Meet the Corporate Innovation Program Team
Hailing from the MIT Innovation Initiative, our team is here to ensure that all your questions are answered. If you have any questions, email us at corporateinnovation@mit.edu.

Co-Director, MIT Innovation Initiative, Associate Dean for Innovation
MICHAEL CIMA

Co-Director, MIT Innovation Initiative, Associate Dean for Innovation
FIONA MURRAY

Executive Director, MIT Innovation Initiative
GENE KESELMAN

Corporate Innovation Program Director, MIT Innovation Initiative
IRINA FRANKLIN

Director of Communications, MIT Innovation Initiative
DAVID SWEENEY

Research Director, MIT Innovation Initiative
LARS FROLUND

Fiscal Officer, MIT Innovation Initiative
BEN HAMPSON

Senior Program Manager, MIT Innovation Initiative
THOMAS LULY

Program Director, MIT Innovation Initiative
TIM MIANO

Corporate Engagement Advisor, MIT Innovation Initiative
ELIZABETH DeSTEPHENS

Program Manager, Mission Innovation Lab
KATY PERSON

Partnership Development Lead: Corporate Innovation Program
KATHRYN DeNITTO
THE MIT OFFICE OF INNOVATIONHQ
We’re a team of unceasingly inquisitive, data-obsessed problem-solvers who support the process of innovation—from idea through impact. Through our stewardship of iHQ, we engage & inspire the community that designs, builds, and executes the next generation of world-changing discoveries at MIT.
INNOVATION IS IN MIT’S DNA
The MIT community is driven by a shared purpose: to make a better world through education, research, and innovation.