Engineer · Builder · Convergence Catalyst

I go where
the problems
are. I build
what's missing.

From clean water in Bangladesh to AI governance in Doha, a decade doing the work where it was needed most.

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AI for Good · Humanitarian Tech · Social Impact

The hardest problems live at the boundaries between disciplines.

I design the program, run the research, monitor what's working, and translate data into decisions. I show up, make it real, and leave something behind.

Worked across
Bangladesh · India · South Africa · Zimbabwe · DRC · Rwanda · Kenya · Hong Kong · Qatar · Norway · Bhutan · USA
12
countries
500+
students weekly, Mindfulness Room
1st
MENA university Green Flag
35
dogs rescued
Folia Water, South Africa
Bangladesh · South Africa · Folia Water

Cleaning drinking water through field pilots.

One of the first engineers on the Drinkable Book. Silver nanoparticle filters tested in villages with no margin for failure.

BBC Smithsonian New York Times
Water · Public health
The Mindfulness Room
Carnegie Mellon · 2012

The Mindfulness Room. Built from scratch, replicated globally.

Proposed, designed, and built a student wellness space from nothing. Now in colleges, hospitals, and high schools worldwide.

New York Times USA Today NBC News
Mental health · Scale
Climate action
Doha, Qatar · MENA region

First MENA university to earn a Green Flag.

Led CMU-Q to the first FEE EcoCampus certification in the Middle East and North Africa. Carbon offsets, transport, biodiversity, culture change. Presented the model at FEE EcoCampus Portugal.

Also leading AI governance and ethics frameworks at CMU-Q, and taking students to Norway, Bhutan, and Rwanda to understand sustainability and systems that actually work on the ground.

Climate · AI governance · Experiential learning
Now · AI for Good

AI needs to work for everyone.

Building at the intersection of AI, social impact, and governance. Advising institutions. Growing community. Writing.

Director of Business Innovation, Carnegie Mellon University Qatar.

FellowshipGlobe Ethics AI Ethics Fellow for Governments
Community · NYC
AI for Good NYC
Building the community at the intersection of AI and social impact in New York City.
Writing
AI for Social Impact
On responsible AI, humanitarian tech, and the systems we need to build.
Speaking
On AI, Climate, and Social Good
COP28 MC. Baker Hughes. FEE EcoCampus. Qatar Sustainability Week.
Angela Ng speaking at COP28 UAE
Speaking & workshops

I make rooms move.

Workshops for nonprofits, universities, and corporations. Bringing people together to teach sustainability and responsible AI. Solving problems in the room, not just talking about them.

Responsible AI for institutions Climate action & Climate Fresk AI for Social Good Women in STEM & climate Humanitarian health
COP28 UAE, DubaiMaster of Ceremonies, Technology & Innovation Stage
Baker HughesCarbon literacy workshop
FEE EcoCampus, PortugalCarbon strategy keynote
Qatar Sustainability WeekWellbeing & women's empowerment
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The ocean is where my love for nature and climate began.

Wing foiling, scuba, sailing, free diving, dragon boat. The sea is where I understand what's at stake, and why none of this work can wait.

As seen in
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Let's build something that matters.

Strategic leader. Speaker. Builder. Open to consulting, full-time roles, and hard problems.