CEO. Mentor. Speaker.

Olivia Zhang is a 18-year-old social impact leader planning to pursue Economics at Harvard University. She is very enthusiastic about change-making, youth leadership, and childhood cancer awareness. Her academic interests lie in social entrepreneurship, business, policy, and public health.

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Olivia is the founder and executive director of international nonprofit Cancer Kids First, which works towards normalizing the hospital environment and providing a loving community for pediatric cancer patients and their families as they navigate the uphill battle against cancer. Olivia has also served as the only youth on two medical boards and has cultivated 187 youth leaders in growing their own chapters/organizations. She strongly believes in uniting the younger generations to make positive change and discusses her journey, youth leadership, and nonprofits at speaking events.