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Living a life of meaning | Tara Chklovski | TEDxMSJHS

271 views · Published 3 July 2014 · 13:30 · Indexed 9 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Tara Chklovski speaks about the choices she made and the risks she took to establish Iridescent. In her talk, Chklovski discusses how she used her skill set to make a difference.

Tara Chklovski is the Founder and CEO of Iridescent, a science, engineering and technology education nonprofit. Before starting Iridescent, she worked as the principal at a 300 student K-6 school in India. She has founded and grown Iridescent from a one-woman effort to an organization reaching 21,000 underprivileged students globally. With the help of a passionate team of 21 people, she has consistently and cost-effectively doubled Iridescent's impact every year by relying on technology, synergistic partnerships, rigorous evaluation and volunteers. She has a B.Sc in Physics and a M.S in Aerospace, Boston University. 

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