Sophia Kianni — Co-Founder
⌯⌲ contact@sophiakianni.com ⁀➴ Founder of Phia, AI alignment layer for commerce. 1M+ users. Raised $43M+ from Notable, Khosla, Kleiner. Host of The Burnouts, business podcast with 700k+ audience and 200+ million views. Founder of Climate Cardinals, world’s largest youth-led climate nonprofit. Stanford University graduate and youngest United Nations advisor in US history. 500k+ followers. Winner of the TED global idea competition, TED Talk reached 2+ million views. Storyteller and public speaker at Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, MIT, Oxford, Cambridge, Princeton, Web Summit, European Union, BOF Voices, Global Citizen, Vogue Business Fashion Futures, New York Times Events. VICE Youngest Human of the Year, Gloria Steinem fellow, Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awardee, National Geographic Young Explorer, BBC’s 100 Women, TIME 100 Next, Forbes 30 under 30 ☾⭒
Stackforce AI infers this person is a climate advocacy and media expert with strong nonprofit and entrepreneurial skills.
Location: New York, New York, United States
Experience: 6 yrs 6 mos
Skills
- Ai Alignment
- Fundraising
- Podcast Production
- Content Creation
- Nonprofit Management
- Climate Advocacy
- Climate Policy
- Public Speaking
- Storytelling
- Journalism
- Writing
Career Highlights
- Founded AI alignment layer for commerce with 1M+ users.
- Youngest UN advisor in US history.
- Winner of TED global idea competition.
Work Experience
The Burnouts
Founder & Host (1 yr 1 mo)
Phia
Founder (2 yrs)
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
National Youth Advisory Council (1 yr)
776 Foundation
776 Fellow (2 yrs)
REFORM Alliance
Future Shapers Advisory Council (3 yrs 2 mos)
Environmental Media Association
Board Member (2 yrs 2 mos)
Born This Way Foundation
Lady Gaga’s Foundation Advisory Board (2 yrs)
1t.org
Stakeholder Council (1 yr 5 mos)
Web Summit
Climate Advisory Council (1 yr)
Sigma Squared Society
Fellow (1 yr 10 mos)
The New York Times
Generation Climate Advisory Council (8 mos)
The INKEY List
Impact Fund Leader (1 yr 11 mos)
World Economic Forum
Co-Chair, Representative, Global Restoration Youth Hub (2 yrs 2 mos)
Ashoka
Young Changemaker Fellowship (2 yrs)
Earth Percent
Advisory Board (2 yrs 11 mos)
National Geographic
Young Explorer (5 yrs 3 mos)
United Nations
Youngest US Advisor in UN History (5 yrs 9 mos)
JUV Consulting
Senior Partner (2 yrs 6 mos)
American Lung Association
Climate Advisor (3 yrs 10 mos)
TED Conferences
Public Speaker (6 yrs 3 mos)
PBS NewsHour
Freelance Journalist (6 yrs 5 mos)
Climate Cardinals
Founder & President (6 yrs 6 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Science - BS at Stanford University
at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
at Prod
at Z Fellows
