Sandeep Dixit

Dixit immigrated to the United States at age 21, according to his survey response, and earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Savitribai Phule Pune University in 1989.[1] He earned a master's in integrated manufacturing systems engineering from North Carolina State University, in 1991 according to his survey response and 1992 according to Ballotpedia's biography, and an MBA from Cleveland State University, completed through evening and weekend classes while he worked full time.[1] He began as a shop-floor process engineer and moved to the Cleveland region in 1994; he and his wife started a software firm in 1996.[1]

Dixit is active locally as a member of a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), a board member of the Mayfield Village Parks and Recreation Department, and organizer of the Mayfield Village Yoga Festival since 2018.[1] He previously served as president of a national Indian-American organization with more than 500,000 members across 60 communities, according to his survey response, and American Bazaar also reports leadership roles in Indian-American organizations.[1][3] He ran without a major-party affiliation, and American Bazaar reported that his campaign centered on reason, work and freedom, with an emphasis on workforce development and fiscal responsibility.[1][3] He received 1.6% of the vote to Emilia Sykes's 60.0%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[2]