Brilliant scientists. Future business titans. Powerful social activists. Emerging movie directors. Brave warzone journalists. Underground comedians. Those bold trailblazers who are unafraid to push boundaries and rethink the world. Those who inspire every other young person with a dollar and a dream and a problem to solve. Those who represent the very best of our generation.
The inaugural Mic 50 is a celebration of the next generation of impactful leaders, cultural influencers, and breakthrough innovators.
Katie Zhu age 24 Engineer, Medium
Jon Batiste age 28 Musician, Educator, and Humanitarian
Khalid Latif age 32 Chaplain, NYU Islamic Center
Hari Kondabolu age 32 Comedian and Writer
Risa Ward age 26 VP, DonorsChoose.org
Yamilée Toussaint age 28 Founder, STEM From Dance
Tiffanie Robinson age 30 Investor and Entrepreneur
Tiffani Ashley Bell age 29 Co-Founder, Detroit Water Project
Chris Goy age 28 Policy Director, Philadelphia City Council
Justin Simien age 32 Filmmaker
Matthew Heineman age 32 Filmmaker
Laci Green age 25 Sex Education Activist
Elise Stefanik age 30 Congresswoman for New York's 21st District
Divya Nag age 24 Founder, StartXMed
Claire Schmidt age 31 Director of Programs, Thorn: Digital Defenders of Children
John Lewandowski age 25 CEO, Disease Diagnostic Group
Tef Poe age 26 Rapper and Advocate
Paul Duan age 22 President, Bayes Impact
Jason Mangone age 30 Director, The Franklin Project
Danez Smith age 25 Poet
Bobby Hodgson age 32 Lawyer, NYCLU
Amirah Sequeira age 24 AIDS Activist
Dana Frasz age 31 Founder, Food Shift
Melody Hildebrandt age 31 Global Head of Cyber Security
Siya Xuza age 26 Founder, Galactic Energy Ventures
David Klein age 34 CEO, CommonBond
Nora Ayanian age 32 Assistant Professor, Robotics
Alexander Ljung age 33 CEO, SoundCloud
Anna Therese Day age 27 Award-winning Conflict Journalist
Emily Graslie age 25 Chief Curiosity Correspondent
Kat Lazo age 25 Feminist Video Creator
Morgan O'Neill age 28 Postdoctoral Fellow, Weizmann Institute
Andrea Ippolito age 31 Presidential Innovation Fellow
Monique Coleman age 34 Actress and Global Youth Advocate
Evan Low age 32 Assemblymember for California's 28th District
Marques Brownlee age 21 Web Video Producer
Adrian Sanders age 30 Co-Founder, Beacon Reader
Lydia Brown age 21 Disabilities Rights Advocate
Jorge Andres Soto age 27 Director, National Fair Housing Alliance
Myron Rolle age 28 Medical Student, Rhodes Scholar
Severin Hacker age 30 Co-Founder, Duolingo
Nitty Scott, MC age 24 Rapper and Philanthropist
Alexander McCobin age 29 President, Students for Liberty
Meika Hollender age 27 Co-Founder, Sustain Condoms
Regan Turner age 35 Executive Director, The Mission Continues
Frank Waln age 25 Hip-Hop Artist
Hicham Mhammedi Alaoui age 28 Co-Founder, Experience Ventures / MBAxAmerica
Camila Thorndike age 27 Executive Director, Oregon Climate
Jamilka Borges age 29 Executive Chef
Sarah McBride age 24 LGBT Advocate
