L. Rafael Reif, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

L. Rafael Reif

Venezuelan-born American electrical engineer, writer and academic administrator

Date of Birth: 21-Aug-1950

Place of Birth: Maracaibo, Venezuela

Profession: inventor, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Leo Rafael Reif (born August 21, 1950) is a Venezuelan-American electrical engineer, writer and academic administrator.
He is the president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, succeeding Susan Hockfield on July 2, 2012.
Reif previously served as the Institute's provost, as the head of MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and as the director of the MIT Microsystems Technology Laboratories.