Notable Alumni of Babson College

W. Haydon Burns 1912–1987

35th Governor of Florida

Craig Benson 1954–

Former New Hampshire governor; Cabletron founder

Also attended: Syracuse University

Rómulo Roux 1965–

Panamanian politician and presidential candidate

Bachelor of Science

Also attended: University of Miami, Northwestern University

Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa

Bahrain's Minister of Finance and National Economy

Bachelor's degree · Economics · Class of 1999

Michael T. Franken 1957–

Retired US Navy vice admiral

Business administration · Attended until 2012

Also attended: Naval Postgraduate School, Morningside University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

William Smitty Pignatelli 1959–

Massachusetts state representative

James A. Lewis 1933–1997

1984 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee

David Grossack 1956–2017

Attorney, writer and activist

Also attended: Brandeis University

Akio Toyoda 1956–

Chairman and former CEO of Toyota

Ernesto Bertarelli 1965–

Swiss billionaire businessman and philanthropist

Also attended: Harvard University

Sibling: Dona Bertarelli (Boston University)

Patrick Awuah, Jr. 1965–

Founder and president of Ashesi University

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, Swarthmore College

Arthur Blank 1942–

Co-founder of The Home Depot; Atlanta Falcons owner

Gustavo Cisneros 1945–2023

Venezuelan businessman, chairman of Grupo Cisneros

Spouse: Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (Wheaton College (MA), CUNY Graduate School and University Center)

Child: Adriana Cisneros (Harvard University, Columbia University in the City of New York)

Andrónico Luksic Craig 1954–

Chilean businessman and Quiñenco chairman

C. Dean Metropoulos 1946–

Greek-American billionaire investor, former Pabst owner

Nora Sun 1937–2011

Diplomat and businesswoman, granddaughter of Sun Yat-sen

Also attended: University of Arizona

Father: Sun Fo (University of California-Berkeley, Columbia University in the City of New York)

Stephen Gaghan 1965–

Screenwriter and director, Oscar winner for Traffic

Also attended: University of Kentucky

Grace Wong 1986–

Hong Kong actress and singer

Steve Sanghyun Noh 1990–

South Korean actor in Pachinko

Michael Bastian 1965–

Fashion designer, 2011 CFDA Menswear Designer of the Year

Will Langhorne 1974–

Porsche-sponsored race car driver

Matt Chatham 1977–

Former NFL linebacker for the Patriots and Jets

Princess Marie of Denmark 1976–

Second wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark

International business, Economics · Attended until 1997

Also attended: Marymount Manhattan College

Bernard Lee 1970–

Professional poker player

Also attended: Harvard University