L. Rafael Reif

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Reif and the second or maternal family name is Groisman.
L. Rafael Reif
Reif during the WEF 2013
17th President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
In office
July 2, 2012 – December 31, 2022
Preceded bySusan Hockfield
Succeeded bySally Kornbluth
Personal details
BornLeo Rafael Reif Groisman
(1950-08-21) August 21, 1950
Maracaibo, Venezuela
SpouseChristine Chomiuk
ChildrenJessica and Blake
EducationUniversidad de Carabobo (BS)
Stanford University (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical engineering
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology
ThesisDoping process in silicon epitaxy: Transfer function and physicochemical model (1979)
Doctoral advisorJames D. Meindl
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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 head of the institute's EECS department from 2004 to 2005.

Reif sits on the boards of the World Economic Forum, the Carnegie Endowment, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Broad Institute.

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