MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM)

Ahmed Afifi Executive MBA 2020 CEO, Nebras Power Netherlands BV Amstelveen, Netherlands Ahmed B. Afifi is an Egyptian entrepreneur. He is the founder of vBuildings, the first smart technology development house in Middle East, Energy Terminals, an international sustainable water and energy development platform, and Continuous, a sustainability focused investment firm, among other ventures. vBuildings was sold to Venture Capital Bank in 2010. In 2017, Afifi was appointed as the CEO of Nebras Power Netherlands BV, a multi-billion dollar global sovereign wealth investment house. He is the managing director of Nebras Power Investment Management, and Minejesa Power. Afifi loves sports, is a die-hard New England Patriots fan, and a long-distance runner.

Muthla Alsayer Executive MBA 2020 CEO, omniX labs New York, NY, United States Co-Founder and CEO of omniX labs, a Machine Vision platform for businesses. Prior to omniX labs Muthla was the CEO of TagStone. She was responsible for shaping the vision and strategy, growth of TagStone’s customer base, extended its product offerings, and promoted a more open and collaborative corporate culture. Prior to TagStone, Muthla was a Management consultant at Bridgewater Associates, and a software developer at Goldman Sachs. Muthla’s passions include serving as mentor to young Arab entrepreneurs and women in technology. She is on the board of Precinct Partners and a YPO member.

Taimur Aslam Executive MBA 2020 CEO, Broadstone Technologies Frederick, MD, United States Taimur Aslam is the founder and CEO of Broadstone Technologies, where he leads the development of a portfolio of innovative products ranging from IoT cybersecurity to voice enabled AI applications. A hands- on leader, he works closely with a globally-distributed team to take products from an idea to product launch and growth phase. Previously, Taimur was a co-founder and VP Technology at Argole Systems and led the development of an oncology management system. Taimur has 7 issued patents and received a BS and MS in Computer Science from Purdue.

Dev Bala Executive MBA 2020 Head of IoT Product Management, Google | Alphabet Mountain View, CA, United States Dev Bala leads product management for Google / Nest's Internet of Things platform. With a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science and 15 years of experience in product management, Dev's career has spanned various roles and categories across the enterprise and consumer technology landscape. Dev's area of expertise is in large-scale software platforms; he has led and enhanced multiple products with over one billion active users. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Computer Science department at Washington University in St. Louis and as the Defensive Coordinator for Men's Lacrosse at Stanford University.

Mark Banner Executive MBA 2020 Regional Vice President, Sleep Number Minneapolis, MN, United States I'm a 20 year retail vet with a passion for developing executive leaders who drive organizational change and build teams that deliver exceptional customer experiences. I lead the North Region for Sleep Number with a commitment to improving lives through better sleep. I captain Sleep Number's digital transformation strategy. Prior to Sleep Number I was VP of Strategic Integration at Signet Jewelers and lead the acquisition, integration, and divestiture Transformation Leadership Team, a team of cross functional high potential leaders. I am an avid reader and enjoy coaching my 5 kids sports' teams and playing golf with my wife Molly. MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM) Stephen Barr Executive MBA 2020 EVP, Revenue Innovation and Strategic Partnerships, EBONY Media Operations New York, NY, United States Stephen has over 19 years experience in media sales, branded content and business development having previously held senior management roles for WOBI (World of Business Ideas), InStyle and OK! Magazine, as well as senior roles at National Geographic, ELLE Magazine and Esquire. In his current role, Stephen oversees Sales, Marketing, Production, Digital and Partnerships. Stephen received his B.A. from Morehouse College and his M.Sc. from New York University. Stephen is a lover of fitness, travel, red wine, global cuisine and world culture. Stephen was born in New York City to emigrated Jamaican parents. He works in Manhattan/resides in Brooklyn.

Amir Barsoum Executive MBA 2020 Founder, CEO & Board Member, Vezeeta Cairo, Egypt Amir is an all-time entrepreneur. He is founder & CEO of Vezeeta, a digital healthcare startup that was chosen as top 5 startup in MENA by Forbes, He raised more than US$20 Mn. Vezeeta operates in 5 countries serving 8,000 medical doctors & 150,000 monthly bookings. Prior to Vezeeta, he was a Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company in Europe and MENA. He also led the strategy team of AstraZeneca in MENA. He is Endeavor Entrepreneur & a Board Director in Endeavor Egypt, EO member, Board director and investor in Grapera, Los Angeles, California. Amir lives between MENA and LA, California.

Albert Baucells Executive MBA 2020 Executive Vice President, J.F. White Contracting Framingham, MA, United States Albert P. Baucells is an Executive Vice President at Dragados, a worldwide leader in construction. Currently he is responsible for leading J.F.White Contracting, an affiliate company of Dragados in the US Northeast region. In the past 4 years he was responsible for the integration of this newly-acquired organization into the parent company. Previously, he created and led a new branch in Poland for Dragados as a regional EVP, and previously he was leading a branch in Spain. Albert has 18 years of experience in construction and holds a Master's degree in Civil Engineering from Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona.

Nate Bechtel Executive MBA 2020 Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, lifeIMAGE Newton, MA, United States Nate is a healthcare entrepreneur with a passion for improving the patient experience using technology. As VP of Strategic Partnerships at lifeIMAGE, Nate is focused on expanding the company’s ecosystem beyond the hospital by partnering with a diverse set of organizations including technology companies, life sciences, payers and employers. Previously Nate was President of MBA HealthGroup, one of the nation's leading HIT services firms. Nate then went on to co-found a patient communications company, OhMD. As the CEO he grew the customer base to thousands of physician practices. Nate currently sits on the board of both MBA HealthGroup and OhMD. MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM) Daniel Becker Executive MBA 2020 CEO, Grupo Financiero Mifel S.A. Mexico City, Mexico Daniel Becker is Chief Executive Officer of Grupo Financiero Mifel and has held this management position since 2003. He is responsible for designing and implementing the group's strategic plan, which has led the Bank to position itself as one of the fastest growing banks in the Mexican banking sector. One of the most important challenges ahead is to launch an IPO to consolidate the growth of Banca Mifel. From 1999 to 2002, he was Chief Executive Officer of Valorum Operadora de Sociedades de Inversion. He acted as Deputy General Manager of Republic National Bank of New York (Mexico) from 1994 to 1996, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Republic National Bank of New York (Mexico) in 1996 and served in this role until 1998.

Navneet Behl Executive MBA 2020 Vice President of Operations, Apache Corporation Houston, TX, United States Navneet Behl is the VP, Operations of North American Unconventional Resource Team for Apache Corporation and is leading the development of Alpine High discovery in West Texas. He is responsible for both Upstream and Midstream operations and infrastructure. Previously he worked at EOG Resources from 2005 to 2014, developing major shale fields. He has over 24 years of experience in the Petroleum Industry with last 12 years in exploration and development of unconventional fields. Navneet holds a B.S. from Indian School of Mines and an M.S. from the University of Texas at Austin, both in Petroleum Engineering.

Vyda Bielkus Executive MBA 2020 Co-Founder & CEO, Health Yoga Life Boston, MA, United States Vyda is co-founder/CEO of Health Yoga Life (HYL) a health & wellness company with 2 yoga studios in Boston & Cambridge, an online coach training program, in-person self-development trainings, and corporate wellness offerings. HYL is bringing new solutions to the healthcare and corporate wellness industries. Previously, Vyda worked in leadership positions at two successful startups (one tech, one wellness). A graduate of Wellesley College, she is passionate about fostering leadership and entrepreneurship in women. She has been featured in Huffington Post, Bostinno, Boston Magazine, Boston Globe, PopSugar, WCVB-TV. Vyda loves rooting for her Boston hometown teams, skiing and surfing.

Ian Brynjolfson Executive MBA 2020 Director of R&D, Synopsys, Inc. Boxborough, MA, United States As a Director of R&D at Synopsys, Ian Brynjolfson guides a development team in the Mixed-Signal IP group with a product line that leads the market in sales and customer share. He collaborates closely with customers, marketing and R&D to develop product roadmaps, and pushes execution through cross- functional teams at Synopsys. Ian drives customer wins and product quality/performance through innovation and an analytics framework. Ian has extensive experience in silicon development, program management, process development, and is a principled leader striving to create a collaborative and innovative work environment. MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM) Guillermo Casas Executive MBA 2020 Senior Manager and Propulsion Systems Chief Engineer, Boeing Everett, WA, United States Guillermo Casas is a Senior Manager/Propulsion Systems Chief Engineer working for Boeing in Seattle. Born and raised in Cali, Colombia, he immigrated to the United States to pursue a double major in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. At Boeing, his experience has spanned across the airplane lifecycle working on product development and regulatory certification, manufacturing, and airline engineering support. During his free time, Guillermo enjoys cooking, watching soccer, latin dancing, photography, and spending time outdoors with his wife and daughter enjoying the nature of the Pacific Northwest.

Timothy Chen Executive MBA 2020 Managing Director, Shenzhen Valley Ventures Palo Alto, CA, United States Timothy Chen is the Managing Director at Shenzhen Valley Ventures (SVV), a productization venture fund based in Shenzhen, China and Palo Alto, California. Prior to SVV, Tim built autonomous robotic cooking systems at Sereneti Kitchen and spent a decade running business at InTouch Health (ITH), scaling ITH from a seed funded startup to the global leader in robotic telehealth. Earlier in his career, Tim was an entrepreneur in residence at Tata Group, one of the largest conglomerates in India.

Antony Chu Executive MBA 2020 Director of Complex Cardiac Ablation, Warren Alpert School of Medicine Brown University Providence, RI, United States Antony Chu, MD is the Director of Complex Cardiac Ablation at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He received his medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Chu completed his Internal Medicine residency as well as Cardiology and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology fellowships at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is an experienced physician executive with a demonstrated history of working in the medical device, healthcare and higher education industries. He has significant operational experience in clinical research and operations, medical education, innovative medical technology and drug development.

Barbara Clay Executive MBA 2020 Chief Legal Officer, Crius Energy Norwalk, CT, United States Ms. Clay is the Chief Legal Officer of Crius Energy, responsible for managing legal, compliance, regulatory, and human resources. Prior to joining Crius, Ms. Clay was Vice President, Senior Counsel at MasterCard Worldwide supporting US Markets, Finance, International and Domestic Mergers & Acquisitions; SEC matters and Board Advisory. Prior to MasterCard, Ms. Clay was Counsel for Boies, Schiller & Flexner, for two years as a litigation associate and for seven years as corporate counsel. At the firm, she represented energy, communication and financial industry clients in connection with private and public mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and complex contract matters. MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM) Tom Colatosti Executive MBA 2020 Executive Director of Government Programs, Verizon Ashburn, VA, United States Tom Colatosti is the Executive Director of Verizon’s Government Programs accountable for the global revenue, profitability and customer satisfaction for Verizon’s $2.3B Defense, Civilian and Intelligence business. In this role, Tom leads a large, global organization of employees responsible for program and service management, engineering, architecture, security, compliance, software implementation, customer service, and quote to cash activities. The team supports an extensive portfolio of services across managed network solutions, advanced communications, cyber and managed security, software-defined networking, Cloud, IOT/mobility, wireline transport and custom integrated solutions. Tom lives outside of Washington, DC with his wife Amber and their 3yo daughter Lani.

Michael Connolly Executive MBA 2020 CEO, Sonobi Inc. Winter Park, FL, United States Former U.S. Army Captain and Blackhawk Pilot. Current CEO of Sonobi. Sonobi is a people based advertising technology platform with offices in FL, NYC, London. Father of 4. Born in MA, currently split my time between FL and NYC.

Michelle Davidson Executive MBA 2020 Managing Director, TorreyCove Capital Partners Boston, MA, United States Michelle Davidson, CAIA, co-founded TorreyCove Capital Partners, leading client advisory activities and sitting on the Firm’s Board of Directors, Executive and Investment Committees and is based in the Boston area. Previously, Michelle was a Managing Director at PCG Asset Management, representing the firm on the Private Equity Committee for the UNPRI, was a consultant at a subsidiary of Deloitte & Touche, and managed a consulting unit within State Street. Earlier in her career, she worked for an accounting firm and was also involved in the hedging and trading of mortgage-backed securities. Michelle earned a BS in Business Administration (concentration in Finance).

Joseph de Veyra Executive MBA 2020 Executive Director, Health Services Advisory Group Glendale, CA, United States Dr. de Veyra has over 11 years of diverse healthcare leadership experience. His experience includes serving as the geropsychiatric unit clinical nurse leader for the Veterans Affairs (VA) Long Beach Healthcare System, where his project on utilizing multisensory stimulation therapy among dementia patients was recognized as a National Strong Practice in 2016 by the VA Central Office. He earned his Doctor of Nursing Practice from California State University. He also serves as the associate dean of health programs for Allied Medical Health Services. He is currently the Executive Director of the California Medicare Quality Improvement Organization.

Pradeep Dinakar Executive MBA 2020 Attending Physician, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA, United States MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM) Amanda Doremus Executive MBA 2020 Executive Vice President, Valley Point Corp. Secaucus, NJ, United States Amanda is the Executive Vice President of Valley Point Corp, a high-rise concrete firm in Jersey City. She is a highly skilled and knowledgeable construction project control management professional with 15 years experience in real estate development, private equity investment projects, and established high-rise construction practices. She finds great satisfaction in the fast-paced world of high-rise development and it fascinates her that through the efforts of hundreds of workers, investors, politicians, and professionals a living breathing community is born. Amanda has traveled extensively abroad and enjoys rock climbing and hiking with her 7 year old son, Rhys.

Sarita Dua Executive MBA 2020 Principal Broker and Team Leader, The askSarita Team at Keller Williams Realty Professionals Portland, OR, United States Sarita Dua is a real estate entrepreneur, coach, and industry speaker based in Portland, Oregon. She manages a team of brokers and administrative staff and has been in real estate for fourteen years (after twelve years in high tech sales and marketing). Her current professional passion is exploring the intersection of technology and real estate and identifying opportunities for disruption. When she is not working, Sarita enjoys spending time with her family. She is married with two teenagers. The Duas are avid travelers. They enjoy board games, love trivia, and are fanatic about sports, especially Trail Blazers basketball.

April Effort Executive MBA 2020 Director of Corporate Development, Allena Pharmaceuticals Newton, MA, United States April Effort serves as Director of Corporate Development at Allena Pharmaceuticals, a publicly traded biotech company developing novel therapeutics for patients with rare and severe metabolic diseases that affect the kidney. Prior to joining Allena, April worked as an Associate at Third Rock Ventures in a business development role for the firm and its portfolio companies and led Discovery, the firm's company building process. April began her career working in technology development at Boston University. She obtained her B.S. in cellular and molecular biology and M.S in molecular, cellular and developmental biology from the University of Michigan.

Rosana El Sayed Executive MBA 2020 Director of Global Compensation, American Express New York, NY, United States Rosana is a Human Resources Professional with diverse industry experience and a passion for matters of innovation and social impact. She currently serves as a Director of Global Compensation at American Express. She leads cutting edge initiatives within Total Rewards and is a trusted advisor to internal business clients on all matters of rewards and performance. She designs and delivers global solutions that strengthen the employer brand and transform the employee experience. Prior to AmEx, Rosana served in various HR consultancy roles at the United Nations and NYU Hospitals. Originally from Lebanon, Rosana moved to the US to pursue her Master’s in Human Resources Management and she currently lives in NY. She is an avid traveler and an advocate for healthy living. MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM) AAmir Fadel Executive MBA 2020 Head of International Consumer Banking, National Bank of Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait AbdulAmir Fadel is the Head of International Consumer Banking for National Bank of Kuwait covering 9 countries in the Middle East. Before this role, he was the Global Head of Secured Lending for Arab Bank. He has over 17 years of comprehensive working experience in managing consumer banking business. AAmir is skilled in growing market share and developing innovative products. He holds a BS in Mathematics and MA in Financial Economics from American University of Beirut. He was an adjunct instructor in Finance at American University in Dubai. He is married with two daughters and lives between Dubai and Kuwait.

Paul Fagan Executive MBA 2020 CEO, ECM Therapeutics, Inc. Sewickley, PA, United States Paul currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of ECM Therapeutics, Inc., a regenerative medicine company focused on developing and commercializing products derived from naturally occurring material called extracellular matrix. Previously, Paul was a co-founder and Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Three Rivers Pharmaceuticals, LLC which was acquired in 2010 by Kadmon Pharmaceuticals. Over a 10 year period, Paul and his partners grew Three Rivers Pharmaceuticals from an idea to a company that operated in the United States and 48 countries world-wide with revenues in excess of $100 million. Paul is also an Attorney and Certified Public Accountant. Paul resides in Sewickley, PA with his wife, Mai- Lan, and three children, Steven, Lauren and Daniel.

Rob Flaig Executive MBA 2020 Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, Liberty Mutual Boston, MA, United States My name is Rob Flaig, and I work in Corporate Finance at Liberty Mutual in Boston. I am married with three children living in the Newton area, and as a family we love to travel. We are originally from Cincinnati, Ohio where I worked at Deloitte and Contech prior to moving to Boston for a job with Liberty five years ago. Professionally the enjoyment for travel has provided my family with the opportunity for extended assignments in Munich, Germany and London, England as well as shorter opportunities all over the world.

Nana Frimpong Executive MBA 2020 Director of Business Operations and Security Services, Social Impact Inc. Arlington, VA, United States As the Director of Business Operations and Security Services at Social Impact Inc., Nana Frimpong oversees the coordinated development, implementation, and continuous improvement of Social Impact’s business management systems in Arlington, VA and in its offices overseas. Prior to joining Social Impact, Nana worked at Population Services International (PSI) and ran mid to large scale social marketing programs that used market-based approaches to promote family planning and the prevention and treatment of Malaria, HIV/AIDs, diarrhea, and other diseases. Nana served in many roles at PSI including as Country Director for PSI in South Sudan and in Angola.

Yuriy Gankin Executive MBA 2020 Vice President & Chief Life Science Officer, EPAM Newtown, PA, United States Yuriy Gankin currently serves as CSO and VP of the Life Sciences at EPAM, following the acquisition of GGA Software Services LLC in 2014. As a co-founder of GGA, he helped build GGA into the leading Russian provider of scientific software engineering, algorithm development, and data curation services for the life sciences industry. Prior to founding GGA and ITC, Yuriy has worked at Elsevier MDL as a director of content development. Yuriy graduated with an M.S. degree in physical chemistry from St. Petersburg Chemical Technology University and received his Ph.D. degree in analytical chemistry from Tufts University in 1996. MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM) Luis Garcia de Brigard Executive MBA 2020 Founder & Managing Partner, Appian Education Ventures Bogota, Colombia Luis E Garcia de Brigard is the Founder and Managing Partner at Appian Education Ventures, an international investment firm that specializes in the education sector. He previously served as Deputy Minister of Education of Colombia. Before joining the Ministry, Luis was an educational entrepreneur who started and scaled educational companies and organizations across the Americas. He has served as board member for numerous organizations including Harvard University’s Global Education Innovation Initiative, Varkey Foundation’s Atlantis Group and SOS Children’s Villages. Luis earned his Law degree from Universidad Javeriana and his Master’s of Education from Harvard University.

Steve Garske Executive MBA 2020 Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Children's Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA, United States Steven Ray Garske, MSc, PhD, joined Children's Hospital Los Angeles as senior vice president and chief information officer in October 2016. He oversees information systems and technology to carry out the clinical and research goals of the institution. Steve has over twelve years of experience as a CIO and more than two decades in health care information technology. Steve received his bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics Scientific Programming from the University of California, San Diego. He received his master’s degree in Information Technology from Kingston University Business School in London, England, and received a PhD in Information Systems Management from Walden University.

Erika Gianni Executive MBA 2020 Director of Digital Experience, Akamai Technologies, Inc. Cambridge, MA, United States Erika Gianni is a director at Akamai Technologies, where she is responsible for transforming the way customers try, purchase, and use Akamai solutions. She leads a team of user experience strategists and designers to redefine both the customer buying experience and the business processes needed to support that experience. Prior to joining Akamai Technologies, she worked as a director of digital business development at Clarks, where she developed the Americas eCommerce division from the ground up. Erika also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras, where she collaborated with community leaders to plan and conduct small business training.

Andrey Gladkov Executive MBA 2020 President & CEO, Modeltech Moscow, Russian Federation Andrey is highly innovative, system thinking professional with solid accomplishments within the energy industry: Digital Transformation, Intelligent Fields, Reservoir Simulation & Data Management, Production and Waterflooding Optimization. Andrey Gladkov is CEO of Modeltech from 2005. Previously, he held engineering and management positions in Yukos Oil Company. He got MS in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, PhD in Physics and Mathematics. Andrey is an active member of Society of Petroleum Engineers, served on International Board of Directors SPE as Regional Director for Russia & Caspian Region. Andrey enjoys spending time with his family, keen on river rafting, jazz music and fishing. MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM) Michael Glazier Executive MBA 2020 Associate Chair of Pediatrics, Atrius Health Newton, MA, United States I am a physician leader with enterprise level and start-up experience. As a pediatrician with a successful practice (over 2200 patients), I engage clinical, consensus building and interpersonal skills to deliver care. I also have significant management, financial and strategic responsibilities as the Associate Chair of Pediatrics at Atrius Health, the largest outpatient physician practice group in Massachusetts, and as the Chief of Pediatrics in the Concord office. Previously,I founded Nantucket Pediatrics, a seasonal house-call practice on Nantucket island. An ocean lover, I spend spare time either in or by the water with my wife and three daughters.

Kushal Gohil Executive MBA 2020 Director Sales Operations, PAREXEL International Corp. Waltham, MA, United States Kushal overseas Sales Operations at PAREXEL International Corporation, a leading global biopharmaceutical services organization headquartered in Boston, MA. He is also Partner at Learning Delight, a revolutionary start-up that provides digital learning tools to aid teachers and engage students in more than 10,000 rural and semi-urban schools in India. Kushal is a founding board member of the Friends of the Red Cross. Kushal holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from University of Pune (India) and is a Registered Pharmacist under The Pharmacy Council of India. He earned his MS in Drug Development and MS in Marketing from University of Cincinnati, USA. He is a certified Master of CI (Competitive Intelligence Professional CIP-II) through Fuld-Gilad-Herring Academy of Competitive Intelligence and also is Project Management Professional (PMP) ® certified through Project Management Institute.

Ingrid Goldberg Executive MBA 2020 Analyst, Equity Capital Markets, Merrill Lynch (Bank of America) Ingrid Goldberg joined Abiomed in 2014 as Director of Investor Relations. Ingrid is responsible for maintaining relationships with investors and investment bank analysts to help grow shareholder value. Prior to joining Abiomed, Ingrid was a VP at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. During her nine-year tenure, Ingrid held positions of increasing responsibility within Equity Capital Markets, Convertible Bond Sales and Convertible Bond Trading, where she managed a several million dollar portfolio. Ingrid received a bachelor's degree from Princeton University and played on the two-time National Championship Division 1 Women's Lacrosse Team. Ingrid resides with her husband, Scott, in Charlestown, MA.

Koosha Golmohammadi Executive MBA 2020 Director, Manulife John Hancock Toronto, Canada

Geetha Gopal Executive MBA 2020 Director of Software Engineering, Capital One Richmond, VA, United States MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM) Aaron Greenwald Executive MBA 2020 Manager of Digital Solutions, Airbus Boston, MA, United States Aaron is Manager, Digital Solutions at Airbus Defence and Space. In this role he serves as the business development lead for Airbus' suite of digital geospatial products including fusing space-based and airborne-based remote sensing platforms with advanced analytics to deliver actionable insights to commercial clients and government customers worldwide. Aaron graduated from the University of Maryland in 2008 and earned a master's degree in 2011 from The Johns Hopkins University. Based in Boston, MA, he routinely travels to Airbus Headquarters in Toulouse, France, where he liaises with the corporate leadership team.

Kelly Gross Executive MBA 2020 Director of Merchandising, Staples Framingham, MA, United States Kelly is the Director of Merchandising managing both the US retail and eCommerce channels for Print and Marketing Services at Staples. She is responsible for go-to-market strategy, execution, and is the business lead on various technology integrations. Prior to this role, she held several eCommerce buying positions including consumer electronics, wearable technology and audio. She worked for Macy’s in field sales before joining Staples. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Retail Management and Marketing from Syracuse University. Kelly resides in greater Boston and in her free time she plays/coaches women's lacrosse and competes in triathlons.

Gita Gupte Executive MBA 2020 Director & Chief of Staff to the Chief Commercial Officer, PwC New York, NY, United States Gita is a Director at PwC and serves as the Chief of Staff to the U.S. and Mexico Chief Commercial Officer. She leads firm-wide strategic projects in the areas of marketing, business development, technology, operations, and organizational design. She is recognized for creating alignment across the Marketing & Sales team to optimize efficiencies, reduce cost, and drive impactful campaigns that elevate PwC’s brand in the marketplace. Her volunteer work includes teaching financial literacy to students in grades 5-8 and mentoring the next generation of female leaders. Gita graduated from Villanova University with a double major in economics and political science.

Katie Hall Executive MBA 2020 Executive Director, The Competency Project, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce Ann Arbor, MI, United States Katie directs the work of The Competency Project, a center within CSW dedicated to the acquisition, recognition and exchange of knowledge and skills in the global economy. With a focus on preparing for the future of learning and work, the center team supports a range of stakeholders with a mix of research, consulting, technical assistance, workshops and custom tools. Katie regularly speaks and writes on a variety of topics including technology applications in education, AI/automation impact on the workforce, credentialing and international cooperation. Previously, Katie directed communications for CSW and has also worked in state and federal government. She holds an MPA from the University of Michigan and a BA in Political Science from Hope College. Katie played and coached competitive volleyball for 20 years (including a stint in Europe), and has traveled to 31 countries and 31 states. MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM) Ben Hardy Executive MBA 2020 President, Hayward Tyler, Inc. Colchester, VT, United States Currently serving as President of Hayward Tyler Inc, a bespoke pump/motor OEM in Colchester, VT, with full P&L responsibility. Prior to President, I served 18 years in various engineering and engineering management roles in the pump industry. I received my BS in Materials Engineering from RPI, focusing on forensic metallurgy and corrosion science. I have ten published patents, and hobbies include cycling, coaching youth lacrosse and FIRST Robotics, and competitive model miniature painting. I have a full life with my wife and two children.

Jay Harvey Executive MBA 2020 Government and Nonprofit, Consultant Washington, United States Jay Harvey is a business development professional with 17 years of experience developing innovative IT solutions for public and private sector organizations. For the last three years as a Senior Client Executive at Verizon, he worked with state and local government organizations to design and implement IT solutions that improve collaboration, bolster citizen engagement and secure sensitive information. Prior to joining Verizon, Jay worked with wireless carriers to provide security products and solutions for mobile devices. He started his career by serving in the US Army for 10 years as an IT Officer.

Tomás Herranz Medina Executive MBA 2020 IT Wholesale Banking & Asset Management - Analyst, BBVA Madrid, Spain Tomás Herranz lives in Madrid and is the head of BBVA's Security Strategic Projects, where he is actively focused on Identity Management. As a tech passionate he received his master’s degree in computer engineering from UAM and started his professional career at BBVA, second largest bank in Spain, in 2007. Prior to his current position he was responsible for the America’s Infosec Engineering area and was the head of the Core Security Architecture department. Herranz holds more than eleven years of experience in the banking Industry and spent the latter six involved in Information Security.

Grant Hill Executive MBA 2020 Director, Energy Deal Advisory, KPMG Houston, TX, United States I am a senior energy advisor providing financial focused M&A consultancy across the globe. Working out of KPMG’s London, Beijing and (currently) Houston offices, I have advised financial sponsors, oil & gas majors, national oil companies and other blue chip corporates on energy assets located on six continents. My wife and I live to travel and we are instilling (forcing) this passion in our 10 month old son, Leo, whose passport just arrived in the mail… I am very much looking forward to getting to know the rest of the cohort, both in and out of the classroom!

Matt Hutter Executive MBA 2020 Director of the Codman Center for Clinical Effectiveness in Surgery and the MGH Weight Center, Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA, United States Matt Hutter is a general and gastrointestinal surgeon at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), where his clinical work focuses on advanced laparoscopic and bariatric surgery. He graduated from Harvard Medical School, completed his surgical training at the MGH, and earned a Master’s in Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health. He is the Director of the Codman Center for Clinical Effectiveness in Surgery and the MGH Weight Center. His overall academic focus is on the development, implementation and responsible use of data collection systems in Surgery to improve the quality of surgical care. MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM) Sarah Hyder Executive MBA 2020 Director of Endoscopic Ultrasound & Assistant Professor of Medicine, Lifespan Physician Group | Brown University Providence, RI, United States Sarah Hyder, MD is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, where she serves as both the Director of Endoscopic Ultrasound and Associate Program Director for the gastroenterology fellowship. After receiving her medical degree from Brown University, she remained in Providence for internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship. Sarah pursued additional training in interventional endoscopy at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Her passions include medical education, pancreatobiliary disease, therapeutic endoscopy, and clinical research. When they are not "on call" she and her husband Omar enjoy international travel and cheering for The New England Patriots.

Felipe Jaramillo Executive MBA 2020 President, Procolombia Colombia Felipe has broad management experience, with a successful career as an entrepreneur and leader of multinational companies. He is now the Managing Director of Nielsen Consumer Neuroscience, Asia and Latam Markets. A division of Nielsen focusing on bringing neuroscience to the business world. He previously served as CEO of Procolombia, a multinational company owned by the Colombian government in charge of promoting exports, foreign direct investment, and tourism for Colombia. Procolombia has offices in 32 countries around the globe. He is a Psychologist and holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the London School of Economics.

Venus Jenkins Executive MBA 2020 Senior Project Manager, Southern California Edison Rosemead, CA, United States A.K. Venus Jenkins - Socially-Conscious and Revenue Positive - Loves identifying, coordinating and executing new strategic projects - be it water, fiber optics, nuclear/renewable energy or transportation electrification

Moe Khan Executive MBA 2020 Senior Director of SaaS Solutions, Oracle Bedford, MA, United States As Senior Director of SaaS Solutions for Oracle's Communications B.U. I am responsible for driving technical initiatives to bring traditional on-premise telecommunications into the cloud. Prior to this role I was responsible for software, hardware, and QA engineering for Acme Packet, acquired by Oracle, where I was a founding member of the development team. I have performed various roles including hardware design, systems architecture, and engineering leadership for both startups and established enterprises and hold multiple patents. I live in Belmont with my wife and 2 boys, and never outgrew my teenage loves of music, Boston sports, and making friends. MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM) Ivana Kim Executive MBA 2020 Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Boston, MA, United States Ivana Kim, MD, serves as Co-Director of the Ocular Melanoma Center at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Director of Retina Clinical Research. She graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed her ophthalmology residency and vitreoretinal fellowship at Massachusetts Eye and Ear. Her clinical practice includes surgical and medical retina, with a focus on ocular melanoma. Her translational research is focused on biomarkers and therapeutic targets for ocular melanoma. Her husband, William Hahn, MD, PhD is a physician-scientist at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. They have an 8-year-old daughter, Ella who loves figure skating.

Krikor Kirkorov Executive MBA 2020 Director of Software Engineering, Acadian Asset Management Boston, MA, United States As Director of Software Engineering at Acadian Asset Management, Krikor Kirkorov is responsible for the technology positioning and IT operating model that gives the $100B quant fund a competitive advantage. Before joining Acadian in 2017, Krikor held numerous positions at Eze Software Group. Most recently he served as Director of Software Engineering, leading the development of a SaaS investment management platform used by hedge funds around the globe. In his free time Krikor likes to sail and in 2016 he joined a crew of seven to sail across the North Atlantic.

Lisa Kirsic Executive MBA 2020 Fiscal Compliance Audit Leader, City of New York New York, NY, United States I’ve fundamentally transformed and restructured the City of New York, Department for the Aging’s Fiscal Compliance Audit over the past 1.5 years. Prior to that, I co-founded a web based residential and commercial cleaning company: OobaFresh – a spectacular journey with abundant opportunities for learning. I’ve spent the majority of my career performing 1) Corporate Restructuring, 2) Corporate Finance – M&A Due Diligence, and 3) Forensic & Dispute advisory and consulting at Deloitte, and Ernst & Young LLP. I am a mom to amazing two year old twins who drive me to want to be a better version of myself every day.

Matt Knott Executive MBA 2020 President & CEO, River Riders Family Adventure Resort Harpers Ferry, WV, United States Family Man, Adventurer, Traveler, Entrepreneur, Life-long learner. I'm always seeking out new experiences. I'm restless and always want to see what's around the next corner. I grew up on a farm in Harpers Ferry, WV, went to public schools, and graduated from my local college. I started my career as a raft guide, which is the best job I ever had. After graduating from college, I purchased the outfitter at 24. Since then, we've grown the business and acquired a few more. We now also own a 100 room full service hotel and a small charter bus company.

Bill Kwon Executive MBA 2020 Vice President of Information Technology, Arcadis - CallisonRTKL Chicago, IL, United States I am the Vice President of information Technology and Global Director of Digital Solutions for CallisonRTKL, an architecture design consultancy for our parent company Arcadis - a 27,000 person global engineering firm. With a diverse background covering fine art, architecture, application development, and design technology, I lead a team of highly specialized technologists providing and exploring solutions around design and data. In addition to working with this highly gifted team of specialists, I also lead our IT management team, act as the IT controller, and work directly with our CIO and Executive Committee in shaping our digital transformation. MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM) Chemu Lang'at Executive MBA 2020 Global Health Program Manager, Medtronic Labs Fridley, MN, United States Chemuttaai “Chemu” Lang'at is a Global Health Program Manager with Medtronic Labs, responsible for the development and commercialization of Empower Health, a novel mobile-health offering for chronic disease management in Africa. She previously served as a Principle Biomedical Engineer, working on Medtronic’s implantable cardiac device R&D programs. Prior to that Chemu was a Safety and Reliability Engineer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, ensuring safe design of crew medical and exercise equipment. Originally from Kenya, Chemu’s passion is sustainable social impact through technological and business model innovation. Chemu lives in Texas with her husband, a fellow entrepreneur, and their two energetic children.

Megan Lanham Executive MBA 2020 Global Head of Business Development, PharmaLogics Recruiting Quincy, MA, United States Megan is a Partner at PharmaLogics Recruiting where she the Global Head of Business Development and is responsible for leading all business development and sales operations efforts as well as growing a global team. At PharmaLogics, Megan focuses on creating innovative service lines and strategies to drive growth and help shape the company’s overall strategy. Megan was a key player in closing a successful sale of PharmaLogics to a Private Equity firm. In addition, Megan serves as a mentor for Backstage Capital. Previously, Megan was a Division I women’s basketball coach.

Phil Larochelle Executive MBA 2020 Investment Principal, Breakthrough Energy Ventures Boston, MA, United States Phil Larochelle is an Investment Principal at Breakthrough Energy Ventures, based in Boston, MA in the United States. Prior to joining BEV, Phil was a Senior Technical Program Manager at Google X working on several early stage energy technology projects, and before that as an Associate on the Google Energy and Renewable Energy Investment Teams. He was a Fellow working at the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy (ARPA-E), the Senior Energy Analyst at The Alliance for Climate Protection, and an Alternative Power and Energy Storage Analyst at Lux Research. Phil holds a Ph.D. in Physics

Jason Lavender Executive MBA 2020 Vice President of Employer and Health Plan Markets, Buoy Health Boston, MA, United States Jason Lavender leads the employer and health plan businesses at Buoy Health, an Artificial Intelligence Healthcare startup. Prior to joining Buoy Health, Jason was a Senior Director at Willis Towers Watson and led their health innovation team for North America, working with Fortune 500 employers to improve the health and wellbeing of their employees. Outside of work, Jason is a venture partner with NextGen Ventures, the founder of The Players' Impact, and performs improv comedy in Cambridge, MA.

Jurgen Lebacs Executive MBA 2020 Managing Director & President, ATR Americas Miami Springs, FL, United States Jürgen Lebacs is Managing Director and President of ATR Americas, a Miami-based subsidiary of ATR, a joint partnership between Airbus and Leonardo that manufactures regional turboprop aircraft. He oversees all customer support activities, including spare parts & repair management services, technical support and training services, for ATR operators in North America, Latin America and the Caribbean. Prior to joining ATR Americas, he worked at Airbus as Customer Support Director & Sales Support Director for Latin America. His ATR/Airbus experience is preceded by two decades of airline maintenance and engineering experience at companies such as JetBlue and Azul Brazilian Airlines. MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM) Kenny Lee Executive MBA 2020 Senior Director of Product Management, Proofpoint Seattle, WA, United States Kenny Lee has a beautiful family with two small kids and married his childhood sweetheart. He lived in many cities around the world but now resides in Seattle, WA. Kenny spent most of his career in the information security industry as a consultant, corporate manager, and a co-founder of a tech startup that was acquired by Proofpoint. He is grateful to be in a position to drive innovation for the next generation of advanced security products. During his spare time, he enjoys being active with his family and learning topics that put him into a beginner's mindset.

Alida Lujan Executive MBA 2020 Managing Partner, Helios Strategic Advisors, LLC New York, NY, United States Alida Lujan is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Helios Strategic Advisors, a boutique financial advisory firm specializing in trade finance and structured credit. She heads up the trade finance desk working with corporations and financial institutions providing advisory/consulting, transaction structuring, deal execution, and distribution services to her clients. Alida has 11+ years in the Trade Finance and Working Capital industry with diverse experience in product and risk management, business development, and asset distribution while working at various financial institutions including Citibank and HSBC.

Denis Lussault Executive MBA 2020 Vice President Americas, Balyo Woburn, MA, United States Denis brings more than 15 years of engineering and management experience to his role as VP Americas of Balyo. He has managed customer projects, installation and ongoing service for the company since 2013, leveraging previous experience in small start-up companies and multinational corporations to build a small team in France into a global presence with operations in the U.S., Singapore and China. Prior to joining Balyo, Denis spent four years in oil and gas automation, both in advisory and project management roles focusing on logistics and distribution projects. Additional experience includes developing engine software and control units for Renault-Nissan Alliance. Denis holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers, a prestigious engineering school in France originally founded in 1780 by the Duke of Rochefoucauld Liancourt.

Gene Mak Executive MBA 2020 Vice President of Security and Investigations, Encore Boston Harbor Everett, MA, United States Gene is a hospitality executive that has worked on the opening teams for various casino-hotel initiatives, to include the $4.1 billion integrated resort Wynn Palace in Macau, China, and the soon to open $2.7 billion Encore Boston Harbor in Everett, Massachusetts as Vice President of Security and Investigations. Contemporaneously, Gene was involved in the development/management of corporate risk initiatives at Wynn Resorts HQ in Las Vegas, Nevada. Prior to this, Gene ran a boutique security consulting firm, founded a popular bar/event space in San Francisco, and had also served 10+ years with U.S. Naval Special Warfare. MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM) Katie Makstenieks Executive MBA 2020 Managing Director & Chief Compliance Officer, Deloitte Chicago, IL, United States Katie Makstenieks is a Managing Director in the Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics practice and the Chief Compliance Officer for Deloitte Corporate Finance. In her role, she focuses on regulatory compliance and the leveraging of advanced technologies to drive innovation in the securities industry. Previously, she served as the Global CCO for Duff & Phelps where she built the firm's Data Privacy and Anti-bribery programs, while managing compliance for multiple regulated businesses in the U.S. and abroad. She served on an advisory board for Charles Schwab and is currently the Chair of the Securities Industry Regulatory Council on Education.

Rao Mantri Executive MBA 2020 Executive Director, Product Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb New Brunswick, NJ, United States As the Head of Parenteral Science & Technology at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Rao is responsible for leading injectable product development and delivering patient-centric technology solutions to address drug delivery challenges with the synthetic and biotechnology drugs for the treatment of oncology, immunology, fibrosis and cardiovascular diseases. Rao authored several manuscripts, co-edited a book and holds multiple patents. Rao obtained B. Tech. from Osmania University in India, M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering & Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Ph.D. (Honors) in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from The University of Kansas. Rao and his wife, Erika live in New Jersey with their three children.

Kentaro Matsumoto Executive MBA 2020 Senior Manager, Head of Business Management and Product Management, Sony San Diego, CA, United States Originally from Tokyo, Japan, currently based in San Diego, CA working for Sony North America. Through 14 years of working experience with Sony, enjoyed working globally in Japan, United Kingdom and the USA. Growing skill set with extensive area in business management, product planning and managing sales force operation. Currently working as head of business management for audio. The deepest respect to my wife Kaori who gave birth to three baby girls in three different countries. Grew up with marching and symphonic band trumpet player and conductor, indeed one of the best hand roll Sushi chef for any party with you.

Brendan McCarthy Executive MBA 2020 Vice President & Real Estate Manager, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Boston, MA, United States Brendan McCarthy is Vice President and Real Estate Manager at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., where he is responsible for transactions, design, construction, and workplace strategy across the firm's global portfolio. He has overseen projects in Dublin, Grand Cayman, Jersey City, Krakow, Luxembourg, Nashville, and New York, among other locations. Brendan currently sits on the advisory board of the non-profit CitySprouts, where he was previously a Director for 6 years. Brendan graduated magna cum laude from Villanova University. In his spare time between raising two toddler boys with his wife, Brendan has run 10 marathons. MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM) Dan McClelland Executive MBA 2020 SVP, Tracker Capital Management Presently with a Private Equity firm where I cover technology, aerospace & defense and emerging markets. My Mergers & acquisitions bandwidth stretches from stage agnostic VC to mid-cap PE. This placement of assessing new problems against the clock suits me well after many years of involvement in challenging, time boxed, National Security activities. While initially serving as a US Navy SEAL I was afforded the opportunity to lead cross functional teams in challenging mission sets, globally. Intra- preneurial experience defining requirements for nascent problem sets and aligning emergent technologies, engineering teams and fusing labs and vendors efforts into a deployable product. Regional policy advisement experience at and above the Department level. During time off you may find me paddle boarding, canoeing, or trekking through the mountains IVO home in the Washington DC / Northern VA area.

Steven McCulloch Executive MBA 2020 Sergeant Major, Military Fort Bragg, NC, United States I served in the military for over three decades across multiple continents and in numerous and varied theaters of conflict. During my last five years, I worked as a senior project manager responsible for the identification, development, and implementation of new and emerging technologies within the special operations community. After retiring in early 2018 I started a risk management and technology consulting firm specializing in advising and managing private sector projects in austere and hostile areas of conflict. I am a firm believer that conflict resolution is most likely when economic, education, and health-care gaps are addressed. I currently live in North Carolina with my family and enjoy climbing and mountain biking.

Sergio Medina Executive MBA 2020 Founder & CEO, RISE (Refugee and Immigrant Services) San Francisco, CA, United States Sergio Medina, Founder and CEO of RISE, is an entrepreneur blending business, tech, and design for social impact and has spent decades advancing humanitarian protection for refugees worldwide. After witnessing excruciating pain-points while working for the UN in refugee camps across East Africa, he founded RISE, a social tech venture accelerating humanitarian aid globally. Sergio holds a B.A. from Rice University, an M.S.W. from Columbia University, and a Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship from Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is Mexican-American and lives in San Francisco with his husband and fellow RISE Founder, Michael Lauran.

Kaushal Mehta Executive MBA 2020 Chairman, Department of Radiology, Steward Good Samaritan Medical Center Brockton, MA, United States As Chairman of Radiology at Steward Good Samaritan Medical Center, Dr. Mehta oversees a multi-campus department, including a level III trauma center, which performs nearly 200K examinations per year. Steward Health Care is the largest privately owned for-profit healthcare system in the US with 36 hospitals in its rapidly expanding portfolio. Within this physician-led accountable care organization, Dr. Mehta is a key figure at the enterprise level for Steward Radiology’s strategy, operations/clinical integration and growth. He was formerly a partner and board member of two private practice radiology groups and a healthcare management consultant prior to his career in medicine. MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM) Mits Mitsuishi Executive MBA 2020 President & CEO, Catal, Inc. Tokyo, Japan I am a Japanese entrepreneur in the field of education. In 2002, I founded an English educational company when I was 26 years old. We currently operate 8 classrooms across Tokyo and Fukuoka. I am currently based in Tokyo, so I will be commuting between Boston and Tokyo. My dream is to transform and progress the English education in Japan using technology. Prior to starting my own business, I worked as a relationship manager for corporate institutions at Merrill Lynch. I enjoy playing golf and practice some martial arts.

Ambrish Mody Executive MBA 2020 Data and Platform Lead, Google Boston, MA, United States As the Global Data & Platform Lead at Google, Ambrish manages a team of product specialists to manage ad-product integrations with our biggest agencies & advertisers for advanced audience targeting & measurement, while abiding to user privacy. Prior to Google, Ambrish spend 10 years with Publicis Groupe, which is the 2nd biggest ad-agency globally, most recently leading their ad products. Ambrish resides in Boston with his wife and 2 girls and outside of work, school and family is an avid sports fan and spends lot of time experimenting with cooking different cuisines

Mitra Mosharraf Executive MBA 2020 Director of Drug Product Development, Biologics, Santen Emeryville, CA, United States Mitra Mosharraf is Director of Drug Product Development, Biologics at Santen, a leading global company in the field of ophthalmic drug products. Prior to joining Santen, she was the Chief Scientific Officer and partner at HTD Biosystems charged with the development of biopharmaceuticals for more than 100 clients worldwide. Mitra has served in various scientific positions for such companies as Pfizer and Pharmacia. She received her Masters of Pharmacy and Ph.D in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Uppsala University in Sweden. She is an active member of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists and co-author of several papers and patents. She has lived in three continents and is fluent in English, Swedish, and Persian.

Nay Naing Executive MBA 2020 AVP, Transformation and Change Management, John Hancock Financial Services Boston, MA, United States Nay Naing ensures the successful implementation of strategy and transformation initiatives for John Hancock Financial Services. Previously, he served in the US Air Force for six years in various roles including nuclear missile operations and management of satellite launch integrations. Although Nay was a US military officer, he spent most of his childhood in Myanmar before he immigrated to the States and became an American citizen. Nay has a Master of Project Management from Western Carolina University and a Bachelor of Science in Business through Indiana University. Nay’s favorite activities include snowboarding, traveling, reading, and programming.

BK Nayak Executive MBA 2020 Technology Development Manager, Corning Incorporated Painted Post, NY, United States BK leads the technology development team for Laser Processing at Corning. One of the technologies he invented is projected to generate $1B revenue by 2022. BK has a unique multidisciplinary background in Physics, Optics, Semiconductors with start-up experience in bio-implants. He is a prolific inventor with over 30 patents filed, 6 patents issued, and over 25 scientific publications. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Virginia and an M. Tech. in Laser Technology from IIT-Kanpur. BK has a wide range of interests: from playing cricket to exploring the field of consciousness and its relationship to human experience. MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM) Judy O'Connell Executive MBA 2020 CEO, Champlain Investment Partners Burlington, VT, United States Judy is a Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Champlain Investment Partners, an institutional investment management firm with approximately $12 Billion under management located in Burlington, VT with offices in Irvine, CA. Prior, she was the Director of Mutual Funds at Dresdner RCM Capital Management in San Francisco, California with global responsibility. She currently serves on the boards of the Vermont Business Roundtable and Champlain College, she is an investor in and on advisory boards for several private companies. Judy and her husband Emmett live in Stowe, VT where they are avid skiers, golfers, and hikers.

Jinyong Oh Executive MBA 2020 Senior Finance Director of Global Pharm R&D, Johnson & Johnson Raritan, NJ, United States Jinyong Oh is Senior Finance Director at Janssen R&D, Johnson & Johnson responsible for Global R&D Functions and FP&A group. He manages an annual R&D budget of ~$6 billion and drives strategic initiatives that maximizes R&D return on investment. He provides financial and strategic leadership to all the R&D functional area including discovery, product development, clinical operations, regulatory, quality, and medical safety. Previously, Jinyong worked at Medical Devices sector in J&J as CFO for Ethicon franchise Asia-Pacific and North Asia cluster. He started his career at Procter & Gamble where he had roles of increasing responsibilities in the Asia-Pacific region.

Dan O'Hara Executive MBA 2020 Senior Services Manager, Baker Hughes, A GE Company Houston, TX, United States After graduating college, I became an infantry officer in the Marine Corps, where I served for 6 and a half years active duty, including two deployments to Afghanistan in 2009 and 2011. I also served as an instructor and mentor for newly commissioned officers in Quantico, Virginia before leaving the military. My next role was as a Project Manager at GE Oil & Gas, where I managed global turbomachinery projects for major Oil & Gas customers. I now work as a Services Manager for technology projects at Baker Hughes in Houston, Texas. I also lead a small consultancy start-up.

Timothy O'Neill Executive MBA 2020 Head of Financial Trading, Sequent Energy Management Houston, TX, United States Tim O'Neill leads the financial trading group for Sequent Energy in Houston, TX, one of the largest natural gas marketers in the country. In this role, he formulates strategy for all natural gas basis and NYMEX risk for North America. He held previous roles at Citigroup in Chicago in mortgage sales and in New York on the high yield and credit default swap trading desk. He graduated cum laude with a degree in finance from the University of Notre Dame where he was a two-time football monogram winner. He lives in Katy, TX with his wife and four children.

Michael O'Sullivan Executive MBA 2020 General Manager, Analog Devices Wilmington, MA, United States I graduated with a BSEE from University College Cork, Ireland in 1995. I moved to England to work as a project engineer in the pharmaceutical industry for 2 years before moving to Cambridge, England to work as a software engineer for a start-up. I moved to the U.S. in 1998 and worked in the semiconductor industry with Sipex Corporation, Massachusetts. In 2004 I moved to Analog Devices, Massachusetts. I have worked in the semiconductor industry for more than 20 years holding various engineering management positions. In 2017 I became General Manager of a Business Unit at Analog. MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM) Manju Palakkat Executive MBA 2020 Vice President & Deputy CTO, Caesars Entertainment Las Vegas, NV, United States Manju Palakkat is responsible for Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Engineering at Caesars Entertainment. She is passionate about extracting intelligence from data, enabling an insights-driven business and monetization of data. Her experience includes driving large scale technology transformations, service delivery optimization and solving complex business problems through cutting edge technologies. Palakkat also has extensive experience in enabling large scale global near-shore and off-shore organizations from the ground up

Vanteya Pandit Executive MBA 2020 Senior Director & Executive Advisor, CVS Health Woonsocket, RI, United States Accomplished technology executive with a track record of delivering business value on schedule and within budget with 18 years of experience. Well experienced in building and leading energized cross- functional workforce. I currently lead the technology teams at CVS Health that support 10,000 retail locations, all of Clinical Services that use Epic and Front Store Personalization (extra care). I love spending time with my family and engaging them into various games, robotics, 3D printing and programming skills. I enjoy karate sessions where kids and I are together in a dojo with both my boys’ higher belts.

Yemi Paul-Taiwo Executive MBA 2020 Deputy CFO, Zenith Bank (UK) Limited London, United Kingdom (Great Britain) Yemi is Deputy CFO at Zenith Bank UK. He received his B.S. from University of Lagos, and certifications from Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK) and Institute of Chartered Accountants (Nigeria). He practiced in KPMG for almost three years, rising to Team Lead on audit engagements. He spent 13 years at Zenith Bank Nigeria as Financial Accountant, Group Accountant and Head –MIS/Regulatory Reporting, at various times. He has successfully led several firm-wide change projects. Yemi loves babies and music, and currently resides in London with his wife and two children. He can be contacted at yemipaultaiwo (at) yahoo (dot) com.

Friedemann Pfeiffer Executive MBA 2020 Senior Director of Strategic Projects, Aon Boston, MA, United States Born in Germany and lived on five different continents over the last 20 years - I now live in Boston with my wife and two daughters. In my current role at Aon, I am leading global strategic projects aligned to the priorities of our CEO, CFO, and COO and focused on managing change and achieving measurable impact across all of Aon’s business units and more than 20 countries. Prior to Aon, I worked at Deloitte Consulting out of the Munich and Chicago offices and led business transformation and M&A/post-merger integration projects predominantly in the financial services, telecommunication, technology, and automotive industries.

Prashanth Prasanna Executive MBA 2020 Manager of Strategy and Analytics, Deloitte Arlington, VA, United States Prashanth is a Management Consulting professional at Deloitte focused on Analytics and Innovation in the Government and Public Sector space. He is passionate about helping organizations further their analytics maturity to enhance the mission impact. He currently supports the National Institutes of Health where he is leading the program governance and strategy for a large analytics program. With over 12 years of experience in Consulting, a Masters and a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering, he is looking to elevate his ability to drive focused impact in the public sector. Prashanth grew up in Bangalore, India, and calls Northern Virginia as home. MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM) Rajesh Rajan Executive MBA 2020 Director of Technology Consulting, PwC San Jose, CA, United States Rajesh is a Director in PwC Advisory Business. He is passionate about helping clients transform their business models by leverage emerging technologies. At the Firm, he has successfully incubated Cloud transformation practice, and is currently in the process of incubating Artificial Intelligence practice as a part of the Digital Transformation Strategy. He coaches a large team of practitioners. Prior to PwC, Rajesh has held several Technology leadership roles at GE, Philips and Deutsche Software. Silicon Valley is Home, an Engineer at heart, a Lifelong learner and fosters the spirit of entrepreneurship.

Ananthi Rathinam Executive MBA 2020 Managing Director and Practicing Physician, Kids Neuro Care Orlando, FL, United States Greetings from Florida! I am a mother of two and a pediatric neurologist, managing a private practice for the past 11 years. I try to find time for trekking to Mt. Kailash, European cycling trips thru REI, in addition to reading and movie time. I am looking forward to broaden my world view with the group of accomplished professors and colleagues and hopefully contribute to the group as I would immensely benefit from the wisdom of the class of 2020.

Kristin Riley Executive MBA 2020 Senior Product Manager, IDEXX Laboratories Westbrook, ME, United States I am currently responsible for the strategy and execution of the innovation pipeline for IDEXX BioResearch. I received my MS in Biophysical Chemistry from Yale University and have worked in R&D for most of my career leading teams in protein structure and functional analysis for product scale up and tech transfer. My husband and I have co-founded several companies ranging from a hardware/software company to a fabric store. We have two children, K and 3rd grade, and we enjoy skiing as a family and time on Maine's amazing beaches in the summer.

Susan Rivas Executive MBA 2020 Director of Brand Creative, Kate Spade New York New York, NY, United States

Americo Rodriguez Executive MBA 2020 Director of Enterprise Analytics, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Durham, NC, United States Americo is the Director of Enterprise Analytics at Blue Cross NC. He currently leads the company’s healthcare reporting and analytics strategy as it accelerates towards a Value Based Care model. In this role, he focuses on providing insights that will drive shared accountability and improved clinical outcomes between patients and their physicians. Previously, Americo led the Business Intelligence team at Affordable Care, the country’s largest Dental Services Organization, as it transformed into a data-driven organization. In addition to varying experience in analytics, Americo also has years of experience in portfolio delivery, global sourcing strategies, and IT application services. MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM) Kevin Roepke Executive MBA 2020 Regional Director - The Americas, US Soybean Export Council Guadalajara, Mexico Kevin serves as the Regional Director for the Americas for the US Soybean Export Council, based in Guadalajara, Mexico. In this capacity, he is responsible for the implementation, execution and strategy for all programs designed to increase the consumption and exports of US soy. Prior to this position, Kevin worked for the US Grains Council and served as the regional director for South and Southeast Asia, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He also had various roles, based in Beijing, China and Washington, DC. Kevin grew up on a livestock farm in central Iowa and graduated from Iowa State University.

Alexandre Rosa Executive MBA 2020 Vice President for Latin American and Caribbean Countries, Inter-American Development Bank Washington, DC, United States Alexandre Meira da Rosa has been appointed Vice-President for Latin American and Caribbean countries of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in July 2014, having previously held the position of Infrastructure and Environment Manager of IDB since July 2010. He is responsible for managing IDB’s strategic and programmatic dialogue with 26 borrowing member countries. Prior to his appointments at IDB, Mr. Rosa had a distinguished career as civil servant in the Brazilian Federal Government. He served as Deputy Minister and Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister of Planning. Mr. Rosa has also been member of several international high level committees related to development finance and served on the Board of large utilities and financial companies.

Sebi Salim Executive MBA 2020 Executive Director, Head of Consulting Services, Eclectics International Ltd Nairobi, Kenya I am an Entrepreneur and ICT Solution Specialist with Experience spanning over 15 years. I am a co- founder and Executive Director at Eclectics, where I am involved in overseeing strategy development, implementation and support of various financial inclusion solutions for our 200+ clients across 23 countries in Africa. Over the years I have been directly involved in projects for our clients; who I believe have had tremendous growth attributed to our Technology. I have a passion for financial inclusion; and working on our renewed vision of simplifying lives digitally. I also sit in boards with interests in Energy and Agriculture.

Anh Sawyer Executive MBA 2020 Executive Director, Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts Worcester, MA, United States Anh has more than thirty years of non-profit and for-profit experience in the US and overseas. She was involved in the start-up of several innovative companies (People Express Airlines, Scanning America). As ED at the Southeast Asian Coalition, Anh oversees SEAC’s mission to provide critical and culturally responsive assistance to refugees, immigrants and low-income families while helping to preserve their unique cultural heritage. Anh travels to the highlands of Vietnam for economic development and art and cultural preservation projects among Vietnamese ethnic minorities. In 1975, Anh and her family left Saigon, Vietnam, via the American Embassy rooftop. MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM) CC Scanlon Executive MBA 2020 Senior Manager, ATD Account Strategy, Oath Inc. New York, NY, United States Cecilia is Senior Manager on the Account Strategy team servicing Agency Trade Desk clients on buying programmatic digital advertising at newly merged AOL and Yahoo properties under Verizon called Oath. Cecilia leads a team that optimizes and consults on advertiser campaigns using Oath's ad tech stacks. She works cross functionally across Sales and Product teams on operational efficiencies for her team and accountable for driving revenue growth for her team. At Yahoo, Cecilia won the CEO Challenge by leading a team to produce a product feature to maximize margin. Prior to Yahoo, Cecilia worked for video startup Brightroll and in publishing.

Matt Schleiffarth Executive MBA 2020 EVP of Corporate Development, Younique Lehi, UT, United States Matt is a member of the founding team at Younique, a tech-enabled consumer products company that achieved $100mm of EBITDA in its third year of operation. He led the company's expansion into 10 extra- US markets, and its equity partner search culminating in a 60% sale to Coty Inc (NYSE:COTY). He continues to lead new business development and special projects. Matt is from St. Louis, MO, and studied at Brigham Young Univ (BA) and Washington University in St. Louis (JD). He also serves as a Board Observer at Younique, and a Board Director at Geomancer (a commercial real estate software provider).

Philipp Schmidt Executive MBA 2020 Director of Learning Innovation, MIT Media Lab Cambridge, MA, United States (Jan) Philipp Schmidt is Director of Learning Innovation at the MIT Media Lab, where he leads the ML Learning initiative. He is passionate about integrating human and technology-enabled systems to create more accessible opportunities for learning and education. He is a cofounder of Peer 2 Peer University (P2PU), a non-profit organization that provides access to online courses through public libraries. He is a leader in the field of digital academic credential systems, co-authored the original whitepaper on open badges, and designed the first version of Blockcerts, an open standard for issuing, managing, and verifying credentials on the Blockchain.

Prem Shekar Executive MBA 2020 Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA, United States Dr. Prem Shekar is the Chief of the Division of Cardiac Surgery at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Surgical Director of the Heart and Vascular Center. After completing his medical school and surgical training in India, he pursued several advanced fellowships in cardiac surgery in Perth (Western Australia), Adelaide (South Australia) and finally the Brigham and Women's Hospital. He was subsequently appointed to the faculty of cardiac surgery at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in 2004 and eventually rose to become its division chief in 2015. Along the way, he has held several key administrative positions within the institution. His spectrum of clinical activity includes complex surgery for patients with adult cardiac disease. He is also actively involved in training of residents, having trained over 80 cardiac surgeons who are in active practice in the United States and worldwide. He is also an active researcher having published several articles in peer-reviewed journals. He has performed cardiac surgery on patients with rheumatic heart disease in Rwanda on philanthropic missions between 2008-2011. His wife is a primary care physician practicing in North Reading. He has 2 daughters and 2 dogs that make up the rest of his family. MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM) Andy Shin Executive MBA 2020 Chief Operating Officer, AHA Center for Health Innovation, American Hospital Association Chicago, IL, United States Andy is the COO for the AHA Center for Health Innovation where he oversees the hub of AHA's commercial activities, business partnerships and national grant-funded initiatives focused on leadership development, performance improvement, applied research, population health, affordability and innovation capacity. Previously, he helped launch the CMS Innovation Center- a government startup focused on healthcare innovation, led policy and partnerships for an international non-profit supporting clinician resilience and served as a committee staffer in Congress helping to draft the Affordable Care Act. He is passionate about organizational culture/behavior and the organizing principle of social impact to accelerate health innovation and transformation.

Prakash Shukla Executive MBA 2020 Managing Partner, Wayfare Ventures Greenwich, DE, United States Prakash is a seasoned professional with over 25 years of general management, finance, technology and entrepreneurial experience. Prakash is a managing partner with Wayfare Ventures. Before that he was a partner with HGM asset management (PE fund) and was a 2013 Advanced Leadership Fellow at Harvard University. He served as Senior Vice President and CIO of TAJ group of hotels from 1999-2012.Prakash is a graduate of Rutgers University with degrees in Electrical Engineering and English, and New York University with a Master's degree in Computer Science. He attended the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at Harvard Business School.

Andrew Simpson Executive MBA 2020 Director of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA, United States I am a spine surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School and currently serve as the Director of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. My focus is on outpatient treatment of spine problems through microendoscopic and minimally invasive techniques. I developed a novel microendoscopic system for minimally invasive access to the spine, for the performance of multiple different spine procedures, which is patent pending. I also founded the Microendoscopic Spine Institute, with the purpose of delivering innovative, high quality, outpatient solutions to patients with spine related problems.

Catharine Smith Executive MBA 2020 Executive Director, Harvard Medical School - Center for Primary Care Boston, MA, United States Catharine Smith serves as Executive Director of the Harvard Center for Primary Care where she leads business development and operations for a think-tank focused on improving value-based, patient-centered care. She is also responsible for outreach and engagement with local and national partners. Prior to joining the Center, Catharine was Vice President of Quality and Education at the Society of Hospital Medicine. She served in this role during a time of tremendous expansion, building the Society’s first online learning portal, managing a growing annual conference, and expanding QI resources for hospitalists. She lives in Jamaica Plain with her wife and son. MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM) Michael Solomon Executive MBA 2020 Co-Director of Translational Pulmonary Hypertension Program, National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD, United States Dr. Michael Solomon heads the cardiology section of the Clinical Center's Critical Care Medicine Department at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In this role he supervises clinical activities relating to the field of critical care cardiology; providing leadership for cardiology related issues in patient care, intensive care unit policy, and staff training. He is also the co-director of the pulmonary arterial hypertension program; an integrative bench-to-bedside research program. As the principal investigator on multiple research protocols relating to pulmonary hypertension and critical care cardiology he leverages unique NIH resources and forges strategic collaborations with the extramural community.

Ravi Srivastava Executive MBA 2020 Director Data Operations, CNX Resources Canonsburg, PA, United States Ravi is an experienced engineering and analytics professional with successful leadership experience across multiple business and technical functions in the energy and E&P domain. Through his 13 years at CNX, Ravi has successfully led operations and engineering teams and has extensive experience in extended reach horizontal drilling and production engineering functions, as well as the application of advanced analytics solutions to these functions. Ravi currently serves CNX as Director, Data Operations with responsibilities for CNX’s advanced analytics, data science and reporting solutions. He has a BS in EE and MS in Engineering Management.

Colleen Stadelmann Executive MBA 2020 Senior Finance Manager, The Boston Consulting Group Boston, MA, United States Colleen is a senior finance manager at Boston Consulting Group. In her role, she is the business partner for the HR, People Team, and Finance functions, driving corporate-wide initiatives and investments as well as being responsible for the P&L. Prior to this role, she spent 15 years at GE, working in a variety of finance roles in multiple industries and countries. She has in-depth experience in both Finance and HR. She grew up in Rhode Island and enjoys spending time on the water in the summer and skiing in the winter. She currently lives in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood.

Mariah Stein Executive MBA 2020 Director of Logistics, United States Air Force Hanscom AFB, MA, United States As Director of Logistics for Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence Infrastructure, Mariah is responsible for leading cyber weapon system procurement strategies to protect national security for a division of 783 personnel in the Air Force. Previously, as a Fellow on the President’s Management Council, she gained critical insight to congressional decision-making and policy deployment. She also served as a Logistics Branch Chief in the Coast Guard where she led strategies to facilitate technological growth of major communication programs. Mariah spent six years a civilian in the Army and served 5 years active duty Air Force as a C-130 Flight Medic.

Sue Stempek Executive MBA 2020 Director of Advanced Practice, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center Burlington, MA, United States I am a medical ICU physician assistant (PA) with a leadership focus to my career. My undergraduate degree is in economics which has helped me focus on improving cost efficacy of healthcare. I spent 8 years in private practice in Atlanta after PA school prior to moving back to New England to be closer to family. My leadership experience at Lahey has included being the Lead Critical Care Advanced Practitioner, and in January 2017 I became the Director of Advanced Practice. I live in Andover MA with my husband Mike, 2 children Catherine (7), Ryan (4) and our cat Doris. MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM) Jason Strebe Executive MBA 2020 Regional Manager, Power Grid Engineering St Louis, MO, United States As a US Navy Veteran of the Naval Nuclear program, with seventeen years of engineering and leadership experience, Jason Strebe has spent most of his career working in electrical power generation, transmission and distribution. His career has spanned the country working for large utility and multi-national companies, such as Leidos and Eaton Cutler-Hammer. Currently, Jason is Regional Manager for Power Grid Engineering, providing strategic leadership and direction, as well as quality analysis, as his team of highly advanced technicians and engineers commission substations in the eight states of his region.

Andrew Surwilo Executive MBA 2020 CEO, Atlantic Coast Brands Jersey City, NJ, United States CEO, Atlantic Coast Brands (ACB) a beauty products company founded in 2005. Andrew led the creation of the award winning brands Keranique Hair Care, Christie Brinkley Beauty, and Hydroxatone Skincare. Andrew’s focus on marketing ACB brands through direct to consumer channels prior to launching in traditional retailers such as Ulta Beauty, Sephora, and CVS, has resulted in nearly $2 billion in sales. Prior to founding ACB, Andrew co-founded Mercanti Systems, a software company that pioneered buy online, pick-up in store technologies. A US Army veteran, Andrew is married and has two wonderful daughters, a dog, a cat, and a fish.

Dmitri Tcherevik Executive MBA 2020 Chief Technology Officer, Progress Bedford, MA, United States As CTO, Dmitri Tcherevik leads Progress’ vision and technology strategy for cognitive applications across its product portfolio. As a core member of the Progress executive team, he not only executes upon Progress’ technology road map, but leads future technology efforts including incubation projects, technology M&A and strategic alliances. Dmitri is an industry innovator with a proven track record of creating and evangelizing game-changing technology strategies. He’s at once a hands-on engineer, strategist and practical go to market expert, with exceptional skills in devising and implementing technology strategy for emerging technologies.

Neary Ting Executive MBA 2020 Vice President of Investment Management, First Republic Bank Cambridge, MA, United States Neary Ting has over 15 years of experience in private wealth management. As a VP in First Republic’s Investment Management group, she recently helped launch the company’s newest investment management solution, Eagle Invest, pairing cutting edge portfolio management technology with the human touch and service First Republic is known for. In addition to her professional investment management career, Neary is a mentor and active member of SHE-CAN (Supporting Her Education Changes a Nation), a non-profit organization that helps young women from post-conflict countries successfully prepare for, apply and gain acceptance to US colleges and universities.

Eleni Tousimis Executive MBA 2020 Director of Breast Center & Chief of Breast Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital Washington, DC, United States Dr. Eleni Tousimis is a Professor of Surgery, Director of the Ourisman Breast Center, Chief of Breast Surgery, and Fellowship Director at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington D.C. Following her breast surgery training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, she completed additional specialty training in minimally invasive surgery for breast cancer at the European Institute of Oncology in Milan, Italy. She has received numerous awards and served as President of the American Medical Women’s Association in 2014. Because of her compassion for patient care, she was chosen as the personal physician to the Dali Lama when he visits Washington D.C. MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM) Sarah Trice Executive MBA 2020 Head of Commercial Development, Cheminformatics Technologies, MilliporeSigma Burlington, MA, United States Sarah Trice spent most of her early career as a research scientist in medicinal chemistry at Merck & Co., West Point PA. After earning her PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania, Sarah transitioned into a business role with an emphasis on chemical technology enablement at MilliporeSigma. She served as the Head of Chemical Synthesis Innovation for MilliporeSigma before moving on to manage the commercial development of an advanced synthesis design software for pharmaceutical chemists.

Anuj Tyagi Executive MBA 2020 Senior Technology Manager, Verizon Tampa, FL, United States I am a senior technology manager at Verizon leading a global cross-functional team to drive digital transformation of Verizon’s field-operations. My team has enabled $50m savings over the last two years by collaborating with multiple business units and by leveraging emerging technologies - AI/ML, Big-Data, IoT and AR/VR. Previously, I have led development of modern dispatch platforms and heuristic algorithms to manage Verizon’s field force of 20K employees serving it’s 6M customers. I completed my BS in Electrical Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering, India. In my 20 year career, I had the opportunity to work with leaders from diverse industries across various countries which helped me develop a global perspective. Outside of work, I am passionate about mentoring high-school students through Verizon’s Innovation Learning Program. I have been living in Florida for last 15 years with my wife and enjoy tennis, music and Sudoku in my leisure time.

Vassili Valayannopoulos Executive MBA 2020 Head of Medical Affairs Lifecycle Management, Sanofi Genzyme Cambridge, MA, United States I am a clinical geneticist and pediatric neurologist with a PhD in molecular genetics. I worked in academia in Paris for 12 years in the care of patients with rare genetic disorders and conducted research to find new therapies. In the last two years I have been working for Sanofi Genzyme Rare Diseases leading the Medical Lifecycle Management Strategy and Execution. I have an interest in biotechnology and medical entrepreneurship and aspire to master all elements of startup capital, and technology strategies. I enjoy traveling internationally with my family, wine tasting, sailing, snowboarding and running for patient charities.

Erez Vigodman Executive MBA 2020 Founder & CEO, EVIGNITION Tel Aviv, Israel Erez led as President and CEO three companies: Teva (2014-2017) - the world's largest generic pharmaceutical compan, ADAMA (2010-2013) - the world's largest generic agrochemical company, Strauss Group (1998-2010) - multinational food company. Prior to that he served as senior partner at PWC, which he joined (1987) after gaining a bachelor's degree in economics and accounting from Tel-Aviv university. He is a member of the advisory committee to Israel National Economic council and he served on the advisory board to the governor of the bank of Israel. Erez lives in Tel Aviv and focuses today, via his own company, on developing and growing, promising companies with unique technologies in attractive market spaces, from early stage. MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM) Ruth Ann Vleugels Executive MBA 2020 Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA, United States Ruth Ann Vleugels, MD, MPH is Vice Chair for Academic Affairs of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Dermatology. She serves as the Director of the Autoimmune Skin Disease Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Co-Director of the Rheumatology-Dermatology Clinic at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Vleugels developed and serves as the Program Director of the Brigham and Women's Hospital Dermatology-Rheumatology Fellowship, which is the only formal training opportunity of its kind nationwide. She is an international expert in autoimmune connective tissue diseases. Her clinical research focuses on rare autoimmune skin diseases and emerging medical therapies.

Richard Wang Executive MBA 2020 Vice President of Digital Marketing and Ecommerce, Trupanion Seattle, WA, United States Richard Wang currently serves as the Vice President of Digital Marketing and Ecommerce at Trupanion, NASDAQ: TRUP. Previously, he was the CEO and business co-founder of Coding Dojo, an education technology company aiming to transform people's lives through programming literacy. Under Richard’s leadership, Coding Dojo has been recognized by GeekWire as one of the Seattle 10, a list of Seattle's hottest entrepreneurial ventures, and included in GeekWire’s list of the 200 most prominent startups. As the first in his family to go to college, Richard attended Central Washington University to pursue a B.A. in Business Administration, specializing in marketing.

Vivian Wang Executive MBA 2020 Global Strategy and Portfolio Manager, Henkel Group Irvine, CA, United States Vivian Wang is Global Strategy and Portfolio Manager of €1Bn electronics business in Henkel, a global leader in chemical and consumer goods. Having lead diverse strategic projects in China and in Germany, in 2017, as global strategy head of Henkel automotive electronics business, Vivian, together with global business head, built Henkel’s first fully-integrated system of strategic planning& execution, business development, financial reporting and resource allocation, and drove its implementation globally. Now having been rolled out to other 27 business units in Henkel, this system will fundamentally shape the way that Henkel Adhesives manages its €10Bn business for years to comes.

Matt Williams Executive MBA 2020 Corporate Deputy Director, Information Warfare, U.S. Navy (OPNAV) Washington, DC, United States Mr. Williams is the Corporate Deputy Director, Information Warfare. In this role he leads manpower planning and resourcing for the Navy's Information Warfare Community in addition to providing strategic engagement and IT support for the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations. A 1998 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Mr. Williams was commissioned as a Naval Aviator and deployed to Europe and the Middle East. Mr. Williams holds an MS in Strategic Intelligence from the National Intelligence University and has served as a special assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence and in a variety of positions across the Intelligence Community. He resides in Annapolis, MD with his wife and 3 children. MIT Executive MBA Class of 2020 last updated 01-04-2019 (GM) Manuela Zoninsein Executive MBA 2020 Business Cultivation Engineer, Palantir Technologies New York City, NY, United States Currently at Palantir, Manuela focuses on business development in Emerging Markets. Previously, she cofounded and led InstaAgro, the largest agricultural online marketplace in Brazil, preceded by Smart Agriculture Analytics, a market intelligence service covering China’s agtech opportunity. Manuela is founding Chair of the Operating Board of C4Q, a non-profit helping underrepresented groups gain jobs in tech, and serves on the Advisory Board of the Metcalf Institute, an international leader in training journalists to cover science and the environment. She also invests in and mentors women-led sustainability startups. Born in Brazil and raised in the Midwest.