Diversity Leadership: 2023 Women of Color STEM Award Winner
Published Aug 08, 2023
Deepa Shankar is the director of the Office of Partnerships at UL Research Institutes, which is a nonprofit research organization that advances public safety through scientific discovery. Shankar manages sponsored research activities, awards, prizes, the Advisory Board to the Chief Research Officer, and relationships with other key organizations.
She has forged partnerships with the World Health Organization, the World Resources Institute, Cruz Roja of Mexico, Organización de Bomberos Americanos, Federation of European Union Fire Officers, the European Fire Safety Alliance (EFSA), and the standards bureaus of South Africa, India, and Indonesia.
Moreover, she has managed the UL Innovative Education Award, a first-of-its-kind initiative that invests up to $250,000 annually in environmental and STEM learning, sustainable communities, and youth empowerment.
Under her leadership, UL’s signature K-3 safety educational program - Safety Smart®, in partnership with Disney Educational Productions, has reached over 1 billion people in 34 languages and over 26 countries around the world.
As the global co-chair of the organization’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee, she leads the charge in developing DEI strategies and activities. Shankar has forged strategic alliances with the National Society for Black Engineers, Chicago Scholars, Techbridge Girls, and the National GEM Consortium. She also leads the Underwriters Laboratories ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women/
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