List of University of San Diego people

This is a list of notable people associated with the University of San Diego, a college located in the United States.

It is limited to those people for whom there is a Wikipedia article, or whose position makes it clear they are unquestionably entitles to an article.

Alumni

• Thomas J. Barrack Jr., 1972 (JD), American private equity real estate investor and the founder and executive chairman of Colony Capital[1]
• Shelley Berkley, 1976 (JD), former U.S. Representative for Nevada's 1st congressional district, serving from 1999 to 2013[2]
• Rubina Feroze Bhatti, 2015 (PhD), Pakistani human rights activist[3]
• Thomas Breitling, 1991 (BA), entrepreneur[4]
• Monte Brem, 2000 (JD & MBA), founder and CEO of StepStone Group, private equity firm[5]
• Mark Brnovich, 1991 (JD), Arizona Attorney General
• Mike Brown, 1992 (BBA), American basketball associate head coach for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA)[6]
• Kris Bryant, 2011–13, baseball player for 2016 World Series champion Chicago Cubs, National League Rookie of the Year (2015) and Most Valuable Player (2016)[7]
• Carlos Bustamante, 1969 (BA), Mayor of Tijuana[8]
• Dave Camp, 1978 (JD), former U.S. Representative for Michigan's 10th congressional district from 1991 to 1993 and for Michigan's 4th congressional district from 1993 to 2015; chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means from 2011–2015[9]
• George Coker, 1976 (BA), retired United States Navy commander awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War[10]
• Salvatore Cordileone, 1978 (JCD), Canon Law. Archbishop of San Francisco[11]
• John P. Dolan, 1985 (MA) Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego[12]
• Matthew Dominick, 2005 (BS/BA), Naval Aviator and Astronaut Candidate[13]
• Theo Epstein, 2000, (JD), President of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs[14]
• Lorenzo Fertitta, 1991 (BBA), entrepreneur, casino executive and sports promoter (MMA)[15]
• Shaney Fink, volleyball player and Athletic Director at Seattle University
• Andrew Firestone, 1998 (BBA), Bachelor of Business Administration; entrepreneur, casino executive and sports promoter (MMA)[16]
• Donald Gibb, 1977 (BA), Actor. Revenge of the Nerds and Bloodsport
• Todd Gloria, 2000 (BA), California State Assemblyperson and former interim Mayor of San Diego[17]
• Josh Johnson, 2007 (BA), American football quarterback for the San Diego Fleet of the Alliance of American Football (AAF)[18]
• Robert Kardashian, 1967 (JD), lawyer for OJ Simpson and father of reality show personalities Kourtney Kardashian, Kimberly "Kim" Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian Odom, and Robert Kardashian Jr., with his former wife Kris Jenner[19]
• Judith Keep, 1970 (JD), former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California[20]
• Jonny Kim, 2013 (BA), U.S. Navy physician, Navy Seal, and Astronaut Candidate
• Charles LiMandri, 1977 (BA), attorney who argued the Mount Soledad Cross case, the longest running First Amendment case in history[21]
• Bob Maggiore, 1991 (BBA), Chief Marketing Officer at TaylorMade-Adidas[22]
• Lowell McAdam, 1983 (MBA), Chairman and CEO of Verizon Communications, a company he joined in 2000[23][24]
• Eric Musselman, 1978 (BA), American basketball coach; current head coach at the University of Nevada, Reno and former head coach of the Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors[25]
• Thomas O'Brien, 1993 (JD), United States Attorney for the Central District of California from October 2007 to September 2009[26]
• Jim Parsons, 2001 (MFA), actor, Emmy Award-winning actor for The Big Bang Theory[27]
• Erik M. Ross, 1995 (MA), U.S. Navy Rear Admiral and 67th president of the Board of Inspection and Survey[28]
• James Pazos, 2009–12, baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies[29]
• Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, 1965 (BA), and an honorary doctorate from USD in 1975;[30] one of senior members of House of Saud; son of King Abdulaziz; 12th governor of Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia
• Lynn Schenk, 1970 (JD), former U.S. Representative for California's 49th congressional district, serving from 1993 to 1995[31]
• Dennis Secor, 1984 (BBA), CFO at Fossil Group[32]
• Greg Sherman, 1992 (BBA), General Manager of NHL's Colorado Avalanche[33]
• Lamont Smith, 1998 (BA), American college basketball coach at the University of Texas at El Paso[34]
• Michael Streit, 1975 (JD), former Iowa Supreme Court Justice[35]
• Mario Testino, 1975 (BA), Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer[36]
• Frances Townsend, 1984 (JD), former Homeland Security Advisor to United States President George W. Bush; TV personality[37]* Juan Vargas, 1983 (BA), U.S. Representative for California's 51st congressional district[38]
• Miguel Luis Villafuerte, 2012 (BA), Governor of the Province of Camarines Sur, Philippines[39]
• Heidi Watney, 2003 (BA), American sportscaster for MLB Network[40]
• Thomas J. Whelan, 1961 (BA & 1965 JD), Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California[41]
• Ryan Zinke, 2003 (MS), United States Secretary of the Interior[42]

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