Sage Lenier

Sage Lenier is a New York City-based activist fighting for an education system that properly prepares Gen Z for a climate-changed future. She's the founder of Sustainable & Just Future, a youth-led nonprofit making environmental education accessible. While she was a student at the University of California, Berkeley, Lenier designed the Solutions for a Sustainable & Just Future course, which has since enrolled over 1,800 students. She was listed as one of ten next-generation leaders by TIME magazine, and she recently wrapped up a Public Voices Fellowship with The Op-Ed Project. Lenier has also worked with the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC), a research center within the Yale School of the Environment.