Leadership Team

Abid Abedi
Founder & CEO

Leslie Pelley
Chief Financial Officier

Randall McGee
Sr VP of Operations & Construction

Chris O'Leary
VP, Marketing & Client Services

Bryan Pelt
VP, Franchise Sales
Advisory Board

Dave Thomas
Original Manifest of Agile Methodology/Professor at SMU

Doug Moore
Former CEO at Fujitsu (Retired)

Gowton Achaibar
Former Head of Global Services, Telecom Systems, Dell (Retired)

Hasan Pirkul
Dean, UTD

Jennifer Ceran
Former CFO, Smartsheet (Retired)

Neelu Sethi
SVP, Global CIO, Brinks

Shadman Zafar
CIO, Global Head of Consumer Tech, Citibank

Shridhar Mittal
CEO at ZIMPERIUM
Our Story: How STEAM-4-Schools Began
Founded with a mission to close gaps in lesson planning efficiency while maintaining the highest ethical standards. STEAM-4-Schools was created by educators and AI experts who recognized the need for a responsible AI-driven education platform. Our goal is to provide an AI-powered, time-saving tool that aligns with educational integrity and compliance.

AI as a Collaborative Partner, Not a Replacement
We believe AI should support teachers, not replace them, keeping educators in control of content and learning outcomes.