Robert M. Metcalfe, entrepreneur pundit and venture capitalist; Robert A. Brown, MIT Provost; Kenneth P. Morse, director of the MIT E-Center; and Mitch Kapor, founder of Lotus.

Entrepreneurial success has many facets and can be measured in many ways. It can be achieved by launching a thriving business, achieving significant financial gain, or attaining a sense of personal fulfillment. It can also result from overcoming a daunting challenge, learning from adversity, and building a solid professional reputation. MIT students, faculty, and alumni have helped launch a multitude of entrepreneurial success stories over the years. MIT entrepreneurs continue to change the world with their spirit of innovation, passion for delivering value to customers, seamless execution skills, dedicated leadership, and hard work. Throughout their careers, MIT entrepreneurs are known for "giving back" to the institution that made possible their success.