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Nzami is a 2018 Watson Institute Alumna and the Founder and CEO of Gjenge Makers, a social enterprise that tackles plastic waste pollution by making durable paving materials and bricks from recycled plastic bottles. To date, Gjenge Makers has recycled more than 50 tons of plastic and produced over 320,000 bricks. Nzambi was named the UN Environmental Program Young Champion of the Earth for Africa and has been featured in Business Insider via a video with 12M+ views.

Ryan is a 2013 Watson Institute Alumnus and the Co-Founder and COO of Loop Health, which is India’s first group health insurance broker with an in-house medical team that provides quality medical care for India’s middle class. Loop Health has been selected to Y Combinator and recently raised $12M to reach over 1 million customers; they have also insured more than 100,000 employees and completed more than 10,000 medical consults.

Tessa is a 2016 Watson Institute Alumna and the Founder and CEO of Upstream Education. Upstream Education is on a mission to make it as easy as possible to equip educators and students with the tools they need to reduce anxiety, strengthen resilience, and increase well-being. Upstream serves approximately 40,000 students/week and partners with large school districts and innovative charter schools. Recently, Tessa was named to Forbes 30 Under 30.