Polytechnic’s 38,000 alumni include business leaders, entrepreneurs and two Nobel laureates. Top executives from AT&T, Bechtel, BP, Consolidated Edison, General Electric, IBM, Ingersoll Rand, KeySpan Energy, L3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, MetLife, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Qwest, Raytheon, UNISYS, Verizon and Xerox are proud of their roots at Polytechnic. Academic leaders, deans and university presidents started their careers at Polytechnic. Recent presidents of major professional societies, including the American Chemical Society and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, are alumni. The POLYTECHNIC ALUMNI, established in 1863, promotes and maintains the welfare of Polytechnic and provides fellowship and mutually beneficial activities among NYU-Poly graduates. Officers and an international board of directors govern the POLYTECHNIC ALUMNI. Alumni sections offer events around the country and internationally.