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.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Formed in 1936, the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center managed for NASA by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech.) JPL joined NASA as an FFRDC when the agency was founded in 1958. JPL helped open the Space Age by developing America's first Earth-orbiting science satellite, creating the first successful interplanetary spacecraft, and sending robotic missions to the solar system. Today, JPL continues its world-leading innovation, implementing programs in planetary exploration, Earth science, space-based astronomy and technology development while applying its capabilities to technical and scientific problems of national significance. We have big aspirations, driven by our values. We aim to be: Bold, Inclusive, Trusted. We turn ideas for science investigation into the reality of groundbreaking space missions, partnering with our strategic business teams to guide JPL into the future. We Dare Mighty Things Together.