Arjun
Sharda
I build organizations and arguments that move young people from the audience into the rooms where decisions get made.
Founder of TLEEM. Writer. Speaker. Fifteen years old, based in Austin, and impatient with institutions that ask young people to speak without answering them.
Founder,
TLEEM
Built before graduation
The work is young. The scale is real.
5,000+
TLEEM members
11
countries
25,000+
hackathon participants
5M+
people reached
If an institution asks young people for ideas, it should have to answer them.
Right to a Response is a simple standard for youth engagement. Every formal recommendation gets a decision: accepted, modified, referred, or declined, with a reason and a next step.
Read the full ideaSelected work
Building
Ideas in public
On stage
I speak about youth power, social entrepreneurship, technology, and what it takes to build before anyone thinks you are ready.
DevOpsDays Austin
DeveloperWeek
Rock Solid Round Rock
Opinion shaped by lived experience
Writing
Bring young people in
before the decision is made.
I work with schools, conferences, nonprofits, companies, and public institutions that are ready to treat youth participation as serious work.