MIT Solve names Hala Hanna as new executive director
MIT Solve has introduced Hala Hanna as its new government director. Resolve is a market for social impression innovation with a mission to drive innovation to resolve world challenges.
Hanna has greater than 15 years of expertise working throughout the general public, non-public, and nonprofit sectors, with the aim of making a extra equitable and sustainable world. She spent the final six years at MIT Resolve, the place she helped construct the initiative into a world neighborhood.
Resolve makes use of open innovation challenges to search out probably the most promising tech-based social entrepreneurs worldwide, with a give attention to underserved communities. Resolve then offers them assist to scale their impression. Throughout the Resolve neighborhood, an ecosystem that features almost 100 organizations spanning industries and sectors, MIT Resolve has run greater than 60 world and customized challenges. Resolve’s challenges have obtained almost 16,000 submissions, from innovators primarily based in additional than 180 nations. Resolve has chosen over 260 Solver groups who attain over 170 million lives globally, and facilitated over $60 million in funding to assist innovators scale and drive lasting impression.
Earlier than becoming a member of MIT Resolve, Hanna was director of technique and impression on the World Financial Discussion board. Her expertise consists of working with the World Financial institution and the United Nations, advising senior officers on reform and donor engagement. Her work expertise spans the Center East, North America, Europe, and Africa. Hanna has additionally held quite a few advisory roles, together with with U.N. Girls and U.N. initiatives, and the Brussels-based Girls Political Leaders. Hanna holds a grasp’s diploma in public coverage from Harvard College’s Kennedy College of Authorities, a grasp’s in worldwide growth from American College, and a bachelor’s diploma in economics from the American College of Beirut.
“Hala’s appointment as government director is a testomony to her ardour for supporting innovators from all around the world, her dedication to creating a greater planet, and her means to encourage these round her,” says Cynthia Barnhardt, MIT provost and Resolve Steering Committee president. “Below Hala’s management, I’m assured that Resolve will attain new heights in driving innovation to resolve our world’s most urgent challenges.”
“On the core of MIT Resolve’s work is the idea that complicated world challenges could be addressed by unlocking and supporting human ingenuity all over the place,” says Hanna. “This mission is each inspiring and important. I’m really honored to function government director, and excited to harness the ability of Resolve’s world neighborhood to create a extra sustainable and inclusive world for generations to come back.”
Hanna’s first public engagement shall be throughout Solve at MIT Might 4 on the MIT campus.