Alumni
- Patrick Arbor (BUS '58): former Chairman, Chicago Board of Trade
- Brenda Barnes (GRAD '78): CEO, Sara Lee Corporation
- Phil Corboy (LAW '49): Founder and Senior Partner, Corboy & Demetrio
- William M. Daley (A&S '70): former US Secretary of Commerce; former President, SBC Communications; Chairman of the Midwest Region, JP Morgan Chase & Co.
- David Ferm (BUS '69): former President, McGraw-Hill's BusinessWeek Group; President of Magazines and Media, Primedia Inc.'s Consumer Magazine and Media Group
- Richard Flanagan (GRAD '82): former CEO, Borders Books and Music
- Neil Hartigan (LAW '62): former Illinois Appellate Court Justice; former Illinois Attorney General
- Henry Hyde (LAW 1950): sixth district Congressman from the state of Illinois
- Jeffrey D. Jacobs (LAW '74): former President and General Counsel, Harpo Entertainment; Founder and Chairman, Civitas Initiative; Principal, Jacobs Endeavors
- Lisa Madigan (LAW '94): Illinois Attorney General
- John Major (LAW '73): former Chairman and CEO, Novatel Wireless; President, MTSG (a strategic consulting & investment company)
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Dr. Terry Mason (A&S '74): newly appointed health commissioner for the City of Chicago
- Mary Ann McMorrow (LAW '53): Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court (first woman to hold this position)
- Bob Newhart (BUS '52): actor/comedian
- Bob Parkinson (BUS '73, GRAD '75): Chairman and CEO, Baxter International
- Tim Purpura (A&S '84): General Manager, Houston Astros
- Michael Quinlan (A&S '67, GRAD '70): former Chairman and CEO, McDonald's Corporation
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Bill Rancic (A&S '94): winner of "The Apprentice"; author; real estate developer; Founder and President, Cigars Around the World
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Jack Rooney (GRAD '69): President and CEO, US Cellular Corporation
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Tom Schoewe (BUS '74): Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Wal-Mart Stores
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Yman Vien (Univ Coll '85): President, American Metro Bank
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John York (SSOM '74): Co-owner of the San Francisco 49ers