Ideas Made to Matter
Tracy Mayor
Senior News Editor & Writer
Tracy writes about management issues affecting global business leaders, with an emphasis on economics, finance, and accounting. Topics of interest include fintech, impact investing, venture capital, sustainability, the future of work, behavioral economics, globalization, and health systems innovation. She tweets @BizTech_Tracy.
Prior to MIT Sloan, Tracy reported on thought leadership for athenahealth, and as a technology journalist covered strategy, career, IT forecasting, and leadership for Computerworld, CIO, and PC Week. Her parenting and lifestyle writing has been published in the Boston Globe, the Washington Post, and the New York Times, among other outlets.
Articles by Tracy Mayor
CoinDesk’s Michael Casey touts ‘a new crypto civilization’
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Decentralized finance is on its way, the podcast host and crypto journalist says — that is, if regulators don’t overreach.
6 new courses on enterprise business emerging topics
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Before it’s in the boardroom, it’s on the syllabus at MIT Sloan. Here are six emergent ideas students are studying in 2021 – 2022.
To 'build back better,' invest in R&D, researchers say
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Roads and bridges are a start, but 21st century job creation needs federal research and development in U.S. cities with potential, these authors say.
How to lead a socially responsible organization
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From gun safety to voting rights to climate action, CEOs from Levi Strauss and Unilever describe how they decide which social issues to back, and why.
8 financial technology startups to watch
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Here are the winners and finalists of the 2021 MIT FinTech Conference startup pitch competition.
Countering violent extremism with data and dedication
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Counterterrorism expert Humera Khan harnesses diverse perspectives to anticipate and prevent violent extremism via her think tank, Muflehun.
15 quotes to help boost your data and analytics savvy
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Unstructured data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning are fast becoming business requirements. Here is insight from data scientists and practitioners.
Fintech, explained
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Fintech — technology for financial services — encompasses lending, payments, investing, insurance, property management, risk assessment, and more.
18 quotes for business and management from 2020
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Amid the chaos of 2020, some wisdom shone through. Here are words worth rereading from business leaders, scholars, and scientists.
Why finance is deploying natural language processing
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Natural language processing analyzes textual data in milliseconds. Here’s how financial institutions gain competitive advantage with machine learning.