Kellogg leaders are known to be creative, empathetic, purpose-driven and agile. Given these qualities, it is no surprise that Kellogg alumni head up at least 17 companies among the Fortune 500. As of July 1, that number will grow to at least 19 with the appointments of Robert M. Davis ’93 as CEO of Merck and Michel Doukeris as the CEO of AB InBev.
Here is a snapshot of how our alumni CEOs represent across industries and by Kellogg program.
Our Fortune 500 alumni CEOS are:
| BRIAN CHAMBERS ’97 Owens Corning |
R. ANDREW CLYDE ’94 Murphy USA |
ROBERT M. DAVIS ’93 ’98 JD Merck (effective July 1) |
| MICHEL DOUKERIS certificate holder AB InBev (effective July 1) |
LANCE FRITZ ’91 Union Pacific Railroad |
ROBERT GAMGORT ’86 Keurig Dr Pepper |
| MICHAEL GEORGE ’83 BA ’85 Qurate Retail Group |
SASAN GOODARZI ’02 Intuit |
MICHAEL HAYFORD ’92 NCR |
| JAMES LICO ’97 Fortive |
D.G. MACPHERSON ’96 W.W. Grainger |
PENNY PENNINGTON ’12Edward Jones |
| E. SCOTT SANTI ’94 Illinois Tool Works |
JOHN SCHLIFSKE ’83 Northwestern Mutual |
DONALD SLAGER certificate holder Republic Services |
| JOEY WAT ’00 Yum China Holdings |
TOM WILSON ’80 Allstate Insurance |
DARREN WOODS ’92 ExxonMobil |
| JOHN ZILLMER ’86 Aramark |
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A reflection on Kellogg’s approach to shaping leaders
"Kellogg, with its focus on teamwork, really taught me how to put together a team. For some people, there’s a comfort in working with people with similar backgrounds. But you need to be able to see the difference — appreciate it — and understand how that difference makes the team better as a whole. I learned how to bring individuals onto my team who bring talents completely different from my own, and I still carry this through today.” Joey Wat ’00, CEO of Yum China Holdings
A note regarding the alumni network: In addition to Kellogg’s degreed alumni, certificate holders for several specific Kellogg Executive Education programs are granted alumni status.
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