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.