Sloan Prof Appointed to Financial Research Advisory Committee
MIT Sloan professor Simon Johnson was appointed as one of 11 new members of the Financial Research Advisory Committee of the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Financial Research. The Financial Research Advisory Committee provides advice and recommendations to the Office of Financial Research on matters related to financial stability.
“The OFR has a very important task ahead of it. Financial stability is a goal that is broadly shared, but people differ on how best to achieve it and how much progress we’ve made since the financial crisis,“ said Johnson. “I’m honored to have the opportunity to serve on this committee and help tackle this issue.”
“I’ve worked on financial stability issues throughout my academic career as well as in work with the private sector,” he said. “I’m looking forward to applying my knowledge and experience to support the OFR.”
Johnson is the Ronald A. Kurtz Professor of Entrepreneurship at MIT Sloan and a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, D.C.
Sloan to Host Women’s Week
The MIT Sloan admissions staff is launching a series of events this summer that are designed to showcase the school’s network of accomplished women students and graduates. Women’s Week, a week of activities in early August, will feature three panels in different cities as well as an online chat, all focused on the theme “Breaking the Mold: Stories from MIT Sloan Women Who Have Defied Expectations and Forged Their Own Paths.”
The events are intended to increase awareness about the Sloan community among women who are considering business school.
“There are so many opportunities for women to contribute while they are here on campus as well as after they graduate and become part of our alumni network,” said Dawna Levenson, director of admissions. “MIT Sloan women are making an impact in the world, and these panels will showcase just that.”
Sloan LGO Students Receive Smith Award
Two MIT Sloan School of Managment Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) students were voted by their peers to share the Charles “Harrison” Smith III Award. The award was established by the family of Charles “Harrison” Smith (LGO ‘99) after he died in an accident on the way to beginning his first job after completing the LGO program.
Scott Bromley and Alex Whigham were recognized with the scholarship award given annually to first-year students who have made outstanding contributions to the program and shown remarkable leadership.
Sloan Launches On The Road Program
The MIT Sloan School of Management admissions team has launched the summer tour. Prospective students are invited to meet alumni and admissions representatives at MIT Sloan on the Road events.
MIT Sloan admissions staff are traveling the world this summer to host a series of information sessions for people interested in attending the school. The annual events, known as MIT Sloan on the Road, also offer prospective students a chance to meet MIT Sloan alumni from their region.
Sloan Plans to Welcome India Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management is planning to welcome India’s new Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, potentially becoming the first among the top-ranked American business schools to do so.
“The process is under way to invite the prime minister this year or the first half of 2015. Ultimately, it will depend on the mutual convenience of the Prime Minister and the MIT president. So, a firm date is hard to forecast right now,” said S P Kothari, deputy dean at Sloan School of Management. Continue reading…
Haiti Prime Minister Visits MIT Sloan
Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe joined MIT Sloan Executive Education faculty and administrators and MIT-Haiti Initiative leaders for a planning session on the next phase of the MIT-Haiti Initiative on June 5, 2014. The MIT-Haiti Initiative is a joint partnership between MIT, Haitian educators and the Haitian government. The program was created to address issues of poverty alleviation, economic regeneration and the democratization and modernization of education in Haiti. The initiative is also a continued recovery effort from the 2010 earthquakes in Haiti.
The program has been providing high-quality faculty training and curriculum development for teachers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The Office of Executive Education at MIT’s Sloan School of Management has begun to offer management and leadership training to Haitian officials.
