MIT

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• BHBrian Halliganteacher of a course on scaling startups1 sourceCo-founder and former CEO of HubSpot, and a partner at Sequoia Capital.
• KAKarim Atiyehstudent1 sourceCofounder and CTO of Ramp, the corporate card and spend management company, and previously cofounder of Paribus.
• GGGary Genslerprofessor2 sourcesFormer chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
• AAAndrew Antosstudent, cross-registered for a startup course1 sourceCo-founder and CEO of Within, an enterprise AI company, and earlier founder of Klarity, an AI contract review and finance automation business.
• CHCarina Hongundergraduate in mathematics and physics1 sourceFounder and CEO of Axiom Math, an AI company developing tools for mathematical discovery and formal verification.
• DLDamien Lewkegrad student and part-time research helper1 sourceFounder and CEO of Nebulock, a cybersecurity startup; previously worked at CrowdStrike and ForgePoint Capital.
• TFTony FadellDesigner in Residence1 sourceAmerican engineer and entrepreneur known for developing the iPod and co-inventing the iPhone at Apple, and for co-founding the Nest thermostat company; author of the book Build.
• ANAlbert Nistudent1 sourceFormer Dropbox intern who built its referral program and a student at MIT.
• AWAlexandr Wangfreshman student1 sourceAI researcher and entrepreneur, co-founder and former CEO of Scale AI, who now serves as chief AI officer at Meta, leading its AI model work.
• CLChase Lochmillerphysics researcher1 sourceCo-founder and CEO of Crusoe, an AI infrastructure company that builds AI data centres; previously worked in physics research and quantitative finance.
• JGJosh Gruensteinrobotics1 sourceCo-founder and CEO of Tutor Intelligence, a robotics company that deploys robots in businesses such as factories and warehouses; works in robotics.
• NNischalstudent in an entrepreneurship class1 sourceCo-founder of Within, an enterprise AI company.
• ALAlan Lightmanphysicist1 sourcePhysicist and writer who taught at MIT.
• AKAlex Karnalgraduate1 sourceCo-founder and managing partner of Braidwell, a life sciences investment firm; previously spent 15 years at Deerfield Management.
• BMBridgit Mendlermaster's degree student1 sourceCo-founder and CEO of Northwood Space, a space communications startup; also known as an actress and singer.
• ESEric Socolleague1 sourcePerson named Eric So, mentioned as a colleague at MIT; little else is known from the available sources.
• ETEthan Thorntonstudent1 sourceFounder and CEO of Mach Industries, a Los Angeles defense technology startup.
• JFJonathan FranklePhD student1 sourceChief AI Scientist at Databricks and co-founder of MosaicML, known as the researcher behind the Lottery Ticket Hypothesis.
• SPSandy Pentlandprofessor1 sourceAlex Sandy Pentland is an American computational social scientist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, known for work on human dynamics, big data and digital phenotyping, and formerly associated with the MIT Media Lab.
• SJSimon Johnsonprofessor1 sourceBritish-American economist and professor at MIT known for work on institutions, finance and economic development, and a 2024 Nobel laureate in economic sciences.
• ZDZach Deeringcofounder of a startup out of MIT1 sourceCo-founder of Mantel, an AI-powered sales platform for home services; previously held roles at Amazon and McKinsey.