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Organizations
5
Roles reported
5
Reported compensation
$1.1M
Others who share this name
2
Who this is
Profile
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Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced
Cynthia Barnhart is a distinguished civil engineer and academic who served as Provost of MIT from 2022 to 2025 and as Chancellor from 2014 to 2021. Her research focuses on transportation systems optimization and operations research, and she is an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Track record
Career & tenure
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Education
B.S. in Civil Engineering from University of Vermont1981
M.S. in Transportation from MIT1985
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from MIT1988
Affiliations
Organizations
Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyProvost · $6.7B revenue · Cambridge, MATHE MISSION OF MIT IS TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATE STUDENTS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND OTHER AREAS OF SCHOLARSHIP THAT WILL BEST SERVE THE…pay $507K → $1.1MFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.1Mreported comp
Axim Collaborative INCCo-Chair · $25.0M revenue · Cambridge, MATHE AXIM COLLABORATIVE, INC. MISSION IS TO MAKE LEARNING MORE ACCESSIBLE, RELEVANT, AND EFFECTIVE FOR ALL LEARNERS. AXIM COLLABORATIVE, INC.…Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Technology Review INCCo-Chair · $22.1M revenue · Cambridge, MATECHNOLOGY REVIEW'S MISSION IS TO BRING ABOUT BETTER INFORMED AND MORE CONSCIOUS DECISIONS ABOUT TECHNOLOGY THROUGH AUTHORITATIVE, INFLUENTIAL, AND…Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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MIT International INCDirector · $11.8M revenue · Cambridge, MATHE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED AND SHALL BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES.Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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The Lord Foundation of Massachusetts INCDirector · $665K revenue · Cambridge, MASUPPORT OF THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND ITS PROGRAMS.Filed FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Disambiguation
Other people named Cynthia Barnhart
Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.
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Cynthia Barnhart1 organization · New York, NYAlfred P Sloan Foundation
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Cynthia Barnhart1 organization · Cocoa, FLCocoa Lodge No 1717 Loyal Order of Moose
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