Andrea M. Sreshta
Personal Information
Born: unknown
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: Asian
Education
Yale University BA Architechture 2006; Columbia University MA Architechture 2011; University of Chicago Booth School of Business MBA 2013
Professional Life
Field of Study: Inventor
Institution/Corporation: University of Chicago Booth School of Business; LuminAID
Degrees & Memberships: none
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 2012 Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC with Anna Stork); 2013 Clean Energy Challenge US DOE (with Stork); 2019 Women in Tech Award Women Tech Founders
Achievements: LuminAid Solar lights; strategic partner with ShelterBox; company acquired by Adventure Ready Brands November 2021
create an inflatable, waterproof, and solar-powered light, the LuminAID Solar Light.
2010, with Anna Stork, invented LuminAid Lights, a reuseable, solar-powered light weight light that is inflatable, portable, folds flat for storage & charging
Conceived of the light after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti; both were grad students at columbia Graduate School of Architecture at the time
appeared on Season 6, episode 20 of Shark Tank, got offers from all 5 sharks, & accepted the deal offered by Mark Cuban
Sold the company in 2021
Holds 14 patents.