TIME Reveals the Inaugural 2026 TIME Visionaries List

June 16, 2026 / Sophie Clearwater /

TIME’s 2026 VISIONARIES LIST INCLUDES:

Angela Ferrell-Zabala, executive director of Moms Demand Action

Byron V. Garrett, CEO of Genesys Works

Chad Houser, founder and CEO of Café Momentum

Georgie Smith, founder and president of A Sense of Home

Greisa Martínez Rosas, executive director of United We Dream

Jaymes Black, CEO of The Trevor Project

Julia Olson, co-executive director and chief legal counsel of Our Children’s Trust

Maegha Ramanathan, founder and CEO of Girls4Sports

Renée Watson, author, educator, and activist

Sarah Rittling, executive director of First Five Years Fund

Sarah Shelke, co-founder and executive director of Mind4Youth

Sondra Samuels, co-founder, president, and CEO of Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ)

Wilson Cruz, actor and activist

Zacky Muñoz, youth advocate and founder of The Zacky Project

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation is the presenting partner of TIME Visionaries and is dedicated to creating a world where every child can thrive.

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