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Nelson P. Repenning

Nelson P. Repenning

School of Management Distinguished Professor of System Dynamics and Organization Studies

Nelson P. Repenning is the Faculty Director of the MIT Leadership Center, and the School of Management Distinguished Professor of System Dynamics and Organization Studies at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His early work focused on understanding…

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Abby Berenson

Abby Berenson

Director, MIT Leadership Center

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Cory Little

Executive Coach Lead

Jennifer Montana

Jennifer Montana

Associate Director, MIT Leadership Center

Allison Pepi

Allison Pepi

Assistant Director, MIT Leadership Center

Allison Pepi is the Assistant Director for the MIT Leadership Center. She has been with the Center since 2019 and is focused on the operations of the Center's courses and programs. 

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Tracy Purinton

Tracy Purinton

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Advisor, MIT Leadership Center

Tracey Mellor

Senior Administrative Assistant, MIT Leadership Center

Our Vision 

To cultivate a global MIT community that engages and enables others to confront and solve the world’s pressing problems. 

Our Mission 

The MIT Leadership Center helps students build the self-knowledge and collaborative capability necessary to make positive organizational and societal change.  

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MIT Leadership Center Advisory Board

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Beatrice Ballini

SM '86

Managing Director, Russell Reynolds Associates

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Michael Blatz

LGO '93

Chief Executive Officer, Board of Directors, Tidal Metals

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Steve DeSandis

MBA '21

Associate Consultant, McKinsey & Company, Boston, MA

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Joseph E. Eastin

EMBA ’15

President and CEO, ISN

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James C. Foster

SF ’85

Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Charles River Laboratories

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Kristen Lauria

MBA '99

Chief Marketing Officer, Wheels Up

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Monica Lee

EMBA '19

Chief of Staff, NASA Johnson Space Center

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Teresa Stinson

EMBA '21

EVP/Executive Managing Director, Florida Corporate Banking, Cadence Bank

Our people, our legacy

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