Meet Our Alumni

Kendall Long The Bachelor Academy of Art University Alumni

50,000 strong—and counting.

Academy alumni are behind the campaigns you see, the games you play, the buildings you walk through, and the films that move you making an impact across industries and continents. Here are just a few of the stories they’re telling now.

Richard Jennings

BFA Graphic Design, Senior VP at Warner Bros Discovery

Alum Richard Jennings, Senior VP at Warner Bros Discovery, describes how Academy of Art University gave him the skills to excel. His advice: “If you really want to become a working designer… go to the Academy of Art. That’s where you’re going to learn the fundamental skills that will apply to every avenue of creativity as a designer.”

Jan Philip Cramer

BFA Animation & Visual Effects, Animation Director at Digital Domain

Avatar, Deadpool, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: Homecoming. Jan Philip Cramer’s impressive professional career includes some of the highest-grossing feature films ever made. If you think luck had anything to do with his success in the animation industry, Cramer will be quick to set you straight. “No matter who you are, you have to put in the time,” says Cramer. “Do the work, and greatness will come.”

Beau Oyler

BFA Industrial Design, CEO & ECD at Enlisted Design

Beau Oyler is a passionate design entrepreneur. His designs have received nearly every major design award including Red Dot, Spark, IDEA, TheDieline, Wired Editor’s Choice, Best of Show at Dwell on Design, and more. His company’s product and packaging designs are defined by their beauty, intuitiveness, and usefulness, and they impact people in tangible, lasting, and positive ways. Watch the video to see what makes Beau tick.

Jason Sperling

MFA School of Advertising, Executive Creative Director for Reality Labs at Facebook

Jason Sperling is both driven and humble. His passion for doing meaningful work has made him one of the bright creative lights in the advertising world—and in worlds well beyond. The award-winning ad phenom, author, philanthropist, TEDx Speaker, Distinguished Alumni Award winner, and AdWeek honoree believes that, “what makes you great is not luxuriating in your own successes, but using the successes of others to push you to do even better.”