Sophia Kianni
Climate Activist and Student in McLean, VA
Sophia Kianni is an 18-year-old climate and environmental activist. Her passion for environmental advocacy began after she witnessed the devastating effect pollution was having on her parents’ home country, Iran. She is a national strategist for Fridays for Future and a national partnerships coordinator for This is Zero Hour. She has also recently joined Extinction Rebellion as an international spokesperson.
Sophia’s advocacy has been featured in news outlets like The Guardian, Time, CNBC, Reuters, and The Washington Post. She has also written for news outlets including Teen Vogue, Buzzfeed, and Cosmopolitan. Sophia is and will be speaking at institutions including Princeton, Duke, Stanford, and Michigan Tech.