THE NEXT GENERATION OF BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGIES TO COMBAT GLOBAL POVERTY
NOHAEL-GHOBASHYVICEPRESIDENT,STRATEGICINITIATIVES
NohaisresponsibleforITT’sstrategytoamplifythetechnology-for-developmentecosystembypartneringwithkeystakeholderstodevelopandscalebreakthroughtechnologiesthataddressglobalpoverty.Asastrategicadviserontechnologyandsocialimpact,herrolealsoincludesshapingthethought-leadershipandinnovationstrategiesforITT’soverallportfolio.PriortoITT,NohaservedasfounderandpresidentofEngineeringforChange,aglobalallianceof15organizationsand1million+individualsdedicatedtopromotingsustainableandaccessibletechnology-basedsolutionsforunderservedcommunitiesworldwide.ShealsoservedasExecutiveDirectoroftheASMEFoundationinNewYorkCity,focusingonK-16STEMeducation,socialinnovationandsustainabledesign.NohaearnedherBSandMSdegreesinmechanicalengineeringfromColumbiaUniversity,andhastwoU.S.patentsrelatedtobroadbandequipmentdesign.SheservedasAdjunctProfessoratthePolytechnicInstituteofNYU,andisamemberoftheExternalAdvisoryBoardofColumbiaUniversity'sMechanicalEngineeringDepartment.In2013,shereceivedtheAmericanAssociationofEngineeringSocieties’KennethAndrewRoeAwardand,mostrecently,wasnamedoneofNewYorkBusinessJournal'sWomenofInfluence.NohawasborninCairo,Egypt,andgrewupinNewYork,whereshe’scurrently
THE NEXT GENERATION OF BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGIES TO COMBAT GLOBAL POVERTY
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