Satvika Iyer

California, USA

Satvika is a high school junior from Milpitas, California. She has worked to integrate climate-friendly practices in her school district, including instating a daily plant-based option at the school cafeteria, serving over 5,000 meals. Satvika believes in the power of equitable policy and has worked with the White House, USDA, and members of the U.S. Congress on legislative initiatives to incentivize healthy options and minimize waste in food systems. As an Opinions Editor for her school newspaper and President of her school’s Environmental Society, she knows the impact education and conversation can have on real change. When she’s not hiking or watching “Our Planet,” you can find her playing volleyball and softball or experimenting in the kitchen, creating her new favorite snack!