the Joseph Pellegrino University Professor in history of science and physics at Harvard University Alexander Garvin, urban planner James Gleick, science writer, author of Chaos: Making a New Science. Leopold Godowsky Jr. (1900-1983), co-creator of Kodachrome, the first color transparency film Rachel Hadas, and American poet and translator Calvin Hill (born 1947, class of 1965), former NFL player Molly Jong-Fast, an author John Kao (born 1950), author and strategic advisor Claude Kelly (born 1980), singer, songwriter and music producer. Ron Kim (born 1979), member of the New York State Assembly who became the first Korean-American elected to New York's state legislature John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), President, attended Riverdale's Lower School Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968), U.S. Senator Carlos Kleiber (1930-2004), conductor Gerard Koeppel, author, historian, and journalist Robert Krulwich, radio and television journalist John Lahr (born 1941), theater critic David Levin (born 1963), CEO of McGraw-Hill Education Leopold Mannes (1899-1964), co-creator of Kodachrome, the first color transparency film Lee MacPhail (1917-2012), Baseball Hall-of-Fame front-office executive Megan McArdle, an American blogger and journalist Nick McDonell (born 1984), author Fred Melamed (born 1956), actor Howard Milstein, real estate developer Steven Mnuchin (born 1962) United States Secretary of the Treasury 2017-2021 Wes Moore (born 1978), author, social entrepreneur, producer and political analyst Tim Morehouse (born 1978), fencer who was a 2008 Olympic silver medalist William C. W. Mow (born 1936), entrepreneur, chairman and CEO of Bugle Boy Industries André Nemec (born 1972), screenwriter Robin Pogrebin (born 1965), journalist Ed Rendell (born 1944), Governor of Pennsylvania Cesar Romero (1907-1994), actor Clifford Ross (born 1952), photographer and artist Tracee Ellis Ross (born 1972), actress Andy Russell, founder and CEO of Trigger Media Carly Simon (born 1943), singer Scott Snyder, author Jordana Spiro (born 1977), actor, star of TBS series My Boys Max Stafford-Clark, an English theatre director Ratan Tata (born 1937), chairman of Tata Group Jeffrey Vinik (born 1959), owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Joss Whedon (born 1964), writer, director, and executive producer; creator of several television series (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, Serenity) David Yazbek (born 1961), composer, lyricist, writer of Broadway shows and TV including The Full Monty, The Band's Visit, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, etc. Tim Zagat (class of 1957), restaurant critic Michael Zakarin, guitarist for The Bravery Notable staff Nathan M. Pusey, president of Harvard University, (1953-1971) taught at Riverdale Country School as