The MIT Professional Education Mafia
17 people studied at MIT Professional Education and went on to found or lead other companies.
Simon Dae Oong KimLife Cycle Assessment: Quantifying Environmental ImpactsFounded Glassdome +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 EfektivaIan LotinskyData Science: Data to InsightsFounded BluecarbonRobin 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 MedicalMel LimNew Space Economy: TechnologiesFounded ChateauzNicola PreviatiInnovationFounded FractalRafayel GhasabyanLeadership Principles for Scientists, Engineers, and ResearchersFounded TactunMichael MarcinikLeadership & InnovationFounded AdTonos
Frequently asked questions
- What is the MIT Professional Education mafia?
- The MIT Professional Education mafia is the network of 17 people who studied at MIT Professional Education and went on to found or lead other companies, including Glassdome, MilkRun, Poliglota, Orbital Operations, ELSA.
- Who is in the MIT Professional Education mafia?
- Notable members include Simon Dae Oong Kim (Glassdome), Julia Niiro (MilkRun), Carlos Aravena (Poliglota), Ben Schleuniger (Orbital Operations), Ivonne Quiñones (ELSA), Janne Lehtinen (Semiqon), Pablo Robles Watanabe (Efektiva), Ian Lotinsky (Bluecarbon), among 17 tracked members.
- What companies did MIT Professional Education alumni found?
- Companies founded by MIT Professional Education alumni include Glassdome, MilkRun, Poliglota, Orbital Operations, ELSA, Semiqon, Efektiva, Bluecarbon, Workit Health, Spherebio.















