Dr. Angeliki Diane Rigos 

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE PROGRAMS, MIT ENERGY INITIATIVE; FOUNDER, EPISTIMI

Dr. Angeliki Diane Rigos is a scientist, educator, and consultant interested in working across disciplines to promote sustainable solutions to global problems.  She is the Associate Director for Graduate Programs at the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) where she runs the MITEI Energy Fellows Program.  She also teaches a leadership course in the MIT Leadership and Professional Skills and Strategies (LEAPS) Program. 

Dr. Rigos began her career as a Principal Scientist at Physical Sciences Inc. where she worked on defense and energy contracts.  She transitioned to an academic position as Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Merrimack College where she taught courses in chemistry, women in science and sustainable energy and science and energy policy. For twelve years, she also worked as an energy consultant at Levitan & Associates, Inc. with a focus on power price forecasting, LNG, fuel cells, and renewable technologies including onshore / offshore wind and solar photovoltaics.  In 2017, she became the Executive Director of the MIT Tata Center for Technology and Design.  In 2021, she founded the nonprofit Epistimi, Inc to expand the leadership training of women in STEMM globally. 

Dr. Rigos holds a B.A. in Chemistry from Cornell University, a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from Northeastern University.