Meena Palaniappan

Meena Palaniappan is the Founder and CEO of Atma Connect, an award-winning tech non-profit that has positively impacted over 9.5 million people since its inception in January 2014. Prior to this, Meena served as Program Director at Pacific Institute from May 2001 to March 2013, where leadership included developing innovative solutions for water and sanitation challenges and working on resilience strategies in response to climate change. Meena's previous experience includes serving as a Fulbright Fellow, consulting for Indian NGOs on waterway cleanup, and engineering roles focused on sustainable water management. Meena holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Environmental Engineering from Northwestern University and two Master's degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, in Energy and Resources.