Meet The Founders
Shreyaa Venkat
Shreyaa Venkat is the founder & CEO of the nonprofit NEST4US and a Global Health accelerated masters student at Georgetown University. 22-year-old Shreyaa already has over 15 years of volunteer service under her belt and has spent over 7,500 hours giving back to the community.
Additionally, she serves as a versatile leader in manifold capacities, representing organizations like the Clinton Foundation, World Food Forum, Points of Light, Chegg, Giving Tuesday, ICANHELP, YOUNGA, Rare Beauty, United Nations, Riley's Way Foundation, World Wildlife Fund, UNA USA, Virginia Department of Health, Good Deeds Day, Youth Service America, etc., driving holistic social impact from the community level to the international scale. Moreover, she's advocated for the Global Goals at renowned venues including the Gates Foundation, United Nations, King Center, Clinton Foundation, Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB), Cisco, FAO, L'Oreal Paris, U.S. Department of Education, Amazon, Lead National Conferences, PeaceJam, African Upliftment, Students Lead International, Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program (IYLEP), Young Professional Mentorship Program- Uganda, Up to Us, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Foundation, Social Gastronomy Movement, Youth Development Initiative Program- Kenya, Global Girls Project, Intrepid Museum, Lead India Foundation, etc.
Currently, Shreyaa is pursuing a career in health policy, combining her passions for health equity, climate advocacy, and volunteerism to aid marginalized communities worldwide. In addition to her altruistic endeavors, she is a travel soccer player, 3rd degree black belt, Kathak dancer, and martial arts instructor. Shreyaa strives to create a united and just world by fostering a community built upon mutual respect, inclusivity, and kindness and positively impacting tens of thousands worldwide through passionate service.
- 2024 President's Volunteer Service Gold Award
- 2024 United Nations Ambassador Award
- 2024 Global Undergraduate Award - Highly Commended
- 2024 FAO World Food Forum Youth Policy Board Member
- 2024 Georgetown University School of Health Student Speaker
- 2024 Hormel Foods Food Hero Ambassador
- 2023 President's Volunteer Service Gold Award
- 2023 United Nations Ambassador Award
- 2023 Serve Virginia Honor Roll
- 2023 FAO World Food Forum Youth Policy Board Member
- 2023 Rare Impact Ambassador Committee Co-Chair
- 2023 United Nations CSW67 Formal Delegate
- 2023 LCWAG Loudoun's Women Hall of Fame Inductee
- 2023 United Nations Zero Hunger & Zero Waste Award
- 2022 President's Volunteer Service Gold Award
- 2022 United Nations CSW66 Formal Delegate
- 2022 Women of the Future Rising Star in ESG
- 2022 American Eagle Future Together Ambassador
- 2022 IBM Call For Code Global Challenge Eminent Judge
- 2022 United Nations Ambassador Award
- 2022 Rare Beauty Rare Impact Ambassador
- 2022 YOUNGA Youth Delegate
- 2022 Steelcase Social Innovation Fellow
- 2022 Moxie Boldness in Leadership Award Finalist
- 2022 UN Zero Hunger & Zero Waste Award
- 2021 America250 Community Champion Award
- 2021 Global Student Prize - Top 50 Finalist
- 2021 Clinton Global Initiative University 2021 Cohort
- 2021 Victoria's Secret PINK with Purpose Project Honoree
- 2021 United Nations Ambassador Award
- 2021 Emerging Leader in Food & Agriculture Award
- 2021 Youth Move National Rockstar Organization of the Year
- 2021 Georgetown Women in Leadership Social Justice Award
- 2021 Riley's Way Foundation Call For Kindness Fellow
- 2021 UN Zero Hunger & Zero Waste Award
- 2021 Allen & Allen Hometown Hero
- 2021 USA Today Best of Humankind Award Finalist
- 2021 ALIA Community Champions Award
- 2020 The George H.W. Bush Points of Light Award
- 2020 Prudential Spirit of Community Service Award
- 2020 Virginia House Joint Bill No 460 Commending NEST4US
- 2020 United Nations Ambassador Award
- 2020 The Conversationalist Social Impact Hero
- 2020 InspirASIAN National Scholarship Recipient
- 2020 Matt Kurtz Kindness Award
- 2020 First Citizen Scientist - World Wildlife Fund
- 2020 Broad Run District Outstanding Volunteer Team Award
- 2020 LCPS Make a Difference Award
- 2020 Outstanding Gabriella Miller Youth Volunteer
- 2020 UN Gold | Zero Waste Award
- 2019 Virginia House Joint Bill No 699 Commending Outstanding Service
- 2019 Governor's Youth Volunteer of the Year
- 2019 L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth Honoree
- 2019 Sodexo Stop Hunger National Scholarship Recipient
- 2019 Digital4Good Winner
- 2019 Indian American Young Achiever
- 2019 Loudoun County Government Commending Outstanding Service
- 2019 Youth Making A Difference Award
- 2019 Loudoun 100 Honoree
- 2018-19 United Nations Ambassador Award
- 2018 Points of Light Award Honoree
- 2018 President's Volunteer Service Award (Gold)
- 2018 Graduate of Congressional Young Women Leadership Program
- 2018 Outstanding Youth Volunteer of the Year
- 2018 Congressional Recognition for Outstanding Community Service
- 2017/2018 President's Environmental Youth Award Recognition
- Interviewed by TODAY show, GMA, Forbes Women, People Magazine, Financial Times, Daily Mail, Variety, Reader's Digest, Affinity Magazine, Fox5 DC, ABC 7, Lifetime TV, New York Times Upfront, Victoria's Secret PINK, Scholastic, Channel Kindness, Thrive Global, NBC Washington, Authority Magazine, Born This Way Foundation, Loudoun Times Mirror, Global Heroes, 1 Girl Revolution, Connect Kindness Podcast, Posh Seven, Purpose 360 Podcast, Loudoun Now, Inspire Kindness, Leesburg Lifestyle, NBC News, Humans of Giving Podcast, She's Empowered Blog, Youth Move National, Loudoun County Magazine, Patch, You Humanity, Perfect Timing Podcast, The Burn, Uplift Loudoun, What She Will Do Next? Podcast, News India Times, Humans of Georgetown, Stories of Hope, WONK Edition, Fox 5 Plus, B101.5 Radio, The Hoya, Heroes Without Capes Podcast, CBS News, Global TV Network, WUSA9, etc.
Esha Venkat
Esha Venkat is the founder and COO of NEST4US and a 19-year-old sophomore at Georgia Institute of Technology majoring in Public Policy with a minor in Global Development. Over the past decade, she has contributed 7000+ hours of service engaging people of all demographics through a wide array of global service campaigns that support causes ranging from global hunger, social justice, and mental health to quality education, poverty, and climate action.
Esha enacts powerful change across local, national, and global communities as a visionary leader representing organizations such as Points of Light, World Bank's Global Youth Climate Network, Riley's Way Foundation, FAO's World Food Forum, Millennium Campus Network, Clinton Foundation, UNESCO Learning Planet, Be Strong Global, Civics Unplugged, UNA-USA, World Wildlife Fund, Shyne Awards Foundation, Good Deeds Day, Global Peace HQ, YOUNGA, Youth Service America, Giving Tuesday, etc.
To her, a true leader is someone who not only positively impacts people, but also inspires them to take charge themselves. Over the past fourteen years, Esha has carried this mindset into everything she's indulged in-the arts, as the lead dancer in her hip-hop and kathak teams and 3rd-degree black belt and assistant instructor in martial arts, sports, as the captain of her school and travel soccer teams and certified referee, academics, as a Dean's List and Faculty Honors student, and service, as an active leader in numerous global philanthropic and student-led organizations.
According to Esha, transforming the future involves innovation, hard work, and cooperation between diverse communities, paired with compassionate leaders, cohesive teams, and collaborative cultures in order to achieve the common goal of a sustainable and equitable world.
- 2024 Women of the Future 50 Rising Star in ESG
- 2024 President's Volunteer Service Gold Award
- 2024 Clinton Global Initiative University Cohort
- 2024 World Food Forum North America Agrifood Systems Student Ambassador
- 2024 Millennium Campus Network Fellow
- 2024 World Bank Group Max Thabiso Edkins Climate Ambassador
- 2024 Hormel Foods Food Hero Ambassador
- 2024 Max Thabiso Edkins Climate Ambassador - World Bank Group
- 2023 UNESCO Learning Planet Youth Fellow
- 2023 President's Volunteer Service Gold Award
- 2023 Bryan Cameron Impact Scholar
- 2023 United Nations Ambassador Award
- 2023 Serve Virginia Honor Roll
- 2023 Senior Class Salutatorian
- 2023 LCWAG Loudoun's Women Hall of Fame Inductee
- 2023 United Nations Zero Hunger & Zero Waste Award
- 2023 Coca Cola Foundation Regional Finalist
- 2022 President's Volunteer Service Gold Award
- 2022 United Nations Ambassador Award
- 2022 Moxie Boldness in Leadership Award Finalist
- 2022 AP Scholar Award with Honor
- 2022 The Bill of Rights Institute's My Impact Challenge Honorable Mention
- 2022 Heisman State Scholar
- 2022 G2 Overachievers Student Grant Finalist
- 2022 United Nations Zero Hunger & Zero Waste Award
- 2021 International Association of Youth and Student for Peace (IAYSP) - Youth Heroes' Award
- 2021 United Nations Ambassador Award
- 2021 The Shyne Leadership Award
- 2021 Invisalign Changemaker Award
- 2021 Youth Move National Rockstar Organization of the Year
- 2021 Riley's Way Foundation Call For Kindness Fellow
- 2021 Civics Unplugged Fellow
- 2021 LCPS Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee Award
- 2021 UN Zero Hunger & Zero Waste Award
- 2021 ALIA Community Champions Award
- 2021 Allen & Allen Hometown Hero
- 2020 The George H.W. Bush Points of Light Award
- 2020 Virginia House Joint Bill No 460 Commending NEST4US
- 2020 United Nations Ambassador Award
- 2020 First Citizen Scientist - World Wildlife Fund
- 2020 Disney Dreamers Academy - with Steve Harvey & ESSENCE Magazine
- 2020 LCPS Make a Difference Award
- 2020 UN Gold | Zero Waste Award
- 2020 Be Strong Global Student Representative
- 2020 Broad Run District Outstanding Volunteer Team Award
- 2019 Outstanding Youth Volunteer of the Year
- 2019 Youth Making A Difference Award
- 2019 Loudoun County Government Commending Outstanding Service
- 2019 Graduate of Young Women Leadership Program - GMU
- 2018 Points of Light Award Honoree
- 2017/2018 President's Environmental Youth Award Recognition
- Interviewed by TODAY Show, Variety, Affinity Magazine, ABC 7/WJLA, Lifetime TV, People Magazine, Born This Way Foundation, New York Times Upfront, Scholastic, News India Times, Thrive Global, NBC Washington, Authority Magazine, Fox 5 Plus, Loudoun Times Mirror, Global Heroes, B101.5 FM Radio, Uplift Loudoun, Inspire Kindness, Leesburg Lifestyle, NBC News, Empowered Girl, Youth Move National, Loudoun Now, Patch, Heart Threads, Channel Kindness, What She Will Do Next? Podcast, CBS News, Global TV Network, Heroes Without Capes Podcast, WUSA9, Perfect Timing Podcast, Renewable English, WHUR Radio, The Burn, etc.