Julia is the co-host and co-founder of the MIT Catalysts Podcast. She has her B.S. in Economics from MIT and an MBA from MIT Sloan. She is currently a sales strategy professional, a former management consultant, and a research economist at the White House. She is an avid podcast listener and passionate about storytelling and engaging the MIT Alumni community.
Irena is the co-founder and producer of the MIT Catalysts podcast. She obtained her B.S. (’11) and M.Eng. (’12) in Electrical Engineering from MIT, and her Ph.D. (’19) in EE and M.A. in journalism (’20) from Stanford University. She is an investigative journalist specializing in telling stories through data and loves hearing about career trajectories and pivotal moments that shaped the journeys of fellow MIT Alumni.