Mona Patel is an Indian-American entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist known for her innovative ventures in healthcare, technology, and real estate, as well as for her standout appearances at the Met Gala.
She was born in Vadodara, Gujarat, studied at Rutgers University, and later attended prestigious institutions like Harvard Business School and MIT Sloan; Patel has founded companies such as CareFirst Imaging and radXai, and she also established the nonprofit Couture for Cause to empower women and girls globally.
Her Met Gala appearances have garnered widespread attention, especially for her creative fashion choices and, most recently, for walking the 2025 Met Gala red carpet in a custom Thom Browne outfit accompanied by "Vector," an AI-powered robotic dog built at MIT.