Meenakshi (Meena) Das is a software engineer and accessibility advocate specializing in software development, artificial intelligence, and inclusive technology. She is a Software Engineer at GitHub, where she works as a full-stack engineer on GitHub Actions, developing tools that automate software workflows. Previously, she spent more than four years as a Software Engineer at Microsoft, working on Microsoft Dev Box. She also serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Teach Access, a nonprofit focused on addressing the accessibility skills gap between education and industry.
Meena's commitment to accessible technology began in her academic research, where she led projects developing accessible programming curricula and coding platforms for K–12 students with disabilities, including tools designed for blind and deaf learners. She has also founded and led disability inclusion initiatives, including The disAbility Group at Mississippi State University, and has organized programming education for visually impaired students. Earlier in her career, she held software engineering and machine learning roles at Qualcomm, ADTRAN, and Microsoft, working on natural language processing, machine learning platforms, Python-based systems, and developer tools. She has published research on accessibility and inclusion and is the author of work focused on technology and disability inclusion. Her career combines software engineering, AI, accessibility, and advocacy for more inclusive technology education and workplaces.