Jerome Foster II

Jerome Foster II is an environmental justice activist and social entrepreneur. At 18, he made history becoming the youngest person ever to advise the White House by joining the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council to advise the United States President on how best to advance environmental justice. Jerome founded OneMillionOfUs an non-profit aimed to empower youth to vote in the 2020 Presidential Elections and was a key organizer of the School Strike for Climate Movement, holding weekly climate strikes outside the White House for 80 weeks. Jerome now co-leads WaicUp, using art and civic engagement for social impact. Recognized in the curricula of Cambridge University as a modern historical figure, his journey began at 14 on the DC State Board of Education's Student Advisory Committee and included an internship in congress with Civil Rights Icon Congressman John Lewis at 16. Jerome's work, featured in TIME, Hulu, British Vogue, The Guardian, BBC, Forbes, and The Washington Post, has earned him numerous awards like the United Nations Champion of the Earth Award, Business Insider Climate Action 30, Bloomberg Green Champion, and the Climate Health Equity Visionary Award.