Charles L. Cooney is Robert T. Haslam Professor Emeritus in the MIT Department of Chemical Engineering. He serves as a consultant to and/or director of a number of biotech and pharmaceutical companies and is on several boards of professional journals.
Carlo Ratti is a Professor of Urban Technologies and Planning Director of the MIT SENSEable City Lab. In the last decade, Carlo has given talks around the world on the theme of Smart Cities, while his work has been exhibited in international venues including the Venice Biennale, New York’s MoMA, London’s Science Museum and Barcelona’s Design Museum.
Steven B. Leeb currently serves as Professor in the Departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering. Prof. Leeb is concerned with the design, analysis, development, and maintenance processes for all kinds of machinery with electrical actuators, sensors, or power electronic drives. He is particularly interested in the study of mechatronics.
James L. Kirtley Jr. is a Professor Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at MIT. Prof. Kirtley is a specialist in electric machinery and power systems engineering. He has participated in broadly-based research and development in several related areas, including superconducting electric machinery, conventional turbogenerators, large machinery for ship propulsion, monitoring of electric power systems and equipment, magnetic bearings and magnetic levitation and design of electric machinery.
David Martinez is a Laboratory Fellow in the Cyber Security and Information Sciences Division at MIT Lincoln Laboratory and MIT Instructor. He focuses on research and technical directions in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing. Previously, Mr. Martinez served as an Associate Head in the Cyber Security and Information Sciences Division. He was also a member of Lincoln Laboratory’s Steering Committee. Mr. Martinez has held many past technical leadership roles, including Leader of the Embedded Digital Systems Group and Head of the ISR Systems and Technology Division. Mr. Martinez also served in a leadership role as President and Chairman of Mercury Federal Systems. Prior to joining Lincoln Laboratory, he was employed as a principal research engineer at ARCO Oil and Gas Company, specializing in adaptive seismic signal processing. He received the ARCO special achievement award. He holds three U.S. patents based on his work in signal processing for seismic applications. He was elected an IEEE Fellow “for technical leadership in the development of high-performance embedded computing for real-time defense systems.” In 2008, he and his co-authors released a successful book titled High Performance Embedded Computing Handbook, which is highly referenced within the embedded computing research community.
Mr. Martinez was awarded a bachelor’s degree from New Mexico State University, an MS degree from MIT, and the EE degree jointly from MIT and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Electrical Engineering and Oceanographic Engineering. He completed an MBA from the Southern Methodist University.
Jim Magarian is an Engineering Leadership Instructor on the Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program staff. He joins the program staff after more than nine years in industry as an engineering manager and mechanical engineer in the aerospace/defense sector.
John Feiler joined the Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program as Leadership Specialist and Student Programs Coordinator in July 2015. He previously served for over 26 years as a Non-Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and brings extensive experience developing engineering leaders.
Tony Eng is a Senior lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He graduated from MIT with degrees in Computer Science, Mathematics and Biology. He teaches courses and runs workshops in oral communication at MIT and elsewhere.
Ray Stata was a cofounder of Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) in 1965 and served as CEO and Chairman until 1996. He now serves as Chairman of the Board. With sales of $3.4B, ADI is recognized for leadership in the design and manufacture of analog and digital signal processing semiconductors. Mr. Stata has been active as an investor in and board member of more than 40 early stage technology based new ventures.
Leo McGonagle is the executive director of the Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program. He has been at MIT for over ten years and was part of the team that conceived and designed the Gordon Program (GEL) in 2007. Leo’s passion is developing leaders. Before joining the Gordon Program, he spent a career in service as an officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, achieving the rank of lieutenant colonel. This included six years on college campuses, administering leader development programs and advising, coaching, and mentoring emerging-leader students.
