Past Speakers
Patricia Moore, prestigious designer and gerontologist, addressed the crowd at the Gordon Field House during RIT's annual commencement ceremony on May 10, 2024.
Past Speakers
Thomas Zurbuchen
Former Associate Administrator, NASA Science Mission Directorate
2023 Commencement Speaker
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 Headshot](/commencement/sites/rit.edu.commencement/files/images/paragraph/image-card/John-Seely-Brown-Photo-2.jpg)
John Seely Brown
Former Chief Scientist of Xerox Corp. and Director of the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)
2019 Commencement Speaker
![Tom Wheeler Headshot](/commencement/sites/rit.edu.commencement/files/images/paragraph/image-card/Tom-Wheeler---Commencement-2018.jpg)
Tom Wheeler
Former Chairman of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC), Businessman and Author
2018 Commencement Speaker
![Austin McChord Headshot](/commencement/sites/rit.edu.commencement/files/images/paragraph/image-card/Austin_McCord_Smaller_Image.jpg)
Austin McChord
Founder and CEO, Datto
2017 Commencement Speaker
![France A. Cordova Headshot](/commencement/sites/rit.edu.commencement/files/images/paragraph/image-card/fcordova_web2.jpg)
France A. Cordova
14th Director of the National Science Foundation
2016 Commencement Speaker
![Charles F. Bolden Jr. Headshot](/commencement/sites/rit.edu.commencement/files/images/paragraph/image-card/Charles_F_Bolden.jpg)
Charles F. Bolden Jr.
12th NASA Administrator
2015 Commencement Speaker
![William Daniel Phillips Headshot](/commencement/sites/rit.edu.commencement/files/images/paragraph/image-card/William-Daniel-Phillips2.jpg)
William Daniel Phillips
Researcher
2014 Commencement Speaker
![Alex Kipman](/commencement/sites/rit.edu.commencement/files/images/paragraph/image-card/kipman.jpg)
Alex Kipman
Microsoft Engineer
2013 Commencement Speaker
![Bill Nye Headshot](/commencement/sites/rit.edu.commencement/files/images/paragraph/image-card/bill-nye_0.jpg)
Bill Nye
Science Educator
2012 Commencement Speaker
![Brian L. Hinman Headshot](/commencement/sites/rit.edu.commencement/files/images/paragraph/image-card/brian-hinman.jpg)
Brian L. Hinman
Entrepreneur and Inventor
2011 Commencement Speaker
![Bob Schieffer Headshot](/commencement/sites/rit.edu.commencement/files/images/paragraph/image-card/schieffer.jpg)
Bob Schieffer
Chief Washington Correspondent, CBS News
2010 Commencement Speaker
![Ursula Burns Headshot](/commencement/sites/rit.edu.commencement/files/images/paragraph/image-card/ursula-burns.jpg)
Ursula Burns
President of Xerox Corp
2009 Commencement Speaker
![Dr. Stanley Mckenzie Headshot](/commencement/sites/rit.edu.commencement/files/images/paragraph/image-card/mckenzie.jpg)
Dr. Stanley Mckenzie
Former RIT Provost
2008 Commencement Speaker
![William Jefferson Clinton Headshot](/commencement/sites/rit.edu.commencement/files/images/paragraph/image-card/bill_clinton.jpg)
William Jefferson Clinton
42nd President of the United States
2007 Commencement Speaker
![Dean Kamen Headshot](/commencement/sites/rit.edu.commencement/files/images/paragraph/image-card/dean_kamen.jpg)
Dean Kamen
Entrepreneur and Inventor of Segway
2006 Commencement Speaker
![Senator Daniel Inouye Headshot](/commencement/sites/rit.edu.commencement/files/images/paragraph/image-card/daniel_inouye.jpg)
Senator Daniel Inouye
Senator of Hawaii
2005 Commencement Speaker
![Anne M. Mulcahy Headshot](/commencement/sites/rit.edu.commencement/files/images/paragraph/image-card/anne_mulcahy_0.jpg)
Anne M. Mulcahy
Chairman & CEO Xerox Corporation
2004 Commencement Speaker
![Senator Charles Schumer Headshot](/commencement/sites/rit.edu.commencement/files/images/paragraph/image-card/Charles_Schumer.jpg)
Senator Charles Schumer
Senator of New York
2003 Commencement Speaker
![George Tenet Headshot](/commencement/sites/rit.edu.commencement/files/images/paragraph/image-card/George-Tenet.jpg)
George Tenet
Director, Central Intelligence Agency
2002 Commencement Speaker