MIT EMBA Executive Insights Blog

Simon Salgado, EMBA ’17, has built his career on bold moves and meaningful impact in healthcare. From leading diabetes initiatives at CVS Health to scaling venture-backed startups and now serving as President and Chief Revenue Officer at Audicus, Salgado credits the MIT Executive MBA with giving him...

Cesar Ortiz, EMBA ’16, built a successful career in accounting and banking, rising from CPA at PwC to a senior executive at Oriental Bank, but by age 40 he knew he wanted to grow beyond technical expertise. The MIT Executive MBA transformed his mindset from precision-driven finance to strategic, sys...

For Adriana Bokel Herde, EMBA ’17, the MIT Executive MBA was a turning point—one that reshaped her confidence, expanded her career across industries, and redefined her approach to principled leadership. From overcoming imposter syndrome to applying hands-on, people-centered problem solving, Bokel He...

From Navy captain to CEO, Van Gurley shares how the MIT Executive MBA transformed his leadership approach, fueled innovation at Metron, and prepared him to lead a mission-driven national security company through growth and change.

Jonathan Hinton, EMBA ’15, shares how an early entrepreneurial mindset led him from running a business as a child to founding multiple companies with more than $1 billion in combined revenue. In this Q&A, the co-founder and CEO of Polarworx, Inc. reflects on why he chose the MIT Executive MBA despit...

Anita Carleton, MIT EMBA ’18 and Division Director at Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute, shares how the MIT EMBA transformed her leadership approach, accelerated her career, and prepared her to lead national software engineering, cybersecurity, and AI initiatives in support...

Ritesh Ramesh is CEO of MDaudit and a member of the MIT Executive MBA Class of 2017.

Diane Rucker is an angel investor and a member of the MIT Executive MBA Class of 2014.

Stephen Barr is a media executive with 25+ years of experience and a member of the MIT EMBA Class of 2020.

Valentina Videva Dufresne is the President of North America and a Group Executive Committee member at Zehnder Group and a member of the MIT EMBA Class of 2021.