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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
At the African fintech platform Flutterwave, Awa Kone, MBA ’17, is building operations for a growing business ecosystem.
MIT Sloan hosts the “Writing the Code: Second Chance Hiring” conference, a collaboration between students and staff.
Reken Co-Founder and CEO Shuman Ghosemajumder, MBA ’02, shared his big-picture insights into AI and cybersecurity during the February 2024 MIT Sloan Alumni Online session.
Jack O’Brien, MBA ’25, chose MIT Sloan because he plans to create a startup or join a new venture focused on AI and climate tech when he graduates. Join Jack as he steers through a typical weekday at MIT Sloan where he works with his MBA core team and prepares for an upcoming energy and climate hack...
Juliana Kerrest, MBA ’18, chief people and sustainability officer at Nuru, discusses the nuances of working at the startup, which provides the people of Congo with consistent electricity.
