MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative
Our Faculty + Researchers
The Sustainability Initiative builds on world-class teaching, research, and engagement by faculty across MIT. These scholars propel innovation in products and services, management practices, business models, market infrastructures and institutions, and public policy. Meet our affiliated faculty below.
Affiliated Faculty
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John A. Davis
Senior Lecturer, Family Enterprise
John A. Davis is a Senior Lecturer in Family Enterprise at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is a globally recognized pioneer and authority on issues related to the family enterprise, family wealth, and the family office. Since the 1970s, he…
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Jason Jay
Senior Lecturer, Director, Sustainability Initiative, PhD '05
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Harvey Michaels
Lecturer, System Dynamics and Information Technology
Harvey Michaels is an MIT Sloan Lecturer who teaches Energy Management Innovation, and is Principal Investigator for the MIT ESI Cities and Climate Change Program.At MIT he leads the Clean Heat Systems Dynamics Project, and participated in several…
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Bethany Patten
Senior Lecturer, Sustainability; Executive Director, MIT Climate Policy Center
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Gita R. Rao
Senior Lecturer, Finance
Gita Rao is a Senior Lecturer in Finance, and Associate Faculty Director of the Master of Finance program at the MIT Sloan School of Management.She joined the MIT Sloan finance faculty with over two decades of experience in global investing, asset…
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Roberto Rigobon
Society of Sloan Fellows Professor of Management
Roberto Rigobon is the Society of Sloan Fellows Professor of Management and a Professor of Applied Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management.He is also a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, a member of the Census…
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John D. Sterman
Jay W. Forrester Professor of Management
John D. Sterman is the Jay W. Forrester Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management and a Professor in the MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society. He is also the Director of the MIT System Dynamics Group and the MIT Sloan…
Learn MoreAggregate Confusion Project Faculty + Researchers
The research team behind our program of research to improve the quality of ESG measurement and decision making in the financial sector.
Leadership Team
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Florian Berg
Co-Founder, Principal Research Scientist
Principal Research Scientist, MIT Sloan School of Management
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Jason Jay
Co-Founder
Senior Lecturer, Director, MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative, PhD '05
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Julian Kölbel
Co-Founder, Research Affiliate
Assistant Professor for Sustainable Finance, University of St. Gallen
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Roberto Rigobon
Society of Sloan Fellows Professor of Management
Roberto Rigobon is the Society of Sloan Fellows Professor of Management and a Professor of Applied Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management.He is also a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, a member of the Census…
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Florian Heeb
Postdoctoral Associate
Postdoctoral Researcher, MIT Sloan School of Management
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Aneil Tripathy
MCSC Impact Fellow
Impact Fellow at MIT Climate & Sustainability Consortium (MCSC)
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Esther Kohler
Postdoctoral Associate
Postdoctoral Researcher, MIT Sloan School of Management
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Lajos Kossuth
Postdoctoral Associate
Postdoctoral Researcher, MIT Sloan School of Management
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Isabella Loaiza
Postdoctoral Associate
Postdoctoral Researcher, MIT Sloan School of Management
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The MIT Climate Pathways Project Team + Researchers
This team of faculty, researchers, and staff are working hard to advance the adoption of ambitious, evidence-based climate policy.
MIT Climate Pathways Project Leadership
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John D. Sterman
Jay W. Forrester Professor of Management
John D. Sterman is the Jay W. Forrester Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management and a Professor in the MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society. He is also the Director of the MIT System Dynamics Group and the MIT Sloan…
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Bethany Patten
Senior Lecturer, Sustainability; Executive Director, MIT Climate Policy Center
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Krystal Noiseux
Senior Associate Director, MIT Climate Pathways Project
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Andrew Jones
Executive Director, Climate Interactive; MIT Sloan Research Affiliate; MS '97
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Michael Sonnenfeldt
Founder, Chairman, MUUS & Company, Tiger21, SB ’77, SM ’78
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Benjamin Wolkon
Founding Partner, MUUS Climate Partners
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Jason Jay
Hear name pronounced.Senior Lecturer, Sustainability
Jason Jay is a Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Director of the Sustainability Initiative at MIT Sloan. He teaches courses on leadership, strategy, and innovation for sustainable business. Jason engages students and alumni…
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Florian Kapmeier
Professor of Strategy at ESB Business School; MIT Sloan Research Affiliate
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Ellie Johnston
Engagement Director, Climate Interactive
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Clara Iglesias
Project Manager, Climate Interactive
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Ava De Leon
Science & Technology Communications Coordinator, Climate Interactive
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Juliette Rooney-Varga
Professor, Director, UMass Lowell Climate Change Initiative
Learn moreOwning Impact Project
A new and growing research project that takes a systems-thinking approach to sustainable investing.
Owning Impact Team
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Jason Jay
Hear name pronounced.Senior Lecturer, Sustainability
Jason Jay is a Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Director of the Sustainability Initiative at MIT Sloan. He teaches courses on leadership, strategy, and innovation for sustainable business. Jason engages students and alumni…
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John A. Davis
Senior Lecturer, Family Enterprise
John A. Davis is a Senior Lecturer in Family Enterprise at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is a globally recognized pioneer and authority on issues related to the family enterprise, family wealth, and the family office. Since the 1970s, he…
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Idongesit Sampson
Research Scientist
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Alessandro Fumi
Research Assistant, MBA '25
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Hibah Khan
Research Assistant, MBA '25
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Jess Daggers
Research Affiliate, Head of Research, TransCap Initiative
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Falko Paetzold
Research Affiliate, Managing Director, University of Zurich CSP
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Alban Yau
Research Affiliate, MIT SDM '23
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Sam Bonsey
Chair, Supervisory Board, TransCap Initiative
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Courtney Collette
Partner, Cambridge Family Enterprise Group
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Temple Fennell
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Clean Energy Ventures
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Dominic Hofstetter
Executive Director, TransCap Initiative
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