Early exposure to science, electronics, and competitive physics
Participation in the International Young Physicist Tournament
A childhood shaped by neurodiversity, curiosity, and a supportive family that helped Chad build adaptive learning strategies.
Dr. David A. Bray is a Distinguished Fellow and Chair of the Accelerator with the Alfred Lee Loomis Innovation Council at the non-partisan Henry L. Stimson Center.
Mary Ellen Randall is the Founder and CEO of Ascot Technologies and a former IBM leader with decades of experience spanning flight simulator software, chip and systems development, operating systems, networking, and enterprise mobile solutions.
Pat Pataranutaporn is a technologist, scientist, and artist at the MIT Media Lab, exploring the intersection of AI, synthetic biology, and wearable computing.
His projects fuse art, science, and technology — from AI “wisdom wearables” to bio-digital tools that enable self-healing and space medicine.
Kathleen R. McKeown is the Henry and Gertrude Rothschild Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University and is also the Founding Director of the Data Science Institute at Columbia.
Realizes personal strengths lie beyond test scores
Combines computer science and pre-med in undergrad despite advice
Discovering design thinking at UBC
Leap to Dubai for SAP innovation leadership
Stephen Ibaraki acknowledges Jack Dongarra as the creator of libraries and standards essential for scientific computing.
Recognition of Jack Dongarra’s mentorship, community building, and influence in industries like pharmaceuticals and simulation.
Diana Szyszka Pompei is the Executive Director of Canadian Business Council (CBC), Dubai.
