Peter Woo in Hong Kong — Peter Woo, A&S ’70, HonDoc ’94, is chairman of Wheelock and Co., which owns landmarks like Hong Kong's Times Square and Harbour City. He also chairman of the Wharf (Holdings) Ltd. and holds advisory posts at JPMorgan Chase and General Electric. From 2000-02, he was chair of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, which made him the de facto trade ambassador. His daughter Jennifer heads the family-owned, Hong Kong luxury retailer Lane Crawford. (Read "UC Magazine" story about Peter Woo.)

Jill Casagrande at Disney Radio — Jill Casagrande, CCM '83, is senior VP and general manager of Radio Disney. (Read "UC Magazine" story about Jill Casagrande.)

Mother of credit unions — Called the Mother of Credit Unions, Louise McCarren Herring (1909-87), Eng ’32, was one of the pioneer leaders of nonprofit credit unions in the U.S. and helped to organize more than 500 credit unions.

Revolutionizing real-estate transactions — Twenty-six-year-old Austin Allison, Eng '04, JD ’11, is co-founder and CEO of DotLoop Co., a software design firm that provides a seamless, online solution to effectively automate real estate transactions. Forbes magazine named him in its prestigious "30 under 30" list in December 2011 the technology category. Read more here.

Nugent's drive-through hamburger chain — Jack in the Box’s 1,900 restaurants in 17 states, first major fast-food chain that started as a drive-through, first fast-food business to introduce breakfast sandwiches and portable salads, CEO was Robert Nugent, Bus ’64 (now retired).

List of alumni who headed U.S. companies worth more than $1 billion in 2009.

List of alumni who headed U.S. companies worth more than $100 million in 2007.

List of alumni who headed U.S. companies worth more than $150 million in 2002.

-- page compiled by Deborah Rieselman