2023
Annual Report Empowering Leaders with Purpose
Letter from the Executive Director Dear friends and supporters, What wonderful progress our community has made this year expanding and broadening our impact. I am thankful each day for the deep engagement of our faculty, staff, and students as they join in experiential learning to improve themselves and become our future leaders. I am particularly humbled by the generosity of our alumni and friends, giving time, talent, and treasure.
Together, we are demonstrating how the selfless actions of individuals can collectively drive our community to higher achievements, especially when we each focus on making other people heroes. Rallying around our mission, “Empowering Leaders With Purpose,” we doubled the number of classes in our pre-college programs. We expanded the number of undergraduate academic courses and added a new minor, Foundations For Future Leadership. This increased undergraduate enrollments by almost 20%. We also launched our newest graduate program, the Master of Science in Technology Management and Leadership, in addition to adding new content to our existing programs. We empower purpose-driven leaders to see the world anew, collaborate for innovative solutions, and act entrepreneurially. Our comprehensive programs equip graduates with practical skills in problem-solving, systems thinking, strategy, operations, finance, management, leadership, marketing, and effective communication, fostering empathetic leadership for a better world, whether in startups or established enterprises, for-profit or non-profit. Thanks to the generosity of Chuck Auster (A73), with a $4M gift, we launched the Auster Center for Applied Innovation Research (known as the AIR Center), adding a new university resource for the encouragement of transdisciplinary applied innovation across the university, which aims to address our world’s toughest challenges. Additional gifts and grants have enabled us to expand our co-curricular programming, making our pillars of innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership, management, and purpose, more accessible to more people across the university.
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We’ve been fortunate to continue to attract high caliber, industry experienced faculty and staff to join our community, adding additional diversity and depth to our team. Most important of all, we’ve been able to leverage alumni who, besides living high impact professional lives, have generously returned to campus as advisors, coaches, mentors, judges, speakers, panelists, and instructors, bringing fresh and contemporary insights to our students. They are all wonderful role models for leaders living lives with profound purpose. I thank all of you for your support throughout the past year; with your ideas and engagement, I look forward to continuing to expand our community of transformative leaders with heart, helping to make our world a better place.
With deep appreciation, Kevin Oye
Table of Contents Our Purpose Our Year in Numbers Growth & Student Success Across Every Stage Pre-College Programs Undergraduate Programs Graduate Programs Student Success Alumni Success Immersive Experiences Keynote Debates Derby Entrepreneurship Center Auster Center of Applied Innovation Research Alumni Giving Back Faculty Spotlights Staff Highlights Industry Advisory Council Acknowledgments
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Our Purpose To create a worldwide community of transformative leaders with heart who can harness technology to shape the world with profound purpose.
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If we encourage our students to listen without judgment, debate passionately and fairly, and hold strong yet compassionate positions, while maintaining the humility to continually learn, then they will lead profoundly purposeful lives.
Scan to listen to Kevin Oye, Director of TGI, and Jane Seminara, Senior Lecturer, speak about Profound Purpose:
At a Glance Our Year in Numbers
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Attendees at Events in 2022 - 2023
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Growth & Student Success
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Across Every Stage At Tufts Gordon Institute (TGI), we’re dedicated to transforming lives. From igniting the passion for leadership and entrepreneurship in high school and undergraduate students, to empowering college graduates with dynamic programs, we nurture innovative leaders guided by a strong sense of purpose. With our industry experienced faculty and collaborative learning environment, TGI is the place where everyone can grow and excel.
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Pre-College Summer Programs
Undergraduate Minors
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Pre-College Summer Programs Marketing Essentials This summer, 49 high school students participated in the Marketing Essentials Pre-College program, run by TGI in partnership with University College at Tufts. The goal of the Marketing Essentials program is to give students an introduction to fundamental marketing concepts and a practical hands-on approach to the application and use of marketing tools and ideas.
Whatever path they choose to take next, the Marketing Essentials Pre-College summer program will give students the skills and learning that will hopefully ignite a lifelong interest in the dynamic field of marketing.
Will Trevor INSTRUCTOR, MARKETING ESSENTIALS PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAM
Learn more about this pre-college program:
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Entrepreneurship & Innovation The Tufts Entrepreneurship and Innovation Bootcamp is a two-week-long immersive experience for high school students interested in learning how to solve big societal problems through new venture creation, run by the Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts. Students will learn how to build a new venture from the ground up, whether it is a startup, small business or non-profit.
I love that we always have a diverse group of students from not just across the country but also from all over the world. The students bring with them different experiences and different viewpoints. We enrich each other's worlds.
Tina Weber
INSTRUCTOR, ENTREPRENEURSHIP & INNOVATION PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAM
Learn more about pre-college programs at Tufts:
Undergraduate Programs Tufts Gordon Institute and the Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts offer a total of four undergraduate minors to Tufts students; the Foundations for Future Leadership Minor; the Engineering Management Minor; the Entrepreneurship Minor; and the Entrepreneurship for Social Impact Minor. This collection of minors brings experiential learning and foundational skillsets and mindsets in leadership, innovation, and entrepreneurship to undergraduate students across Tufts' various schools. These minors are the first touchpoints for many students with the TGI community, and represent an important opportunity to engage aspiring leaders and entrepreneurs at the very start of their professional journey.
Foundations for Future Leadership Minor Engineering Management Minor Entrepreneurship Minor Entrepreneurship for Social Impact Minor
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Graduate Programs Tufts Gordon Institute supports the continued growth of recent graduates and working professionals through our four graduate offerings; the MS in Innovation & Management (MSIM); the MS in Engineering Management (MSEM); and the new MS in Technology Management & Leadership (MSTML) and the Advanced Graduate Certificate in Technology Management & Leadership (CTML). These graduate programs help students who have begun their professional journey, or who are well into their journey, develop new skills and forge new connections that will empower them to tackle the ever-changing challenges facing the world. Students learn not only from our highly experienced faculty but also from the diverse cohorts that they are a part of, and take those lessons right back into their working life.
Learn about our graduate programs:
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May 2023 MSIM Graduating Class saying farewell to their fellow students, staff, and faculty at the Annual Backyard Bash
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Developing innovators who will shape the future I now have the confidence that this is a successful career opportunity for me and I can be successful in the future. I got a recommendation into the MSIM program and I definitely want to keep that legacy going forward. Aahana Kanyal MSIM '23 ASSOCIATE ACCOUNT MANAGER, PROFOUND MEDICAL INC.
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Advance your career as a leader in engineering What I'll take away from the MSEM program is confidence in myself, that I'm in the right place, working on the right things, and having an impact on my organization. Margi Patel MSEM '24 SENIOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER, ABIOMED
Learn more about the launch of this new program:
Launching a New Master's Degree Whether in response to ChatGPT, CRISPR, smarter devices, quantum computing, or advances in biotech, companies and society need leaders who keep pace with the dizzying rate of technological change and successfully lead teams through that change. Accepting its first cohort of students in the Spring 2024 semester, Tufts Gordon Institute’s new MS in Technology Management & Leadership (MSTML) helps students build the mindset and skillset to be a leader and manager in a tech-driven world. The new MSTML opens up Tufts Gordon Institute’s lessons in leadership, innovation, management, and entrepreneurship to a wide variety of job functions and industries.
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Managing Technology, Leading Change Companies and society need leaders who keep pace with the dizzying rate of technological change and successfully lead teams as technology transforms the workplace and wider world.
The MS in Technology Management & Leadership will help our students bridge their unique technical expertise with the principles of transformative leadership that are central to the mission of Tufts Gordon Institute.
Kevin Oye EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TUFTS GORDON INSTITUTE
What the world needs most is technical leadership – those who can leverage technology and guide others working with technology to make a positive impact. At Tufts, we connect students who want to become transformative tech leaders with faculty who have the experience and vision to help them achieve that goal.
Sam Liggero ACADEMIC DIRECTOR OF THE MS IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT AND THE NEW MS IN TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP
Designed for leaders in the tech sector This new program is designed for professionals who currently work in or aspire to enter the dynamic tech /biotech sector. The MSTML is designed to equip these professionals with the skills and growth mindset needed to manage technology and lead change.
Advanced Graduate Certificate Technology Management & Leadership Learn more about this new program:
Launching a New Graduate Certificate Alongside the new MS in Technology Management & Leadership, Tufts Gordon Institute has launched our Advanced Graduate Certificate in Technology Management & Leadership (CTML) – a shorter and more accessible program that delivers the same essential leadership skills and growth mindset as the MSTML in a more affordable and flexible package. The CTML allows anyone to earn a powerful leadership credential at a lower tuition cost and time commitment than the full MSTML. The CTML is perfect for students who may already have a master's degree, whose tuition reimbursement options may not cover a full master's degree, or whose schedule makes it difficult to study a full degree.
Highlighting Our Graduate Offerings
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How Our Students Accelerate Their Career With an MSTML
Why Our Students Study an Advanced Graduate CTML
In an era where technology is the driving force behind nearly every industry, professionals who possess a blend of technical expertise and exceptional leadership skills are the ones who thrive. The MS in Technology Management & Leadership helps students stay ahead of the innovation curve and combine their technical expertise with invaluable leadership skills.
Technology is constantly evolving, and businesses need leaders who can keep up with the latest trends and technologies. The Advanced Graduate Certificate in Technology Management & Leadership offers essential lessons in leadership for anyone in tech fields who are looking to drive change and have a greater impact on their organization.
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MSIM Success Our MSIM students go through a unique, accelerated year-long program where they gain the knowledge needed to become a leader, innovator, and entrepreneur. Some of our students go on to work for established enterprises (a handful pictured to the right) and some continue on with their ventures to create their own company (see next page).
I’m currently working as a Manufacturing Specialist at Moderna, which has been a fantastic place to apply the “innovator’s mindset” I developed in the MSIM. Being at a company with cutting-edge technology in the process of scaling up is the perfect opportunity to start applying everything I’ve learned at TGI into my career.
Fiachra Finegan MANUFACTURING SPECIALIST AT MODERNA, CO-FOUNDER OF FB&CO. COFFEE
Read an article highlighting Fiachra's time in the MSIM:
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Anushka Singh
CEO & CO-FOUNDER OF KATHALYST
Read about Innovation Sprint successes here:
Innovation Sprints Each semester, MSIM students discover their potential in the dynamic Innovation Sprints where they dive into real-world challenges, craft innovative solutions, and forge comprehensive venture proposals. The logos to the right are from a handful of successful ventures to come out of Innovation Sprints in recent years. Scan the QR code to hear from our students how these Sprints equip them for success in startups or in established enterprises.
Watch a video about Innovation Sprints:
MSEM Success Our MSEM students come from a variety of backgrounds when it comes to industry and experience. Many students continue their education while working at their current place of employment (some of which are pictured to the right). This past year, we had an exciting spike in students receiving career advancement while they were enrolled in the MSEM (see bottom right).
I’m continuing to lead my subsection and be a core team member to this day. My confidence in managing higher level projects has certainly increased as a result, and I’ve gained new skills in project management and increased my business acumen.
Samantha Whitney
APPLICATIONS ENGINEER AT MILLIPORESIGMA, MSEM '23
Read an article highlighting Samantha's Captsone Leadership Project:
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The support I’ve found through the MSEM program and its faculty has been phenomenal. I feel like the professors and staff really care about you, and they go above and beyond what is needed to help you to be successful.
Kelvin Coleman
ENGINEER AT DRAPER, MSEM '22
86% of students experienced career advancement while enrolled in the MSEM
Below are some recent promotions our alumni have received in the past year: Eric Campbell, MSEM '16
Michelle Parziale, MSEM '21
Jillian Comeau, MSEM '23
Alejandro Suarez, MSEM '21
Promoted to Director of Operations at Dover Motion
Promoted to Lab Engineering Supervisor at Seres Therapeutics
Promoted to Senior Engineer at Moderna
Promoted to Director of Product & Projects at Realtime Robotics, Inc.
Ryan Flood, MSEM '15
Promoted to VP of Innovation & Commercialization at Water Analytics
The TGI LinkedIn page is a great place to find news of alumni success as we reshare posts. You can find our page and follow us here:
Alumni Success Highlights ZwitterCo Recognized at 2023 Global Water Awards Congratulations to ZwitterCo, co-founded by ENT Minor and MS in Innovation & Management alumnus Alex Rappaport, for being named the Breakthrough Technology Company of the Year at the 2023 Global Water Awards ceremony! We're proud of our alumni and their ventures for continuing to change the world for the better through innovation!
Amanda Wang Takes Home First Place at Pitch Contest Congratulations to Amanda Wang, MSIM '19 and co-founder of Potencia, for taking home 1st place in the Asian Business Pitch Contest Existing Business Track hosted by the Asian American Civic Association (AACA Boston)! We're proud to see our MS in Innovation & Management alumni making an impact through their #innovative ideas and ventures!
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Emma Sinkus Speaks at ISPE Product Show Engineering Consultant II Lean Biologix, MSEM '22
Max Makeev Raised $25M Series C and Featured in Fast Company's Top 10 Innovative Companies Co-Founder & Chief Development Officer Owl Labs, MSEM '09
Syra Arif Recognized as ServiceNow Global SC Manager of the Year North America Sr. Manager ServiceNow, MSEM '17
Cellens Recognized in the Human Health 100 List Co-Founder & CEO Cellens Inc, MSIM '21
Follow us on LinkedIn to see more real-time alumni successes shared to our page:
Optional In-Person Immersive Experiences These exciting opportunities are open to all TGI students, wherever they may be located. These Immersive Experiences allow participants to explore different topics in-depth while earning graduate credit in person, surrounded by a diverse community of students and faculty.
The Immersive Experience brought together peers from all walks of life: people at different points within the [MSEM] program, from different industries, generations, and even countries. It was truly an experience that changed the way I think about and move through the world because it opened my mind to new perspectives and ways of working.
Jillian Comeau MSEM '23 LAB ENGINEERING SUPERVISOR, SERES THERAPEUTICS
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Topics such as: Business Analytics Innovation Leadership Product Management
8 Countries represented through participants
90+ Students attended since inception
20+ Guest lecturers included so far
Watch a video about our Immersive Experiences:
Keynote Debates To build awareness of the Tufts Gordon Institute brand and establish TGI as a thought leader in highly relevant fields such as technology, leadership, and innovation, an inaugural series of Virtual Keynote Debates were held throughout the year featuring panels of industry experts. These debates brought together leaders in their respective fields for conversations around a variety of topics and allowed for audience participation via polls and the opportunity to submit questions to the panel.
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Industry Experts as Featured Panelists
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Over the past couple of years, Tufts Gordon Institute's Keynote Debate series has been instrumental in bringing together thought leaders from across the Tufts community and beyond to discuss a variety of topical issues. The vibrancy, relevance, and topicality of these debates has helped to cement Tufts Gordon Institute's position as the hub for forward thinking dialogue and discussion around the topics of leadership, innovation, management, and entrepreneurship.
Will Trevor TGI DIRECTOR, PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS AND MARKETING
KEYNOTE DEBATE MODERATOR
Watch our Keynote debates via Youtube:
Building Entrepreneurial Leaders
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Academics
Programs Competitions & Prizes
DEC is a full service entrepreneurship center that complements our award-winning academic programs with a suite of co-curricular programs, events, competitions, prizes, in-company learning opportunities, student funding opportunities, and the Tufts Venture Accelerator (a full-time summer accelerator for students and young alumni).
Our Offerings Community
Funding & Accelerator Infrastructure
Derby Entrepreneurship Center (DEC) is part of the Tufts Gordon Institute. DEC focuses on the "entrepreneurship" pillar of TGI. We develop an entrepreneurial mindset and skillset among our students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members.
Our co-curricular offerings are available to undergraduate and graduate students across all 11 schools and colleges at Tufts. Our ambition is to build entrepreneurial leaders at Tufts, giving them the training and confidence to realize their ambitions, wherever their careers may take them.
Tufts students are incredibly creative and innovative. They have passion, drive, and hunger - but they don't always know where to begin. We give them the tools and mental models to take the first step, to turn an idea into action. I absolutely love seeing the light in a student's eyes when they realize 'I get this, I can do it, and I know how I can realize my purpose and impact!' Elaine Chen CUMMINGS FAMILY PROFESSOR OF THE PRACTICE IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP DIRECTOR, DERBY ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER
Visit the Derby Entrepreneurship Center website:
Program Highlights: Competitions & Prizes Competitions and prizes have a crucial role to play in our program portfolio; they act as a forcing function that encourages aspiring innovators and entrepreneurs to start developing their ideas. Through the application, pitch practice, and competition process, students work on business fundamentals, hone their communication skills, and most importantly, gain self confidence. All of these are skills that our students find useful long after competitions have concluded and prizes have been awarded.
Tufts Venture Accelerator's impact on our venture has been profound, opening up new possibilities and honing our entrepreneurial mindset. Connecting with mentors through TVA allowed us to explore new avenues for growth and a brighter future. Nikita Vardiparti & Sushant Swami, Tufts Venture Accelerator 2023 & Fletcher D-Prize Awardee
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Entrepreneurial Internship Grant For students who are not currently founding a venture, we offer an internship grant that pays for them to work in a startup. This provides students with an experiential learning opportunity that cannot be replicated inside the classroom. Learn more about Entrepreneurial Internship Grants:
This program has been such an enriching and eye-opening experience for me and has boosted my confidence in how I navigate and solve the roadblocks in my business.
Ruti Ejangue FOUNDER & CEO OF YUMMY GREENS
If it was not for this grant, I would have had to work a traditional "summer" job - and would have missed out on all of the lessons that this internship brought me.
Anonymous RECIPIENT OF AN ENTREPRENEURIAL INTERNSHIP GRANT
Tufts Venture Accelerator For student and young alumni founders, the Tufts Venture Accelerator is a 10-week long structured program where teams get 1x1 coaching, dedicated mentor matching, workshops and more. They are also eligible to apply for equity-free grants up to $10,000 per team. Visit the Tufts Venture Accelerator homepage:
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Applied Innovation Research Innovation and entrepreneurship education at Tufts University just received a big boost. A generous gift of $4 million from alumnus, Chuck F. Auster, A73, the Chairman of the Board of Advisors at the Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts (DEC), will create the Auster Center for Applied Innovation Research (AIR). The AIR Center at Tufts Gordon Institute will promote innovation in solving complex societal challenges through a transdisciplinary approach that spans social sciences, natural sciences, and technology for the public good. Through its research, it will enhance our understanding of how innovation can be systematically fostered and applied to future challenges. The center will support and fund Tufts faculty, students, and staff to explore novel ways to solve big problems and achieve impact through applied innovation. The Auster Center for Applied Innovation Research will be part of the Tufts Gordon Institute (TGI), and complement the work of its sister organization, the Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts (DEC).
I am extremely excited to be able to give back to my alma mater and provide this gift to support innovation and entrepreneurship among the students, faculty, and staff at Tufts University. This cause is very dear to my heart, and I am both honored and humbled that this new center will play such a pivotal role in advancing applied innovation research at Tufts. Chuck Auster TUFTS '73 FOUNDER, AUSTER CENTER FOR APPLIED INNOVATION RESEARCH
Read more about Chuck Auster's gift and the AIR Center:
Alumni Giving Back Here at Tufts Gordon Institute, we are lucky to have a large community of alumni who are willing to volunteer their time to come back and support our students, staff, and programs. There are many ways our alumni stay connected to the TGI community – here are just few: - Volunteer to be on a panel as a speaker - Return to campus for an in-class fireside chat - Join industry leaders as a judge for our Innovation Sprints - Become a member of the Industry Advisory Council - Donate a monetary gift - Teach a class as a professor or a guest lecturer
Three TGI alumni, Ted Yuan (MSIM), Katrin Knauf (MSEM), and Sarah Drury (MSIM) volunteered to judge our May 2023 MSIM Innovation Sprint Finals.
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Every February, we host a mentor matching event for our MSIM students. The purpose of this event is to introduce our students to professionals who can help them move forward with their Innovation Sprints. This past year, Ryan Flood (MSEM), Eric Campbell (MSEM), and Catherine Bannish (MSEM) volunteered to become mentors.
In November, the Derby Entrepreneurship Center hosted the Ideas Competition finals where students pitched their venture ideas for prizes of up to $1,000. ENT minor alumni Hillary Sieber, Timi Dayo-Kayode and Sam Kessel volunteered to judge the competition.
To start off the school year, our orientation included a panel of MSIM alumni: from left to right: Beverly Kodhek, James Aronson, Ben Webb, Laura Taraboanta, and Jean Pham.
MSIM Discovery Fund The MSIM Discovery Funds enables alumni to give back in a way that pays it forward to help the next generation of students find their way and discover their potential to develop personally and professionally during their time at Tufts Gordon Institute and as part of the MSIM program. The funds will specifically allow students, both as individuals and teams, to finance a variety of activities related to their Sprint projects and other opportunities that may arise during their studies; whether that is attending a conference, building a prototype, entering a competition, or acquiring new skills or special equipment, to name but a few.
Above are photos of past Innovation Sprint teams at conferences. These are examples of events the Discovery Fund would help students attend.
How do I give to the Fund?
(Left to right: EcoView, Lumilin, CoraCare)
Please use the QR code here:
Entrepreneurial Network
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The Tufts Entrepreneurial Network (TEN) is a volunteerlead community that works closely with Derby Entrepreneurship Center to build a vibrant ecosystem for innovators and entrepreneurs among Tufts alumni across all business, professional, and educational sectors. In coordination with DEC, TEN hosts multiple networking and small-scale events per year around the world, as well as virtual speaker events and networking opportunities throughout the year.
Networking Night
This year, Tufts Gordon Institute renewed its' focus on community-building with in-person events that celebrate the diverse TGI community, forge new connections among alumni and students, and provide an opportunity for everyone to share their unique insights on topical issues. One such event was the ChatGPT Networking Night, which featured a community discussion panel made up of students and alumni about the real impact ChatGPT has had on their work, updates on the latest news from Tufts Gordon Institute, and a social hour with plenty of opportunity for networking. Sign up for newsletters:
Keep up with us on social and sign up for our newsletter to receive information about how you can give back!
Faculty Spotlights Our faculty are the cornerstone of Tufts Gordon Institute, supporting our students both in and out of the classroom with lessons gained through their wealth of real world experience. Here are just some of our faculty in action:
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Senior Lecturers
The following faculty members were promoted to Senior Lecturer this past school year. Appointments to Senior Lecturer are not based on length of service, but rather on their teaching outcomes as well as their contributions to pedagogy and innovation in how we deliver experiential learning infused with purpose. Lecturers are recommended by the department chair or program director, then voted upon by all full-time faculty in the department and approved by the dean.
Jen Braggin
Beth McCarthy
Jerry Brightman
Kishore Pochampally
Gerry Brown
Jane Seminara
Stacy Lennon
Tina Weber
Distinguished Lecturer Amy Hirschfeld
A Distinguished Lecturer is an honorary title reserved for senior lecturers who have made exceptional contributions to their disciplines, students, and the university. Distinguished Lecturers are recommended by school deans and approved by the provost and president. Learn more about Amy and her appointment:
Staff Highlights We are proud that our staff embody the same passion for leadership, innovation, and entrepreneurship as our students and faculty. Without their hard work and commitment to our students, none of what Tufts Gordon Institute achieves each year would be possible.
From left: Elaine Chen, Will Trevor, Jill Parlee, Ben Friedman, Morgan Dent, Teresa Aloi, Sam Liggero, MaryAnn DiRamio, Nancy Buczko, Cody Damon, Cigdem Talgar (Vice Provost of Education at Tufts University), Brianne Odom, Kevin Oye
Staff Promotions
Teresa Aloi
This year, three of our staff members received promotions in recognition of their hard work and continued service.
MaryAnn DiRamio
Working with the team at Tufts Gordon Institute is always inspiring. I'm proud to be part of a group so committed to constantly improving the service we provide to our students.
Ben Friedman
Ben Friedman
COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
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PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR
SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR
SENIOR MARKETING AND
SENIOR MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
New Staff Members This year we welcomed four new members to our TGI team! I'm so happy to join the Tufts Gordon Institute team! I look forward to meeting students, alumni, and faculty, and helping to share their incredible stories.
Cody Damon ENTREPRENEUR IN RESIDENCE
Morgan Dent MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
Marcus Johnson-Smith ENTREPRENEUR IN RESIDENCE
Morgan Dent
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
Brianne Odom SENIOR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ADMISSIONS
Industry Advisory Council Tufts Gordon Institute's Industry Advisory Council (IAC) is comprised of senior leaders from a variety of companies and organizations and is responsible for providing advice on the continuing growth and evolution of the Institute. Members of the council advise on issues including: • Development of new educational programs • Support of activities that help TGI students and alumni advance their knowledge of technology leadership, innovation and entrepreneurship • Advocacy of the value of TGI's educational offerings to industry and potential students
The Industry Advisory Council is an invaluable resource both for the leadership of Tufts Gordon Institute and our students and alumni. Council members are incredible liaisons between the educational world and the world of industry, keying us into the latest developments in leadership, innovation, management, and entrepreneurship, and sharing with potential students the educational opportunities at Tufts Gordon Institute. For both their guidance in Tufts Gordon Institute's constant evolution and their endless support of our students, I am deeply grateful to our Industry Advisory Council members.
Kevin Oye EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TUFTS GORDON INSTITUTE
Mert Aktar
Senior Vice President, Global Head of Corporate Development & Strategy, Kite Pharma
Syra Arif
North America Sr. Manager, Solution Consulting, Rish Financial Services & Manufacturing, ServiceNow
Marta Asack
Vice President of Customer Satisfaction and Quality, Home and Distribution Division, Schneider Electric
Brett Boghigian
Sr. Vice President & Head of R&D, Mori
Michal Cenkl
Director of Innovation and Experimentation, The MITRE Corporation
Jeffrey D'Amelia
Chief Engineer, The MITRE Corporation
Heather Gaylord
Head of the Transformation Management Office, Takeda
Chris George
Vice President of Manufacturing, Axcelis Technologies
Kathrin Knauf
Mark Martin
Co-Founder & General Partner, Cybernetix Ventures
Azin Nezami
Senior Director, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Allison Perkel
Head of Software and Firmware Development, Blink, Amazon
Diane Roberts
Senior Director, Software Development, Sonus
Forrest Roush
Director, External (Corporate) Business Development and Strategy Execution, Corning Life Sciences
Richard Russell Vice President, STR
Mihir Shah
CIO, Enterprise Head of Data Architecture and Engineering, Fidelity Investments
David Sullivan
Head, CMC Clinical Supply Chain Operations & Norwood Campus, Moderna
Vice President, Global Vaccines, Biotech, & Sterile Injectable Manufacturing Sciences & Technology, Pfizer
Jim Lawton
Nick Svencer
Vice President and General Manager, Robotics Automation, Zebra Technologies
Carl Long
Global Quality Director, Cabot Corporation
Matt Lyman
Vice President of Engineering, Toast
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General Manager, Pramand LLC
Robert Treiber
President, Boston Engineering Corporation
Lisa Wyman
Senior Vice President Technical Operations, Generate Biomedicines
Acknowledgments Thank you to everyone who helped make this year another resounding success for Tufts Gordon Institute. Thank you to our students for bringing an invaluable and inspiring diversity of perspectives to our community. Thank you to our faculty for sharing your real world experience and passion with our students. Thank you to the members of our Industry Advisory Council for dedicating your time and knowledge to the development of both our students and programs. And thank you to our staff for your tireless efforts in support of the TGI mission. We look forward to continuing to foster a community of diverse leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs who all share their unique insight under the common banner of transforming the world with profound purpose.
LEADERSHIP TEAM Nancy Buczko
Director, Admissions & Professional Programs
Elaine Chen
Director, Derby Entrepreneurship Center; Cummings Family Professor of the Practice in Entrepreneurship
Samuel Liggero
Will Trevor
Director, Programs, Operations, and Marketing; Lecturer
BOARD OF ADVISORS (DEC) Kofi Asante
VP of Strategy and Business Development, Elroy Air
Academic Director, MSEM & MSTML Programs; Professor of the Practice
Chuck Auster Kevin Oye
Executive Director, Tufts Gordon Institute; Director, MSIM Program; Professor of the Practice
Chairman, DEC Board of Advisors; Founder & Partner, Runtide Capital
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Entrepreneur, Advisor & Angel Investor
Kim Hartman
Owner, KH Designers; Co-founder, Mask Ready
Ben Carson Jr.
Co-Founder and Partner, Fvlcrum Funds
Steve Herrod
Partner, Juxtapose
Karen Cassel
President and CEO, MedicAlert
John Cuming
Former President, Cuming Microwave Corporation
Jack Derby
Professor of the Practice, DEC; CEO, Derby Management
Mike Doyle
CEO, President and Board Member, Spire Health
Christine Dunn
Partner, Seven Letter; Member, Executive Committee; Chair, Marketing Committee
Pamela Goldberg
Former President and CEO, MDC; CEO, Goldberg HealthTech Advisors; Member, Executive Committee; Chair, Finance & Fundraising Committee
Paul Halpern
Chief Marketing Officer, JP Morgan Wealth
David Jen
Managing Director - Finance and Corporate Development, X, The Moonshot Factory
Josh Kapelman
EVP and MD, Hilldun Corporation; Chair, Development and Governance Committee
Nancy Karp
MP of Development and Operations, Kobi Karp Architecture and Interior Design
Jordon Kivelstadt
Managing Partner, Bohemian Highway Travel Co.; Proprietor, Bloom Carneros; Founder & Proprietor, Kivelstadt Cellars; Managing Director, TUBS - Wines and Spirits by the glass
Sarah Kugelman
Founder, The Pink Factor; Founder, skyn ICELAND & gloss.com
Steve McDermid
Managing Director, Emerson Collective
Andy Merken
Partner and Co-chair, Life Sciences, Burns & Levinson LLP
Alex Wulkan
Cofounder and COO, Estateably
Earle Yaffa Kenny Nova
Former MD, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meager, & Flom LLC
Catherine Popper
INDUSTRY ADVISORY COUNCIL (TGI)
Founder & Investor, Stat Scientific
Early Stage Investor, Advisor and Board Director, Launchpad Venture Group
Steve Remondi
Founder & CEO, Xphera Biosciences
Peter Rothschild
Mert Aktar
Senior Vice President, Global Head of Corporate Development & Strategy, Kite Pharma
Syra Arif
Partner, East Wind Advisors; Managing Member, Daroth Capital
North America Sr. Manager, Solution Consulting, Rish Financial Services & Manufacturing, ServiceNow
Felice Shapiro
Marta Asack
Founder and Publisher, Better after 50 (BA50)
Vice President of Customer Satisfaction and Quality, Home and Distribution Division, Schneider Electric
Forrest Snowden Chairman and CEO, Aria Gems
Omer Trajman Founder, AskFora
Brett Boghigian
Sr. Vice President & Head of R&D, Mori
Michal Cenkl
Director of Innovation and Experimentation, The MITRE Corporation
Tracy Wang
Strategic Advisor for Nonprofit Executives
Jeffrey D'Amelia
Chief Engineer, The MITRE Corporation
55 Heather Gaylord
Head of the Transformation Management Office, Takeda
Chris George
Vice President of Manufacturing, Axcelis Technologies
Kathrin Knauf
Head, CMC Clinical Supply Chain Operations & Norwood Campus, Moderna
Jim Lawton
Vice President and General Manager, Robotics Automation, Zebra Technologies
Carl Long
Global Quality Director, Cabot Corporation
Diane Roberts
Senior Director, Software Development, Sonos
Forrest Roush
Director, External (Corporate) Business Development and Strategy Execution, Corning Life Sciences
Richard Russell Vice President, STR
Mihir Shah
CIO, Enterprise Head of Data Architecture and Engineering, Fidelity Investments
David Sullivan
Vice President, Global Vaccines, Biotech, & Sterile Injectable Manufacturing Sciences & Technology, Pfizer
Matt Lyman
Vice President of Engineering, Toast
Nick Svencer
General Manager, Pramand LLC
Mark Martin
Co-Founder & General Partner, Cybernetix Ventures
Robert Treiber Azin Nezami
President, Boston Engineering Corporation
Senior Director, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Allison Perkel
Head of Software and Firmware Development, Blink, Amazon
Lisa Wyman
Senior Vice President Technical Operations, Generate Biomedicines
FACULTY Frank Apeseche
Professor of the Practice
Moneer Azzam
Jack Derby
Professor of the Practice, DEC
Jimmy Edgerton Lecturer
Lecturer
Phillip Ellison Bennett Baldwin
Lecturer
Lecturer
Gavin Finn Mark Bamford
Capstone Leadership Project Advisor
George Blount Lecturer
Professor of the Practice
Luke Fraser Lecturer
Partha Ghosh
Professor of the Practice
Jennifer Braggin Senior Lecturer
Suzi Hamill Lecturer
Jerry Brightman Senior Lecturer
Scott Hilton Lecturer
Gerry Brown Senior Lecturer
Amy Hirschfeld
Distinguished Senior Lecturer
Mac Cameron Lecturer
Steve Caplow
Capstone Leadership Project Advisor
Elaine Chen
John Jacobsen Lecturer
Lucia Kamm Lecturer
Cummings Family Professor of the Practice in Entrepreneurship; Director, Derby Entrepreneurship Center
Paul Klein
Eli Cushner
Stacy Lennon
Lecturer
Lecturer
Senior Lecturer
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Academic Director, MSEM & MSTML Programs; Professor of the Practice
Hannah Lippe Lecturer
Beth McCarthy Senior Lecturer
Monica Pheifer Lecturer
Kishore Pochampally Senior Lecturer
Debra Reich Lecturer
Kyle Monahan
Sandy Rosenberg
Tom Mooney
Marci Sapers
Capstone Leadership Project Advisor
Lecturer
James Nash
Jane Seminara
Lecturer
Senior Lecturer
Jayne Nucete
Avital Shira
Lecturer
Lecturer
Andy O'Brien Lecturer
Alex Ocampo Lecturer
Chimuanya Okoro Lecturer
Kevin Oye
Executive Director, Tufts Gordon Institute; Director, MSIM Program; Professor of the Practice
Usha Pasi Lecturer
Executive in Residence, Lecturer
Lecturer
Malakia Silcott Lecturer
Wendy Swart Grossman Lecturer
Holly Tarnower Lecturer
Will Trevor
Director, Programs, Operations, and Marketing; Lecturer
Michelle Tempesta Lecturer
Mary Viola
Morgan Dent
Joe Volman
MaryAnn DiRamio
Professor of the Practice, Emerita
Lecturer
Tina Weber
Senior Lecturer
Abbott D. Weiss, PhD
Capstone Leadership Project Advisor
Marketing & Communications Specialist
Senior Administrative Assistant
Benjamin Friedman
Senior Marketing & Communications Specialist
Marcus Johnson-Smith
Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts
Josh Wiesman
Professor of the Practice
Reggie Williams
Idicula Mathew
Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts
Lecturer
Annika Murphy Ewa Winston
Program Manager
Lecturer; Administrative Assistant
Julianne Zimmerman
Brianne Odom
Senior Assistant Director, Admissions
Lecturer
Jill Parlee
Associate Director, Programs & Operations
STAFF Teresa Aloi
Program Administrator
Cody Damon
Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts
Carol Denning
Assistant Director, Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts
Ewa Winston
Lecturer; Administrative Assistant
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