What The World’s Brightest Young People Are Doing About Racial Injustice, The Virus And Climate Change

What The World’s Brightest Young People Are Doing About Racial Injustice, The Virus And Climate Change

They inherited a world of three plagues: racial inequality, Covid-19 and climate change. These Under 30 alumni are trying to fix them all with cutting edge technologies, new markets and fresh ideas.



Wildfires. Racial inequity. A global pandemic. Widespread civil unrest. Rather than throwing up their hands in despair, these young activists and entrepreneurs, all Forbes Under 30 alumni, are taking action. Here's how these young innovators are combating inequality, fighting climate change and battling the virus in 30 words or less.



Illustration by Sally Deng

Sargun Kaur 28 & Nicole Hardson-Hurley 25

Cofounders, Byteboard

To combat gender and racial bias, Lyft and Dropbox turn to these Stanford and Berkeley-grads' identity-blind software to assess engineering skills of job candidates through real-world projects.

 

Winnie Karanja 29

Founder, Madym

Tired of being the only woman-of-color in science