Sustainability at MIT Sloan

Ann Maura Connolly

Chief External Affairs Officer and Senior Vice President
City Year, Inc
May 11, 2009

On April 21, 2009, President Obama signed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act that puts $5.7 billion into AmeriCorps service programs to employ 250,000 people through a network of partnerships with local and national nonprofit organizations.

“It creates opportunities to serve for students, seniors and everyone in between...And it is just the beginning of a sustained, collaborative and focused effort to involve our greatest resource — our citizens — in the work of remaking this nation,” said President Obama.

AnnMaura Connolly will talk about the Public Service program, including its historical context, going forward, and how passing the bill actually worked.

As Chief External Affairs Officer and member of the Senior Leadership Team, AnnMaura Connolly oversees City Year's external affairs, manages relationships with national leaders and leads City Year's international work and domestic policy agenda. She also serves as steering committee member for Voices for National Service and as a Service Nation Coalition convener.

Linda A. Mason

Chair, Mercy Corps
Chairman and Co-Founder
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
May 7, 2009

Linda Mason is Chair of Mercy Corps, a $300 million international relief and development agency, operating in 37 countries serving 17 million people, with major programs in some of the most difficult environments in the world including Iraq, Afghanistan, Darfur, Somalia, and North Korea, among others. Ms. Mason is engaged with the strategy and development of the agency, serves a representational role abroad with foreign governments and at home, and develops support, visibility, and funding.

As chairman and co-founder, Ms. Mason has spent a large part of her career creating and building Bright Horizons Family Solutions, now a $1.3 billion education company. As the largest world-wide provider of worksite child care and early education, Bright Horizons operates more than 650 high quality child development centers for employers in 40 states and Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Canada. Clients include the US General Services Administration, United Nations, European Commission, Time Warner, Cisco Systems, IBM, Yale University, MIT, Universal Studios, and Paramount Pictures, among others. Bright Horizons also operates eight elementary schools, private and charter. The company employs 19,000 people and serves more than 80,000 families. Bright Horizons was selected by Fortune magazine in January 2009 for the 10th time as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For in America”.

Ms. Mason also co-founded Horizons for Homeless Children, a Boston-based organization that serves the needs of homeless children throughout New England. HHC has trained over 9,500 volunteers to work in 150 playspaces established by HHC in homeless shelters. In addition, HHC operates 3 full-service childcare centers for homeless children, also providing assistance to mothers to reach self-sufficiency. HHC is a national model for the care and early education of homeless children.

Sloan Sustainability - Community Event

April 16, 2009

Come and find out what is going on at Sloan in sustainability over local/organic food and drink.

Students will present the many sustainability clubs, events, and activities that are making a difference within MIT and Sloan and across the world. Faculty will talk about sustainability activities and the administrative team will describe services for sustainability careers and internships.

Martin D. Madaus, PhD

Chairman of the Board, President, CEO
Millipore Corporation
April 9, 2009

Martin D. Madaus is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Millipore Corporation. Millipore, headquartered in Billerica, MA, is a global Life Science Tools company with revenues of approximately $1.5 billion. The company focuses on two business segments: biopharmaceutical manufacturing and life science research and analytical laboratories. The Bioprocess Division offers solutions that enable development and manufacturing of biologics. The Bioscience Division provides high performance products and application insights that improve laboratory productivity.

Shai Agassi

Founder and CEO
Better Place
December 4, 2008

Agassi's presentation is very timely, as just a couple of weeks ago, California announced that it would be the first state to put the Better Place network into place in the U.S., and yesterday Hawaii announced that it would work with Better Place, as well.

Alan AtKisson

President and CEO
AtKisson Group
November 12, 2008

This book is essential, transformative reading for leaders in business, organizations, and government, and professionals of all description in all sectors who are working on whole systems change in pursuit of strategies for innovation, sustainability, and profitability, as well as students in business and management.

Alan AtKisson is currently International Transition Director of Earth Charter International, which promotes adoption and use of the Earth Charter worldwide, and President and CEO of The AtKisson Group, an international sustainability consultancy to business and government. He is also the author of the best selling Believing Cassandra (Chelsea Green, 1999) and co-author of The Natural Advantage of Nations (2006).

Jason Clay

Senior Vice President Market Transformation
WWF
November 4, 2008

We live in a world with finite resources. As science and performance measures become more sophisticated we are beginning to understand better both the risks and opportunities associated with our lifestyles. WWF has developed innovative partnerships with the private sector, establishing business models that reflect this new awareness.

Co-sponsored by Sustainability@MIT and NetImpact

Sloan Sustainability - Community Event

October 14, 2008

Faculty will talk about sustainability courses, SIPs and research, and the administrative team will describe services for sustainability careers and internships as well as Sloan's own sustainable operations. Students will present the many sustainability clubs, events, and activities that are making a difference within MIT and Sloan and across the world. We believe that there is a fundamental alignment between healthy environments, healthy businesses, and an economy that serves human needs, and Sloan has the capabilities, enthusiasm, and will to contribute to this transformation of businesses, markets, and communities.