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About Solve

Solve is an initiative of MIT. We believe that to achieve a more sustainable and equitable future for all, we need new voices and ideas. We launch open calls for exceptional and diverse solutions to the most pressing global challenges from anyone, anywhere in the world. Selected innovators get the backing of MIT and our community of supporters to scale their impact and drive lasting change. Join us on this mission.

Submit your solution. Support our work. Fund your own challenge.


Our Story

Solve was born out of the Office of the President of MIT in 2015, a natural offshoot of MIT’s mission to advance knowledge in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Thanks to our community of supporters, Solve has mobilized over $70 million in funding for Solver teams and social innovators.


Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

MIT Solve is committed to inclusion and diversity to build a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more diverse our team is, the better we can achieve our mission of solving world challenges.

Advisors

Noubar Afeyan

Co-Founder and Chairman, Moderna

Colin M. Angle

Chairman, CEO & Founder, iRobot

H.S.H. the Prince Henri d’Arenberg

Founder & Chairman, be.Source, a private foundation under Belgian law

Ursula M. Burns

Founding Partner, Integrum Holdings

Vilas Dhar

President & Trustee, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation

Henrietta Holsman Fore

Managing Partner; Chairman & CEO, Radiate Capital; Holsman International

Elizabeth McGovern

Trustee, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation

United States

Lubna Olayan

CEO and Deputy Chairman, Olayan Financing Company (OFC)

Laurene Powell Jobs

Founder and President, Emerson Collective

Terry & Susan Ragon

CEO, Founder, Owner & VP Finance, Administration, Recruitment, InterSystems Corporation

Ray A. Rothrock

Executive Chairman, RedSeal, Inc.

Eric Schmidt

Technical Advisor and Board Member, Alphabet Inc.

David Moinina Sengeh

Chief Innovation Officer, Government of Sierra Leone

Neela Montgomery

Chief Executive Officer, Orveon

Megan Smith

CEO and Founder, shift7

United States

Marjorie Yang

Chairman, Esquel Group

Steering Committee

Cynthia Barnhart

Provost, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Eric Grimson

Chancellor for Academic Advancement, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Alfred Ironside

Vice President for Communications, MIT

Glen Shor

Executive Vice President and Treasurer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 
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