Philanthropist
Meera is a retired IT professional turned philanthropist. After an 11-year career at Booz Allen Hamilton, she left industry to focus on raising her children and shift her life purpose towards philanthropy and impact. Now with grown children, she is fully focused on local philanthropy supporting the Northern Virginia area through Board membership and outreach.
She currently serves as Board Chair of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of DC whose mission is to provide essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families, and promote healing when children need healthcare. She has also served as Chair of their annual fundraising 5K event. During her tenure, she has raised on average $15k annually for the organization.
also serves on the Board of the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia, whose mission is to advance equity through support of local philanthropy and community leadership and outreach. She currently serves as the Chair of the Nominating & Governance Committee and also on the Gala & Grants Committee. Meera served as Emcee of the 2022 “Raise the Region” Gala, which raised nearly $650,000 for the organization. She recently helped launch the Scholarship Fund for Northern Virginia, dedicated to supporting local students pursue higher education at a Virginia public college.
Lastly, Meera serves on the Board of Educate Fairfax, the charitable foundation supporting Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), whose mission is to engage the community to invest in educational excellence and prepare FCPS students for the future. Meera currently serves as the Lead of the Community Engagement Committee.
Meera was with Booz Allen Hamilton in Mclean, VA for 11 years, serving in roles of IT Project Manager and Business Analyst to develop web-based applications for internal company operations. For 2 years prior to that she worked at OneSoft Corporation in Mclean in the roles of IT Project Manager and Business Analyst to develop e-commerce websites for clients such as WeightWatchers.com.
Meera earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia and her MBA at George Mason University. She lives in Fairfax, VA with her husband, two sons, and one dog.
