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Senior leaders, Institute Professors, and innovators across the Institute work with the provost and our office to shape the future of MIT’s academics, governance, and research.

01.Faculty + research leaders#Section link copied to clipboard

Faculty and research leaders oversee key offices that advance the excellence of MIT’s education and research, and establish a culture that enables the community to do their best work. Learn more about the provost’s purview.

02.Academic deans#Section link copied to clipboard

Reporting to the provost, academic deans set the direction for the schools and college they lead, working with the MIT community on a wide range of issues.

03.Institute professors#Section link copied to clipboard

Institute Professor is the highest honor awarded by the Institute’s administration and faculty to tenured faculty. Institute Professors report to the provost and have demonstrated exceptional distinction by a combination of leadership, accomplishment, and service in the scholarly, educational, and general intellectual life of the Institute or wider academic community.

04.Administration + finance#Section link copied to clipboard

Two senior leaders in administration and finance have a secondary reporting relationship to the provost. Though they primarily report to MIT’s executive vice president and treasurer, the vice presidents for human resources and finance work with the provost to support faculty and steward MIT finances.

05.Provost’s Faculty Advisory Council (PFAC)#Section link copied to clipboard

The Provost’s Faculty Advisory Council (PFAC) provides strategic, informed, and constructive counsel to the provost on matters of importance that affect the Institute’s mission, priorities, finances, and academic community.

  • Emery Brown

    School of Engineering

  • Olivier de Weck

    School of Engineering

  • Bevin Engelward

    Associate Chair of the Faculty

  • Ernest Fraenkel

    School of Engineering

  • Paula Hammond

    Executive Vice Provost

  • Peko Hosoi

    School of Engineering

  • Erica James

    Associate Chair of the Faculty

  • Pablo Jarillo-Herrero

    School of Science

  • David Kaiser

    School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

  • Dina Katabi

    Schwarzman College of Computing

  • Roger Levy

    Chair of the Faculty

  • Rob Miller

    Schwarzman College of Computing

  • Ankur Moitra

    Schwarzman College of Computing

  • Caitlin Mueller

    School of Architecture and Planning

  • Fiona Murray

    Sloan School of Management

  • John Ochsendorf

    School of Architecture and Planning

  • Jim Poterba

    School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

  • Antoinette Schoar

    Sloan School of Management

  • Brad Skow

    School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

  • Stefani Spranger

    School of Science

  • Troy Van Voorhis

    School of Science

  • Jinhua Zhao

    School of Architecture and Planning

  • Ezra Zuckerman Sivan

    Sloan School of Management

06.Innovation and Strategy Council#Section link copied to clipboard

The Office of Innovation and Strategy (OIS) Council includes the faculty and staff leaders for MIT’s strategic initiatives in artificial intelligence, climate and energy, education, health, human insights, manufacturing, and quantum. The aim of the OIS Council is to shape and strengthen the collective impact of these initiatives. In addition to the members of the OIS Council, the academic deans are also invited to join Council meetings.

  • Jenn Alton

    Senior Program Manager, MIT Human Insight Collaborative

  • Cynthia Barnhart

    Faculty Director, New Educational Initiative

  • Suzanne Berger

    Faculty Co-Director, MIT Initiative for New Manufacturing

  • Iain Cheeseman

    Associate Director, MIT Health and Life Sciences Collaborative

  • Julie Diop

    Executive Director, MIT Initiative for New Manufacturing

  • Vivek Farias

    Faculty Co-Director, MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium

  • Danna Freedman

    Faculty Director, MIT Quantum Initiative

  • Betar Gallant

    Faculty Director, MIT–GE Vernova Energy and Climate Alliance
  • Gurjinder Gill

    Gurjinder Gill

    Executive Director, Tata-MIT Alliance

  • Tia Giurleo

    Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives

  • Janna Greene

    Senior Director of Development, Strategic Initiatives, Office of Innovation and Strategy

  • Jeff Grossman

    Faculty Director, Tata-MIT Alliance

  • Paula Hammond

    Executive Vice Provost

  • John Hart

    Faculty Co-Director, MIT Initiative for New Manufacturing

  • Angela Koehler

    Faculty Director, MIT Health and Life Sciences Collaborative

  • Tim Kraska

    Faculty Co-Director, MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium

  • Chris Love

    Faculty Co-Director, MIT Initiative for New Manufacturing

  • Caroline Lowenthal

    Senior Program Manager, MIT Health and Life Sciences Collaborative

  • Keeril Makan

    Faculty Lead, MIT Human Insight Collaborative

  • Liam McDonnell

    Director of Communications, Office of Innovation and Strategy

  • Steve Nelson

    Senior Program Manager, New Educational Initiative

  • Regina Niles

    Director of Administration and Finance, Office of Innovation and Strategy

  • Elsa Olivetti

    Mission Director, Decarbonizing Energy and Industry, MIT Climate Project

  • Katharina Ribbeck

    Associate Director, MIT Health and Life Sciences Collaborative

  • Tannu Singh

    Senior Program Manager, MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium

  • Mary Ellen Sinkus

    Assistant Provost for Finance

  • Ian Waitz

    Vice President for Research
  • Evelyn Wang

    Evelyn Wang

    Vice President for Energy and Climate

  • Marsha Warren

    Senior Industry Engagement Officer, Office of Innovation and Strategy

  • Y. Karen Zheng

    Faculty Co-Director, MIT Initiative for New Manufacturing

07.Provost office headquarters#Section link copied to clipboard

The provost’s administrative and operations staff support the provost and his direct reports in the implementation of his strategic priorities and day-to-day operations.

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  • Chief Academic and Budget Officer

    Provost

Faculty + research leaders

  • Dimitris Bertsimas

    Vice Provost for Open Learning

  • Duane Boning

    Vice Provost for International Activities

  • Chris Bourg

    Libraries Director

  • Paula T. Hammond

    Executive Vice Provost

  • PFAC

    Provost's Faculty Advisory Council

  • To be appointed

    Vice Provost for the Arts

Academic Deans

  • Daniel Huttenlocher

    College of Computing

  • Richard Locke

    Sloan School of Management

  • Nergis Mavalvala

    School of Science

  • Agustín Rayo

    School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

  • Hashim Sarkis

    School of Architecture and Planning

  • Maria Yang

    Interim Dean, School of Engineering

Institute Professors

  • Daron Acemoglu

    Department of Economics

  • Suzanne Berger

    Department of Political Science

  • Arup K. Chakraborty

    Department of Chemical Engineering

  • Sallie (Penny) Chisholm

    Civil and Environmental Engineering

  • Ann Graybiel

    Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences

  • Paula T. Hammond

    Department of Chemical Engineering

  • Robert S. Langer

    Department of Chemical Engineering

  • Thomas Magnanti

    Sloan School of Management

  • Marcus Thompson

    Music and Theater Arts

Office Headquarters

  • Prerna Bhargava

    Senior Program and Project Manager

  • Yuvie Cjapi

    Executive Assistant to the Provost

  • Tia Giurleo

    Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives

  • Tori Hile

    Senior Administrative Assistant

  • Tom Kiley

    Senior Advisor

  • Elizabeth Lennox

    Assistant Provost for Administration

  • Catherine (Williams) Lent

    Director of Communications

  • Jonathan Schwarz

    Director of Institutional Research

  • Mary Ellen Sinkus

    Assistant Provost for Finance

Administration + finance

  • Shared Report Ramona Allen

    Vice President for Human Resources

  • Shared Report Katie Hammer

    Vice President for Finance

Office of Innovation and Strategy

  • Director

    MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium

  • Director

    MIT Health and Life Sciences Collaborative (MIT HEALS)

  • Director

    MIT Human Insight Collaborative (MITHIC)

  • Director

    MIT Initiative for New Manufacturing (INM)

  • Director

    MIT-GE Vernova Energy and Climate Alliance

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