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Looking Back on MIT Sloan Reunion

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Every year, thousands of alumni and their guests converge on Cambridge to attend MIT Sloan Reunion.

They come from around the world to reconnect with classmates, learn new lessons from faculty, and forge new friendships that span professional interests and graduation years.

Or, as the late David Schmittlein, former John C Head III Dean (2007-2024) and a Professor of Marketing, said during his “State of the School” address in 2022, “I’m grateful that you care enough about MIT Sloan to come to Reunion to be with each other, and that you want to know how the school is doing.”

Friends and Family at Past Reunions

  • Two men embrace
    An Embrace at Reunion 2011
  • A woman speaks to two men in foreground of large social gathering
    Conversations at Reunion 2011
  • Three men speak at large gathering
    Classmates Reconnect at Reunion 2012
  • Large lobby filled with tables, at which many people are seated
    Gathering in E62 at Reunion 2012
  • Rows of attentive people in a classroom
    Going Back to Class at Reunion 2013
  • A man takes a picture of two men with a Google Glass
    Novel Technology at Reunion 2013
  • A man at a podium addresses a room of people
    Alumni Gather at Reunion 2014
  • Two women embrace in classroom full of people
    Reconnections at Reunion 2014
  • Children participate in lawn games
    Family at Reunion 2014
  • A man speaks with a woman while accepting conference materials from her
    An Alumni Registers for Reunion 2015
  • A group of people talks and laughs while sitting at a table
    Lunch with Friends at Reunion 2015
  • A man with a microphone asks a question in an auditorium full of people
    Learning Again at Reunion 2015
  • A man sitting in a chair speaks to someone off camera
    A Fireside Chat at Reunion 2018
  • A man claps for a woman sitting next to him on a stage
    Alumni Judge Pitches at Reunion 2018

Faculty at Past Reunions

  • Five men pose for a photo
    MIT Sloan's Many Deans at Reunion 2002
  • A man speaks into a microphone while holding a glass of champagne
    Dean David Schmittlein Speaks at Reunion 2011
  • A man addresses a classroom of people, many with raised hands
    Jason Jay at Reunion 2012
  • A man addresses someone with a raised hand in a large group
    Roberto Rigobon at Reunion 2018
  • A woman speaks to a room full of people
    Michelle Hanlon at Reunion 2018
  • A man with his hand raised above his eyes looking out from stage
    Bill Aulet at Reunion 2018
  • A smiling woman stands onstage
    Antoinette Schoar at Reunion 2019
  • A packed auditorium listens to a woman speaking on a stage
    Renée Richardson Gosline at Reunion 2019
  • A man in a suit speaks next to a podium
    Simon Johnson at Reunion 2019

Even when the global spread of COVID-19 caused the cancelation of an in-person Reunion in 2020 and replaced it with the first-ever MIT Sloan Virtual Reunion. “As always, your dedication to the school and each other serves as a powerful reminder of how wonderful this community is,” said Kathryn Hawkes (Senior Associate Dean, External Engagement).

Look back on decades of MIT Sloan Reunion gatherings in the images above and the videos below.

Updates from Leadership featuring Georgia Perakis, John C Head III Dean (Interim)

Dean’s Fireside Chat featuring Marcus Wilson, MBA ’04

Climate Research at MIT: The Integral Role of MIT Sloan, featuring Professor Christopher Knittel

Reunion-year alumni can check their email for a personalized invitation from mitsloanreunion@mit.edu. If you did not receive an email, you can send a message to mitsloanreunion@mit.edu. For more information, visit the MIT Sloan Reunion 2025 website.

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