Sloan

American

[slohn] / sloʊn /

noun

John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
a male given name.

Sloan British

/ sləʊn /

noun

John. 1871–1951, US painter and etcher, a leading member of the group of realistic painters known as the Ash Can School. His pictures of city scenes include McSorley's Bar (1912) and Backyards, Greenwich Village (1914)

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Robert Pozen is a distinguished senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and former president of Fidelity Investments.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

A compute tax is a sensible policy lever to consider in order to slow down automation, says Simon Johnson, a Nobel laureate and professor of entrepreneurship at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Mason is survived by his wife, Winifred Wilson, daughter Danielle, nephew John Leonard, niece Michelle Leonard and his brothers-in-law, Sloan Wilson and Walton Wilson.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

His philanthropy included donations to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, according to his website.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Ernest simply assigned Livingston to help Sloan install the X-ray tube across the bay.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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