Charlene Selle

Charlene Selle is Assistant Director of the Predoctoral Program in Faculty and Research Services at the MIT Sloan School of Management. She leads program operations and development, working with faculty and administrative colleagues on recruitment, hiring, onboarding, and initiatives that strengthen the predoc experience. She supports predocs throughout their appointments and coordinates research-data procurement with faculty, vendors, and MIT administrative partners.

Charlene joined MIT Sloan in 2019, providing executive support to the Assistant Dean for Global Programs and coordinating communications and activities with faculty, advisory boards, and international partners. She moved to Faculty and Research Services in 2022.

 Her earlier experience includes entrepreneurship and business management in Germany and the United States. She has shared insights from her professional experience through invited talks at NWU Business School in Johannesburg and the TUM Institute for Advanced Study in Garching near Munich.

Charlene is pursuing an MBA at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business and doctoral studies at Private University Castle Seeburg in Austria. Her doctoral research focuses on how leaders reintegrate into their organizations after immersive international experiences, examining identity change and organizational expectations.

Outside work, Charlene participates in endurance sports and qualified for the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships in 2025 and 2026. She has ridden in the Pan-Mass Challenge annually since 2023 to support cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.