Laura Avakian

Laura Avakian has been a director since March 2000.
Since 1999, Ms. Avakian has been Vice President for Human Resources for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she directs all human resource programs and oversees the Institution's Medical Department.
Prior to joining MIT, she was Senior Vice President, Human Resources, for Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and for its parent corporation CareGroup (1996-1999).
She previously served as President of The American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration, and received the distinguished service award, literature award and chapter leadership award from that society.
She received the 1996 Award for Professional Excellence in Human Resources Management from the Society for Human Resource Management.
She has also served as editor of the Yearbook of Healthcare Management and authored numerous chapters and articles on human resources management.
Ms. Avakian received her B.A.
degree from the University of Missouri at Columbia and her M.A.
degree from Northwestern University.