Noha El-Ghobashy has over 20 years of experience in the corporate and nonprofit sectors promoting social and environmental responsibility, while advancing core business objectives. Her diverse professional background has positioned her as a natural connector with networks extending across the technology, private sector, media, education, policy and global development sector. She has been invited to stages around the world to share practical advice on ways in which technology and market-based solutions can address varied socioeconomic challenges, such as access to adequate housing, electricity, clean water, education and health care. Noha is currently CEO of the Institute for Transformative Technologies (ITT). In 2019, Noha led the launch of the 2nd edition of the influential body of work titled, The 50 Breakthrough Technologies Required to Achieve Sustainable Global Development, which continues to serve as the technology complement to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Prior to ITT, Noha served as founder and president of Engineering for Change, LLC (E4C), a global alliance of 15 organizations and 1 million+ individuals dedicated to promoting sustainable and accessible technology-based solutions for under-served communities worldwide. Noha also served as the Executive Director of the ASME Foundation in New York City, focusing on K-16 STEM education, social innovation and sustainable design. Noha earned her BS and MS degrees in mechanical engineering from Columbia University and has two U.S. patents related to broadband equipment design. Alongside her full-time roles, she served as Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of NYU in Brooklyn, N.Y. Noha is also the chair of the External Advisory Board of Columbia University's Mechanical Engineering Department. In 2013 she was named the recipient of the American Association of Engineering Societies’ Kenneth Andrew Roe Award and most recently, she was selected as one of New York Business Journal's Women of Influence.