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Alumni in Profile: Snapshots of Diverse Lives

Richard Muther '38, SM '41 Early Break Sparks Career in Production Management A hockey injury led now 94-year-old Richard Muther '38, SM '41 to become an expert planner who made his name analyzing and improving manufacturing processes.

Sally Green SM '78 Federal Reserve Role Shapes Everyday Economics As COO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Sally Green SM '78 oversees more than $4 trillion dollars a day in securities transfers, check clearing, and other transactions.

Roberto Sanchez-Ramos '89 Family's Public Service Inspires Puerto Rico's Top Attorney Roberto Sanchez-Ramos, the secretary of justice of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico who represents the island in all criminal and civil litigation, was born into a life of public service.

Chris Adler '94: Composer's New Work Premieres at Carnegie Hall

Nancy Andrews PhD '85: MD-PhD Graduate Leads Duke Medical School

W. Gerald Austen '51: Surgeon Helped Pioneer Boston Hospital Innovations

Tadatoshi Akiba MA '70: Hiroshima Mayor Lives His Passion for Peace

Nariman Behravesh '70: Forecasting Economic Trends with Precision

Brian Bilello '97: Revolution COO Banks on a New Soccer Age

Anita Bizzotto SL '99: Postal Service Executive Delivers the Message

Joost Bonsen '90 and Saul Griffith AR '00: Alumni Create Howtoons and the Birth of Open Kid Ware

Aviva Brecher '68: Transportation Expert Studies Magnetic Levitation Solutions

Timothy Carney '66: Foreign Service Career Devoted to Peacekeeping

Nicolas Chammas CE '87: Businessman Fosters Middle East Entrepreneurship

Robin Chase GM '86: Zipcar Founder Promotes Sustainability in Transportation and Urban Planning

Hanson Cheah '88, SM '89: Entrepreneur Cofounded First Asian IT Venture Capital Firm

Ralph J. Cicerone '65: Atmospheric Scientist Heads National Academy of Sciences

Denis Coleman '70: Founder of Winning Companies from Spell Check to Biotech

Alan Davidson '89: Applying Technology and Policy Expertise at Google

Charles Dean ME '93: Alumnus Aims to Cut Soldier Load Weight

Dr. Peter Harry Diamandis '83: Building a Private Path to the Space Frontier

Karen Dillon '79: KidSource Founder Balances Career and Family

Keith Dionne CH '90: Pharma Head/Mormon Bishop Finds Challenge in Two Worlds

Erika Ebbel '04: Miss Massachusetts Alumna Competes in the 2004 Miss America Pageant

Mary Morwaread Farbood SM '01, PhD '06: Award-Winning Harpsichordist Creates Hyperscore

Stanley Feder '66: CIA Analyst Turns to a New Taste

Mike Fincke '89: Mission on International Space Station Is Dream Come True for Alumnus

James Flanagan SM '50, ScD '55: Voice-Mail Pioneer Launched Second Career in Higher Education

Owen Franken '68: Photojournalist Takes the Road Less Traveled

Dora Leong Gallo CP '92: Affordable-Housing Advocate Helps People with Special Needs

Thomas P. Gerrity '63: Wharton Professor Makes IT a Strategic Business Tool

Robert Goodman '75: Teacher Shares His Love of Physics

Morton Goulder '42: Serial Entrepreneur Supports Communities and Startups

Ann Graybiel PS '71: MIT Neuroscience Professor Asks Why Bad Habits Are So Hard to Break

Sally Green, SM '78: Federal Reserve Role Shapes Everyday Economics

Matt Haggerty '83: Volunteering with Enterprise Forum Helps Alumnus Garner Business Acumen

Carol Handwerker '77: Materials Scientist Sets National Standards

Juan Jose Hermosilla '57: Renowned Structural Engineer Also Made His Mark in Athletics

Susan Hockfield: Hockfield Becomes First Woman President in Institute's History

Henry Houh '89: Houh Puts Computer Science Background to Work for Alumni Association

Brian G.R. Hughes '77 and Paul Rudovsky '66: Alumni Step into Fashion Shoe Business

Tom Imrich '69: From Flight of Fancy to Fancy Flying

Sameera Iyengar '93: Math Major Makes a Career in Theater

Leah H. Jamieson '72: Engineering Projects Deliver Community Service Solutions

Harbo Jensen PhD '74: Where Is MIT? Asks Alumni Association President

Charles W. Johnson CE '55: Numerical-Analysis Pioneer Began with the Whirlwind Computer

Soulaymane Kachani SM '00, PhD '02: Innovating Management of Dynamic Pricing and Inventory

Brewster Kahle '82: Wayback Machine Seeks to Capture the Internet for All

Jeffrey Katz AA '80: Aeronautics Grad Leads High-Flying Change at Orbitz, Swissair

Andrew F. Kay '40: Building Quality in Computers and Work Flow

John S. W. Kellett '47: Retired chemical engineer makes activism a second career

Cleve Killingsworth '75: Health Care CEO Seeks Collaborative Solution to Excess Costs

Jerry Knoblach '85: Knoblach Uses Weather Balloons to Provide Wireless Service to Rural Areas

Sriram Krishnan SM '01, PhD '07: Grand Integrator Works on Calculus and Community

Joanna Lahey, PhD '05: Empirical Economist Documents Age Discrimination

Shelley Lake SM '79: Pioneering a Path through the Arts and Healing

Juli Lee '89: Designer and Businesswoman Makes Her Mark on Fashion Industry

Norman Leventhal '38: Alumnus Devotes Career to Enriching Public Spaces

R. Duncan Luce '45: Luce wins the National Medal of Science in Behavioral Science

Christian MacQuarrie Klein '91 & Kristin Leigh Newton '91: Senior Photo Foretells a Full Life Together

Matt Mankins AR '03: Used Book Store Owner Looks to Revitalize Industry with Ingenuity, Code

Chris '98 and Tara '00 Martin: Research Scientists Tackle Ironman Challenges

James McLurkin '91: 2003 Lemelson-MIT Award Winner Continues to Push Forward

Roseanna Means '76: Physician Provides Accessible Medical Care for Homeless Women

Julie Moir Messervy CP '78: Landscape Designer Unlocks Secret Gardens

Dr. Robert M. Metcalfe '68: Internet Pioneer Earns Medal of Technology

Eric Mibuari '06: IT Analyst Founds Technology Center in Kenya

Kaidra Mitchell MBA '02: Corporate Career Detours to Tajikistan

Paul V. Mockapetris '70: Alumnus Brings Domain Name Simplicity to the Internet

Kimberly Moore '90, SM '91: Youngest Judge Appointed to U.S. Court of Appeals

Claudio Moraga SM '62: Machine-Learning Expert Bridges International Borders

Daryl Morey MBA '00: Playing the Basketball Game with Numbers

Willard Morrison '40: Inventor Pioneered Built-In Antimicrobial Technology

Robert Emmett Mueller '48: An Artful Path through Painful Times

Richard Muther '38, SM '41: Early Break Sparks Career in Production Management

Barry Nalebuff '80: Crafting Strategies for Better Living

Gauri Nanda '05: Clocky's Inventor Builds a Business

Robert Nicol CH '01: Manufacturing Expertise Speeds Up DNA Advances

Rosa Obregon '04: Aerospace Technologist Named a Latina Woman of the Year

David Overskei PH '76: Nuclear Expert Focuses on National Security and Public Safety Data

Jorge Díaz Padilla CE '74: Engineering Consultant Takes On International Professional Leadership

Joseph Palaia, SM '06: Targeting the Commercial Potential of Mars

Bradford Parkinson AA '61: Making global positioning systems a reality

Susanne Paul '88: Hands-On Experience Inspires Innovator of the Year

Joseph Pedlosky '57: Discovering the Ocean's Wind-Driven Patterns

Tom Perkins '53: Venture Capitalist Launches a Superyacht—and a Novel

Michael Perlmutter '73, SM/EE '75: Founding a Fiber-Optic Firm and MIT Family

Randal Pinkett LFM '98: MIT Alumnus Enters the Boardroom on The Apprentice 4

Nicholas Powley '04: Inventor Hangs Out His Shingle

James Prigoff '47: Former Executive, Now Photographer, Documents Spray-Can Art

Daniel Alan Radler '79: Living the Joy of DanceSport

Cliff Reid '79: OCW Helps Entrepreneur Switch to Biotech

David Samuel '94: Internet Radio Pioneer Takes on the High-Tech Toilet

Roberto Sanchez-Ramos '89: Family's Public Service Inspires Puerto Rico's Top Attorney

Larry Sass AR '94: Professor Sees 3-D Modeling in Architecture's Future

Bobby Satcher '86: Orthopedic Surgeon Picked by NASA for Astronaut Training Program

Tom Scholz '69: It's Been Quite a Ride for Creative Force Behind Rock Band Boston

Gerald Schroeder '59: Nuclear Scientist Sees No God-Science Conflict

Smita N. Shah CE '96: Earning the Confidence to Build Bridges Professionally and Personally

Kairos Shen, MAR '91: Urban Planner Shapes Boston

Andrew Silver '64, SM '67: Fostering Creativity on Film

Adam Simha '88: Passion for Drumming Turns to Steel Design

Dinah Singer '69: Blending Bench Biochemistry with the Fight against Cancer

Megan Smith '86, SM '88: Pioneering Change from PlanetOut to Google Earth

Charles Solenberger '57, SM '59: Growing a Family Orchard

Stephanie Sonnabend SM '79: Hotel Magnate Supports Teen Philanthropy

A. Hartie Spence '87: Double Rewards Come from Helping When a Fraternity Calls

Eve Sprunt '72: Digging Deep for Alternative Energy Resources

Christina Stanley '85: Medical Examiner Supports Prevention

Melody Swartz PhD '98: Intercellular Flows May Enable New Organ Growth

Jason Szuminski '01: Pitcher Brings New Level of Play to the Major Leagues

Jessamy Tang '89: Sports Enthusiast Launches ESPN Radio Boston

Martin Y. Tang, GM '72: Tang Takes Office as Association's First International President

Marty Tenenbaum '64: AI Expert Launched Internet Transactions

Lisa Catherine Tener '84: Creativity Coach Shares Tools for Transforming Anger

John Tracy '65: Entrepreneur's Focus Evolves from Semiconductor Lasers to Wine

Jennifer Harris Trosper '90: NASA's Spirit Mission Manager Takes Rover Out for a Drive on Mars

Laura Trust MBA '96: Entrepreneur and Alumnus Husband Finagle a Bagel—Literally

Andrew Viterbi '56, SM '57: Digital Communications Inventor Began in the Sputnik Era

Janice Voss EE '87: Sci-Fi Turns High-Fly for Astronaut

Emily "Paddy" Vanderbilt Wade '45: Partnering with Museums to Excite Children about Science

Meredith Warshaw '79: Nurturing a Gifted Child with Learning Disabilities

Lindsay "Butch" A. Weaver '76: Why Grow Water Lilies in Colorado?

Carol Ann Wehle '78: Managing Florida's Everglades Restoration Project

Annalisa L. Weigel '94, SM '00, PhD '02: Sagan's Cosmos Sparked a Career in Aerospace Systems

Yaron Zilberman '94: Documentary Filmmaker Champions '30s Jewish Swimmers