Kathleen is Director of Special Projects, for the Executive Vice President and Treasurer of MIT, working as a lead organizer of The Engine (www.engine.xyz), a new MIT initiative created to advance innovation. This accelerator, scheduled to open in Spring, 2017, will provide comprehensive support and help to promote transformative ideas from the formative stage to their most effective implementation. In her 16 years at MIT Technology Review, most recently serving as its President, Kathleen helped to redefine the magazine brand and expand the global footprint, developing international programs and producing world-class events. She also served for six years as President of the MIT Enterprise Forum, a global network of chapters organized around entrepreneurship. Kathleen is a frequent speaker at technology and entrepreneurship events around the world and is a skilled moderator on a wide variety of topics. She is very active in the community, serving as a judge for many competitions including the MITX awards, the Inclusive Innovation Competition, and the Lemelson-MIT prizes, also known as the “Nobel Prize for Innovators.” She sits on the executive committee for HUBweek, and is an advisor for Good Growth Capital.