MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative
Our Faculty + Researchers
The Sustainability Initiative builds on world-class teaching, research, and engagement by faculty across MIT. These scholars propel innovation in products and services, management practices, business models, market infrastructures and institutions, and public policy. Meet our affiliated faculty below.
Affiliated Faculty
John A. Davis
Behavioral and Policy Sciences
Senior Lecturer, Family Enterprise
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Jason Jay
Senior Lecturer, Director, Sustainability Initiative, PhD '05
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David R. Keith
Management Science
Senior Lecturer
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Harvey Michaels
Management Science
Lecturer, System Dynamics and Information Technology
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Bethany Patten
Lecturer, Senior Associate Director, Sustainability Initiative, EMBA '13
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Gita R. Rao
Economics, Finance and Accounting
Senior Lecturer, Finance; Assoc. Faculty Director, MFin Program
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Roberto Rigobon
Economics, Finance and Accounting
Society of Sloan Fellows Professor of Management
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John D. Sterman
Management Science
Jay W. Forrester Professor of Management
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Joann de Zegher
Management Science
Maurice F. Strong Career Development Professor
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The research team behind our program of research to improve the quality of ESG measurement and decision making in the financial sector.
Leadership Team
Florian Berg
Co-Founder, Research Associate
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Angela Chen
Research Scientist, Carbon Confusion
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Jason Jay
Senior Lecturer, Director, Sustainability Initiative, PhD '05
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Julian Kölbel
Co-Founder, Research Affiliate
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Roberto Rigobon
Economics, Finance and Accounting
Society of Sloan Fellows Professor of Management
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Mónica Larrazábal Álvarez-Guerra
Research Assistant
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Dev Asnani
Research Assistant
Alexia Couyutas Duarte
Research Assistant
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Richard Chen
Research Assistant
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Angela Gales
Research Assistant
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Justin Grossman
Research Assistant
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This team of faculty, researchers, and staff are working hard to advance the adoption of ambitious, evidence-based climate policy.
Climate Pathways Team
John D. Sterman
Management Science
Jay W. Forrester Professor of Management
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Bethany Patten
Senior Lecturer, Director, Policy and Engagement, EMBA '13
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Andrew Jones
Executive Director, Climate Interactive, MS '97
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Krystal Noiseux
Associate Director, Climate Pathways Project
Michael Sonnenfeldt
Founder, Chairman, MUUS & Company, Tiger21, SB ’77, SM ’78
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Ben Wolkon
Manager of Sustainable Investments at MUUS Asset Management Co, MBA '16
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Alejandro Beutel
Research Assistant, Climate Change Initiative, UMass Lowell
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Helena Rose Caswell
Research Assistant, US Climate Policy, TPP ’22
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Dominic Farello
Assistant Director, Sustainability
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Maggie Hensel
Research Associate, Climate Change Initiative, UMass Lowell
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Carolyn McCarthy
Program Associate, Climate Change Initiative, UMass Lowell
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Pedro de Vasconcellos Oporto
Research Assistant, Investor Engagement Team, TPP '22
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Arie Perliger
Professor, Director, Graduate Program in Security Studies, UMass Lowell
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Ken Rath
Director, Rath Educational Evaluation and Research
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