Visiting Committee

Every department at MIT has a Visiting Committee that consists of distinguished scholars, MIT graduates, and several members of the MIT Corporation. These committees typically meet once every two years, at MIT, to hear reports from the Department Head/Director, the faculty, and current students about the department’s current activities and future direction. These committees prepare reports for the President, Provost, and Chancellor that provide an important source of external evaluation for each department. The members of the MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society Visiting Committee are listed below.

The next IDSS Visiting Committee meeting is scheduled for November 18-19, 2025.

Dr. Grace Colón
Chair

• Colleen B. Akehurst
• Armen Avanessians
• Vicki M. Bier
• Vincent D. Blondel
• James A. Champy
• Jennifer T. Chayes
• Fiona Chen
• Heather Cogdell
• Francesca Dominici
• Emily B. Fox
• Erica R. Fuchs
• William W. Hogan
• Temitope Lawani
• Natalie Lorenz-Anderson
• R. Preston McAfee
• Frank H. McCourt, Jr.
• Adil Najam
• Thomas J. Richardson
• Annalisa Weigel