A.M. Bhatt is the founder and CEO of dae, a Connecticut-based nonprofit redefining tech education through human connection and hands-on, real-world learning. Over the past five years, dae has served nearly 1,500 students, with every graduating senior matriculating to college and 85 percent majoring in STEM fields.

Most recently, dae completed the inaugural cohort of daeZERO, Connecticut's first quantum computing program designed specifically for high school students. One of only a few such programs nationwide, the tuition-free, immersive initiative introduces public school juniors and seniors to the core concepts, tools, and applications shaping the quantum era.

In addition to leading dae, Bhatt teaches in the Graduate Psychology Department at the University of New Haven.