BofA will loan talent to help organization
create a culture of data-driven decision making
JERSEY
CITY, N.J., May 9, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to provide expertise and additional
resources to nonprofits across the country, Bank of America is
providing Jersey City-based Liberty Science Center
(LSC) a senior technology leader for the next 12 months as
part of Bank of America's (BofA) Leader on Loan program. BofA
TechStart Pathways Program Manager, Pragna
Mehta, will fulfill a full-time role at LSC as their interim
Data and Analytics Strategist.
Liberty Science Center's rapid growth spurt over the past
decade—expanding its footprint and reaching nearly 1 million
visitors annually—has led to exciting strategic and operational
challenges. Mehta will take on a strategy role at the interactive
Science Center, working with an internal team to implement
workflows designed to consolidate data management tools. She will
help the nonprofit's business tactics by providing suggestions on
how to prioritize projects, creating useful dashboards and
metric-driven trackers, and building budget-based solutions that
cover LSC's full portfolio and scope of work.
"My background in technology, data analysis, and project
management gives me the opportunity to use my entire toolbox of
knowledge and skills to help Liberty Science Center create
meaningful long-term solutions and achieve organizational goals,"
said Mehta. "I am thrilled to be part of the LSC team for the next
12 months and looking forward to gaining tremendous insights into
this inspiring nonprofit and the communities it serves."
The Leader on Loan program is an innovative way for
BofA to bring additional resources to local communities and
committing to the bank's values of driving responsible growth.
Leaders are typically loaned to their nonprofit organization for an
average of 12 months, with the bank covering the employee's salary
and benefits. Created in 2017 with four organizations, the program
has expanded across the country with a variety of organizations to
help advance economic opportunity and other philanthropic
priorities in the communities where they live and work.
"Liberty Science Center is grateful for the many ways Bank of
America has embraced our mission. From preparing high school
students for modern STEM careers through our High Schools of the
Future initiative to our work together on LSC's SciTech Scity
expansion designed to turn leading-edge business ideas into a
reality that makes the world a better place, our collaboration has
been both long and impactful," said Paul
Hoffman, the President and CEO of Liberty Science Center.
"We're thrilled to welcome Pragna to our team through BofA's Leader
on Loan program and know her focus on business tactic analysis and
reporting will propel us forward in our next phase of growth."
"By partnering with Liberty Science Center, Bank of America is
committing to the growth, development and success of LSC programs
that will inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers and
innovators," said BofA Market President Alberto Garofalo. "As one of New Jersey's most popular learning centers,
the bank understands the importance of STEM and we are confident
that Pragna's expertise will make a positive impact within the
organization for years to come."
Mehta, a West Windsor native,
has more than 20 years of business technology and project
management experience in a broad range of public and private sector
industries. She is a certified project management professional with
extensive experience in leading programs and projects, implementing
best practices, and creating process improvement. A critical,
strategic thinker, Mehta has skills at analyzing data and processes
through reporting, metrics, and dashboards to identify areas for
continuous improvement, and recommend opportunities for
standardization and optimization. When not performing her role as
Bank of America's TechStart Pathways Program Manager, she can be
found volunteering her time with local nonprofits such as Trenton
Area Soup Kitchen, Community Food Bank of New Jersey, and Womanspace, Inc. in
Mercer County.
Liberty Science Center
Liberty Science Center (LSC.org) is a 300,000-square-foot,
not-for-profit learning center located in Liberty State Park on the
Jersey City bank of the Hudson
near the Statue of Liberty. Dedicated to inspiring the next
generation of scientists and engineers and bringing the power,
promise, and pure fun of science and technology to learners of all
ages, Liberty Science Center houses the largest planetarium in the
Western Hemisphere, 12 museum exhibition halls, a live animal
collection with 110 species, giant aquariums, a 3D theater, live
simulcast surgeries, a tornado-force wind simulator, K-12
classrooms and labs, and teacher-development programs. Before
COVID-19, more than 250,000 students visited the Science Center
each year, and tens of thousands more participated in the Center's
off-site and online programs. Welcoming more than 750,000 visitors
annually, LSC is the largest interactive science center in the
NYC-NJ metropolitan area.
Bank of America
Bank of America is one of the world's leading financial
institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle-market
businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking,
investing, asset management and other financial and risk management
products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience
in the United States, serving
approximately 68 million consumer and small business clients with
approximately 3,900 retail financial centers, approximately 15,000
ATMs and award-winning digital banking with approximately 56
million verified digital users. Bank of America is a global leader
in wealth management, corporate and investment banking and trading
across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations,
governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of
America offers industry-leading support to approximately 3 million
small business households through a suite of innovative,
easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves
clients through operations across the
United States, its territories and more than 35 countries.
Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is listed on the New
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Reporters May
Contact:
AnnMarie McDonald, Bank of
America
Phone: 1.332.234.8635
annmarie.mcdonald@bofa.com
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