Los Angeles and Dublin students will receive $5,000 awards and invitations to the 2024 summit
for their work addressing the challenges of a changing
world.
NEWARK,
N.J., Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Remy Tsukahira, 16, of Los Angeles, and Maegha Ramanathan, 16, of
Dublin, today were each named a
2024 Prudential Emerging Visionary for their inspiring commitment
to improving the lives of others.
As two of 25 Prudential Emerging Visionary winners, Remy and
Maegha will each receive a $5,000
award to help take their innovation to the next level. They are
also invited on an all-expenses-paid trip to Prudential's
headquarters in Newark, New
Jersey, where they will be coached by Prudential employees
and have the chance to meet other young leaders.
Prudential Emerging Visionaries recognizes young people ages
14-18 whose fresh perspectives and innovative solutions address
pressing financial and societal challenges in their communities.
The program's goals align with Prudential's purpose: to make lives
better by solving the financial challenges of our changing
world.
"I am inspired by the students' sense of purpose and commitment
to driving positive change in their communities," said
Chairman and CEO Charles
Lowrey. "We're honored to support these young leaders as
they bring their extraordinary projects to life."
During the summit, to be held April
20-23, five winners will also have the opportunity to
present their solutions in a pitch-off, where a grand prize winner
will be awarded an additional $10,000
in funding. What's more, Prudential employees will again vote to
name an Employees' Choice Award winner, who will receive an
additional $5,000.
California's 2024 Prudential
Emerging Visionaries:
FINANCIAL PROJECTS CATEGORY
Remy
Tsukahira founded "Artemis Girls Business Academy,"
a network connecting teen girls to professional women mentors that
expands access to the information, connections and skills needed to
pursue careers in business and entrepreneurship.
Remy has experienced firsthand the challenges of accessing the
resources and connections needed to pursue her dream career. "I
knew that if I was feeling this way, there had to be other girls
going through the same thing — so why not help each other by
sharing resources, information and access?" she says. "Artemis
Girls Business Academy" works to support the next generation of
women leaders in business by offering resources including
informational interviews and speaker series. The network currently
operates on a national level and is expanding through a chapter
model.
SOCIETAL PROJECTS CATEGORY
Maegha Ramanathan co-founded "Girls4Sports,"
a youth-led organization dedicated to expanding sports
opportunities for girls in underserved communities so that the
benefits of athletics can be accessible to all. Maegha's
initiative provides young women with safe spaces to practice,
breaks down barriers obstructing their access to sports, and
fosters inclusivity and equality in athletics.
Growing up as a passionate athlete involved in several sports,
Maegha noticed the lack of female representation on her teams and
experienced negative reactions to her involvement. This inspired
her to shift the status quo by providing more avenues for girls to
engage in sports. "Girls4Sports" holds free summer camps in
underserved communities, runs advocacy conferences, and collects
and donates sports equipment to local sports teams. The project
currently operates 10 branches and has more than 230 members.
Prudential Emerging Visionaries is sponsored by Prudential in
collaboration with Ashoka, a leading organization in the social
impact sector, with advisory support provided by the Financial
Health Network, an authority on financial health and a longtime
partner of The Prudential Foundation.
The program is an evolution of Prudential's Spirit of Community
Awards, which honored more than 150,000 outstanding youth
volunteers over 26 years.
To read about all of this year's Prudential Emerging
Visionaries, visit prudential.com/emergingvisionaries.
About Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), a financial wellness leader
and premier active global investment manager, has operations in
the United States, Asia, Europe
and Latin America. Prudential's
diverse and talented employees help to make lives better by
creating financial opportunity for more people. Prudential's iconic
Rock symbol has stood for strength, stability, expertise and
innovation for more than a century. For more information, please
visit news.prudential.com.
About Ashoka
Ashoka is the largest global network of leading social
entrepreneurs — individuals with new ideas to systemically address
the world's biggest challenges and the entrepreneurial skill to
transform those ideas into national, regional and global social
impact. Over 40 years, Ashoka has supported more than 3,600 social
entrepreneurs in 90 countries with solutions addressing society's
most pressing issues. Ashoka's vision is a world in which Everyone
is a Changemaker — a society that responds quickly and effectively
to challenges, and where each individual has the freedom,
confidence and societal support to address any social problem. For
more information, visit ashoka.org.
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