MIT Sloan School of Management

20th Annual MIT Sloan CIO Symposium Explores Driving Digital Resilience in a Turbulent World

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Thursday, March 16, 2023
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, the nation's premier CIO conference, will bring CIOs and digital business executives together to learn, engage, and network around the theme of Driving Digital Resilience in a Turbulent World at its 20th annual Symposium, taking place on May 15-16, 2023 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Registration is now open.

Key Points: 
  • Speakers include top executives from Adobe, Veeam, Cloudflare and MIT Thought Leaders
    CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium , the nation's premier CIO conference, will bring CIOs and digital business executives together to learn, engage, and network around the theme of Driving Digital Resilience in a Turbulent World at its 20th annual Symposium, taking place on May 15-16, 2023 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  • The Symposium will feature interactive panel discussions led by CIOs, technology executives, and MIT thought leaders, including Keri Pearlson, Executive Director, MIT Cybersecurity at MIT Sloan (CAMS); Michael Schrage, Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy; Irving Wladawsky-Berger, Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy; and Dr. George Westerman, Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management.
  • CIOs will gain an understanding of how to leverage these technologies and topics to shape the future of business.
  • The full Symposium agenda is available here and highlights include:
    Panel: "CIO as Chief Resilience Officer: Building Cybersecurity Around Resilience Rather than Just Protection" Keri Pearlson , Executive Director, MIT Cybersecurity at MIT Sloan (CAMS) will discuss how to build a cybersecurity program around resilience, responding and recovering, rather than just protection.

NyquistAI to Host Webinar on the Impact of Generative AI and ChatGPT on Life Sciences

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023
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PALO ALTO, Calif., March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NyquistAI announced today they will host a webinar on March 31 at 9 am PDT covering the very timely topic of the Impact of Generative AI and ChatGPT on Life Sciences. Two industry professionals will join NyquistAI's Co-founder and CEO, Michelle Wu to present the topic.

Key Points: 
  • NyquistAI, the world's largest platform covering all on-market drugs and medical technology that leverages the latest and smartest AI technology will host the webinar featuring industry leaders.
  • PALO ALTO, Calif., March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NyquistAI announced today they will host a webinar on March 31 at 9 am PDT covering the very timely topic of the Impact of Generative AI and ChatGPT on Life Sciences.
  • "Many of us have been following the news on the development and advancements of Generative AI and ChatGPT.
  • "As we in the life sciences assess how this new technology and the capabilities it enables potentially can impact our industry, I'm happy to have Miguel Fierro and Sachin Choudhary join me to discuss some of the implications of Generative AI and ChatGPT for the life sciences industry."

New Research From MIT SMR Finds Women Are 41% More Likely to Experience Toxic Culture Than Men

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- According to new research released today in MIT Sloan Management Review, women are 41% more likely than men to experience toxic corporate culture. The toll of the pandemic appears to have widened the toxic culture gender gap. Over the six years from 2016 to 2021, women were 35% more likely to negatively mention toxic culture compared to men.

Key Points: 
  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- According to new research released today in MIT Sloan Management Review , women are 41% more likely than men to experience toxic corporate culture.
  • Over the six years from 2016 to 2021, women were 35% more likely to negatively mention toxic culture compared to men.
  • "For many women, the gender gap in toxic culture may have an even more profound impact on their day-to-day experience in the workforce.
  • Chefs exhibit the largest gender gap in toxic culture in our data, and women chefs are nearly twice as likely to discuss toxic culture in their reviews.

MUUS Climate Partners Closes $50 Million Fund

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Thursday, March 9, 2023
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NEW YORK, March 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MUUS Climate Partners (MCP), a climate-dedicated venture capital firm, today announced the closing of MUUS Convergence Fund II, a $50 million fund focused on impactful companies at the cusp of commercialization.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, March 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MUUS Climate Partners (MCP), a climate-dedicated venture capital firm, today announced the closing of MUUS Convergence Fund II, a $50 million fund focused on impactful companies at the cusp of commercialization.
  • MCP’s prior fund, MUUS Convergence Fund I, the $30 million predecessor to Fund II which commenced in 2016, has now surpassed three times the Total Value to Paid-In Capital (TVPI).
  • Because MCP anchored Fund II with internal capital, the team was able to invest in nine companies as the fund was being raised.
  • We couldn’t be more convinced that addressing climate change is this generation’s greatest opportunity for entrepreneurship, innovation and investment.”

New research from MIT Sloan investigates how state policy impacts the sharing of health information data and its resulting improvements to the quality of health care

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Thursday, March 9, 2023
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Health care IT has dramatically increased over the past 15 years. Fewer than 10% of hospitals (and fewer than 20% of doctors) were using electronic health records prior to the 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical (HITECH) Act, which allocated $30 billion to increase the adoption of health IT. By 2014, 97% of reporting hospitals had electronic health record technology. Despite this high level of investment and adoption of technology, the actual use of the data and resulting improvements to health care quality and productivity have been limited.

Key Points: 
  • Despite this high level of investment and adoption of technology, the actual use of the data and resulting improvements to health care quality and productivity have been limited.
  • The research finds policies in the category related to data protection most affect health information sharing the most.
  • The research shows that policies in the category related to data protection seem to affect health information sharing the most.
  • The findings of this research can help to inform these laws, helping states to focus on policies that will encourage health data sharing.

Hilco Performance Solutions Expands its Advisory Practice with the Addition of Two Associate Directors, Steve Savoy, and Frederic Vanlinthout

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023
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In announcing the additions, Steven Tanzi, President of Hilco Performance Solutions said, "We are very excited to add these two outstanding individuals to HPS. They are the ideal combination of advisory experts and industry practitioners to be hands-on client partners. Steve is focused on operations and procurement and Frederic on finance and strategy.  Both-- together with our existing HPS team—will provide problem-solving, issue resolution, process improvement, help our clients execute more quickly and develop new skills in their organization, and improve financial results."

Key Points: 
  • An operating company of Hilco Global, HPS helps clients simplify and streamline business processes and improve operational efficiencies.
  • In announcing the additions, Steven Tanzi, President of Hilco Performance Solutions said, "We are very excited to add these two outstanding individuals to HPS.
  • They are the ideal combination of advisory experts and industry practitioners to be hands-on client partners.
  • Steve is focused on operations and procurement and Frederic on finance and strategy.

Quest Diagnostics Board of Directors Elects James E. Davis Chairman of the Board

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Friday, March 3, 2023
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SECAUCUS, N.J., March 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced that its Board of Directors elected James E. Davis, the company's Chief Executive Officer and President, to serve in the additional position of Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective April 1, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • SECAUCUS, N.J., March 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced that its Board of Directors elected James E. Davis, the company's Chief Executive Officer and President, to serve in the additional position of Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective April 1, 2023.
  • I look forward to building on his contributions and working closely with Tim Ring in my new capacity as Chairman."
  • Jim Davis is Chief Executive Officer and President of Quest Diagnostics, a role he assumed on November 1, 2022, after a gradual leadership transition plan, succeeding Quest's long-time CEO Steve Rusckowski.
  • Steve served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Clinical Laboratory Association from 2014 to 2017.

New MIT Sloan research finds Americans are more receptive to counter-partisan messages than previously thought

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Thursday, March 2, 2023
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Americans are more receptive to counter-partisan messages than previously thought.

Key Points: 
  • Americans are more receptive to counter-partisan messages than previously thought.
  • Rather, respondents seemed to integrate the leader cues and the countervailing persuasive messages as "independent pieces of information" in determining whether they agreed or disagreed with various policy issues, he said.
  • In the study, respondents gave their opinions on several of the policy issues on a seven-point scale running from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree."
  • "These findings contrast with the notion that party loyalty overrides people's values and interferes with, distorts, or otherwise limits their processing of counter-partisan messages," added Rand.

MIT Sloan Executive Education Introduces New Women's Leadership Program

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MIT Sloan Executive Education is currently accepting applications for its Women's Leadership Program, a new course designed to provide women leaders the opportunity to deepen their leadership capabilities with a focus on critical mind-sets and skills essential for professional advancement. This four-day program will be conducted in person, June 20-23.

Key Points: 
  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MIT Sloan Executive Education is currently accepting applications for its Women's Leadership Program , a new course designed to provide women leaders the opportunity to deepen their leadership capabilities with a focus on critical mind-sets and skills essential for professional advancement.
  • Led by MIT Sloan faculty, including Senior Lecturer Dr. Elsbeth Johnson and Associate Dean of Innovation and Inclusion Fiona E. Murray , this course is informed by the latest research on leadership, negotiation and power.
  • Upon successful completion of the course, participants will earn a certificate of course completion from MIT Sloan Executive Education.
  • For a complete list of upcoming Executive Education courses, visit the MIT Sloan Executive Education website .

New MIT Sloan research finds that organizations (still) prefer legacy applicants because they benefit the bottom line

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --  A new study published in the American Sociological Review offers implications for corporate hiring based on research on the "legacy preference" in college admissions.

Key Points: 
  • While colleges and universities have faced criticism for giving preference to applicants based on family ties, legacy applicants continue to be admitted at higher rates than non-legacies.
  • "Contrary to the meritocratic logic, we find that legacies are neither more qualified applicants nor better students academically," said Castilla.
  • "Being a legacy increases the chances of admission for white and wealthy applicants more than racial minorities or applicants from lower socioeconomic status backgrounds," said Castilla.
  • And yet, "contradictions that could be problematic for organizations can happen, especially when there is a labor shortage," he said.