S7E20 Mahantesh Hiremath | How to Influence Public Policy As An Engineer

About this episode

Dr. Mahantesh Hiremath discusses his unique engineering career and how engineers can influence public policy.

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Mahantesh Hiremath has built a rare engineering career at the intersection of deep technical rigor, systems thinking, leadership, and service. Across more than three decades, he has worked in space, energy, transportation, and infrastructure, and is recognized as one of the few engineers to have designed and analyzed complex systems in four very different environments: deep underground, offshore, on-ground, and in space. His academic background includes M.S. and Ph.D. deg...

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Host: Aaron Moncur

Guest: Dr. Mahantesh Hiremath

Topics covered

• public policy
• engineering
• leadership
• systems thinking
• career development

Keywords

• engineering career
• public policy
• systems thinking
• leadership
• technical rigor

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