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65 Years | 65 Faces of IES Abroad
To celebrate our 65th Anniversary in 2015, we interviewed 65 notable IES Abroad alumni on how study abroad has impacted them both personally and professionally. Limiting ourselves to 65 alumni was no easy task, and the list is in no way meant to be a "Top 65" list. By highlighting 65 alumni across generations, locations, professions, and industries, we hope to begin to show the impact of our 130,000+ alumni around the world and the role that study abroad has played in their journeys. From ambassadors to CEOs, writers to entrepreneurs, and everything in-between, one common thread connects all of these stories - the power of international education to changes lives, careers, communities, and the world. Read their stories below:
President, University of California
IES Abroad London, Spring 1978
President and CEO, Chicago Botanic Garden
IES Abroad Vienna, Fall 1989
U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador
IES Abroad Paris, 1983-84
Major General, U.S. Marine Corps
IES Abroad Vienna, Fall 1976
President Emeritus, Dickinson College
IES Abroad Freiburg, 1969-70
Quality Assurance Director, Rice Fruit Company
IES Abroad Salamanca, Spring 2005
Global Head of Innovation and Digital Business Centers, AIG
IES Abroad Freiburg, Fall 1988
CEO, NOVA Medical Products
IES Abroad Singapore, Fall 1990
Writer and Academy Award-winning Screenwriter
IES Abroad Vienna, 1963-64
Violinist, and Co-founder and Administrative Director, Repast Baroque Ensemble
IES Abroad Freiburg, Spring 1986
Founder, OCHO Candy Company
IES Abroad Vienna, 1976-77
Intellectual Property Attorney and Former Deputy Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization
IES Abroad Paris, 1968-69
State Health Officer (Ret.), Washington State Department of Health
IES Abroad Vienna, 1967-68
Founder, Red Malt Denim
IES Abroad Beijing, Fall 2008
U.S. Ambassador (Ret.) and CEO, The Carter Center
IES Abroad Paris, 1970-71
Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
IES Abroad Vienna, 1965-66
Chief Investigative Correspondent, Yahoo News
IES Abroad Durham, 1972-73
Former Mayor, Long Beach, California
IES Abroad Vienna, 1954-55
Retired CFO, IBM Corporation
IES Abroad Nantes, 1975-76
Managing Director Emeritus, Houston Ballet
IES Abroad Vienna, Spring 1963, 1963-64
U.S. Ambassador (Ret.) Cabo Verde
IES Abroad Madrid, 1974-75
Director of Environmental Security and Sustainability, Green Cross International
IES Abroad Vienna, 1966-67
Entrepreneur and Consultant, Language Services Industry
IES Abroad Nantes, 1966-67
Assistant Rabbi and Director of Lifelong Learning, Congregation Kol Emeth
IES Abroad Vienna, Fall 1999
Chairman, Capital Group International, Inc.
IES Abroad Freiburg, Fall 1979
Special Advisor for Guinea Worm Eradication, The Carter Center
IES Abroad Vienna, 1960-61
CEO, RFID Global Solution
IES Abroad Vienna, Fall 1979
Co-Founder and CEO, Anseye Pou Ayiti (Teach For Haiti)
IES Abroad Arles, Summer 2006 | IES Abroad Salamanca, Summer 2007
Award-winning Theater and Film Producer
IES Abroad London, Spring 1974
Retired President and COO, Levi Strauss & Company
IES Abroad Vienna, 1961-62
U.S. Ambassador (Ret.) Botswana and Nigeria
IES Abroad Nantes, 1967-68
Fashion Photographer
IES Abroad Buenos Aires, Fall 2006
Investor
IES Abroad Vienna, Fall 1956
CFO and COO, Riddell Inc.
IES Abroad Paris, Spring 1986
Futurist, Author and Speaker
IES Abroad Durham, 1985-86
Consultant, and Leadership Expert, Northwestern University
IES Abroad Vienna, 1971-72
CEO, Sonavex and Co-founder and CEO, MonoMano Cycling
IES Abroad Sydney, Spring 2010
Retired President and COO, DEKALB Genetics
IES Abroad Vienna, Spring 1963
CFO Cable Entertainment, NBCUniversal Media, LLC
IES Abroad Beijing, Fall 1993
Retired President, McQuade Distributing Co. Inc.
IES Abroad Nantes, 1967-68
Chairman and CEO, Paine & Partners
IES Abroad London, Spring 1982
Periodontist and Competitive Polo Player
IES Abroad Vienna, Spring 1964
Country Director for Africa, The World Bank
IES Abroad Paris, Fall 1979
Chairman, Far Eastern University and Retired President, Bank of the Philippine Islands
IES Abroad Paris, Summer 1970 - Nantes, Fall 1970 and Paris, Spring 1971
Co-Founder and COO, Nineteenth Amendment
IES Abroad London, Spring 2008
Journalist and Travel Writer
IES Abroad Paris, Spring 1991
Associate Dean Emeritus, UC San Diego School of Medicine
IES Abroad Vienna, 1955-56
Principal, Aspect Ventures
IES Abroad Barcelona, Summer 2006
Writer
IES Abroad London, Fall 1983
Co-Founder, Proyecto Villa Nueva and Associate, Jenner & Block
IES Abroad Milan, Summer 2006
Oscar-nominated Screenwriter and Director
IES Abroad Paris, 1965-66
President, The McKnight Foundation
IES Abroad London, Spring 1978
Of Counsel, Jones Day
IES Abroad Paris, 1987-88
Co-Founder, Found Sound Nation
IES Abroad Milan, 2002-03
CFO, National Science Foundation
IES Abroad London, Spring 1979
CEO and Founder, Edify
IES Abroad Vienna, 1971-73
EVP and President Scholastic Reading Club and E-Commerce
IES Abroad London, Fall 1977
Director, Laboratory for Psychiatric and Molecular Neuroscience, McLean Hospital
IES Abroad Paris, 1963-64
Retired Senior Vice President and Group Credit Officer, Moody’s Corporation
IES Abroad Durham, 1973-74
Writer, and Staff Member at National Writing Project in New Hampshire
IES Abroad Madrid, Spring 1994
President, Save the Children Action Network
IES Abroad London, Spring 1985
Executive Vice President of Programming Debmar-Mercury, LLC
IES Abroad Freiburg, 1983-84
Founder and President, Castle Island Brewing Co.
IES Abroad Barcelona, Fall 2005
Executive Vice President, National Parks Conservation Association
IES Abroad London, Spring 1999
Author
IES Abroad Vienna, Spring 1955
