External Advisory Council
The External Advisory Council provides review and assessment of the progress of the College to the provost, and offers advice and counsel to the dean of the College. Members of the Council are drawn from a range of backgrounds and expertise that positions them to help in both assessing and strengthening the College. In fulfilling its role, the Council meets three times per year.
The Council is co-chaired by Martha L. Minow, 300th Anniversary University Professor at Harvard University and former Dean of Harvard Law School, and David M. Siegel ’91, Co-Chairman of Two Sigma Investments and member of the MIT Corporation 2017-2024. The provost serves ex officio.
Colin Angle
CEO, iRobot
Cynthia Barnhart
Provost, MIT; Ex Officio
Jennifer Chayes
Associate Provost & Dean of the School of Information, University of California, Berkeley
Maria Klawe
President, Harvey Mudd College
James Manyika
Senior Vice President, Google-Alphabet
Martha Minow
300th Anniversary University Professor & Former Dean, Harvard Law School
Eric Schmidt
Co-founder, Schmidt Futures
Stephen A. Schwarzman
Chairman, CEO & Co-Founder, Blackstone
David Siegel
Co-Chairman, Two Sigma; Member, MIT Corporation
Eric Yuan
Founder & CEO, Zoom
Diana Chapman Walsh
Former President, Wellesley College; Member, MIT Corporation