49 Notable alumni of
Babson College
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Babson College is 1157th in the world, 417th in North America, and 390th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 49 notable alumni from Babson College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Akio Toyoda
- Occupations
- business executiveindustrialistentrepreneurracing automobile driver
- Biography
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Akio Toyoda is a Japanese business executive who is the chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation. He was previously the company's president and chief executive officer (CEO). Toyoda is a great-grandson of the industrialist, Sakichi Toyoda, and a grandson of both the founder of Toyota Motors, Kiichiro Toyoda, and the founder of the Takashimaya department stores corporation, Shinshichi Iida.
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Arthur Blank
- Occupations
- entrepreneurbusinessperson
- Biography
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Arthur Morris Blank is an American businessman. He is best known for being a co-founder of the home improvement retailer The Home Depot.
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Princess Marie of Denmark
- Enrolled in Babson College
- 1995-1997 studied economics and international business
- Occupations
- aristocrat
- Biography
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Princess Marie of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat, RE is a member of the Danish royal family. She is the second wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark, the younger brother of King Frederik X of Denmark.
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Edsel Ford II
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Edsel Bryant Ford II is the great-grandson of Henry Ford I, grandson of Edsel Ford I, and the only son of Henry Ford II. He served as a member of the board of directors of Ford Motor Company for 33 years before announcing his retirement, and serves on the finance committee and sustainability and innovation committee. He is a cousin of the company's Executive Chairman, William Clay Ford Jr.
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Grace Wong
- Occupations
- television presentersingeractor
- Biography
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Grace Wong Kwan-hing is a Hongkong actress, dancer, singer, tv host and beauty pageant titleholder. She formerly contracted to TVB. She is best known for her role as Fa Man in the martial arts television drama A Fist Within Four Walls.
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Ernesto Bertarelli
- Occupations
- business executivephilanthropistentrepreneurchairperson
- Biography
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Ernesto Silvio Maurizio Bertarelli is an Italian-born Swiss billionaire businessman and philanthropist.
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Stephen Gaghan
- Occupations
- film directorfilm produceractorscreenwriterfilm actor
- Biography
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Stephen Gaghan is an American screenwriter and director. He is noted for writing the screenplay for Steven Soderbergh's film Traffic, based on a Channel 4 series, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as Syriana which he wrote and directed. He also wrote and directed the thriller Abandon and the family film Dolittle, and directed the drama Gold.
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Gustavo Cisneros
- Occupations
- entrepreneureconomist
- Biography
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Gustavo Alfredo Jiménez de Cisneros y Rendiles was a Venezuelan businessman and Chairman of Grupo Cisneros.
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C. Dean Metropoulos
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Charles Dean Metropoulos is a Greek-American billionaire investor and businessman. He was the owner of Pabst Brewing Company, which was founded by Jacob Best in 1844. On the Forbes 2020 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked #875 with a net worth of US$2.6 billion.
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Andrónico Luksic Craig
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Andrónico Mariano Luksic Craig is a Chilean businessman and the chairman of Quiñenco, a subsidiary of the Luksic Group, one of Chile's largest conglomerates. He is the wealthiest individual in Chile according to Forbes.
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Debbie Millman
- Years
- 1962-.. (age 63)
- Occupations
- podcasterwritergraphic designerdesigner
- Biography
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Debbie Millman is an American writer, educator, artist, curator, and designer who is best known as the host of the podcast Design Matters. She is the chair and co-founder of the Masters in Branding Program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, with Steven Heller and President Emeritus of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) and chair.
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Steve Sanghyun Noh
- Years
- 1990-.. (age 35)
- Occupations
- modelactor
- Biography
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Noh Sang-hyun or Steve Sanghyun Noh is a Korean-American actor and model.
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Sakis Tanimanidis
- Occupations
- businesspersontelevision presenter
- Biography
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Sakis Tanimanidis is a Greek TV host, producer and entrepreneur. Tanimanidis became known in his native country as the host, creator, producer and director of the travel show World Party that aired on Alpha TV from 2014 to 2016. In 2017, he became a household name as the Greek host and co-producer of Survivor 2017(the adaptation of the international franchise for the Turkish and Greek television). He is also a serial entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Enthoosia that owns Museums in 7 countries around the world. He has invested/founded multiple start-ups in Greece and abroad.
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Rómulo Roux
- Enrolled in Babson College
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Rómulo Alberto Roux Moses is a Panamanian politician, lawyer, and businessman chairman of the party Democratic Change since January 2018. He was the party's candidate for the 2019 general election. He ran again in the 2024 general election, and received 11.38% of the total vote.
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Craig Benson
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Craig R. Benson is an American politician and entrepreneur who served as the 79th governor of New Hampshire from 2003 to 2005. Benson first came to public attention when he founded Cabletron Systems, later known as Enterasys Networks, which became one of the largest employers in New Hampshire. Enterasys Networks was acquired by Extreme Networks in November 2016
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Michael T. Franken
- Enrolled in Babson College
- 2012-2012 studied business administration
- Occupations
- politicianmilitary officer
- Biography
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Michael Thane Franken is an American retired United States Navy vice admiral. His final posting was as deputy director of military operations for the United States Africa Command. Franken was a Democratic candidate in the 2020 United States Senate election in Iowa, but lost the June 2 primary to Theresa Greenfield. Franken was the Democratic nominee for the 2022 United States Senate election in Iowa, which he lost to Republican incumbent Chuck Grassley.
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Marc Bell
- Years
- 1967-.. (age 58)
- Occupations
- entrepreneurbusiness executive
- Biography
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Marc Bell is an American financier and entrepreneur. He is the managing partner of Marc Bell Capital, a Boca Raton, Florida-based firm founded in 2002. He is also a producer of plays, musicals and movies.
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W. Haydon Burns
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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William Haydon Burns was an American politician. He was Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, from 1949 to 1965, and served as the 35th Governor of Florida from 1965 to 1967.
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Pavel Khodorkovsky
- Years
- 1985-.. (age 40)
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitical activist
- Biography
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Pavel Mikhailovich Khodorkovsky is a Russian businessman and political activist who has lived in the United States since 2003. He is a son of Russian businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who was once the richest person in Russia. In 2010, the younger Khodorkovsky co-founded Enertiv, an energy monitoring firm for commercial facilities.
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Bob Davis
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Robert J. Davis (born 1956) is a managing partner of Highland Capital Partners. He is the former chief executive officer of Lycos, which he led since its inception and through its acquisition by Terra at the peak of the dot-com bubble.
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Bill Green
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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William "Bill" D. Green is an American business executive. He was the executive chairman of the global Accenture management consulting firm.
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Patrick Awuah, Jr
- Occupations
- engineerIndependent inventorbusiness incubatorentrepreneur
- Biography
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Patrick Awuah Jr. is a Ghanaian engineer, educator, and entrepreneur. Awuah established Ashesi University, a private, not-for-profit Ghanaian institution in 2002. He has received awards as an individual and as the founder of Ashesi.
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Andrew Bachman
- Occupations
- entrepreneur
- Biography
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Andrew Bachman is an American entrepreneur and investor. He is the founder of several companies, including Game Plan Holdings; after being charged with mobile cramming by the Federal Trade Commission, he resigned as president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer and chairman of Game Plan Holdings on February 11, 2014. He later agreed to a settlement with the FTC that includes a monetary judgment of more than $97 million. The judgment was partially suspended based on Bachman's inability to pay the full amount, after he turned over nearly all of his assets.
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Anthony Chiasson
- Years
- 1973-.. (age 52)
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Anthony R. Chiasson is an American hedge fund manager and co-founder of Level Global Investors LP, a Greenwich, Connecticut-based hedge fund management firm. Level Global was launched in 2003 with about $500 million in assets under management, and grew to $4.2 billion in assets and 75 employees before closing in early 2011.
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Leonard Schlesinger
- Years
- 1952-.. (age 73)
- Occupations
- university teacherbusiness executiveeconomistacademic administrator
- Biography
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Leonard A. Schlesinger is an American author, educator, and business leader. He is currently the Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School and President Emeritus of Babson College where he served as the college's 12th President from 2008 through 2013.
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John Mustin
- Enrolled in Babson College
- Graduated with Master of Business Administration in finance
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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John Burton Mustin is a retired United States Navy vice admiral who served as the 15th Chief of Navy Reserve from August 7, 2020, to August 23, 2024. He previously served as the Vice Commander of the United States Fleet Forces Command.
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Patrick Mara
- Years
- 1975-.. (age 50)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Patrick Mara is a former elected member of the District of Columbia Board of Education.
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Vincent E. Boles
- Years
- 1954-.. (age 71)
- Enrolled in Babson College
- Graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Vincent E. Boles is a retired major general in the United States Army and served as the 33rd Chief of Ordnance and Commandant of the U.S. Army Ordnance School at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland.
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Bernard Lee
- Occupations
- poker player
- Biography
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Bernard Lee is a professional poker player who first came to prominence by finishing 13th in the 2005 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. Since then, Lee has enjoyed some success in other poker tournaments. In October 2008, Lee won the $600 No-Limit Hold’em Shoot-out event at the World Poker Finals. This victory earned him three titles in three consecutive years as he won the $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em event at the 2006 World Poker Finals and the $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em event at the 2007 World Poker Finals. As of 2012, his live tournament winnings exceed $1,900,000.
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Patricia E. McQuistion
- Born in
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United States - Biography
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Patricia E. McQuistion is a retired lieutenant general of the United States Army. She served as deputy commander and chief of staff for the United States Army Materiel Command from 2012 until her retirement in 2015.
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Jane K. Cleland
- Born in
- United States
- Occupations
- novelist
- Biography
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Jane K. Cleland is a contemporary American author of mystery fiction. She is the author of the Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries, a traditional mystery series set in New Hampshire and featuring antiques appraiser Josie Prescott, as well as books and articles about the craft of writing. Cleland has been nominated for and has won numerous awards for her writing.
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Jeff Perry
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Jeffrey Davis Perry is a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives who represented the 5th Barnstable District from 2003-2011. He was the Republican Party nominee for United States Congress in Massachusetts's 10th congressional district in the 2010 election, losing to Democrat Bill Keating.
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Christine Hunschofsky
- Born in
- United States
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Christine Hunschofsky is an American politician from the state of Florida. A Democrat, she has been a member of the Florida House of Representatives since 2020, after serving as the mayor of Parkland from 2016 to 2020.
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Jason Bedrick
- Years
- 1983-.. (age 42)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jason Bedrick is a former member of the New Hampshire state legislature. He was a Republican representing Windham, New Hampshire. He is currently a research fellow at The Heritage Foundation and an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute's Center for Educational Freedom, where he was previously a policy analyst. Bedrick holds a Master's in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University.
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Kathleen M. Gainey
- Biography
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Lieutenant General Kathleen M. Gainey is a retired United States Army general who served as Deputy Commander, United States Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. She retired in 2013.
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Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
- Enrolled in Babson College
- In 1999 graduated with bachelor's degree in economics
- Occupations
- official
- Biography
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Sheikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa is a member of the Bahraini ruling family. He is the current Minister of Finance and National Economy.
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Kit Yan
- Occupations
- poet
- Biography
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Kit Yan is a queer, transgender, and Chinese-American award-winning poet. He also writes plays and screenplays. Yan lives in New York.
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William Smitty Pignatelli
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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William "Smitty" Pignatelli is an American politician serving as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 4th Berkshire District.
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Ketan Rahangdale
- Occupations
- business executive
- Biography
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Ketan Rahangdale is an American entrepreneur and the CEO of the startup company, EarTop Technologies. He is the youngest person on the Empact 100 list in 2012.
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Norm deSilva
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Norman deSilva is an American basketball coach currently working for the San Antonio Spurs as an Advance Scout. He is also the subject of the feature-length documentary "Jiaolian: Coach".
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Reed V. Hillman
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Reed V. Hillman is an American law enforcement officer and politician who was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts for the 2006 gubernatorial election in Massachusetts, as well as a former Massachusetts State Representative. He currently lives in Sturbridge, Massachusetts with his wife and two children.
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William C. Hammond
- Occupations
- novelist
- Biography
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William C. Hammond is an American novelist of historical fiction best known for his Cutler Family Chronicles series.
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James A. Lewis
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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James A. "Jim" Lewis was the Libertarian Party's vice-presidential nominee in the 1984 U.S. presidential election, sharing the party ticket with David Bergland. The ticket received 228,111 votes (0.3%) to finish third overall.
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James William Hennigan Jr
- Years
- 1927-2020 (aged 93)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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James William Hennigan Jr. was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1953 to 1955 and in the Massachusetts Senate from 1955 to 1965.
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Ernest Dichmann Peek
- Occupations
- military engineer
- Biography
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Ernest Dichmann Peek was a major general in the United States Army, who commanded the 9th Corps Area at the beginning of World War II.
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Peter E. Madden
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Peter E. Madden is an American businessman and politician who served as President of State Street Bank and represented the 14th Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives for one term (1993 to 1995).
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Peter G. Burbules
- Enrolled in Babson College
- Graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Lieutenant General Peter George Burbules is a retired US Army general who received the Distinguished Service Medal and the Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster)and was inducted into the U.S. Army Ordnance Hall of Fame.
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Charles Decas
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Charles N. Decas is an American politician who was Sheriff of Plymouth County, Massachusetts from 2000 to 2001, a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1977 to 1997, and a member of the Wareham, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen from 1974 to 1977.
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Fred Hissong
- Enrolled in Babson College
- Graduated with Master of Business Administration in industrial management
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Fred Hissong Jr. was an American lieutenant general in the United States Army. He served as deputy executive director for conventional ammunition and deputy commanding general of the United States Army Materiel Command.
