Alumni
Sloanies Talking with Sloanies
Sloanies Talking with Sloanies is a conversational podcast with alumni and faculty about the MIT Sloan experience and how it influences what they're doing today. Over the course of this podcast, you will hear from guests who are making a difference in their community, including our own very important one here at MIT Sloan. Sloanies Talking with Sloanies is produced by the Office of External Relations at MIT Sloan School of Management.
For more information or to submit an idea for an interview subject, please contact sloanalumni@mit.edu.
Interviewer
![Christopher Reichert, MOT ’04](/sites/default/files/styles/profile_detail_headshot/public/2018-08/Christopher_Reichert_web.png?h=4626e670&itok=X2EFlsyq)
Christopher Reichert, MOT ’04
Christopher Reichert is the host of Sloanies Talking with Sloanies.
Featured Speakers
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Naji Gehchan, EMBA ’22
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Ricard Huguet, MOT ’04
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Richard Resnick, MOT ’04
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Mitch Roberts, SM ’92
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Rachel Stevens, MBA '15
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Noor Sweid, MBA ’05
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