Leo Rafael Reif
Venezuelan-born American electrical engineer, writer and academic administrator (born 1950) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Reif and the second or maternal family name is Groisman.
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.[1][2][3]
Quick Facts 17th President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Preceded by ...
Leo Rafael Reif | |
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17th President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
In office July 2, 2012 ā December 31, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Susan Hockfield |
Succeeded by | Sally Kornbluth |
Personal details | |
Born | Leo Rafael Reif Groisman (1950-08-21) August 21, 1950 (age 73) Maracaibo, Venezuela |
Nationality | Venezuelan-American |
Spouse | Christine Chomiuk |
Children | Jessica and Blake |
Education | Universidad de Carabobo (BS) Stanford University (PhD) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Electrical engineering |
Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Thesis | Doping process in silicon epitaxy: Transfer function and physicochemical model (1979) |
Doctoral advisor | James D. Meindl |
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Reif sits on the boards of the World Economic Forum, the Carnegie Endowment, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Broad Institute.[4][5][6][7]