“I have an affinity for the work of Aspire2STEAM to help us recognize and re-direct emotions in ourselves and others, enabling us to intelligently build and empower stronger communities.”~ Trushant Mehta, MCA, MCP, CSM, PMP

As a trusted advisor, Trushant Mehta brings to Aspire2STEAM more than 20 years of experience successfully empowering organizations and the people who work in them. Trushant is Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer for OpenEyes Technologies Inc., an international IT services organization, partnered with Microsoft and Amazon, and headquartered in Washington, D.C. The company focuses on data integrity and custom software solutions through their ISO certified standards. A Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) with a master’s degree in computer applications, Trushant has cross-domain expertise working with a full range of businesses from federal, state, and international government agencies to corporations, professional associations, and educational institutions.

Trushant believes that a thorough understanding of an organization’s mission, the value it creates for its stakeholders, and its working model must be clearly defined in order to design technology-enabled tools
that intelligently empower the working lives of employees and those they serve. He always advocates constant communication as a key criterion to achieve the end goal. He is particularly insightful at identifying innovation and valuable business opportunities and identifying and overcoming marketplace obstacles and technical hurdles to create client success.

In 2019 Trushant was selected to serve on the International Data Privacy Sub-Committee for Association for Test Publishers (ATP). Additionally, in 2018 he was selected to serve on the Forbes Technology Council. Members are selected based on their depth and diversity of experience and are part of a community of leading CIOs, CTOs, and technology executives.

In his spare time, in addition to providing advice and counsel to Aspire2STEAM and Parul University in India, Trushant is a devoted family man, an active board member for his Homeowners Association since 2007, and an enthusiastic supporter of TED (& TEDx) talks. He also operates an internship program that invests in the professional development of university students working with OpenEyes Technologies.