Kate Wexell

Growing up in the Midwestern United States, I witnessed how flooding impacted my community. I realized that climate change is the largest problem we face, and I want to help solve it. Since 16, I've founded a climate nonprofit, worked for 10+ organizations, written sustainability op-eds reaching 1M+ people, worked with the UN and G20, and moved to San Francisco alone at 19 to learn about ESG and cleantech investing. I graduated college at the age of 19 as a nominee for the Marshall, Rhodes, and Truman scholarships. I worked as the youngest development director for Boy Scouts of America, leading all fundraising initiatives in Silicon Valley. Over the course of one year, I raised $750K for conservation projects. I gave a TEDx talk at Imperial College London about my experiences in nonpr...