Neeraj Mehta waxa uu ku biiray Mu'asasada McKnight ee 2018 isaga oo ah agaasimeheeda ugu horreeya ee waxbarashada. Doorkan, Neeraj waxa ay taageertaa sida dadaalladayada barnaamijeed ay u isticmaalaan barashada istiraatijiyadeed iyo ficil la qabsiga si ay u kiciyaan saameyn weyn, si fiican u fahmaan isbeddelka adag iyo naqshadeynta, iyo horumarinta xeeladahayada. Intii uu xilka hayay, Neeraj waxa uu taageeray habka dib u eegista istiraatijiyadda ee dhammaan barnaamijyadeena waxa uuna gacan ka geystay qaabeynta hab isku xiran oo siman oo lagu barto iyo qiimeynta guud ahaan Aasaaska.

McKnight ka hor, Neeraj wuxuu u shaqeeyay maamulaha barnaamijyada bulshada Xarunta Magaalada iyo Arimaha Gobolka ee Jaamacadda Minnesota, taageeridda isgoysyada cilmi-baarista caddaaladda iyo abaabulka bulshada iyadoo lala kaashanayo ururada bulshada iyo dawladda ee Minnesota oo dhan. Waxa uu xubin ku-xigeen ka noqday Dugsiga Humphrey ee Arrimaha Dadweynaha, koorasyo wax-barid oo diiradda saaraya qorsheynta magaalada oo loo siman yahay iyo soo noolaynta xaafadaha. Neeraj sidoo kale waa ka soo shaqeeyay Nexus Community Partners, halkaas oo uu ka caawiyay ballaarinta hawsheeda waqooyiga Minneapolis laga bilaabo 2008 ilaa 2012. Hadda wuxuu ka shaqeeyaa guddiga TU Dance ee St. Paul.

Neeraj waxa uu shahaadada koowaad ee jaamacadda ee injineernimada madaniga ah ka qaatay Jaamacadda Minnesota iyo shahaadada mastarka ee siyaasadda guud ee Jaamacadda Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs. Waxaa la siiyay Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship sanadkii 2011. Neeraj wuxuu aad u jecel yahay inuu dhiso bulsho ka xoog badan, caafimaad qabta, iyo sinnaan meel kasta, laakiin gaar ahaan waqooyiga Minneapolis, halkaas oo uu kula nool yahay xaaskiisa iyo laba wiil.