dean of faculty at the Yeshiva of Flatbush high school Frieda Zames (B.A. 1954), disability rights activist and mathematics professor Rose Zimbardo (B.A., 1956), professor of English literature Business Fred Bass (B.A. 1949), owner of New York City's Strand Bookstore Charles Biderman (B.A. 1967), founder and CEO of TrimTabs Investment Research, Inc. Joseph Cassano (B.A. 1977), head of Financial Product division at American International Group 1987–2008 Bruce Chizen (B.S. 1978), President and CEO of Adobe Systems Bernard Cornfeld (B.A. 1950), businessman and international financier, sold investments in mutual funds Robert A. Daly, CEO of Warner Bros. and Los Angeles Dodgers Benjamin Eisenstadt (B.A. 1954), creator of Sweet'N Low, designer of the modern sugar packet, and the founder of Cumberland Packing Corporation Irwin Federman (B.S. 1956), businessman, philanthropist and General Partner of U.S. Venture Partners Jerry Della Femina (A.A. 1957), chairman and CEO, Della Femina, Jeary and Partners Richard LaMotta (B.A. 1969), inventor and principal promoter of the Chipwich ice cream sandwich Marjorie Magner (B.S. 1969), Chairman of Gannett Jerry Moss (B.A. 1957), co-founder of A&M Records Ira Rennert (B.A. 1955), billionaire investor and businessman Steve Riggio (B.A. 1974), CEO of Barnes & Noble, Inc. George H. Ross (B.A. 1951), Executive Vice President and Senior Counsel of the Trump Organization Barry Salzberg (B.S. 1974), chief executive officer Deloitte, member of Deloitte's U.S. board of directors, the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Global Executive Committee, the DTT Global board of directors, Deloitte LLP Richard L. Sandor (B.A. 1962), businessman, economist, and entrepreneur, recognized as the "father of financial futures" Leonard Tow (B.A. 1950), chairman and CEO of Citizens Communications Charlie Shrem (B.A. 2012), co-founder and CEO of the Bitcoin startup company BitInstant Agnes Varis (B.A. 1950), President and founder of Agvar Chemicals Inc. and Aegis Pharmaceuticals Lester Wunderman (B.A. 1938), advertising executive considered the creator of modern-day direct marketing Sigi Ziering (B.S. 1953), German-born American business executive, playwright and philanthropist Entertainment Letty Aronson (B.A. 1964), film producer; sister of Woody Allen Obba Babatundé (B.A. 1974), Emmy and Tony Award-nominated actor Sandy Baron (B.A. 1957), comedian, stage, film, and television actor Saul Bass, graphic designer and filmmaker, won the Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject Sarah Benson (M.F.A.), theatre director, artistic director of SoHo Rep Alvin Boretz (B.A. 1942), television writer for GE Theater, Playhouse 90, Armstrong Circle Theatre, Dr. Kildare, The Defenders, and Kojak Mel Brooks (born Melvin Kaminsky; 1946), Academy Award, Emmy Award,