Conan O'Brien (2006), American Symphony Orchestra conductor/ Bard College president Leon Botstein (2007), New York Times reporter David Herszenhorn (2008), actress/alumna Lucy Liu (2009) , David Axelrod , Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama (2010), and writer/alum Gary Shteyngart (2011). [ edit ]Enrollment Stuyvesant building seen from the corner of West and