List of New York Institute of Technology alumni

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The New York Institute of Technology (NYIT or New York Tech) 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.[1] 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.[2][3] New York Tech graduates also form the largest network of licensed architects in the New York metropolitan area.[4] The following is a partial list of some notable alumni.

Alumna Karine Jean-Pierre was a lecturer in international and public affairs at Columbia University.
Alumna Yulie Cohen is a professor at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design.

Arts, journalism and entertainment

Alumnus Jake Sasseville was named by the White House as one of the top entrepreneurs in America in 2012.[13]
Alumna Lin Tan hosting the 2011 Chinese New Year Live show. She is also the host of SinoVision's evening talk show New York Lounge.[14][15]
Alumnus Adam Pascal in concert in New Haven, Connecticut, January 19, 2008
Alumna Candice Night in concert in 2012
Alumnus Fatman Scoop performing in 2011

Business

Alumnus John J. Flemm was an industrialist, politician, and Navy veteran who founded the Flemm Lead Company, one of the largest lead companies in the United States.
Alumnus Itzhak Fisher founded and served as CEO of RSL Communications, an over $1.5-billion telecommunications company with over 2,500 employees in 22 countries.[24][25]
Alumna Iman Mutlaq is the founder and president of multinational financial companies; Sigma Investments Group and INGOT Group.
Alumnus Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi is the Minister of State for Foreign Trade of the United Arab Emirates.

Government and civil service

Alumnus Humayun Chaudhry, physician and CEO, Federation of State Medical Boards
Alumnus David Barnea, current director of the Mossad
Alumnus Yi Won, incumbent director of the Jeonju Lee Royal Family Association
Alumnus A. N. M. Ehsanul Hoque Milan is 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.
Alumnus John Brooks served as a Democratic member of the New York State Senate from the 8th district from 2017 to 2023.

Military

U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly and alumnus Fang Wong, national commander of the American Legion
Alumnus Nicholas Estavillo, Combat Action Ribbon recipient

Royalty

Science and related fields

Alumnus Vincent Connare, Microsoft employee; creator of Comic Sans and Trebuchet MS fonts
Alumnus Patri Friedman, software engineer at Google
Alumnus Philip Fasano, executive vice president and chief information officer at American International Group[48]

Sports

Alumna Allison Baver, short track speed skater and Olympic medalist
Alumnus Michael Cooper, race car driver who competes in the Pirelli World Challenge

NYIT has produced several Olympians. NYIT's track and field program alone has produced five Olympians.[53] There have been at least 38 Major League Baseball drafted players from NYIT.[54]

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