This is a list of notable present and former faculty, staff, and students of the University of San Diego (USD).
It is limited to those people for whom there is a Wikipedia article, or whose position makes it clear that they are unquestionably entitled to an article.
Andrew Firestone , 1998 (BBA), Bachelor of Business Administration; entrepreneur, casino executive and sports promoter (MMA)[ 1]
Bob Maggiore , 1991 (BBA), Chief Marketing Officer at TaylorMade-Adidas [ 2]
Brooke Raboutou , 2023 (BA), Olympic sport climber
Carlos Bustamante, 1969 (BA), Mayor of Tijuana[ 3]
Charles LiMandri , 1977 (BA), attorney who argued the Mount Soledad Cross case , the longest running First Amendment case in history[ 4]
Christopher Bauer , (BA), film, television, and theater actor
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[ 5]
Linda Geary , 1982 (BA), painter, educator
Dennis Secor , 1984 (BBA), CFO at Fossil Group [ 6]
Donald Gibb , 1977 (BA), actor. Revenge of the Nerds and Bloodsport
Erik M. Ross , 1995 (MA), U.S. Navy Rear Admiral and 67th president of the Board of Inspection and Survey [ 7]
Eric Musselman , 1978 (BA), basketball coach; current head coach at the University of Nevada, Reno and former head coach of the Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors [ 8]
Edred Utomi , 2013 (B.Comm.), actor portraying Alexander Hamilton in Angelica National Tour of Hamilton [ 9]
Frances Townsend , 1984 (JD), former Homeland Security Advisor to United States President George W. Bush ; TV personality [ 10] * Juan Vargas , 1983 (BA), U.S. Representative for California's 51st congressional district [ 11]
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 [ 12]
Greg Sherman , 1992 (BBA), General Manager of NHL's Colorado Avalanche[ 13]
Heidi Watney , 2003 (BA), sportscaster for MLB Network [ 14]
Jocko Willink , (BA), former U.S. Navy lieutenant commander and SEAL, author, and podcaster.[ 15]
James Pazos , 2009–12, baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies [ 16]
Jennifer Paredes , actress[ 17]
Jim Parsons , 2001 (MFA), actor, Emmy Award -winning actor for The Big Bang Theory [ 18]
John P. Dolan , 1985 (MA) Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego[ 19]
Jonny Kim , 2013 (BA), U.S. Navy lieutenant commander (and former SEAL), physician, and NASA astronaut.
Josh Johnson , 2007 (BA), American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers [ 20]
Judith Keep , 1970 (JD), former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California [ 21]
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)[ 22]
Lamont Smith , 1998 (BA), American college basketball coach at the University of Texas at El Paso [ 23]
Lynn Schenk , 1970 (JD), former U.S. Representative for California's 49th congressional district , serving from 1993 to 1995[ 24]
Lorenzo Fertitta , 1991 (BBA), entrepreneur, casino executive and sports promoter (MMA)[ 25]
Lowell McAdam , 1983 (MBA), Chairman and CEO of Verizon Communications , a company he joined in 2000[ 26] [ 27]
Mario Testino , 1975 (BA), Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer[ 28]
Mark Brnovich , 1991 (JD), Arizona Attorney General
Matthew Dominick , 2005 (BS/BA), Naval Aviator and Astronaut Candidate[ 29]
Miguel Luis Villafuerte , 2012 (BA), Member of the Philippines House of Representatives from Camarines Sur 5th District, Former Governor of the Province of Camarines Sur, Philippines[ 30]
Michael Streit , 1975 (JD), former Iowa Supreme Court Justice[ 31]
Mike Brown , 1992 (BBA), American basketball associate head coach for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA)[ 32]
Monte Brem , 2000 (JD & MBA), founder and CEO of StepStone Group , private equity firm[ 33]
Robert Kardashian , 1967 (JD), lawyer for O. J. 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 [ 34]
Rubina Feroze Bhatti , 2015 (PhD), Pakistani human rights activist[ 35]
Ryan Zinke , 2003 (MS), United States Secretary of the Interior [ 36]
Salvatore Cordileone , 1978 (JCD), Canon Law. Archbishop of San Francisco[ 37]
Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud , 1965 (BA), and an honorary doctorate from USD in 1975;[ 38] one of senior members of House of Saud ; son of King Abdulaziz ; 12th governor of Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia
Shaney Fink , volleyball player and Athletic Director at Seattle University
Shelley Berkley , 1976 (JD), former U.S. Representative for Nevada's 1st congressional district , serving from 1999 to 2013[ 39]
Theo Epstein , 2000, (JD), President of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs [ 40]
Thomas J. Barrack Jr. , 1972 (JD), private equity real estate investor and the founder and executive chairman of Colony Capital [ 41]
Thomas Breitling , 1991 (BA), entrepreneur[ 42]
Thomas J. Whelan , 1961 (BA & 1965 JD), Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California [ 43]
Thomas O'Brien , 1993 (JD), United States Attorney for the Central District of California from October 2007 to September 2009[ 44]
Todd Gloria , 2000 (BA), former California State Assembly Member and current mayor of San Diego [ 45]
^ Sennhauser, Morgan (September 19, 2016). "What Happened to Andrew Firestone- News & Updates - Gazette Review" .
^ "TaylorMade Golf Company Completes Restructure of Executive Team" . golfrange.org . 12 February 2015.
^ "New Tijuana mayor brings binational credentials Page 1 of 2" . UTSanDiego.com. November 27, 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2014 .
^ "Charles S. LiMandri – The Law Offices of Limandri & Jonna LLP" . The Law Offices of Limandri & Jonna LLP . Retrieved December 2, 2018 .
^ "CAMP, David Lee - Biographical Information" . bioguide.congress.gov . Retrieved December 2, 2018 .
^ "Dennis Secor" . bloomberg.com .
^ Petty, Dan. "Navy.mil Leadership Biographies" . navy.mil . Retrieved December 2, 2018 .
^ "NBA.com Eric Musselman" . nba.com . Archived from the original on December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2018 .
^ Zosa, Noli (2019). "USD alum stars in 'Hamilton' " . Mission Valley News .
^ Knufken, Kelly (2006). "Townsend: The Tough Cookie" (PDF) . USD Magazine (Summer). San Diego, CA: University of San Diego: 25.
^ "Full Biography" . Congressman Juan Vargas . December 11, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2018 .
^ "TROOP, CREW AND PACK 179" . June 30, 2010. Archived from the original on June 30, 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2018 .
^ "NHL Colorado Avalanche" .
^ Marrapese-Burrell, Nancy (May 9, 2008). "Watney making a connection" . Boston.com . Retrieved December 2, 2018 .
^ Gamers, Techie (2022-04-04). "Jocko Willink Net Worth 2022: How Rich Is the Motivational Figure?" . Techie + Gamers . Retrieved 2022-08-09 .
^ "James Pazos Stats, Fantasy & News" . MLB.com .
^ Hebert, James (2017-10-08). "A bold performer takes on the Bard in Globe's touring 'Twelfth Night' " . San Diego Union-Tribune . Retrieved 2023-04-20 .
^ [Dansby, Andrew (September 10, 2009), "Jim Parsons find smart comedy role", Houston Chronicle ]
^ Dolan, John. "Bishop" . diocese-sdiego.org . Retrieved July 23, 2017 .
^ "Player Bio: Josh Johnson :: Football" . December 29, 2007. Archived from the original on December 29, 2007. Retrieved December 2, 2018 .
^ "Keep, Judith Nelsen | Federal Judicial Center" . fjc.gov . Retrieved December 2, 2018 .
^ "Ex-Bonanza star improves his baseball stock as collegian" . Las Vegas Sun . Retrieved December 2, 2018 .
^ Canepa, Nick. "Timing weird, but USD hires Smith" . sandiegouniontribune.com . Retrieved December 2, 2018 .
^ "SCHENK, Lynn | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives" . history.house.gov . Retrieved December 2, 2018 .
^ Real Time Ranking. "Lorenzo Fertitta" . Forbes . Retrieved April 6, 2016 .
^ "Verizon communications inc" . BusinessWeek . Archived from the original on March 9, 2010.
^ "Lowell McAdam Wall Street Journal" . http://topics.wsj.com .
^ English, Vogue. "Mario Testino" .
^ "Two USD Alumni Among NASA's 12 Newest Astronaut Candidates" . Retrieved December 2, 2018 .
^ Yanoria, Luigene (May 15, 2013). "Migz Villafuerte, the youngest governor in Camarines Sur's history - Yahoo News Philippines" . Ph.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved August 14, 2014 .
^ "Supreme Court Justices" . February 11, 2010. Archived from the original on February 11, 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2018 .
^ "NBA.com Mike Brown" . nba.com . Retrieved December 2, 2018 .
^ "Monte Brem" . bloomberg.com .
^ Halperin, Ian (April 19, 2016). Kardashian Dynasty: The Controversial Rise of America's Royal Family . Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781501128882 – via Google Books.
^ "SOLES Recent News - Department of Leadership Studies Ph.D. Candidate Rubina Feroze Bhatti Receives N-Peace Award - University of San Diego" . www.sandiego.edu . Retrieved 2020-12-04 .
^ "Senate confirms Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke as Interior secretary" . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. 31 March 2017.
^ Cordileone, Salvatore. "Archbishop" . sfarchdiocese.org . Retrieved July 23, 2017 .
^ "USD Magazine / SUMMER 2013" . UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO. Archived from the original on 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2019-05-09 .
^ "BERKLEY, Shelley - Biographical Information" . bioguide.congress.gov . Retrieved December 2, 2018 .
^ "Sources: Theo Epstein, Cubs agree" . ESPN . October 13, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2016 .
^ "Event Details - the Money Book: Thomas Barrack Jr. – University Marketing and Communications University of San Diego" .
^ http://www.sptimes.com/2004/06/16/news_pf/Northpinellas/He_s_on_a_real_high_r.shtml .
^ "Whelan, Thomas J. | Federal Judicial Center" . fjc.gov . Retrieved December 2, 2018 .
^ "Thomas P. O'Brien - Browne George Ross" . Browne George Ross . Retrieved December 2, 2018 .
^ Lipkin, Maureen Cavanaugh, Michael (28 November 2016). "San Diego City Councilman Todd Gloria Prepares For Assembly Swearing In" . {{cite web }}
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