Neeraj Mehta tau koom nrog McKnight Foundation hauv 2018 ua nws tus thawj coj hauv kev kawm. Hauv lub luag haujlwm no, Neeraj txhawb nqa peb li cas peb cov kev siv dag zog siv kev kawm txuj ci thiab kev hloov pauv kom muaj kev cuam tshuam ntau dua, nkag siab zoo dua kev hloov pauv thiab tsim qauv, thiab hloov kho peb cov tswv yim. Thaum lub sijhawm nws tuav haujlwm, Neeraj tau txhawb nqa cov txheej txheem tshuaj xyuas lub tswv yim rau tag nrho peb cov kev pabcuam thiab tau pab tsim kom muaj kev sib raug zoo thiab muaj kev ncaj ncees rau kev kawm thiab kev tshuaj xyuas thoob plaws lub Foundation.
Ua ntej McKnight, Neeraj tau ua tus thawj coj ntawm cov kev pabcuam hauv zej zog ntawm Chaw rau Nroog thiab Cheeb Tsam Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Ib Cheeb Tsam ntawm University of Minnesota, txhawb kev sib tshuam ntawm kev tshawb fawb kev ncaj ncees thiab kev koom tes hauv zej zog hauv kev koom tes nrog cov koom haum hauv zej zog thiab tsoomfwv thoob plaws Minnesota. Nws tau ua haujlwm ua tus kws qhia ntawv hauv tsev kawm ntawv Humphrey ntawm Public Affairs, qhia cov chav kawm tsom mus rau kev npaj hauv nroog sib npaug thiab kev txhawb nqa zej zog. Neeraj kuj ua haujlwm ntawm Nexus Community Partners, qhov uas nws tau pab coj kev nthuav dav ntawm nws txoj hauj lwm nyob rau sab qaum teb Minneapolis txij xyoo 2008 txog 2012. Nws tam sim no ua hauj lwm hauv pawg thawj coj ntawm TU Dance hauv St.
Neeraj muaj bachelor's degree hauv civil engineering los ntawm University of Minnesota thiab kawm tiav qib siab hauv kev cai pej xeem los ntawm University of Minnesota's Hubert H. Humphrey Tsev Kawm Ntawv ntawm Public Affairs. Nws tau txais txiaj ntsig ntawm Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship hauv 2011. Neeraj mob siab rau kev tsim kom muaj zog, noj qab haus huv, thiab muaj kev sib raug zoo hauv zej zog nyob txhua qhov chaw, tab sis tshwj xeeb tshaj yog nyob rau sab qaum teb Minneapolis, qhov chaw nws nyob nrog nws tus poj niam thiab ob tug tub.
