Meera Srinivasan

Meera Srinivasan is a talented software engineer, artiste, and community leader. She recently graduated from Stanford University with her B.S. & M.S. in Computer Science, with concentrations in human-computer interaction and biocomputation. Currently, she is a software engineer at Apple. Meera has also been studying & practicing classical South Indian dance (Bharatanatyam) for nearly two decades and has won several accolades, including recognition from the National Young Arts Foundation. Meera aims to combine her passions for the arts and STEM in her community outreach. As a 2014 HERlead Fellow, 2014-2019 HERlead grant recipient, and 2019 HERlead Ambassador, Meera co-founded Art You (www.art-you.us), an organization that seeks to promote youth leadership in the arts via educational outreach sessions & a performing arts showcase. She Codes Art (www.shecodesart.org ), an Art You sister initiative, focuses on teaching underrepresented minorities coding through art-themed curriculum modules. Through the pandemic, She Codes Art has remained highly active while Art You’s work has unfortunately been put on hold due to uncertainty surrounding live performances. Collectively, Art You and She Codes Art have impacted 5000+ youth over the past several years, nationally and internationally. Notably, Art You’s work was featured at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Teen Action Fair in 2019.