As the horrors of the Russian invasion of Ukraine played out in front of millions around the globe, five MIT EMBA alumni decided to step in and help. Here’s how they used knowledge gained directly from the program, to developing frameworks to solve some of the country’s most pressing issues.

Friedemann “Friedi” Pfeiffer, EMBA ’20 is the Head of Finance for North America at WTW in Boston, Massachusetts.

At MIT Sloan Reunion 2022, Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Bryan Thomas Jr. explained to alumni and their guests how the school is building an inclusive organization.

Over 2,300 Sloanies gathered in Cambridge during Memorial Day weekend to celebrate their class years at MIT Sloan Reunion 2022.

Naji Gehchan, EMBA '22, is Global Brand Development Leader for Global Oncology at Eli Lilly in Cambridge, co-founder of Sohati and spreadloveio.com.

Georg Caspary, EMBA ’17, is CEO of Scaletech in Berlin, Germany. He has worked with early-stage clients such as the World Bank, Google and major cleantech accelerators and is the recipient of three MIT innovation grants and 150K in grants from EU funds.

Jose Garcia-Aranda, EMBA '17, is President of Alberici Global Automotive Constructors, LLC in St. Louis, MO.

Although the chief mission of MIT Sloan is to develop principled, innovative leaders who improve the world, entrepreneurship and innovation play a significant part in this equation.

Adriana Bokel Herde, EMBA '17, is the Chief People Officer at Snyk in Boston, MA.

After serving aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier for four years, Michael Phelan, EMBA ’12, took a very important lesson to heart: learning to trust—and be trusted by—his team members.