Kanya Balakrishna

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Co-Founder & CEO of The Future Project; Youth Empowerment & Education Advocate

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Kanya Balakrishna Biography

Kanya Balakrishna is the CEO & Co-founder of The Future Project – a national youth empowerment organization dedicated to giving young people the coaching and support they need to navigate life and pursue their dreams. Since its founding in 2011, The Future Project has served tens of thousands of young people in dozens of communities across the U.S.

Over the past year – in response to the growing youth mental health crisis and the demand from young people for more day-to-day support – Balakrishna and her team have been working to launch Future Coach, a first-of-its kind digital platform that will give young people on-demand access to personal coaching that helps them explore their passions and strengths and take action toward the future they want, all while navigating the challenges that arise along the way.

Prior to launching The Future Project, Balakrishna served as the chief speechwriter to Dr. Margaret Hamburg while she was Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. Balakrishna's commitment to young people was born out of the decade she spent teaching students at the after-school learning centers her mother, an award-winning educator, started in Memphis, TN. Balakrishna holds a B.A. from Yale College, where she studied anthropology, worked extensively in the New Haven community, and served as Managing Editor of the Yale Daily News.

A first-generation immigrant who attended nearly a dozen schools growing up, Balakrishna has learned first-hand how important it is for young people to discover their power to make change. She leverages this belief in the work she does each day as an organizational leader and advocate for young people.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 11/07/2024.

Kanya Balakrishna Speaking Topics

  • Topics include, but are not limited to: • The importance of youth leadership and strategies for cultivating it

    • The youth mental health crisis and strategies for supporting young people during this challenging moment

    • The power of purpose and the impact of purpose development (in young people and beyond)

    • How to leverage AI for good in service of young people

    • More broadly – the role of technology in supporting the development of young people (and the challenges it poses)

    • What is coaching and why is it important/essential for young people to have access to coaching to help them navigate life

Kanya Balakrishna Videos

  • Kanya Balakrishna Tribute to Sir Ken Robinson | HundrED 2020 ...
    Kanya Balakrishna, CEO & Founder of The Future Project reflects on her relationship with Sir Ken Robinson and the impact he had on her life ...
  • What's Your Dream? | Kanya Balakrishna | TEDxBroadway
    What would be possible in the world if everyone learned the skills of dreaming and putting those dreams into action? That’s the question Kanya...
  • Kanya Balakrishna and Helping Over 50,000 Students | 3 Billion Under 30
    Kanya is the co-founder and president of The Future Project, which is a fast-growing creative social enterprise on a mission to unlock possibility in...

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