NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Neela Rajendra is currently the Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a position held since August 2021. Rajendra is also a Co-Founder and serves as Executive Director and Design Director for the Science of Diversity & Inclusion Initiative, a role started in May 2017. Previous leadership experience includes serving as the Director of Entrepreneurial Initiatives at Claremont McKenna College’s Kravis Leadership Institute from February 2013 to December 2016, as well as consulting roles at nxtMOVE and The Advisory Board Company. Rajendra's education includes an MBA from Wake Forest University School of Business and a B.A. in Political Science and Music from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.