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MIT Executive MBA

Embracing a growth mindset

Siddharth Nagarkatti is Senior Vice President, Business and Payment Analytics at Bank of America and a member of the MIT Executive MBA Class of 2017.

Apr 30, 2024
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Alumni Sustainability

Can solar energy be more accessible?

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In the U.S., eighty percent of people are locked out of the solar market because they can’t put solar on their rooftop. Solstice, co-founded by Sandhya Murali, MBA ’15, and Stephanie Speirs, MBA ’17, is changing the system with an inclusive model of community solar.

Apr 26, 2024
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Alumni Sustainability

Can eco-friendly routing reduce emissions?

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Rubén Lozano Aguilera, MBA ’13 identified pollution as a key challenge for the future of transportation in urban areas. With the introduction of eco-friendly routes on Google Maps, Lozano Aguilera and team have prevented an estimated 2.4MM+ metric tons of CO2 emissions—equivalent to removing 500K fu...

Apr 23, 2024
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Alumni Sustainability

Can mini solar grids bring electricity to more people?

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A majority of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo lack access to electricity. At Nuru, Juliana Kerrest, MBA ‘18, Chief People and Sustainability Officer, is dedicated to enhancing connectivity. Nuru builds mini solar grids allowing those in remote areas to tap into a power source.

May 7, 2024
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Alumni Sustainability

Can we decarbonize yoga pants?

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Deepak Dugar, SM ’11, MBA ’13, PhD ’13, is leading a transformative effort in material production, by replacing petroleum not just as a fuel but as a material. He’s doing this through combining synthetic biology with chemical catalysis to reinvent the way the world makes things—and reducing gigatons...

Apr 13, 2024
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Alumni Sustainability

Can we save the bees?

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Marta Ortega-Valle, SF ’08, is addressing one of the most pressing challenges faced by farmers: crop threats. She co-founded GreenLight Biosciences with fellow MIT alumni to help farmers create sustainable agricultural systems through the integration of science with technology.

Apr 20, 2024
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