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Leo Rafael Reif (born August 21, 1950) is a Venezuelan American electrical engineer and academic administrator. He previously served as the 17th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 2012 to 2022, provost of the institute from 2005 to 2012, and dean of the institute's EECS department from 2004 to 2005.
Rafael Reif served as the 17th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from July 2012 to December 2022. He led MIT’s pioneering efforts to help redefine the future of higher education, with a commitment to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion.
L. RAFAEL REIF. Full Biography. nstitute of Technology (MIT). He leads MIT’s pioneering efforts to help redefine the future of higher educa. ers. ty, equity and inclusion. Dr. Reif has launched major climate change initiatives to foster breakthrough research an.
L. Rafael Reif served as the 17th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 2012 to 2022.
Feb 10, 2022 · L. Rafael Reif announced today that he plans to step down as president of MIT at the end of 2022, after more than 10 years in the role. Reif has guided the Institute through a decade of dynamic growth, greatly enhancing its global stature and magnetism.
May 16, 2012 · L. Rafael Reif, a distinguished electrical engineer whose seven-year tenure as MIT’s provost has helped MIT maintain its appetite for bold action as well as its firm financial footing, has been selected as the 17th president of the Institute.
L. Rafael Reif announced today that he plans to step down as president of MIT at the end of 2022, after more than 10 years in the role. Reif has guided the Institute through a decade of dynamic growth, greatly enhancing its global stature and magnetism.
L. Rafael Reif. MIT President Emeritus; Ray and Maria Stata Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, [EE] reif@mit.edu. (617) 253-0148. Office: 3-208. Website. Latest News. More News. December 14, 2023. Frederick Hennie III, dedicated architect of MIT EECS, dies at 90.
Oct 3, 2022 · The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has named MIT President L. Rafael Reif as the winner of its 2022 Simon Ramo Founders Award. Reif, who has served at MIT’s president for more than 10 years, is being honored “for pioneering leadership to reimagine and advance higher education, university-based entrepreneurship, the future of ...
Jun 19, 2012 · The son of Eastern European émigrés who fled to South America in the late 1930s, Leo Rafael Reif grew up in Venezuela and spoke little English when he arrived at Stanford University for graduate...
