Eight students in MIT Sloan's Proseminar in Capital Markets/Investment Management develop a new tool for measuring the real economy.
Robert Merton (School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at MIT Sloan School of Management, 1997 Nobel Prize in Economics and GCFP co-director) has long advocated for better ways to save for retirement. His concept of Retirement Security Bonds (RSB’s) would allow [...]
It is with great pleasure that I transition to my new role as the inaugural executive director of MIT’s Center for Finance and Policy (CFP). As someone who has focused on government financial institutions for many years, I welcome this new beginning as a chance to direct sunlight towards a unique se...
James Geshwiler, MBA ’00, is the chief financial officer of Catalyze, an independent power producer he co-founded in 2017 that develops, finances, owns, and operates renewable energy assets for commercial real estate in the United States.
Across 11 countries and 3 continents, the 2024-2025 cohort of Student Fellows at the MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship are building ventures rooted in the realities of their communities and countries. These 12 entrepreneurs are using artificial intelligence (AI) not only to ...
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.
For too long, startup funding in emerging markets has been fragmented and insufficient, leaving entrepreneurs without the right financial instruments to grow. In her latest blog, Salma Baghdadi challenges this status quo and issues a call to action for ecosystem builders, investors, and policymakers...
After establishing a strong foothold in Uganda and Zambia through the Shona Capital platform, Kuo Sharper Initiative (KSI), a U.S.-based impact investment fund, is now actively exploring entry into the Ghanaian market. In October 2025 I made an on-the-ground fact-finding mission that evaluated regul...
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Kamal Quadir, MBA ’05, spoke with students, faculty, and alumni at the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship in March.
