Nigel Jacob

Managing Director for Innovation / CIOBoston Society for Architecture

Molly Heath

Executive VPJLL

Jenny Larios-Berlin

CMOOptimus RIde

Mark Gallagher

Co-founderBlack Coffee

Melissa Marsh

Founder and CEOPlastarc

Jess Charlap

Marketing ManagerPerkins Eastman

Dan Arons

PrincipalPerkins Eastman

John Young

CEOYoung Brands

Jeffrey Cassis

Business Venture Advisor

Kathleen Kennedy

Executive DirectorMIT Center for Collective Intelligence

Leila Kamal

Principal, AVPHGA Architects and Engineers

Julieta Moradei

PartnerHometeam Ventures

Alexandria Lafci

PartnerHometeam Ventures

Bianca Caban

PrincipalHeartland Ventures

Ricky Sandhu

Founder and Executive ChairmanUrban-Air Port

Amit Seth

Head of Global Digital Strategy & TransformationCBRE

Heather Widman

PrincipalBuilding Ventures

Shauna O'Flaherty

Co-Founder + COOSushi Cloud

Michael Lipton

Co-founder + CEOLuster

Ram Ramisetti

Analyst (Emerging Tech & Innovation) / Angel InvestorMcCarthy Holdings

Zeeshan Ali

Senior Investment Director MaRS IAF

Angie UyHam

Co-designerCambridge Educators Design Lab/CPS

Luciano da Silveira Araujo

Innovation SpecialistbeOn | Claro’s Innovation Hub

Karen Abrams

Director, Dept of City PlanningCity of Pittsburgh

Jason Lee

FounderFMRA

David Block-Schachter

Chief Business OfficerTransit

Prataap Patrose

Senior Advisor to the DirectorBPDA

Alex Klatskin

General PartnerForsgate Industrial Partners

Matthew Claudel

FounderField States

Amy Quigley

Executive ConsultantMITX

Alex Nasson

EIR/AdvisorBlack Coffee

Travis Connors

Co-FounderBuilding Ventures

Meredith McPherron

CEO and Managing PartnerDrive by DraftKings

Do you want to leverage your unique experience and work with talented entrepreneurs at MIT? our carefully selected group of mentors include successful innovators and entrepreneurs, global executives, scientists, researchers and civic and government professionals. mentors work closely with MITdesignX teams providing strategic support as well as advice on issues such as sales and marketing, funding, ip protection, it development, manufacturing, supply chain, social impact, corporate law and more.to inquire about mentorship opportunities please contact us at: designx@mit.edu

DesignX Team

Dennis Frenchman

Founder and Chair

Svafa Grönfeldt

Faculty Director

Gilad Rosenzweig

Executive Director

Andrea Chegut

Head of Research

Norbert Chang

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Maria Casanas

Project Lead

Michael Stradley

Project Lead

Daniel Acheampong

Alumni Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Marilyn Levine

Communication Coach

Lisbeth Shepherd

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Yscaira Jimenez

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

John Kennedy

Venture CoachSchool of Architecture and Planning

Advisory Board

Hashim Sarkis

DeanSchool of Architecture and Planning

Mary Davidge

Director, Global Design, Real Estate and Workplace ServicesGoogle

Diane Hoskins

Co-CEOGensler

Ramesh Raskar

Associate ProfessorMIT Media Lab

Marcelo Coelho

Head of DesignFormlabs / Lecturer MIT Architecture

John Ochsendorf

ProfessorMIT Architecture

Sigurdur Thorsteinsson

Chief Design Officer, PartnerDesign Group Italia

Travis Connors

Building Ventures

Tinchuck Ng

International Chair - Real EstateCottonwood Management

Do you want to be involved with MIT entrepreneurs at the forefront of design innovation? Yes, then join MITdesignX as civic or industry partner. the success of new ventures quite often relies on collaborative work with businesses, cities, and organizations in discovery, co-development or pilot projects. Collaboration with MITdesignX provides unique access to the next generation of technologies, products, services, and ventures and allows early stage startups with the opportunity to test and refine their work. To learn more please contact us at: designx@mit.edu

Founding Level Supporters

MIT Class of 1960

Sustaining Level Supporters

Jean-Jacques Degroof

Liam and Felicia Thornton

MITdesignX supporters include businesses and individuals, alumni, and foundations. Funding for MITdesignX and the new ventures we launch relies on forward-thinkers like you who are interested in supporting the power of creative optimism and accelerating the unique skills and imagination found in entrepreneurs at MIT. Become a supporter of MITdesignX. For more information please contact us at: designx@mit.edu