Series of Birthday Surprises - Dr. Smriti Mehta

Very few people actually have to pause for a moment to remember how many patents they have for their life’s work. Our guest today not only wasn’t sure (“five or six” was her answer) but also tried to downplay just what an accomplishment it is to have a patent to their name. 

Dr Smriti Mehta, Phd, Mom, Grandmother, Aunt, and Woman Extraordinaire, joins us in the Speaker’s Chair today. And she is so much more than any of those words can do her justice. Smriti, or Smriti Mami, as we call her, has been a huge influence on our lives, and we were raised with her daughters as sisters (you heard Dr Sheetal Kircher on our first Expert Voices episode!) 

Smriti is brilliant and kind, thoughtful and articulate. She shares her engagement story, the reason she struggled to get a job for a year even with her high pedigree education, and why she wrote emails a lot through her professional life. She’s insightful and lovely.