Dr Reza is the Bernard M. Gordon Managing Director, Technical Leadership & Communication Programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT
He returned to MIT in 2018 after a 29-year career in the Consumer Packaged Goods, Pharmaceuticals, and Agricultural Chemical Industries. Immediately prior to MIT, Reza was the Vice-president of Research, Development, and Innovation for the Specialty Division of the Clorox Company
In addition to his passion for developing leaders, Reza is passionate about workplace equality and is the Vice-Chair of the Board of Out & Equal Workplace Advocates. He and his husband James enjoy travel and hiking. he received his BSc.(Eng.) in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College, University of London, and his MSCEP in Chemical Engineering Practice and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from MIT.
Our life journeys converged in 2022, when I got the opportunity to know him at a design thinking course at MIT, and from that moment I realized about his true passion to give, to share and teach.
Whenever I see him, he is welcoming you with a great Smile , I love how he provokes great reflections and conversations, a great mentor, a kind and generous educator.
