Ingvar Aberg

Ingvar joined MIT in 2022 as Associate Director of the Catalyst team. In 2025, Ingvar was promoted to Director of Strategic Alliances, overseeing both Catalysts and Alliance Managers. 

Before MIT, Ingvar worked in technical and leadership roles in corporations and start-ups in the U.S. and Europe. He worked extensively with nano-photonic, optical sensing and photovoltaic technologies and managed joint programs with industry and academia. 

Ingvar holds a PhD in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT, and a MSc in engineering physics from Lund Institute of Technology at Lund University, Lund, Sweden.