I was on the board of my high school (St Pat’s High School) located in the Northside of Chicago. It’s the oldest high school in the city and it’s an all-boys school. I was on the board for 15 years. Both my company and I still support them. We try to help kids who don’t have the opportunity to get to a better school with better discipline. Unfortunately, in Chicago, some kids can fall through the cracks due to gang influence and other issues. They also don’t always benefit from the best educational system, so we try to give back.
In India, we’re a little more involved when it comes to Corporate Social Responsibility like women mentoring, women safety, and women advancement. We’re very connected in the autism community in India. We realized this cool technology, a part of a company called Cognitive Biotics. It’s an application we develop to help people in rural areas who may not have access to good medical care. The technology makes it possible to easily diagnose someone with autism, by taking a picture which determines the individual’s mood but also provides suggestions for proper therapy. That’s a big part of what we’re doing in India because we can reach over 40 million people.
