Dr. Meeta Patel

PhD in Chemistry | Programme Lead, Leading Change for Good, academyEX | STEM Mentor | Sustainability & Circular Economy Specialist | Science Communication Advocate

Meeta Patel made a deliberate shift from scientific research to education because she kept seeing the same pattern: the biggest barriers to sustainability were not technical. They were about helping people think differently, connect what they knew to what they needed to do, and act with confidence in complex, uncertain situations. That insight became the foundation of her work.

As Programme Lead for Leading Change for Good at academyEX, she brings together community engagement, critical thinking, and science communication in support of leaders working to create genuine, lasting impact. Her PhD in Chemistry and deep expertise in circular economy and sustainable materials give her a grounded understanding of what sustainability actually requires at a systems level, not just the aspirational version.

Her ability to connect ideas across scientific, social, and organisational sectors in accessible ways is what makes her contribution distinctive. She makes change feel achievable because she starts with the reality of what people know and can do, not the ideal version of who they should be.