For the more than 250 optimists who attended the ASME Foundation’s Optimism Engineered gala on April 11, the future’s looking brighter than ever.
Former President,
Alabama State University
Production Support Engineering Intern,
Collins Aerospace
Chief Engineer and Senior Fellow,
HP, Inc.
Programs Lead,
University of Toronto
Mechanical Engineer,
Columbia
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer,
GSITA
Become part of the story.
Provide a future for aspiring engineers.
Former Senior Vice President, Technical Services
ComEd, an Exelon Company
Students Provided Access
Schools reached
from Economically Challenged communities
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer,
Global Space Industry Trade Association (GSITA)
Currently, only
of mechanical engineers are BIPOC
Only
of U.S. mechanical engineers are women
Thermal Packaging Engineer
IBM
total awarded
awardees
Underserved Groups
Operations Lead, PayGo
worth Of Seed Capital Awarded
Social Impact Enterprises upskilled
Countries Benefitted
Meet the visionaries who turn adversity into opportunity, reshaping the world for the better:
Lead the charge to inspire and equip the next generation of engineers.
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