Meet CIA’s Alumni
Start Here, Succeed Anywhere
A CIA degree opens doors across the food, beverage, hospitality, and media industries. The culinary field continues to diversify—with opportunities in experiential dining, sustainability, food media, global cuisine, wellness, and product innovation expanding each year. And CIA’s more than 55,000-strong network of alumni is paving the way.Learn more about the exciting career possibilities they’re pursuing and start to imagine—where will your degree take you?
Career Segment
Grant Achatz ’94
Creative Director and Co-owner, The Alinea Group
Fatima Ali ’11
Chopped Champion
Adam Altnether ’07
Executive Chef/Co-owner, Elmwood
Anthony Arbeeny ’85
Executive Director—Food and Beverage, The Yale Club
Akanksha Arora ’15
Chef/Owner, Barker’s Dozen Pet Bakery
Sarah Baldwin ’06
Creative Director, Ron Ben-Israel CakesJessica Bard ’95
Author/Food Stylist/Research development Chef
Kelsey Barnard Clark ’11
Executive Chef/Owner, KBC
James Bickmore-Hutt ’16
Culinary R&D Manager/Corporate Chef, Dole
Richard Blais ’98
Restauratuer/Founder of Trail Blais
Evan Bollers ’14
Research Development Project Manager, Custom Foods of America
Anthony Bourdain ’78
Chef/Author/Host, Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
CIA Alumni in the News
CIA alumni are always cooking up something interesting, and with a network of more than 55,000 strong, there’s never a shortage of highlights! Here are some recent examples of CIA alumni in the news.
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CIA Alumni Walk of Fame
Learn about our renowned alumni who have earned a permanent place in our Hall of Fame.