Feng Zhang living
Biochemist, neuroscience, microbiologist, working on CRISPR genome editing tools, optogenetics, genome engineering, molecular diagnostics
1981- (43)
mcgovern.mit.edu
Emmanuel Farhi
Macroeconomist, professor of economics at Harvard University
1978-2020 (42)
news.harvard.edu
Daniel Lewin
Mathematician, entrepreneur, co-founder of Akamai Technologies, a content delivery network (CDN) and cloud computing services firm, ex-Israeli special forces, military veteran
1970-2001 (31)
Peter Diamandis living
Educator, executive chairman of Singularity University, founder of the XPRIZE Foundation in 1994, co-founder of BOLD Capital Partners, co-founder and vice-chairman of Celularity therapeutics
1961- (63)
diamandis.com
Phebe Novakovic living
Business executive, chairwoman and CEO of General Dynamics since 2013, former intelligence officer, director at JPMorgan Chase since 2020, director at Abbott Laboratories since 2010
1957- (67)
jpmorganchase.com
Steve Kirsch living
Serial entrepreneur, co-inventor of the optical mouse, founder of InfoSeek, Mouse Systems, OneID, FrameMaker (Frame Technology Corp.)
1956- (68)
skirsch.com
Kofi Annan
UN secretary general during the Bandung conference (African-Asian summit of 1955), UN diplomat requested Iraq oil funding
1938-2018 (80)
Edward Jay Epstein living
investigative journalist, political science professor at Harvard University
1935- (89)
Harlan Anderson
early internet pioneer, computer engineer, programmer, angel investor, entrepreneur, co-founder of DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation), worked at the Lincoln Laboratory, IT director at TIME Inc., trustee at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), author of Learn, Earn & Return: My Life as a Computer Pioneer
1929-2019 (90)
John "Doc" McMullen
Naval architect aka Doc McMullen, marine engineer, businessman, former owner of the New Jersey Devils and Houston Astros via John J. McMullen & Associates
1918-2005 (87)
Henry S. Pritchett
Astronomer, superintendent of the US Coast and Geodetic Survey, educator, 1st president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (CFAT)
1857-1939 (82)
Eric S. Lander
Founding director of the Broad Institute, professor of Systems Biology, geneticist, microbiologist, mathematician, co-founder of Neon Therapeutics, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Verastem
biology.mit.edu
Jerome Wiesner
13th President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Larry Summers
US Treasury Secretary from 1999-2001, economist known for the revolving door project, banker, financier, former president at Harvard, director of the National Economic Council from 2009-2010, pioneer of the deregulation of derivatives which led to the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 (FDR New Deal), crypto enthusiast, director at Xapo Bank, Block, OpenAi
larrysummers.com
Omar Abudayyeh
Researcher of CRISPR genome editing, aging lifesciences, co-founder of Sherlock Biosciences
Stephen, Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint
Anglican priest, clergyman, Conservative politican, Minister of State for Trade and Investment, banker, former chairman of HSBC
Daniel Huttenlocher
dean of MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, former dean of Cornell Tech
theatlantic.com