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.
Samia Bahsoun, EMBA '17, is cofounder and CEO of Capwave Technologies in Asbury Park, NJ.
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.
Sergio Medina, EMBA ’20, is the founder and CEO of the social enterprise RISE in San Francisco, CA.
Christa Babcock, EMBA '18, is Director of Strategic Initiatives at The Switch in New York City.
Rick Kanner, EMBA '19, is Senior Director of Oncology Market Access at Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, IN.
Sergio Humeda Gomez, EMBA '16, is CEO and founder of Salterra, a firm focused on providing real estate finance and business management consulting services as well as industrial operation solutions for the material handling industry.
Elizabeth Petheo, EMBA ’14, brings over 15 years of experience in a range of disaster resiliency programming from work in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Stephen Gregory Barr, EMBA '20, is Vice President, Business Development of Univision Communications Inc. in New York City. He also was a 2020 MIT Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award Recipient.
Dr. Marc Myer, EMBA '19, is CEO and Cofounder of Hyperion Health Inc. in Minneapolis, MN.
