Olivia Zhang is a social impact leader pursuing Economics with a secondary in Global Health and Health Policy as a senior at Harvard University. She is enthusiastic about youth leadership, entrepreneurship, and social impact.
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As the founder and executive director of Cancer Kids First, Olivia now directs all strategy, budgeting, impact tracking, and management of the organizaion. Olivia serves as the only youth on various health company boards and has cultivated 185+ young leaders in growing their own chapters/organizations.

Olivia's work has been featured in Forbes, People, TODAY Show, Business Insider, and CBS News. She was named 2026 Forbes 30 under 30, a 2023 Legacy Diana Award winner with recognition from Prince William and Prince Harry, the youngest 2025 L’Oreal Women of Worth, the youngest 2021 WEGO Health World's Top Patient Leader, a 2022 Diana Award recipient, Girls' Life 30 Under 30, and Harvard First-Year Emerging Global Leader Award. Her debut book YOUth is available here.

She strongly believes in empowering anyone who has been told, “NOT YOU", and discusses her journey and resources at speaking events across the nation.