Jordan Edmunds Chetty, PhD

Jordan Chetty is a software engineer at Citadel with a background spanning neural engineering and large-scale infrastructure.

Jordan earned his PhD in electrical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, where
he specialized in the fabrication of neural interfaces: devices that enable the study and
modulation of brain activity. At Berkeley, he was advised by Michel Maharbiz, co-inventor of
“neural dust,”.

Born in Payson, Utah, and raised in San Diego, California, Jordan completed his undergraduate
studies at the University of California, Irvine, earning dual degrees in electrical engineering and
biological sciences. There, he developed systems that interface with the human nervous
system, including an electrical stimulator to help restore motor function in individuals with
paralysis. This work continued at the UCI Brain-Computer Interface Lab, where he contributed
to the development of closed-loop neuroprosthetic systems.

Following his PhD Jordan entered the software world, started a company, then followed that
with a stint at Meta as an infrastructure software engineer at Reality Labs Research, where he
built large-scale systems for terabit-scale data recording, storage, and transfer, enabling cutting-
edge research in high-fidelity avatars. Most recently, he joined Citadel as a software engineer at
EQR.

Jordan is passionate about building meaningful connections within the Hertz community.
Whether through technical discussions, career guidance, or simply connecting over shared
experiences, he believes that the strength of the Hertz community lies in its willingness to lift
one another up and is always open to thoughtful conversations, collaboration, and mentorship.
He is also deeply committed to education and outreach. He has created over 250 educational
videos on key topics in electrical engineering, many of which are among the most-watched
resources on YouTube in their subject areas. Through Berkeley’s “Be A Scientist” program, he
mentored middle school students as they designed and conducted their own scientific
experiments. His favorite student quote, for its eloquence and accuracy: “I was amazed how
messy science really is.”