40 Under Forty 2019 winner:
GRETCHEN MACHT | 34
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
What is the best advice you have ever received? The days are long and the years are short. Enjoy every moment regardless of the madness.
What advice would you give your 22-year-old self? Talk less, listen more and be patient.
What moment changed your life more than any other? My dad died on my second day of freshman year of undergraduate studies in college. He taught me that music is life’s soundtrack, strength comes from within, quality is earned, dreams are created through passion and hard work, and, finally, do what you love with those you love.
What is your favorite Rhode Island food or drink? Avo toast and baked eggs with a green mule at Caf Bar, and pastrami reuben with extra dressing at TLC Roasters.
Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics or Bruins? Phillies and Eagles.
Fox or MSNBC? NPR.
Apple Music or Spotify? Spotify.
Avengers or Justice League? Avengers.
THE PROP: Gretchen Macht wears her doctoral tam while holding a University of Rhode Island coffee mug that doubles as a planter in her lab.
