A Decade of Service: Compudopt CEO Announces Transition Plan
Following a decade of record-breaking impact, Compudopt CEO Megan Steckly is stepping away from the leadership role.
HOUSTON (Mar. 13, 2026) – Compudopt, a national nonprofit providing technology access and education at no cost to under-resourced youth and their communities, is searching for its next executive leader following the announcement that CEO Megan Steckly is stepping away from the role later this summer.
Steckly will continue serving as CEO through July 2026 while Compudopt’s Board of Directors partners with the national search firm Lantern Partners to evaluate internal and external candidates. The search committee is expecting to name the organization’s next leader by June 2026.
As the organization’s chief executive officer, Compudopt’s CEO is responsible for ensuring long-term sustainability by leading strategic vision and planning, overseeing a 200+ person team, securing and stewarding meaningful national partnerships, expanding the organization’s reach and impact, and representing Compudopt in national and regional forums.
“Megan’s decade of service has set an incredibly high standard for Compudopt’s next leader,” said Genesis Draper, Presiding Judge of Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 12 and Chair of Compudopt’s Executive Search Committee. “We’re looking for a leader with the experience and expertise to guide a national organization, but also the heart for the mission. Megan is passing the torch, and we’re committed to identifying someone who will lead with the same amount of passion for connecting communities to opportunity.”
Steckly joined Compudopt in 2015 and led the organization through a period of unprecedented growth and national expansion. Under her leadership, Compudopt:
- Expanded its reach to more than one million people across 80+ cities nationwide
- Advanced a strategic, systems-level approach to removing barriers to connectivity
- Secured and deepened multi-million-dollar national partnerships
- Broadened services to include affordable internet connectivity, technology education and workforce-aligned digital programs for learners of all ages
- Built a robust device recycling and refurbishment infrastructure, diverting more than 711K pounds of e-waste from landfills
“My decision to step away comes with immense pride in what Compudopt has built and great excitement for what lies ahead,” said Steckly. “Providing digital opportunities to more than one million people has been the journey of a lifetime. I’m deeply grateful to the team members, partners and supporters who made the work so joyous and impactful for me over ten incredible years.”
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About Compudopt
Compudopt is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2007 with a mission to provide technology access and education to youth. To date, it has distributed over 160,000 devices to students in need, connected over 51,000 households to the internet, diverted over 711,000 pounds of hardware from landfills and impacted over one million individuals. Click here for Compudopt’s media kit.
Media Contacts
Teddi Cliett
Three Box on behalf of Compudopt
(214) 635-3025
tcliett@threebox.com
Jaime Engle
Lantern Partners
