Committees and Councils

MIT's governance structure is supported by a strong system of committees and councils: The Faculty, as one of the Institute's governing bodies, develops and carries out policy through the Standing and Special Committees of the Faculty; the latter also include the award committees and the Faculty Newsletter Editorial Board. Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President hold responsibility for policy development and review in key areas; each reports to a senior officer. Other Institute Committees and Councils comprise other Institute-wide groups involved in policy development and review. Please contact us if there is a committee you feel should be included here. NOTE: For information related to a committee at the School, department, lab, or center level, please contact the relevant office directly.

Committee Name Contact Committee type
Academic Performance, Committee on (CAP) Matt Wilson, ChairJocelyn Heywood, Staff Standing Committees of the Faculty
Campus Planning, Committee on (CCP) Seth Mnookin, ChairAmy Kaiser, Staff Standing Committees of the Faculty
Curricula, Committee on (CoC) Chris Kaiser, ChairPam Walcott, Executive OfficerAlison Trachy, StaffMartha Janus, Staff Standing Committees of the Faculty
Discipline, Committee on (COD) Tamar Schapiro, ChairTessa McLain, Executive OfficerJames Reed, Staff Standing Committees of the Faculty
Faculty Policy Committee (FPC) Mary Fuller, ChairTami Kaplan, Staff Standing Committees of the Faculty
Graduate Programs, Committee on (CGP) Duane Boning, ChairJessica Landry, Staff Standing Committees of the Faculty
Library System, Committee on the (CLS) Nick Montfort, ChairErin Stalberg, Executive OfficerShannon Hunt, Staff Standing Committees of the Faculty
Nominations, Committee on (CoN) Rodrigo Verdi, ChairTami Kaplan, Staff Standing Committees of the Faculty
Student Life, Committee on (CSL) Raul Radovitzky, ChairHelen Wang, Executive OfficerKatie McLean, Staff Standing Committees of the Faculty
Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid, Committee on (CUAFA) Ila Fiete, ChairStuart Schmill, Executive OfficerChris Peterson, Staff Standing Committees of the Faculty
Undergraduate Program, Committee on the (CUP) Bill Minicozzi, ChairGenevre Filiault, Executive OfficerSarah Michaud, Staff Standing Committees of the Faculty
Communication Requirement, Subcommittee on the (SOCR) Andrea Campbell, SHASS Co-ChairAram Harrow, Science Co-ChairKathleen MacArthur, Executive OfficerNicole Dillie, StaffTom Scahill, Staff Special Committees of the Faculty
Edgerton Faculty Achievement Award Selection Committee, Harold E. Nancy Kanwisher, ChairTami Kaplan, Staff Special Committees of the Faculty
Faculty Newsletter Editorial Board, MIT (FNL) David Lewis, Managing Editor Special Committees of the Faculty
HASS Requirement, Subcommittee on the (SHR) Hiromu Nagahara, ChairPatty Fernandes, Executive OfficerKara Cunningham, StaffSarah Michaud, Staff Special Committees of the Faculty
Killian Faculty Achievement Award Selection Committee, James R. Jr. Roger White, ChairTami Kaplan, Staff Special Committees of the Faculty
Animal Care, Committee on (CAC) Howard Heller, ChairAbigail Powell, Program Manager Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Assessment of Biohazards and Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight, Committee on (CAB/ESCRO) David Housman, ChairNicolas Paquin, Executive Secretary Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Baker Memorial Foundation Advisory Board, Everett Moore Emily Cheng, ChairWilliam Tisdale, Faculty AdvisorMichael Santoro, Staff Advisor Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Belonging, Achievement, and Composition, Institute Council on Ray Reagans, Faculty Co-ChairDenise Phillips, Staff Co-ChairJennifer Jennings, Staff to the Council Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Commencement Committee James Poterba, ChairKristina Kastrinelis, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Community Campus Safety Council (CCSC) John Fernandez, ChairKim Medeiros, StaffSergeant Robert Schroeder, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Community Giving at MIT Steering Committee Bevin Engelward, ChairTraci Swartz, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Community Service Fund Board (CSFB) Jared Curhan, ChairLogan Read, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
DAPER Advisory Board John Fernandez, ChairMissy Kubik, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Distinguished Fellowships, Presidential Committee on Will Broadhead, Co-ChairNancy Kanwisher, Co-ChairKimberly Benard, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Endicott House Board of Governors Joe Higgins, Chair Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Enrollment Management Group (EMG) Ian Waitz, ChairElizabeth Hoy, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Environmental Health and Safety, Institute Council on (EHS) Maria Zuber, Chair Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Family and Work, Council on Ken Goldsmith, Co-ChairKathleen Thelen, Co-Chair (effective 1/1/2024) Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Hobby Shop, Committee on the Alex Slocum, ChairHayami Arakawa, Director, Hobby Shop Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Intellectual Property, Committee on (COIP) Maria Zuber, ChairGreg Moffatt, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
International Advisory Committee (IAC) Fotini Christia, ChairElizabeth Lennox, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Lincoln Laboratory - Campus Interaction Committee Kerri Cahoy, Chair Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
MIT Health Consumers' Advisory Council Janet Sonenberg, ChairErin Forte, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
MIT Health Management Board Dr. Russell Phillips, ChairDorianne DeLeon, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
MIT Press Editorial Board David Kaiser, ChairJustin Kehoe, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
MIT Press Management Board Chris Bourg, ChairNick Green, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
MITAC Advisory Council Jesse Kroll, ChairJodi Schwedelson, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Prehealth Advising Committee Matthew Vander Heiden, ChairAleshia Carlsen-Bryan, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Race and Diversity, Committee on (CRD) Ray Reagans, Faculty Co-ChairDenise Phillips, Staff Co-ChairRachel Ornitz, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Radiation Protection, Committee on Richard Milner, ChairMitchell Galanek, Executive Secretary Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Reactor Safeguards Committee (MITRSC) Dennis Whyte, ChairSusan Tucker, Secretary Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
ROTC Oversight Committee Michael Yaffe, ChairElizabeth Hoy, StaffLiam Gale, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response, Committee on (CSMPR) Lerna Ekmekcioglu, Co-ChairSarah Rankin, Co-Chair Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Supplemental 401(k) Plan Oversight Committee Glen Shor, ChairKenneth Davies, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Technology Broadcasting Corporation Ron Spangler, PresidentTodd Glickman, Clerk Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Toxic Chemicals, Committee on (CTC) Moungi Bawendi, Chair Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Transportation and Parking, Committee for Joe Higgins, ChairTom Giannino, Secretary Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Use of Humans as Experimental Subjects, Committee on the (COUHES) Leigh Firn, ChairNa Hu, Director, IRBMichael Keohane, Manager, IRB Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Women's Advisory Group (WAG) Judi Segall, ConvenerKalina Schloneger, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Working Group for Support Staff (WGSS) Appointment Pending, Senior Co-ConvenerAppointment Pending, Junior Co-Convener Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Academic Freedom and Campus Expression, Ad Hoc Committee on (CAFCE) Michael Sipser, Co-ChairAnette (Peko) Hosoi, Co-Chair Other Institute Committees and Councils
Administrative Advisory Council II (AACII) Jack Defandorf, ChairOlympia Valentine, Vice Chair Other Institute Committees and Councils
Building Committee Cynthia Barnhart, Co-ChairGlen Shor, Co-ChairMelissa Stopa, Staff Other Institute Committees and Councils
Compton Advisory Committee Philip Khoury, Chair Other Institute Committees and Councils
Corporation Joint Advisory Committee on Institute-Wide Affairs (CJAC) Jason Lloyd, Executive Assistant to the Chair of the Corporation Other Institute Committees and Councils
Decarbonization 2050 Working Group Julie Newman, Co-ChairChristoph Reinhart, Co-Chair Other Institute Committees and Councils
Employee Benefits Oversight Committee (EBOC) Ramona Allen, Chair Other Institute Committees and Councils
Free Expression, Ad Hoc Working Group on Sallie (Penny) Chisholm, Co-ChairPhillip Clay, Co-ChairDoug Pfeiffer, Staff Other Institute Committees and Councils
Guidelines for Outside Engagements, Ad Hoc Faculty Committee on Tavneet Suri, ChairDeliana Ernst, Staff Other Institute Committees and Councils
Information Technology Governance Committee (ITGC) Mark Silis, Co-ChairPeter Fisher, Co-Chair Other Institute Committees and Councils
Information Technology Policy Committee (ITPC) Nickolai Zeldovich, Chair Other Institute Committees and Councils
International Coordinating Committee (ICC) Magdalene Lee, Chair Other Institute Committees and Councils
Nonprofit Entity Working Group Cynthia Barnhart, Co-ChairLily Tsai, Co-Chair Other Institute Committees and Councils
Renovation and Space Planning, Committee for (CRSP) Brent Ryan, Co-ChairJoe Higgins, Co-Chair Other Institute Committees and Councils
Review MIT Gift Processes, Ad Hoc Committee to Peter Fisher, Chair Other Institute Committees and Councils
Sustainability Leadership Steering Committee Andrea Campbell, Co-ChairJulie Newman, Co-Chair Other Institute Committees and Councils