Aru Shiney-Ajay

Aru Shiney-Ajay is the executive director of Sunrise, a movement of young people working to stop the climate crisis and win a Green New Deal. Aru has been an organizer in the youth climate movement for six years, since she was 19, during which she has trained thousands of young people on organizing skills and political education, redesigned Sunrise’s strategy and structure, and helped lead national and local campaigns for climate justice. Aru currently lives in her hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota.