (1996–2000); California State Assemblymember (1992–96)[49][50]
- Said Tayeb Jawad (EMBA 2001), Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States (2003–2010); Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (2017–present)[51]
- Betty Yee (MPA 1981), 32nd California State Controller (2015–present); California Board of Equalization member (2004–15)[52]
Law and justice
- Diana Becton (JD 1985), district attorney of Contra Costa County (2017–present)[53]
- John Burris (BA 1967), Oakland civil rights and police brutality attorney[54]
- Jesse W. Carter (JD 1913), associate justice of the Supreme Court of California (1939–59); California state senator from the 5th district (1939–39)[55]
- Morgan Christen (JD 1986), judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2012–present); Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court (2009–12)[56]
- Miguel S. Demapan (MBA 1983), 3rd chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (1999–2011)[57]
- C. J. Goodell (LL.B. 1909), associate justice of the California Court of Appeal, First District (1945–1953)[55]
- G. Randy Kasten (JD 1982), attorney and author[58]
- George Malek-Yonan (1964, attended), international attorney, politician, and athlete[59]
- Bruce William Nickerson (JD), civil rights and gay rights attorney[60]
- Lawrence Joseph O'Neill (MPA 1976), judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (2007–present)[61]
- Cindy Ossias (JD 1983), lawyer and California Department of Insurance whistleblower[62]
- Susan Pamerleau (MPA 1978), United States marshal for the Western District of Texas (2018–present); sheriff of Bexar County, Texas (2013–16)[63][64][65]
- Philip M. Pro (JD 1972), judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada (1987–2015)[66]
- Ira P. Rothken (JD 1992), high technology attorney and computer scientist[67]
- Prentice E. Sanders (BA 1975, MPA 1977), first African American chief of the San Francisco Police Department (2002–03)[68]
- Mike Terrizzi (JD 1981), community association lawyer and former Purdue quarterback[69]
- Hanna Thompson (JD 2013), attorney and 2008 Olympics silver-medalist fencer[70]
- Paul Traub (JD 1977), bankruptcy and business lawyer[71]
Military
- Andrew E. Busch (MPA 1981), director of the Defense Logistics Agency (2014–17); United States Air Force lieutenant general (ret.)[72]
- Herbert J. Carlisle (MBA 1988), United States Air Force four-star general (ret.);[73] former commander of Air Combat Command and Pacific Air Forces[74]
- Julia Jeter Cleckley (MS 1985), United States Army National Guard brigadier general[75]
- Bruce P. Crandall (MPA), United States Army lieutenant colonel (ret.); helicopter pilot, Battle of Ia Drang, Vietnam; Medal of Honor recipient[76]
- Gregory A. Feest (MBA 1985), United States Air Force major general (ret.)[77]
- Burton M. Field (MBA 1986), United States Air Force lieutenant general (ret.)[78]
- Fitzhugh L. Fulton (BA), test pilot at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center; United States Air Force lieutenant colonel (ret.)[79]
- Terry Gabreski (MPA 1978), United States Air Force lieutenant general (ret.)[80]
- Terence T. Henricks (MPA 1982), test pilot and commander of the Space Shuttle Columbia; United States Air Force colonel (ret.)[81]
- John P. Jumper (MBA 1979), 17th chief of staff of the United States Air Force (2001–2005); United States Air Force four-star general (ret.);[73] former CEO of SAIC[82]
- Thaddeus J. Martin (MPA 1985), adjutant general of the Connecticut National Guard (2005–18); United States Air Force major general (ret.)[83]
- Timothy Maude (BA), United States Army deputy chief of staff for personnel killed in the September 11 attacks; United States Army lieutenant general[84]
- Frank C. McConnell (BBA 1960), US Army brigadier general[85][86]
- Gary L. North (MPA 1984), United States Air Force four-star general (ret.);[73] former commander of Pacific Air Forces[87]
- Bobby V. Page (MPA 1978), deputy chief of chaplains of the United States Air Force (2012–16); United States Air Force brigadier general (ret.)[88]
- J. Gregory Pavlovich (MPA 1985), United States Air Force brigadier general (ret.); former commander of 45th Space Wing[89]
- Charles J. Precourt (MS 1988), NASA astronaut; Space Shuttle pilot and commander; United States Air Force colonel (ret.)[90]
- John W. Rosa (MPA 1985), 16th Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy (2003–05); United States Air Force lieutenant general (ret.)[91]
- Herbert R. Temple Jr. (BS 1974), chief of the National Guard Bureau (1986–90); United States Army lieutenant general (ret.)[92]
- Lam Quang Thi (MBA), Army of the Republic of Vietnam Lieutenant General[93][94]
Science and technology
- Cem Kaner (JD 1994), software engineering professor; co-founder of Association for Software Testing[95]
- Edward J. Wasp (MBA), engineer and inventor who developed long distance slurry pipelines[96][97]


