Our advisory bodies are composed of academic and industry leaders who advise in carrying out the mission of MIT Open Learning.
MITx Faculty Advisory Committee (MITx FAC)
Caspar Hare (Chair)
Professor of Philosophy, Linguistics and PhilosophyTania Baker
E.C. Whitehead Professor of BiologyMartin Bazant
E. G. Roos (1944) Professor and Executive Officer of Chemical Engineering; Professor of MathematicsW. Craig Carter
Professor, Materials Science and EngineeringJohn Core
Nanyang Technological University Professor of AccountingRick Danheiser
A C Cope Professor of ChemistrySara Ellison
Senior Lecturer, EconomicsAnette Hosoi
Neil and Jane Pappalardo Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Professor of Mathematics; Associate Chair of the FacultyKrishna Rajagopal
William A. M. Burden Professor of PhysicsBrent Ryan
Associate Professor of Urban Design and Planning Head, City Design and Development GroupSusan Silbey
Leon and Anne Goldberg Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, Behavioral and Policy Sciences, Sloan School of ManagementPawan Sinha
Professor of Vision and Computational NeuroscienceGigliola Staffilani
Abby Rockefeller Mauze Professor, MathematicsIain Stewart
Professor, Physics
Ex-Officio Members
Ana Bell
Lecturer and Digital Learning Scientist, Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceChristopher Capozzola
Professor, History; Senior Associate Dean, Open LearningDana Doyle
Director, Online Worldwide Learning Services (OWLS)Dimitris Bertsimas
Vice Provost for Open Learning
OpenCourseWare Faculty Advisory Committee (OCW FAC)
Michael Short (Chair)
Associate Professor, Department of Nuclear Science and EngineeringHal Abelson
Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science- Michel DeGraff
Professor of Linguistics; Director of MIT-Haiti Initiative - Gloria H. Kang
Undergraduate student, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Nancy Kanwisher
Professor of Cognitive Science, Department of Brain & Cognitive SciencesEric Klopfer
Professor and Section Head, Comparative Media Studies/Writing; Director of Scheller Teacher Education Program- Robert Miller
Distinguished Professor of Computer Science; Education Officer for Computer Science Caitlin Mueller
Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture; Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringRosalind Picard
Professor, Program in Media Arts and Sciences; Faculty Chair, MIT Mind+Hand+HeartKrishna Rajagopal
Professor of Physics- Shannon Shen
Graduate student, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science - Yufei Zhao
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Ex-Officio Members
Christopher Capozzola
Senior Associate Dean for Open Learning; Professor of History- Eric Grimson
Vice President for Open Learning; MIT Chancellor for Academic Advancement Curt Newton
Director, MIT OpenCourseWareAnjali Sastry
Faculty Director of J-WEL; Associate Dean for Open Learning
Jameel World Education Lab Faculty Advisory Committee
John Brisson (Chair)
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Duane Boning
Clarence J. LeBel Professor of Electrical Engineering
Cynthia Breazeal
Professor of Media Arts and Sciences; Dean for Digital Learning
Eric Klopfer
Professor and Section Head, Comparative Media Studies/Writing; Director of Scheller Teacher Education Program
Vijay Kumar
Senior Advisor to Vice Provost for Open Learning
Admir Masic
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga
Professor, Science, Technology, and Society
Haynes Miller
Professor Emeritus, Mathematics
Pawan Sinha
Professor, Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Ex-Officio Members
Anjali Sastry
Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management; Faculty Director, J-WEL; Associate Dean, Open Learning
Julia Reynolds Cuéllar
Associate Director, J-WEL Membership
Corporate Education Faculty Advisory Committee
- Cynthia Breazeal (Chair)
Professor, Media Arts and Sciences; Dean for Digital Learning, Open Learning - Deborah L Ancona
Professor, Management - Eric Grimson
Chancellor for Academic Advancement - D. Fox Harrell
Professor, Digital Media & AI - Thomas Anton Kochan
Professor, Management - Ray Eugene Reagans
Professor, Management - Sanjay Emani Sarma
Professor, Mechanical Engineering - Christopher A Schuh
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering