Leena Joshi is a social entrepreneur, climate advocate and author. She is the founder and executive director of Ethereal, a youth-led climate nonprofit, with 9000 volunteers in 60+ countries. She has sat on boards and advisory councils for various organizations. She has been a member at Harvard Business Review Ascend Select and has provided insights to editorial, marketing and product teams of HBR and has contributed to research projects by HBR.

Leena's work has been featured by World Bank Group, United Nations Climate Change, United Nations Foundation, Climate Reality Project, Her Campus Media, Feminist and Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation. She was previously a Member at Global Leadership Challenge at Oxford University. She has been an Ambassador for organizations including World Bank Group, Greenpeace USA, 4ocean and Plastic Pollution Coalition.

Leena is a prolific public speaker who has spoken at universities across the world including Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge and high-level global conferences like Asia Pacific Climate Week, Conferences of Youth, APFSD Youth Forum and at the High Commission of Canada. She has authored books including 'The Climate Awakening' and 'Ethereal' and writes poetry about social impact.

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She has recently delivered her debut TED Talk about her journey and sustainable businesses.