Team
Meet Our Team
At MIT Solve, we are united in our passion for social impact and dedication to solving global problems.
MIT Solve is committed to inclusion and diversity to build a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more diverse our team is, the better we can achieve our mission of solving world challenges.
Guiding Principles
- Practice Care: We prioritize work-life balance and staff health & wellness. We recognize that work is one aspect of our multifaceted lives. We aim to be fulfilled by our work (not consumed by it!) and foster compassion and empathy among our staff. We are able to bring our full selves to work and are stewards of the environments in which we work.
- Innovate Together: We are collaborative problem-solvers who think outside the box. We have an entrepreneurial mindset: we take risks, are creative, and celebrate success. We genuinely engage proximate voices throughout all stages of our work to ensure community-driven solutions. We foster an environment where everyone feels invited, able, and safe to offer input. We know that we don’t know everything ourselves; we seek collaboration, partnership, and to learn from those closest to the challenges we seek to solve.
- Prioritize Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: We know that inclusive cultures and diverse teams are more resilient and creative. We cultivate a team and communities of social impact agents that represent a diversity of thought, background, and lived experience. We strive for justice in our organizational processes and results. We particularly seek to increase access for those in underserved communities who may not typically have access to MIT, social impact, entrepreneurship opportunities.
- Remain Adaptive: We are proactive about (and receptive to) feedback and constructive conversations. We set ourselves and each others up for success. One of our team strengths is the flexibility to be realistic about our capacity and to pivot, experiment, and grow accordingly.
- Be Lifelong Learners: We believe that global challenges and solutions necessitate constant curiosity and learning about the ever-changing world around us. We strive to be an intentional, thoughtful and confident staff who are enabled to work to their full potential, learn from one another and grow both personally and professionally. We understand that we aren’t perfect; mistakes are something to learn from, are an opportunity for reflexivity and are an expected and welcome part of innovative workplaces.
Solve Staff
Sam Alper
Senior Officer, Innovator Program
Eliza Berg
Lead, Learning
Gabriella Bianchi
Officer, Climate
Maya Bingaman
Officer, Communications & Content
Dr. Alexander Dale
Director, Global Challenges
Siobhan Delgado
Senior Administrator, Finance
Mackenzi Dow
Officer, Economic Prosperity
Maggie Fischer
Events Coordinator
Eliana Fram
Senior Officer, Innovator Program
Hala Hanna
Executive Director
Taewee Kahrs
Senior Officer, Health
Reem Kanoo
Officer, Operations
Rachel Landers
Lead, Strategic Partnerships & Philanthropy
Danielle Lebedevitch
Director, Events
Sara Monteabaro
Director, Strategic Partnerships & Philanthropy
Katie Morgan
Lead, Climate
Ellie Moriearty
Senior Officer, Learning
Regina Niles
Director, Finance and Administration
Tessa Rigby
Coordinator, Operations & Impact
Frances Robinson
Manager, Solve Innovation Future
Amanda Saeli
Digital Marketing Manager
Cara Scarnati
Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships & Philanthropy
Noel Shaskan
Lead, Health
Aaron Slater
Lead, Indigenous Communities
Sammy Turk Tolub
Coordinator, Operations & Impact
Casey van der Stricht
Principal, Solve Innovation Future
Pooja Wagh
Director, Operations & Impact
Bridget Weiler
Director of Marketing and Communications
Jael Whitney
Officer, Indigenous Communities
Steering Committee
Cynthia Barnhart
Provost, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Eric Grimson
Chancellor for Academic Advancement, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alfred Ironside
Vice President for Communications, MIT
Glen Shor
Executive Vice President and Treasurer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Advisors
Noubar Afeyan
Co-Founder and Chairman, Moderna
Colin M. Angle
Chairman, CEO & Founder, iRobot
H.S.H. the Prince Henri d’Arenberg
Founder & Chairman, be.Source, a private foundation under Belgian law
Ursula M. Burns
CEO and Chairman, VEON
Vilas Dhar
President & Trustee, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
Linda Henry
Managing Director, The Boston Globe
Elizabeth McGovern
Trustee, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation; Founder and Executive Director, WEEMA International
United States
Lubna Olayan
CEO and Deputy Chairman, Olayan Financing Company (OFC)
Laurene Powell Jobs
Founder and President, Emerson Collective
Terry & Susan Ragon
CEO, Founder, Owner & VP Finance, Administration, Recruitment, InterSystems Corporation
Ray A. Rothrock
Executive Chairman, RedSeal, Inc.
Eric Schmidt
Technical Advisor and Board Member, Alphabet Inc.
David Moinina Sengeh
Chief Innovation Officer, Government of Sierra Leone
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