FOUNDER AND CEO
Sajni Vederey
STEM All-Stars was born with the intention of sparking interest in STEM for girls and giving them an opportunity to explore these fields in greater depths. An advocate and speaker for encouraging girls in STEM, she has spoken at various conferences including Girls in Technology Sharing Success, O’Reilly Velocity, and TEDxNortheastern. She co-founded Code All Stars, a website to help children learn computer science coding principles and coded an app called AdviseHer that helps bridge the gap between teachers and students who are passionate about STEM. She serves as an ambassador for MaaterMakers and has been named Everyday Young Hero and UNYouth Delegate. Sajni is currently a junior at Northeastern University.
Sahaj Vederey
Sahaj is currently a freshman at The University of Chicago majoring in Business Economics. He is passionate about giving a hand in solving global issues such as lack of educational awareness and computer literacy in underserved areas. He is the author of Mark Rolls the Camera, which tells an engaging story about how an aspiring filmmaker, Mark, produces a short film with the help of his classmates. The book is now available in Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Google Books.
Gautham Pillai
Gautham is has a strong passion for STEM since his childhood. While he was visiting his grandparents in India, he was amazed to see a meticulously designed bridge created by a girl a couple years ago for her science project in school. Sadly, he realized that she was unable to continue getting quality education because of her disadvantaged family’s financial situation. Her younger brother, however, got preference over her to go to a reputed private school since their family could only support one kid’s education. Gautham was immediately able to connect this with a similar situation while he was attending Colvin Run elementary school. Though he was a very active member of STEM related clubs such as MATHCOUNTS and Science Olympiad, he noticed that the number of boys participating significantly outnumbered the number of girls participating. This was when Gautham realized that gender bias stereotypes and lack of encouragement was everywhere. Ever since then, he joined STEM all stars and has been a proud supporter of helping young girls pursue their interests in STEM.