The MIT Professional Education Mafia
12 people studied at MIT Professional Education and went on to found or lead other companies.
Gary AmbrosinoImplementing Agentic AI: Building Your Organizational PlaybookFounded Engageware +1Julia NiiroChief Sustainability Officer ProgramFounded MilkRunCarlos AravenaInnovation Leadership ProgramFounded PoliglotaBen SchleunigerApplied Data Science ProgramFounded Orbital OperationsIvonne QuiñonesApplied Data Science ProgramFounded ELSAJanne LehtinenOnline Certificate ProgramFounded SemiqonPablo Robles WatanabeDiploma of EducationFounded EfektivaRobin McIntoshApplied Generative AI for Digital TransformationFounded Workit HealthJulieta PortaIDEA² MIT linQFounded SpherebioSanthosh PurathepparambilNo Code AI and Machine LearningFounded Discern SecurityShravan BhatiNew Space Economy: Technologies, Products, Services, and Business ModelsFounded SatleoJesse CourtierLeadership and InnovationFounded Sira Medical
Frequently asked questions
- What is the MIT Professional Education mafia?
- The MIT Professional Education mafia is the network of 12 people who studied at MIT Professional Education and went on to found or lead other companies, including Engageware, MilkRun, Poliglota, Orbital Operations, ELSA.
- Who is in the MIT Professional Education mafia?
- Notable members include Gary Ambrosino (Engageware), Julia Niiro (MilkRun), Carlos Aravena (Poliglota), Ben Schleuniger (Orbital Operations), Ivonne Quiñones (ELSA), Janne Lehtinen (Semiqon), Pablo Robles Watanabe (Efektiva), Robin McIntosh (Workit Health), among 12 tracked members.
- What companies did MIT Professional Education alumni found?
- Companies founded by MIT Professional Education alumni include Engageware, MilkRun, Poliglota, Orbital Operations, ELSA, Semiqon, Efektiva, Workit Health, Spherebio, Discern Security.








