Noha El-Ghobashy

Biography

Noha is the CEO for the Institute for Transformative Technologies (ITT) whose mission is to develop breakthrough technologies and spin-off businesses to address issues affecting low-income communities. ITT’s portfolio spans energy access, sanitation, food security, and health. She also serves as President of Oxygen Hub, an initiative of ITT. Prior to ITT, Noha served as founder and president of Engineering for Change and Executive Director of the ASME Foundation. Noha earned her BS and MS degrees in mechanical engineering from Columbia University and has two U.S. patents. She served as Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of NYU and currently chairs 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’ Roe Award and was selected as one of New as one of New York Business of Influence. She has appeared on NPR’s The Takeaway and published in Fast Company.