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Phase Two Members of Task Force 2021 and Beyond

TASK FORCE COORDINATING COMMITTEE

Rick Danheiser, Co-Chair
Chair of the Faculty; Arthur C. Cope Professor of Chemistry

Sanjay Sarma, Co-Chair
Vice President for Open Learning; Fred Fort Flowers (1941) and Daniel Fort Flowers (1941) Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Steve Bradt
Executive Director, MIT News Office

Anantha Chandrakasan
Dean, School of Engineering; Vannevar Bush Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Glen Comiso
Senior Director for Institute Affairs, Office of the President

Mark DiVincenzo
Vice President and General Counsel

John Dozier
Institute Community and Equity Officer

Glenn Ellison
Gregory K. Palm (1970) Professor of Economics

Joe Higgins
Vice President for Campus Services and Stewardship

Timothy F. Jamison
Associate Provost; Robert R. Taylor Professor of Chemistry

Danielle Khoury
Controller

Melissa Nobles
Kenan Sahin Dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences; Professor of Political Science

Lisa Schwallie
Executive Director, Business and Operations, Office of the Vice President for Open Learning

Krystyn Van Vliet
Associate Provost; Michael (1949) and Sonja Koerner Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

REFINEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEES

Undergraduate Program

Rick Danheiser, Chair
Chair of the Faculty; Arthur C. Cope Professor of Chemistry

Arthur Bahr
Associate Professor of Literature

Duane Boning
Clarence J. LeBel Professor in Electrical Engineering

Anne McCants
Professor of History

Krishna Rajagopal
Dean for Digital Learning; William A. M. Burden Professor of Physics

Lily Tsai
Chair-Elect of the Faculty; Ford Professor of Political Science

Ian Waitz
Vice Chancellor for Graduate and Undergraduate Education; Jerome C. Hunsaker Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Social Equity and Civic Responsibility

Lily Tsai, Chair
Chair-Elect of the Faculty; Ford Professor of Political Science

Beatriz Cantada, Staff
Director of Engagement for Diversity and Inclusion, Institute Community and Equity Office

Adam Albright
Professor of Linguistics

Yu Jing Chen
Undergraduate Student, Class of 2022, Urban Studies and Planning with Computer Science

Christine Ortiz
Morris Cohen Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

Kristala Prather
Arthur D. Little Professor of Chemical Engineering

Krishna Rajagopal
Dean for Digital Learning; William A. M. Burden Professor of Physics

Lawrence Susskind
Ford Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning

Emma Teng
T.T. and Wei Fong Chao Professor of Asian Civilizations, Global Languages and History Sections

Kate Trimble
Senior Associate Dean; Director, Office of Experiential Learning

Graduate Student Professional Development

Martha Gray, Co-chair
J. W. Kieckhefer Professor of Health Sciences and Technology; Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Ian Waitz, Co-chair
Vice Chancellor for Graduate and Undergraduate Education; Jerome C. Hunsaker Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Lauren Pouchak, Staff
Director of Special Projects, Office of the Vice Chancellor

Duane Boning
Clarence J. LeBel Professor in Electrical Engineering

Anna Frebel
Associate Professor of Physics

Nathan Miller
Graduate Student, MIT-Harvard Health Sciences and Technology Program

Lawrence Vale
Ford Professor of Urban Design and Planning, Department of Urban Studies and Planning

Graduate Student Advising and Mentoring

Timothy F. Jamison, Chair
Associate Provost; Robert R. Taylor Professor of Chemistry

Rick Danheiser
Chair of the Faculty; Arthur C. Cope Professor of Chemistry

Martha Gray
J. W. Kieckhefer Professor of Health Sciences and Technology; Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Paula Hammond
David H. Koch (1962) Professor in Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering

Ian Waitz
Vice Chancellor for Graduate and Undergraduate Education; Jerome C. Hunsaker Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Undergraduate Experience: Advising, Mentoring, and Development

Ian Waitz, Chair
Vice Chancellor for Graduate and Undergraduate Education; Jerome C. Hunsaker Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Lauren Pouchak, Staff
Director of Special Projects, Office of the Vice Chancellor

Michael Bergren
Associate Dean for Academic and Research Initiatives, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program

Richard Binzel
Professor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences

Baptiste Bouvier
Undergraduate Student, Class of 2022, Computer Science and Engineering

DiOnetta Jones Crayton
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education; Director, Office of Minority Education

Anne McCants
Professor of History

Kristala Prather
Arthur D. Little Professor of Chemical Engineering

David Randall
Senior Associate Dean for Student Support and Wellbeing, Division of Student Life

Janet Rankin
Director, Teaching and Learning Laboratory

Michael Short
Class of ’42 Associate Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering

Underrecovery

Jonathan Gruber, Chair
Ford Professor of Economics

James Nutter, Staff
Financial Analyst, Office of the Vice President for Finance

Angela Belcher
James Mason Crafts Professor of Biological Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering

John Donnelly
Associate Controller

Ronald Hasseltine
Assistant Provost for Research Administration

Danielle Khoury
Controller

Laura Kiessling
Novartis Professor of Chemistry

Lisa Schwallie
Executive Director, Business and Operations, Office of the Vice President for Open Learning

Charles Stewart
Kenan Sahin (1963) Distinguished Professor of Political Science

Career Support for Postdocs, Research Scientists, and Instructional Staff

Nergis Mavalvala, Co-Chair
Dean, School of Science; Curtis (1963) and Kathleen Marble Professor of Astrophysics

Boleslaw Wyslouch, Co-Chair
Professor of Physics

Idulia Lovato, Staff
Human Resources Administrator, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research

Fikile Brushett
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering

Paulo Lozano
M. Alemán-Velasco Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Maha Haji
Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Joseph Paradiso
Alexander W. Dreyfoos (1954) Professor in Media Arts and Sciences

Ann Skoczenski
Director of Postdoctoral Services, Office of the Vice President for Research

Campus Working Spaces

Krystyn Van Vliet, Chair
Associate Provost; Michael (1949) and Sonja Koerner Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

Frances Neville, Staff
Executive Assistant, Office of the Provost

Jon Alvarez
Director, Office of Campus Planning

Martin Culpepper
Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Caroline Jones
Professor of the History of Art, Department of Architecture

Julie Newman
Director, MIT Office of Sustainability

Allison Parisi
Principle Financial Analyst, Treasury and Planning, Office of the Vice President for Finance

Greg Raposa
Space Administrator, Office of the Provost

Brent Ryan
Associate Professor of Urban Design and Planning

Work Succeeding

Ramona Allen, Co-Chair
Vice President for Human Resources

Joe Higgins, Co-Chair
Vice President for Campus Services and Stewardship

Krystyn Van Vliet, Co-Chair
Associate Provost; Michael (1949) and Sonja Koerner Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

Robin Elices
Executive Director, Office of the Executive Vice President

Shirley Entzminger
Faculty Support Staff, Department of Mathematics

Amy Glasmeier
Professor of Economic Geography and Regional Planning, Department of Urban Studies and Planning

Timothy F. Jamison
Associate Provost; Robert R. Taylor Professor of Chemistry

Erin Kelly
Sloan Distinguished Professor of Work and Organization Studies

Thomas Kochan
George Maverick Bunker Professor of Management

Christina Lo
Director of Strategic Sourcing and Contracts

Todd Robinson
Senior Campus Planner

Employee Development, Strategy, and Career Pathways

Danielle Khoury, Chair
Controller

Long Tran, Staff
Assistant Controller

Glen Comiso
Senior Director for Institute Affairs, Office of the President

Ronnie Haas
Director of Strategic Talent Management, Human Resources Department

Thomas Kochan
George Maverick Bunker Professor of Management

Heather Williams
Assistant Dean, School of Science

Lifelong Learning / Postgraduate Education

Sanjay Sarma, Chair
Vice President for Open Learning; Fred Fort Flowers (1941) and Daniel Fort Flowers (1941) Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Susan Young, Staff
Assistant Director, J-WEL Workforce Learning, Open Learning

Bruce Cameron
Director, System Architecture Group

Chris Caplice
Senior Research Scientist and Executive Director, Center for Transportation & Logistics 

W. Eric Grimson
Chancellor for Academic Advancement; Professor of Computer Science and Bernard M. Gordon Professor of Medical Engineering

Nelson Repenning
School of Management Distinguished Professor of System Dynamics and Organization Studies

Pawan Sinha
Professor of Vision and Computational Neuroscience, Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences

Lisa Schwallie
Executive Director, Business and Operations, Office of the Vice President for Open Learning

Lily Tsai
Chair-Elect of the Faculty; Ford Professor of Political Science

Lawrence Vale
Ford Professor of Urban Design and Planning

Collaborations

Yasheng Huang, Co-Chair
Epoch Foundation Professor of International Management; Professor, Global Economics and Management

Antoinette Schoar, Co-Chair
Stewart C. Myers-Horn Family Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship

Kate Stoll, Staff
Senior Policy Advisor, MIT Washington Office

Angela Belcher
James Mason Crafts Professor of Biological Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering

Robert Desimone
Doris and Don Berkey Professor, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences

Richard Lester
Associate Provost for International Activities; Japan Steel Industry Professor, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering

Meghan McCollum Fenno
Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel; OSATT Director of Strategic Transactions

Aude Oliva
Senior Research Scientist, MIT CSAIL; MIT Director, MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab; Co-Director, MIT Quest for Intelligence

Charles Stewart
Kenan Sahin (1963) Distinguished Professor of Political Science

Strengthen Pipeline of Underrepresented and Minority Researchers

Timothy F. Jamison, Chair
Associate Provost; Robert R. Taylor Professor of Chemistry

Trinidad Carney, Staff
Assistant Director of Admissions, Admissions Office

Emery Brown
Edward Hood Taplin Professor of Medical Engineering and of Computational Neuroscience; Professor of Health Sciences and Technology

John Dozier
Institute Community and Equity Officer

Maryanne Kirkbride
Deputy Institute Community and Equity Officer and Executive Administrator, MindHandHeart

Eric Klopfer
Professor and Head, Comparative Media Studies/Writing Program

Asegun Henry
Robert N. Noyce Career Development Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Ray Reagans
Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Management; Professor of Organization Studies

One Agile MIT

Heather Williams, Chair
Assistant Dean, School of Science

Mary Roderick, Staff
Human Resources Administrator, McGovern Institute for Brain Research

Connie Winner, Staff
Assistant to the Dean, School of Science

Olu Brown
Director, Platform Engagement, Informations Systems and Technology

Brian Canavan
Registrar

Glen Comiso
Senior Director for Institute Affairs, Office of the President

Mark DiVincenzo
Vice President and General Counsel

Elizabeth McManus
Project Manager, Office of the Executive Vice President and Treasurer

Nelson Repenning
School of Management Distinguished Professor of System Dynamics and Organization Studies

Lisa Schwallie
Executive Director, Business and Operations, Office of the Vice President for Open Learning

Mary Ellen Sinkus
Administrative Officer and Strategic Initiatives Liaison, School of Engineering

Lydia Snover
Director of Institutional Research, Office of the Provost

Student Funding

Stephen Buchwald, Chair
Camille Dreyfus Professor of Chemistry

Naziat Adnan, Staff
Senior Tax Analyst, Office of the Vice President for Finance

Stephen Bell
Uncas and Helen Whitaker Professor of Biology

Glenn Ellison
Gregory K. Palm (1970) Professor of Economics

Ken Goldsmith
Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration, School of Architecture and Planning

Nergis Mavalvala
Dean, School of Science; Curtis (1963) and Kathleen Marble Professor of Astrophysics

Donca Steriade
Professor of Linguistics

William Tisdale
ARCO Career Development Professor of Chemical Engineering

Undergraduate and Graduate Living and Learning

John Fernández, Chair
Professor, Department of Architecture

Jennine Talbot, Staff
Senior Planner for Capital Renewal, Campus Construction

Brian Canavan
Registrar

Albert Gerovitch
Undergraduate Student, Class of 2021, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Brain and Cognitive Sciences

Jeffrey Grossman
Morton and Claire Goulder and Family Professor in Environmental Systems, Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Jordan Harrod
Graduate Student, Medical Engineering and Medical Physics, Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program

Amy Kaiser
Senior Planner, Office of Campus Planning

Suzy Nelson
Vice President and Dean for Student Life

Krishna Rajagopal
Dean for Digital Learning; William A. M. Burden Professor of Physics

Brent Ryan
Associate Professor of Urban Design and Planning

LEGAL AND ETHICS RESOURCE TEAM

Mark DiVincenzo, Lead
Vice President and General Counsel

COMMUNICATIONS RESOURCE TEAM

Steve Bradt, Lead
Executive Director, MIT News Office

ALUMNI ADVISORY GROUP

Noubar Afeyan PhD ’87

Haejin Baek ’86

Hala Fadel MBA ’01

Anne Hou ’83

Brian Hughes ’77

Tamra Johnson ’01

Priyamvada Natarajan ’90, ’91, SM ’11

Diane Peters-Hoskins ’79

John Seo ’88

Jeffrey Wilke SM ’93

Ronald Williams SM ’84

Elaine Wong ’97

STUDENT ADVISORY GROUP

Baptiste Bouvier
Undergraduate Student, Class of 2022, Computer Science and Engineering

Yu Jing Chen
Undergraduate Student, Class of 2022, Urban Studies and Planning with Computer Science

Nabeel Gillani
Graduate Student, MIT Media Lab

Albert Gerovitch
Undergraduate Student, Class of 2021, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and Brain & Cognitive Sciences

Peter Godart
Graduate Student, Mechanical Engineering

Kelvin Green II
Undergraduate Student, Class of 2021, Physics

Jordan Harrod
Graduate Student, Medical Engineering and Medical Physics, Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program

Alexis Jones
Undergraduate Student, Class of 2022, Chemical and Biological Engineering

Shuli Jones
Undergraduate Student, Class of 2021, Computer Science and Engineering

Mohit Karnani
Graduate Student, Department of Economics

Rijul Kochhar
Graduate Student, Program in History, Anthropology, Science, Technology and Society

Sandra Li
Undergraduate Student, Class of 2021, Mechanical Engineering

Nathan Miller
Graduate Student, MIT-Harvard Health Sciences and Technology Program

Obiageli Nwodoh
Undergraduate Student, Class of 2021, Physics

Denise Tellbach
Graduate Student, Mechanical Engineering

Kevin Wang
Graduate Student, Aeronautics and Astronautics