Celine Qin

Celine Qin is a globally-recognized, award-winning youth changemaker, social impact founder, and activist. She is a first-generation college undergraduate at Stanford University and a proactive builder in social impact investing and consulting, social enterprise, fund development, and movement organizing and strategy. When she was just 13, Celine started The Reclamation Project, a nonprofit social justice organization spearheading youth-led movements for systems-change, equity, and liberation. As a speaker to a cumulative audience of 400,000+ youth across 171+ countries worldwide, Celine empowers marginalized communities to reimagine society in their boldest truths. Under her vision as Executive Director, The Reclamation Project has mobilized 270,000+ community members, built a coalition of 2,500+ youth mentees and 175+ partner organizations, and successfully directed 280+ events, projects, and programming since 2020. Celine’s high-impact leadership mirrors her unwavering mission of societal transformation through innovation and intention. She has advised nearly $20 million dollars in grants and private and government partnerships for racial justice, immigrant/refugee youth empowerment, and multicultural social development at grassroots, national, and global scales, including directly reinvesting $600,000+ towards mutual aid, civic innovation, and leadership programs for youth impacted by trauma, violence, and poverty. Celine’s work has been recognized by Princeton University’s Prize in Race Relations, Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations, Taco Bell Foundation, members of the United States Congress, U.S. Departments of State and Treasury, California Department of Public Health, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, United Nations Economic and Social Council, Her Campus, NPR’s Cap Radio, Porte Global, and the International Organization of Youth. She is additionally an Alexander Hamilton Scholar, Brandon Harrison Social Justice Award Winner, and the youngest recipient of the California Youth Rising Trailblazer Award. After college, Celine plans to earn her Masters in Public Policy and attend law school.