▁Notable ▁al umn i ▁of ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁include : ▁▁ ▁David ▁Gott es man , ▁American ▁billion aire , ▁founder ▁of ▁First ▁Manh attan ▁Co ., ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁Ber k shire ▁H ath away ' s ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁ ▁Sam ▁Kennedy , ▁President ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁ ▁T ucker ▁Carl son , ▁political ▁comment ator , ▁host ▁of ▁Fox ▁News ▁Channel ' s ▁T ucker ▁Carl son ▁Ton ight ▁ ▁Thomas ▁R . ▁Di B ened etto , ▁president ▁of ▁Boston ▁International ▁Group , ▁owner ▁and ▁former ▁chairman ▁of ▁AS ▁Roma ▁ ▁D anny ▁Meyer , ▁Sh ake ▁Sh ack ▁founder ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁Union ▁Square ▁Hospital ity ▁Group ▁ ▁Tom ▁Ch app ell , ▁founder ▁of ▁Tom ' s ▁of ▁Maine ▁ ▁Isaac ▁T ou ce y , ▁former ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Navy , ▁Att orney ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁Governor ▁of ▁Connecticut ▁ ▁J . ▁H . ▁Hob art ▁Ward , ▁US ▁Army ▁general ▁ ▁George ▁Will , ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize - win ning ▁journalist ▁ ▁John ▁Williams , ▁ele vent h ▁pres iding ▁bishop ▁of ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁Mitchell ▁M . ▁Mer in , ▁former ▁president ▁and ▁chief ▁operating ▁officer ▁of ▁Morgan ▁Stanley ▁In vest ment ▁Management ▁ ▁James ▁M urr en , ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁and ▁chief ▁executive ▁officer ▁of ▁M GM ▁Res ort s ▁International ▁ ▁Charles ▁R . ▁Per rin ,