When Rubén Lozano Aguilera, MBA ’13, submitted his MIT Sloan admission application, he stated that his ultimate goal was to work on sustainability at a major corporation—he’s reached that goal in a big way.
Formed in 2009 as a professional networking group, Leaders in Experiential Project-based Education (LEPE) meets annually to share insights and best practices on experiential learning, a pedagogy centered on learning by doing. Last year’s meeting, hosted by MIT Sloan Action Learning, brought together...
Henna Karna, EMBA ’18, discusses her journey through academia and her professional career, reflecting on how MIT Sloan's unique mix of quantitative and qualitative learning has influenced her work.
The COVID-19 induced ‘Great Lockdown’ has cast doubt on the efficacy of bank buffers in supporting the real economy in times of crisis. Despite accommodative regulatory and supervisory action, banks remain hesitant to [...]
Complementing the experiential data, rescue.co relies on information coming from their partners. Real data is essential in understudied markets where theoretical assumptions may lead a company astray.
When staying safe means more than just washing your hands.
As a city planning student at MIT, Dasjon Jordan, SM ’19, served on the boards of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning Student Council and the Students of Color Committee. He wanted to complete an Action Learning project before he graduated, but his packed schedule of classes and activities ...
Dimitris Bertsimas has worked in artificial intelligence for more than 20 years, spanning fields from health care to climate. He's optimistic that AI will be multimodal and multitasking, but he also sees challenges ahead.
If you ever wanted to know about the “before and after” of the MIT Sloan Master of Finance program, Laura Wacker, MFin ’17, is your go-to person. Starting out in a hedge fund, Laura leveraged the flexibility of the MFin program to switch gears and take a deeper dive into the world of finance.
Dipali Trivedi, EMBA '19, is a serial entrepreneur, currently working as CTO and Cofounder of Everyday Life in Boston, MA.
