Past Speakers
Thomas Zurbuchen, astrophysicist and the longest continually serving associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate in NASA’s history, addressed the crowd at the Gordon Field House during RIT's annual commencement ceremony on May 12, 2023.
RIT Commencement Speaker 2023 Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen
Past Speakers
Kimberly Bryant
Founder and CEO, Black Girls CODE
2022 Commencement Speaker
Eric Avar
Vice President and Creative Guide of Innovation Design, Nike
2021 Commencement Speaker
Jody Olsen
Peace Corps Director
2020 Commencement Speaker
John Seely Brown
Former Chief Scientist of Xerox Corp. and Director of the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)
2019 Commencement Speaker
Tom Wheeler
Former Chairman of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC), Businessman and Author
2018 Commencement Speaker
Austin McChord
Founder and CEO, Datto
2017 Commencement Speaker
France A. Cordova
14th Director of the National Science Foundation
2016 Commencement Speaker
Charles F. Bolden Jr.
12th NASA Administrator
2015 Commencement Speaker
William Daniel Phillips
Researcher
2014 Commencement Speaker
Alex Kipman
Microsoft Engineer
2013 Commencement Speaker
Bill Nye
Science Educator
2012 Commencement Speaker
Brian L. Hinman
Entrepreneur and Inventor
2011 Commencement Speaker
Bob Schieffer
Chief Washington Correspondent, CBS News
2010 Commencement Speaker
Ursula Burns
President of Xerox Corp
2009 Commencement Speaker
Dr. Stanley Mckenzie
Former RIT Provost
2008 Commencement Speaker
William Jefferson Clinton
42nd President of the United States
2007 Commencement Speaker
Dean Kamen
Entrepreneur and Inventor of Segway
2006 Commencement Speaker
Senator Daniel Inouye
Senator of Hawaii
2005 Commencement Speaker
Anne M. Mulcahy
Chairman & CEO Xerox Corporation
2004 Commencement Speaker
Senator Charles Schumer
Senator of New York
2003 Commencement Speaker
George Tenet
Director, Central Intelligence Agency
2002 Commencement Speaker