Krannert PhDs have a history of significant influence in education and research. Their achievements have taken place at major universities, in high positions in government and in industry.

• Reflections of Former Students
• Recent Ph.D. Graduates

Below and to the right is just a sampling of our distinguished alumni, the people we are proud to count among our doctoral graduates.

Pareena Lawrence (Ph.D. Economics, 2003), Horace T. Morse—University of Minnesota Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education. [read more...]

John Boquist (Ph.D. Industrial Administration, 1973), Edward E. Edwards Professor of Finance, Indiana University

James Cash (Ph.D. Industrial Administration, 1976), James E. Robinson Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University

Bruce Cohen (Ph.D. Economics, 1966), Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations (Switzerland)

Karel Cool (Ph.D. Strategic Management, 1985), The BP Chaired Professor of European Competitiveness (INSEAD)

Donald Kiefer (Ph.D. Economics, 1972), Senior Specialist in Economic Policy, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress

Abel Jeuland (Ph.D. Marketing, 1975), Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Marketing, University of Chicago

Morton Kamien (Ph.D. Economics, 1964), Joseph and Carole Levy Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship and Director of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program, Northwestern University

John Ledyard (Ph.D. Economics, 1968), Chair, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of Economics and Social Sciences, California Institute of Technology

Donald Lehmann (Ph.D. Industrial Administration, 1969), George E. Warren Professor of Business, Columbia University

R. Preston McAfee (Ph.D. Economics, 1980), Murray S. Johnson Chair in Economics, University of Texas at Austin

Donald Rice, Jr. (Ph.D. Industrial Administration, 1965), former Secretary of the Air Force and RAND President

Paul Root (Ph.D. Industrial Administration, 1969), Executive Committee, Marketing Science Institute, and Director, Knight Ridder Center for Excellence in Management, Florida International University

Delwin Roy (Ph.D. Industrial Relations, 1968), President and CEO, Hitachi Foundation

Hugo Sonnenschein (Ph.D. Economics, 1964), Department of Economics, University of Chicago, former President, University of Chicago

Douglas Tigert (Ph.D. Industrial Administration, 1966), Charles C. Reynolds Professor of Marketing, Babson College

Carolyn Woo (Ph.D. Strategic Management, 1979), Martin J. Gillen Dean of Business Administration and Professor of Management, University of Notre Dame