Many of IUP’s former students have gone on to do amazing things in their lives and careers. Our graduates lead companies, serve as elected officials, donate their time, and much more. They are changing our communities and the world.
Read on to learn more about our graduates.
Marla Sabo
Founder and CEO, Sabo Strategic Partners
Partner, Fireman Capital Partners
In addition to her leadership position as founder and CEO of Sabo Strategic Partners, Marla is also a partner with Fireman Capital Partners.
Prior to these roles, she served as president and COO of Christian Dior Couture Americas, where she quintupled the company’s business while maintaining its allure as one of the most sophisticated luxury brands in the market today. The position at Dior followed a career that included responsibility as SVP at Hermes and, prior to that, VP and merchandise manager of the European and American Designer Collections at Saks Fifth Avenue.
She is a founder and board member of the Luxury Education Foundation, a member of the Board of the New York Landmarks Conservancy, and serves on the board of the Foundation for IUP. Read more about Marlo Sabo.
Chad Hurley
Cofounder and Chief Executive Officer
YouTube
As an IUP student in the late nineties, Chad Hurley didn’t focus on finding a career that would make him a lot of money. In 2006, Hurley and his partner sold YouTube, the video-sharing website they developed and launched in late 2005, to Google for $1.65 billion. Currently, Hurley is teaming up with his partner Steven Chen to develop Avos, a leading bookmarking service they acquired from Delicious.com. Read more about Chad Hurley.
Donna Micheaux
Chief of Schools Officer
Dallas Independent School District
Donna Micheaux ’75 provides instructional leadership and directs the operations for the district’s 230 campuses, which serve 157,000 students. She also has served students and educators in Ohio, Rhode Island, Virginia, New York, and California, positively impacting thousands of students, teachers, and colleagues through her research and desire to share her expertise. See more about this recent Distinguished Alumni Award winner.
