My Idea Made to Matter

Inspired by climate activists past and present, the student group uses collective action to advocate against MIT’s fossil fuel investments.

“I feel like connection is suddenly an imperative, our best hope for change.”

Frederic Kerrest built a billion-dollar company around the concept of identity protection, but when it comes to ideas, he’s all about transparency.

For PanAgora’s chief investment officer, mining new data sources is central to an ESG investment strategy.

Digital note-taking apps are today’s go-to organization tools, but sometimes you can’t beat a pen and paper.

Kara Penn, MBA ’07, applies insights from ‘smart mistakes’ to her organizational work at Mission Spark, Hustle Fund, and The Listening Challenge.

With Browning the Green Space, Kerry Bowie deploys a passion for streamlined efficiency to promote equity and inclusion in clean energy.

At Generate Capital, Yancan “Lydia” Li proves the potential of impact investing through successful projects and real metrics.

Shalanda Baker is making equity central to the transition away from fossil fuels.

When testing ideas, Remus Capital’s Krishna Gupta errs on the side of action. But if his excitement lags in the face of resistance, he moves on.