To celebrate Women's History Month (March) and International Women's Day (March 8), here are 12 notable quotes from the MIT Sloan alumnae community.

Invited guests attended a special event at the new MIT Museum location in Kendall Square in early December.

How do you make and sell products that lead to business profitability—without further damaging the environment? Janelle Heslop, LGO ’19, didn’t just tackle this in her graduate thesis at MIT. She’s planning on making a career out of it. 

Frank Finelli, SM ’86, and student veterans discuss the importance of supporting one another professionally, financially, and emotionally.

On the same day the MIT Corporation named Sally Kornbluth as the Institute’s 18th president, the long-awaited MIT Sloan Women’s Conference commenced in Cambridge.

Perrin Quarshie, MBA ’16, hoped to learn what pitfalls to avoid and how to make a sustainable career during the 2008 recession. What he found, though, would go far beyond his short-term future.

Continuus Pharmaceuticals, a Massachusetts-based startup focused on making medicine affordable and accessible all over the world, turned to H-Lab for help developing an actionable distribution strategy for ICM-made pharmaceuticals.

Chi-Won Yoon, SB ’82, SM ’86, recently met with students in China Lab, an Action Learning course, to discuss the future of fintech and cryptocurrencies in China.

From seeing former classmates to learning the latest research, these alumnae look forward to reconnecting virtually with other Sloanies at MIT Sloan Reunion 2021 on June 1-5.

Rod Garcia will retire from his role as MIT Sloan's Assistant Dean of Admissions at the end of the month.