Biography
Vardhan Mehta is the co-founder and CEO of Acelab, a vertically integrated building products marketplace connecting architects and manufacturers. Originally from central India, he earned his Bachelor of Architecture from Pratt Institute in 2018, where he received the Presidential merit scholarship and gold medal at the Asian Design Awards. He worked as an architect at WEISS/MANFREDI Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism in New York before pursuing his Master of Architecture in Urban Design at Harvard University Graduate School of Design, graduating in 2021. During his time at Harvard, he founded Acelab based on his firsthand experience in professional practice. His work has been recognized through three international design competition wins in France, China, and Berlin, along with various travel and research grants.

