Riley Rees, EMBA '19, is Founder and CEO of Sofia Health in San Francisco, CA, and a U.S. Air Force Veteran.

Laurel Taylor, EMBA '15, is the founder and CEO of FutureFuel.io, “a mission-first platform built to crush student debt as a workplace benefit and beyond” and has raised $16 million in funding.

From explaining the role happiness plays in achieving success to speculating about possible AI applications, MIT Sloan alumni had much to say this year.

Thousands of graduating students, alumni, and their families came to campus at the end of May for the 2024 commencement ceremonies and Reunion celebrations. Among the returning graduates were 1,404 Sloanies and their guests who attended MIT Sloan Reunion 2024.

Bridget Akinc, EMBA ’13, is CEO of Building Impact, a nonprofit organization in Boston, MA.

Kylie Wagner is Head of Franchise Marketing & Customer Engagement at Takeda and a member of the MIT EMBA Class of 2023. 

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

Sara Campbell is an Engineering Operations Executive at GE Aerospace and a member of the MIT EMBA Class of 2025.

Lucy Wong, EMBA '17, is the Executive Director at the New York City Department of Design and Construction. She is the lead for the COVID-19 testing sites portfolio.

Julie Lockner, EMBA '17, is the cofounder and executive board member of 17 Minds, which focuses on wearable technology, and COO of IBM Data and AI Portfolio Operations and Offering Management, where she helps the company apply AI to solve global problems.