Leena Joshi [she/her]

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Leena Joshi is an award-winning social entrepreneur, climate artivist, author, and founder and executive director of Climate Conservancy, an international youth-led nonprofit working at the intersection of climate conservation, education, art, and science. With over 9,000 volunteers across 70 countries, the organization empowers youth through creative expression, environmental literacy, and global advocacy to advance equitable climate solutions and protect fragile ecosystems.

A passionate advocate for environmental justice, Leena serves as CEO and Chair of EcoVita Inc. and sits on several global boards, including World Ocean Day, NSF, and The Climate Reality Project. Her leadership and impact have been recognized by the United Nations, World Bank Group, U.S. State Department, Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation and numerous international media outlets.

As a UN report co-author and Research Advisor at Imperial College London, she is pioneering research on climate anxiety and ecological grief. A TEDx speaker, Leena has spoken at Harvard, Oxford, Sciences Po, Cambridge and a prolific keynote speaker at high-level international conferences. She is also an environmental artist, conservation photographer, and poet, using 'climate artivism' to connect emotion and action for our blue planet.