Sophia Suganuma

Deputy Executive Director

Sophia Suganuma is a Japanese-Chinese-American social entrepreneur and activist. She studies at Oxford University and is originally from Tokyo, Japan and the Washington DC area. Sophia currently serves as Deputy Executive Director and Special Projects Lead. She was a founding director of Climate Cardinals at only fifteen and was most recently appointed to Fidutam’s Emerging Technologies Youth Board.  

As Climate Cardinals’ founding Finance Director, Sophia has fundraised half-a-million USD and has fostered partnerships with a number of organizations including Google, the World Bank Group’s Connect4Climate, and the United Nations World Food Forum. In 2024, she collaborated with Monday.com to fully automate and digitize Climate Cardinals youth network of 16,000 volunteers spanning 134+ nations. 

Sophia has spoken about her work for events with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, U.S. Climate Engagement and Capacity-Building Interagency Working Group, World Economic Forum Global Shapers Hub of Oxford, and United Nations World Food Forum.