Sophia Suganuma

Sophia Suganuma is a driven social entrepreneur with a strong focus on climate action, co-founding Perseus, an AI-driven financial risk management platform, and previously serving as a founding director of Climate Cardinals. Her entrepreneurial spirit was evident from high school where she co-developed an entrepreneurship competition. sophiasuganuma+2

As a prominent climate activist, Sophia was a founding director and Deputy Executive Director of Climate Cardinals, a major youth-led climate nonprofit. She has raised significant funding, forged partnerships with major organizations like Google and the World Bank, and utilized technology to scale climate information translation efforts, demonstrating her commitment to multilingual climate education and grassroots movements. sophiasuganuma+2

Sophia is an accomplished public speaker and advocate, having addressed prestigious bodies such as the United Nations, various U.S. government agencies (NOAA, FEMA, EPA), the Smithsonian Institution, and the World Economic Forum, where she champions youth involvement and investment in climate initiatives. sophiasuganuma+2

Her academic background in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics at the University of Oxford underpins her analytical capabilities, complementing her practical experience in finance at Citadel and her advisory roles in emerging technology with Fidutam and the Community of Democracies' Youth Democracy Network. sophiasuganuma+1