Sponsor Spotlight: Asad and Taj Madni

Every child can invent – they just need opportunities to realize their potential. Thanks to National Inventors Hall of Fame^® Inductee Asad Madni and his wife Taj, more children across the country will receive the scholarships they need to access these opportunities at Camp Invention^®.

Read on to learn how The Asad and Taj Madni Young Inventors Fund will make a difference for the next generation of problem solvers and world changers.

Providing Equitable Opportunities

Asad Madni is known for leading the development and commercialization of the MEMS gyroscope for aerospace and automotive safety. Commercialized as the GyroChip and first applied in the aerospace and defense industries, this technology has saved lives around the world through its use in aircraft and passenger vehicles, enabling guidance, navigation and control. A creative engineer and leader, Madni also is a talented visual artist who views his inventions as artistic expressions.

“As a young engineer, I always hoped that my contributions to engineering would have a beneficial impact on society and humanity,” Madni said in an interview with the National Inventors Hall of Fame. “I'm extremely grateful to have had that dream of mine come true.”

Along his innovative journey, Madni benefited from needed help when he received a grant-in-aid. “Somebody who didn't know me stood as a guarantor,” he recalled. “That day I swore to myself that if I ever became successful, one thing I will do is be a philanthropist and help kids that really need help. That instilled the spirit of philanthropy in me.”

It is this spirit of philanthropy that led the Madnis to establish a new named fund of the National Inventors Hall of Fame Endowment.

“Taj and I choose to live a life of gratitude and to give help to children who really need it,” Madni explained. “We believe all human beings should be given equitable opportunities for success, so that they can reach their potential.”

Securing a Brighter Future

The Asad and Taj Madni Young Inventors Fund will give children meaningful opportunities, allowing those in need of financial assistance to join innovative, hands-on Camp Invention experiences alongside their peers.

Launched in 1990, Camp Invention is a nationwide summer program that is directly inspired and influenced by National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees. This one-of-a-kind program provides children in grades K-6 with equitable, engaging invention education – an approach that guides children to develop their own solutions to real-world problems and to build the mindset and skills they need to thrive, now and in the future.

“It is my humble privilege to support the next generation of innovators,” Madni said. “The Asad and Taj Madni Young Inventors Fund will provide scholarships to ensure hands-on invention education continues to be accessible for our youngest creative minds.”

Endowment gifts are vital to the future of Camp Invention. These gifts provide the stability necessary to continue delivering transformative learning experiences that spark children’s curiosity, build their confidence and unlock their potential.

Research shows that just one week of Camp Invention results in significant short- and long-term improvements in creativity, STEM interest and problem solving, and children with multiple Camp Invention experiences show even higher gains. All children deserve access to benefits like these, but many families need assistance to make it possible. Over the past five years, more than 1 million children received financial assistance to attend Camp Invention, and endowment gifts ensure such assistance will continue to be available to those who need it.

Thank You, Asad and Taj Madni!

The entire National Inventors Hall of Fame team is grateful for the Madnis’ dedication to ensuring more children in need can access the lasting benefits of Camp Invention in communities across the country.

To learn more about how the National Inventors Hall of Fame Endowment Fund provides the stability needed to deliver our programs to future innovators, please click here.