Ideas Made to Matter
Zach Church
Director, Editorial and Digital Media
Zach leads the MIT Sloan editorial team, which develops news and content for an audience of global business leaders. This includes the Ideas Made to Matter website, the Thinking Forward newsletter, and MIT Sloan social media. The team brings the work, ideas, and insights of MIT Sloan’s faculty, researchers, alumni, students, and visitors to readers in a way that inspires creative thinking and problem-solving for their own work and lives.
Zach joined MIT Sloan in 2010. Prior to that he managed news and social media at Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass., was a staff writer covering CIOs and leadership at TechTarget, and was a city and politics reporter covering Lawrence, Mass. and other New England communities. He is a graduate of the University at Albany.
Articles from Zach Church
Amgen VP: Measure impact in legacy to team and company
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In the pursuit of personalized medicine, Isma Benattia finds rewards in ambitious projects.
The top 10 MIT Sloan news stories of 2022
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From “smart skills” to digital marketing trends, here are the stories readers were drawn to this year.
Klarity CEO: Have a world-changing idea? Stick with it
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AI document management company co-founder Andrew Antos on how he communicates, his workout routine, and why anti-fragility is a must-have attribute.
A VC seeks global talent, and centers funding in the US
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Doug Zingale on healthy routines, negotiation as a horizontal skill, and what he asks of the biopharma and medical device companies he invests in.
At MIT Divest, all ideas point to one big goal
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Inspired by climate activists past and present, the student group uses collective action to advocate against MIT’s fossil fuel investments.
The top 10 MIT Sloan news stories of 2021
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From a machine learning explainer to trends in data and artificial intelligence, here are the stories that readers needed most this year.
Finding value in the hard work of quant ESG investing
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For PanAgora’s chief investment officer, mining new data sources is central to an ESG investment strategy.
4 researchers join MIT Sloan faculty
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Research topics include analyzing firm behavior, data-driven sequential decision-making, inequality and worker power, and renewable energy integration.
Building an inclusive innovation economy
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In a new conversation series, leaders in entrepreneurship, education, and other fields propose ways that innovation economies can benefit everyone.
Finding positive impact and returns in clean energy
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At Generate Capital, Yancan “Lydia” Li proves the potential of impact investing through successful projects and real metrics.