James M. Nack, 1825, poet John Bertram Oakes, 1929, journalist known for his early commitment to the environment, civil rights, and opposition to the Vietnam War; creator of the modern op-ed page. Alexander Olch, 2003, designer Jeffrey Orridge, 1978, commissioner of the Canadian Football League Bill Perkins, 1968, New York State Senator (2007-2017) and member of the New York City Council Dan-el Padilla Peralta, 2002, classicist Alex Prud'homme, journalist Ben Rhodes, 1996, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communication and speechwriter for President Barack Obama David Rhodes, 1994, President of CBS News Jack Richardson, 1951, essayist and playwright known for existentialist drama John A. Roebling II (1867-1952), engineer and philanthropist. Cesar Romero, 1926, actor Mark Ronson, 1993, Grammy-winning producer and DJ Andrew Rossi 1991, documentary filmmaker Alex Rubens, 1996, writer for Key and Peele and Rick and Morty John Rubinstein, 1964, actor Jack Schlossberg, 2011, only male surviving descendant of John F. Kennedy Serge Schmemann, 1963, writer and editor for the International Herald Tribune, Pulitzer Prize winner with The New York Times Wallace Shawn, 1961, actor Michael Shnayerson, 1972, contributing editor, Vanity Fair Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., 1969, former publisher, The New York Times Anthony Shorris, 1974, first deputy mayor of New York City Sam Sifton, 1984, The New York Times restaurant critic Robert F. X. Sillerman, 1966, media entrepreneur * Vivek Tiwary, 1991, writer and theater producer Luis Ubiñas, 1981, former president of the Ford Foundation Stephanus Van Cortlandt, c. 1655, member of the Board of Deacons (1672), Mayor of New York City Cornelius Vanderbilt II, 1859, son of William Henry Vanderbilt and grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt Andrew Wagner, 1981, filmmaker Kenneth Webb, 1902, film director, screenwriter, and composer John Weidman, 1964, playwright Paul Weitz, 1983, filmmaker and playwright James Warren, 1971, journalist, Washington Bureau chief for the New York Daily News Billy Wirth, 1980, actor and director David Wise, 1972, screenwriter Alex York, pop singer-songwriter J. Peder Zane, 1980, journalist and author Affiliated organizations Ivy Preparatory School League National Association of Independent Schools New York State Association of Independent Schools Interschool Notes 1. The History and Symbols Task Force has recommended that this motto be removed, owing to its explicit religious nature. References External links Boys' schools in New York City Preparatory schools in New York City Educational institutions established in the 1620s West End Avenue Upper West Side Private elementary schools in Manhattan Private middle schools in