Gitanjali Rao

Gitanjali Rao (born 19 November 2005) is an American inventor, author, scientist and engineer, and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) promoter. She won the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge in 2017 and was recognized on Forbes 30 Under 30 for her innovations.[1] Rao was named TIME Top young innovator in 2020 for her innovations and "innovation workshops" she conducts across the globe and, on December 4, 2020, was featured on the cover of TIME magazine and named their first "Kid of the Year". In November 18 of 2021, she was awarded as a Laureate of the Young Activists Summit at UN Geneva