Alumni

Kimberly Bryant, BE’89, founder of Black Girls Code, a nonprofit focused on teaching girls 6 to 17 programming skills, has been recognized by Business Insider as one of the 26 most powerful female engineers in 2016. Bryant was the keynote speaker for the School of Engineering’s E-Week in 2014. Read More

A public conference celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Carpenter Program In Religion, Gender and Sexuality will highlight the achievements of Vanderbilt Divinity School alumni/ae whose work has been transformed by this pioneering program. Read More

For a third year, Dean Philippe Fauchet honored engineering student-athletes and Army and Navy ROTC students with a special dinner at the University Club, where they heard from alumni Perry Wallace and Sandra Cochran. Read More

Author and former Commodore football player Derrick Gragg will speak on Friday, Feb. 26, to share his personal experiences as a Vanderbilt undergraduate and the life lessons he has learned that set him on his path today. Read More

Students at Vanderbilt Law School and Owen Graduate School of Management enjoyed a visit from Vanderbilt alumnus and Arkansas Congressman French Hill. Read More

Nashville Business Journal has named five Vanderbilt alumnae as “Women of Influence.” According to Allison Nash, associate editor of the NBJ, the awards recognize executives, attorneys and entrepreneurs for their “business accomplishments, commitment to community and willingness to push the envelope." Read More

The first-ever Vanderbilt Giving Day, planned for April 21, will be a 24-hour campaign that draws alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and fans together to advance the mission of the university. Read More

Vanderbilt engineering alumni Kendall Card and Perry E. Wallace Jr. will be inducted into the School of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni at a special event in April. S. Shankar Sastry will be inducted as a member of the school’s Circle of Distinguished Friends. Read More

Three Vanderbilt alumni--the co-founder of a digital innovation company, the founder of a creative services agency specializing in crowdfunding, and an education reformer--have been named to Forbes' “30 Under 30” list. Read More

After wowing 2016 Consumer Electronics Show visitors and appearing in a slew of tech news articles,WiseWear soon will be recognized for what it is: a fitness monitoring, security alert and business management system encased in a piece of art. Jerry Wilmink [BE’02, MS’04, PhD’07] designed the unique technology that allows… Read More

What is driving Nashville’s growth? How does Coach Tim Corbin prepare his players for success in life off the field? Why do we meddle in the lives of others? What was it like to be the first African-American athlete in the SEC? These engaging topics,… Read More

Vanderbilt alumni care deeply about their university. They are loyal and willing advocates, and are excited to be “Vanderbilt for Life.” They want to hear about the latest faculty research and Vanderbilt events in their city, as well as connect with networking and career resources offered by the university. Those are just some of the findings from the Vanderbilt University Alumni Association’s recent, expansive alumni satisfaction survey. Read More

Take the next steps on your career path with help from the Alumni Career Services program. Whether you are just getting started, looking to make a transition or want to build skills in your current role, we offer valuable resources that will help you along the way. Read More

The Big Short brings Burry’s market genius to silver screen In 2010 Michael Burry, MD’97, became known as the first financial analyst to predict America’s financial crisis. The New York Times bestseller The Big Short, written by Michael Lewis, tells the story of how Burry and a few others discovered… Read More

Nashville’s ‘Negotiators’: How Samar Ali Gets Enemies In Syria To Sit Down And Talk Samar Ali, BS’03, JD’06, a former Alumni Association Board member and an attorney for Nashville law firm Bone McAllester Norton, is a third-party mediator in Syria. WPLN recently interviewed her as part of its live journalism… Read More

Learn how Jack Rutledge, BMus’03, MBA’09, turned his talent for music and business to become head of catalog and selection for Amazon Music. Learn how he blended his music and business acumen into a successful career. Read More

Would working at a toy company really be all fun and games? Erin Sullivan can tell you. She has worked at Mattel since landing a marketing internship while a student at Owen. Now senior director for Fisher-Price marketing, she has handled virtually every Mattel brand, except dolls, in her 11… Read More

Greg Brink, EMBA’03, is a senior risk manager at Fannie Mae and has spent his career working with commercial mortgages. His wife, Ann Marie, is a professional musician who is the associate principal violist for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. They met at a patrons’ event for the orchestra in Dallas. Read More

Heiki Miki, MBA’96, travels the globe as Shinagawa Refractories’ executive officer and general manager of overseas business for Americas, Europe/Middle East and Oceania—and as one of Vanderbilt’s most visible and appreciated international supporters. The 2015 Owen Distinguished Alumni Award recipient formed the Vanderbilt Japan Chapter in 2015 and is taking… Read More

Maria Renz, MBA’96, technical adviser to the CEO of Amazon.com, recently returned to Nashville to attend an Owen Alumni Board meeting. During her visit she also spoke during an Opening Bell event and sat down with Dean Johnson for a video interview that covers leadership, career and how technology is… Read More