Dean’s Advisory Council
The MIT School of Engineering Dean’s Advisory Council (DAC) is a distinguished group of alumni and friends committed to advancing the school’s excellence in education and research. The council advises the dean on strategic priorities, offering guidance on current initiatives and future directions that span departments, labs, centers, programs, and the broader Institute.
Members serve as trusted partners, sharing expertise, insight, and advocacy that strengthen the school’s leadership in engineering education, innovation, and impact. Through their engagement and support, the DAC helps ensure that the School of Engineering continues to expand the frontiers of knowledge and serve society through discovery and invention
Attendees of the 2025 Dean’s Advisory Council Meeting, October, 2025.
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James A. Champy ’63, SM ’65
Chairman Emeritus of Consulting, Dell Services -
Gururaj “Desh” Deshpande
Trustee of the Deshpande Foundation; Chairman, Sparta Group -
Leslye Miller Fraser ’78, SM ‘80
Retired Environmental Appeals Judge, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -
Dario Gil SM ’00, PhD ’03
Senior Vice President and Director of IBM Research -
Deirdre Hanford
CEO & Trustee of Natcast -
Hassan Jameel
Deputy President and Vice Chairman, Abdul Latif Jameel -
Jonathan Kraft
President, Kraft Group -
Philip Kuai MEng ’07
Founder, Dada Nexus -
Jack N. Little ’78
CEO and Co-founder, MathWorks -
Roshni Nadar Malhotra
Chairperson of HCLTech -
Fariborz Maseeh SCD ’90
Founder and Managing Principal of Maseeh Enterprises; Founder and President of The Massiah Foundation -
Paul S. Mashikian ’95, MEng ’97
Bracebridge Capital -
Mick Mountz ’87
Founder, Kiva Systems -
Indra K. Nooyi
Former Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo -
Neil Pappalardo ’64
Chairman and Founder, Medical Information Technology (Meditech) -
Amit Sinha
CEO and Board Member of DigiCert -
Megan J. Smith ’86
Founder and CEO, shift7; 3rd U.S. CTO and Assistant to the President, Office of Science and Technology Policy (2014-17) -
Lila Snyder SM ’96, PhD ‘98
Chief Executive Officer, Bose Corporation -
Alan G. Spoon ’73, SM ’73
Partner Emeritus, Polaris Partners -
Ray Stata ’57, SM ’58
Co-founder and Chairman of the Board, Analog Devices -
Aarthi Subramanian
Chief Digital Officer, Tata Sons -
Lip-Bu Tan SM ’80
Chief Executive Officer, Intel Corporation; Chairman, Walden International; Founding Managing Partner, Celesta Capital; and Walden Catalyst Ventures -
Blanca Treviño
President and CEO, Softtek -
Thomas Tull
Co-Chairman, TWG Global -
Andrew J. Viterbi ’56, SM ’57
Co-founder (Retired), Qualcomm; President, Viterbi Group -
Susan Whitehead
Founding and Life Trustee of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research -
Songyee Yoon
President and Global Chief Strategy Officer, NCSOFT -
Kevin Zhang
Senior Vice President, Deputy Co-COO, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)