Neel Mehta's Bio
Neel is a Product Manager at Google working on the Chromebook hardware team, leading the design of the next generation of Chromebooks based on AMD chips, a potentially multi-billion dollar portfolio, and partnering with Daydream to bring AR capabilities to more Chromebooks. Previously at Microsoft, Neel launched numerous features for Microsoft Project and Planner, two products in the Office family, and was able to scale the product adoption to 150 million monthly active users. Prior to this, he founded the Civic Digital Fellowship, the first tech, data science, and PM internship program in the US government — it now sends 80+ students from top colleges to work in federal agencies every summer.
Press
Personal
- Business Insider · Amazon changes prices on its products about every 10 minutes — here's how and why they do it
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise · 7 Most Impressive Displays From HPE Discover Las Vegas 2016
- The Global Tribune · Bestselling author Neel Mehta to speak at Grace Hopper Conference
- LearnToCodeWith.Me · Interviewing and Interning at Big Tech Companies with Neel Mehta
- Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences · Data to Make a Difference
- Harvard Global Health Institute · Taking on tuberculosis: Tech in the World in Peru
- DataDoodle · Power to the transit user in San Francisco
- Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences · Mehta co-authors book on blockchain
- WNYT · Databank enables Amazon price fluctuation
Civic Tech
- HuffPost · Harvard Students Partner With U.S. Government to Address Digital Skills Gaps
- FCW · A student-run solution to govtech skill shortages
- Fedscoop · Harvard undergraduates launch fellowship to connect students early to federal agencies
- Harvard Political Review · Opening Doors with Open Data
- Harvard Political Review · For the People: Improving Governments with Technology
Google ChromeOS
- 9to5Google · More AMD Chromebooks on the way with powerful Ryzen processors
- Android Headlines · Stage Set For AMD-Intel Premium Chromebook Standoff
Google Search
- The Verge · Google Doodles are showing up on the Pixel home screen search bar
- 9to5Google · Google Doodles now appear in the Pixel Launcher’s Discover feed
- Android Police · Animated Google Doodle shows up in homescreen search widget and Discover feed
- 9to5Google · Google reminds everyone that today is Mother’s Day w/ Doodle in Pixel Launcher
Books
Neel is the bestselling author of Swipe to Unlock (2017) and Bubble or Revolution? (2019) .
Swipe to Unlock: The Primer on Technology and Business Strategy
Press
Awards
- Bronze Medal, North American Book Awards
- #1 Business Bestseller, Amazon
Bubble or Revolution?: The Present and Future of Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
Press
Awards
- #1 Bestseller, Amazon
Education
Awards
- Fully funds graduate study at the University of Cambridge
- 3% acceptance rate, average LSAT/GMAT/GRE scores in 99th percentile
- Was awarded scholarship but declined in favor of Google APM offer
- Awarded to top 5% of Harvard undergraduate class
- Awarded to one Harvard student each year who is "using technology to solve pressing issues in the public sector"
- Awards $20,000 to 150 high-schools students each year (out of 90,000 applicants, for a 0.17% acceptance rate)