Chosen by the NYU Alumni Association Board from crowdsourced nominations, these alumni are the best of the best: entrepreneurs and visionaries who save lives, reduce suffering, and bring hope to the marginalized.
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Founder, Yamba Malawi: Empowers Malawian communities - through caregiver education, financial literacy, and sustainable business models - to escape poverty itself.
NYU Alumni Changemaker: Melissa Kushner (she/her)…
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Co-founders, Jogbra INC: The first sports bra, influencing the world of sports, design, clothing, and women's comfort in exercise and athletics.
NYU Alumni Changemaker: Hinda Miller (she/her)…
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Founder, Lifetime Arts: Helps older adults build communities, fight isolation, and - perhaps most importantly - be themselves through art.
NYU Alumni Changemaker: Maura O’Malley…
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Founder, The African American Transplant Access Program: The first Black female transplant surgeon in the state of Illinois.
NYU Alumni Changemaker: Dinee Simpson (she/her)…
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Co-founders, ESUSU: a financial equity platform that leverages technology to report residents’ on-time rent payments to the three major credit bureaus, empowering…
NYU Alumni Changemaker: Wemimo Abbey (he/him)…
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US Army Nurse (Ret.): Established the National Center for PTSD, the VA's Center for Women Veterans, and was a recipient of the VA's Distinguished Career Award.
NYU Alumni Changemaker: Joan Furey (she/her)…
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Cherokee Nation Supreme Court Justice: The first-ever 2SLGBTQ+ person and third woman confirmed to the Cherokee Nation Supreme Court.
NYU Alumni Changemaker: Shawna Baker (she/her)…
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End-of-Life Care Advocate: Empowering doctors and patients to make directed, compassionate decisions during life’s final stage.
NYU Alumni Changemaker: Chandana Banerjee…
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Mechanical Engineer, Founder and Venture Capitalist of Over 300 Technology Firms.
NYU Alumni Changemaker: Eugene Kleiner (he/him)…
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Co-director, NYU Environmental Law Clinic: Helped to get lead out of gasoline, eliminate fossil-fuel based polystyrene foam containers and one-use plastic bags, rid…
NYU Alumni Changemaker: Eric A. Goldstein…
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CEO & Founder, Mobility Capital Finance (MOCAFI): Providing access to banking services, credit-building tools, and aid programs for tens of millions of Americans…
NYU Alumni Changemaker: Wole Coaxum (he/him)…
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Education Leader and Advocate: The first Black woman CEO of Girls Who Code.
NYU Alumni Changemaker: Tarika Barrett (she/her)…
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Vision. Perseverance. Belief. These are the qualities that unite this class of NYU Alumni Changemakers—a selected group of NYU alumni whose accomplishments help…
Introducing the 2022 NYU Alumni Changemakers
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