OUR FOUNDER
Olivia Zhang
Executive Director and Founder
Olivia Zhang is 19-year-old social impact leader pursuing Economics with a secondary in Global Health and Health Policy as a sophomore at Harvard University.
Olivia serves as the only youth on two health boards and has cultivated over 187 young leaders in growing their own CKF chapters or organizations.
Olivia's work has been featured in People, YahooNews, Business Insider, CBS News, Medium, and ThriveGlobal. She was named a 2023 Legacy Diana Award winner with recognition from Prince William and Prince Harry, a 2021 WEGO Health world's top patient leader (youngest in history), a 2022 Diana Award recipient, Girls' Life 30 Under 30, Harvard First-Year Emerging Global Leader award, and featured in Imensch's 101 Remarkable Female Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2021.
She strongly believes in uniting the younger generations to make positive change and discusses her journey, youth leadership, and nonprofits at speaking events across the nation as well as social media.
Nidhi Sathyanarayanan
Secretary
Nidhi is a sophomore at McLean High School. She loves helping others, actively volunteering at SHARE and participating in McDance-a-Thon, a club helping kids at the National Children's Hospital in DC. Nidhi plays field hockey and enjoys spending time with friends and family. Nidhi's other hobbies include tennis and running. She is always ready and attentive, and loves being apart of Cancer Kids First's mission.
