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Kit Hickey is a Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and the Executive Director of the MIT-Royalty Pharma Faculty Founder Initiative, run out of MIT’s School of Engineering.


At MIT, Kit mentors early-stage entrepreneurs and teaches MBA-level entrepreneurship courses. She has led courses such as Entrepreneurship Lab, Building an Entrepreneurial Venture, and Entrepreneurship 101, and codesigned the widely popular Entrepreneurial Founding and Teams, which addresses the people-side of startup building.


In recognition of her teaching contributions, Kit was the recipient of the prestigious Adolf F. Monosson Prize for Entrepreneurial Mentoring in 2024.


As Executive Director of the MIT-Royalty Pharma Faculty Founder Initiative, Kit helps MIT faculty translate breakthrough biotech research into real-world impact. Her work accelerates the path from academic discovery to patient benefit, guiding faculty through the commercialization process.


Before joining MIT, Kit cofounded Ministry of Supply, a venture-backed apparel company that pioneered the performance-professional category. The brand uses advanced manufacturing and materials science to reimagine workwear, and has been featured in The New York Times, Fast Company, The Wall Street Journal, and on the TODAY Show. At Ministry of Supply, she built and led high-performing teams across customer experience, e-commerce, retail, and revenue.


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Strategy and Innovation

Disciplined Entrepreneurship: A Systematic Approach for Building Innovative Products and Ventures

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Marketing

Strategy & Innovation

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Disciplined Entrepreneurship: A Systematic Approach for Building Innovative Products and Ventures
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