Bill Carson '50

Co-founder, Santa Fe for Students

(This is a corrected version of an article published in the March 21, 2012, issue. The correction appears at the end of the story.) Résumé: Co-founder of the education nonprofit Santa Fe for Students. Former executive vice president in...

Sean McCarthy '93

Comedy journalist

Résumé: Founder of The Comic’s Comic, a website that covers the American comedy scene. Former stand-up ­comedian. Former writer for the New York Daily News and the Boston Herald. Majored in ­politics with a certificate in American...

David Madden '03

History Bowl founder

Résumé: Executive director and founder of the National History Bowl and National History Bee. Nineteen-time Jeopardy! champion. Former bicycle-tour guide, freelance genealogist, and art researcher. Master’s degree in international relations...

Jay Xu *08

Museum innovator

Jay Xu *08 rebranded the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Résumé: Director of the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Chairman of the Department of Asian and Ancient Art at the Art Institute of Chicago from 2006 to 2008. Doctorate in art and...

Jonathan Vinocour '01

San Francisco's principal violist

Résumé: Principal violist for the San Francisco Symphony; principal violist the St. Louis Symphony from 2007 to 2009; founding member ECCO, a chamber-music group based in New York; master’s degree from the New England Conservatory...