MEET THE ELEVATE PRIZE WINNERS:
Each year, ten extraordinary leaders, visionaries, and activists on a mission to solve the world’s most critical challenges are selected as Elevate Prize winners. Far more than a one-time award, the Elevate Prize is a tailored two-year program and powerful global community where ambitious ideas gain the visibility needed to grow, scale, and inspire broader change. Meet the 20 active winners below.
2026
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Utkarsh Saxena
Adalat AI
Ai-jen Poo
Caring Across Generations
Mara Fleishman
Chef Ann Foundation
Krutika Ravishankar
Farmers for Forests
Hillary Blout
For the People
Mónica Ramírez
Justice for Migrant Women
Manu Chopra
Karya
Tom Osborn
Shamiri
Shabana Basij-Rasikh
SOLA (School of Leadership, Afghanistan)
Aisha Nyandoro
Springboard To Opportunities
2025
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Hannah Fried
All Voting is Local
Imran Ahmed
Center for Countering Digital Hate
Richard Casper
CreatiVets
Fre Tachea
Essential Impact
Bing Chen
Gold House Foundation
Michèle Traoré
Kabakoo – La maison de l’Etonnement
Yordanos Eyoel
Keseb
Sean Sherman
North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems
David Flink
The Neurodiversity Alliance
Lisa Hunter Romanelli, Ph.D.
The REACH Institute Resource for Advancing Children’s Health
