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PayPal and the Financial Wellness Initiative
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In 2015, when Dan Schulman became CEO of PayPal, a digital payments company, many people thought of it as the button they clicked when paying for online purchases. In 2015, PayPal embarked on a new mission: using technology to democratize financial services. In Schulman’s words, it would “turn the ...
Solving “Stage Fright”
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An MIT Sloan alumnus and faculty member collaborate on a research project to see if an app can lessen unease around public speaking in middle- and high school students.
MIT Sloan Climate Researcher Wins Education Grant
Professor Christopher Knittel and the MIT Energy Initiative's Aisling O’Grady were one of 14 teams to win a grant from the Jameel World Education Lab.
Advancing Social Studies at MIT Sloan
Associate Professor Dean Eckles studies how our social networks affect our behavior and shape our lives.
An AI Challenge Only Humans Can Solve
In their new book, “Power and Progress,” Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson ask whether the benefits of AI will be shared widely or feed inequality.
bKash Founder and CEO on the Transformative Impact of Financial Inclusion
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Kamal Quadir, MBA ’05, spoke with students, faculty, and alumni at the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship in March.
MIT Faculty Kick off Inauguration Day With Symposium
Ahead of the presidential inauguration, MIT Sloan's Professor Andrew Lo and other panelists described advances in their research and how these discoveries are being deployed to benefit the public.
Solving Food and Agriculture Challenges
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Professors Retsef Levi and Karen Zheng discussed their work in addressing food and agriculture issues across the globe at MIT Sloan Reunion 2023.
Brazil Teams Up with Sloanies to Combat Retirement Crisis
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In late January, Brazil launched the RendA+ treasury bond instrument, a new retirement security adapted from the work of School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance and Nobel Prize in Economics laureate Robert C. Merton, PhD ’70, and Arun Muralidhar, PhD ’92.