2024 Young Global Leader: Social Entrepreneur and Indian Youth Icon Sharad Vivek Sagar has been named the ‘2024 Young Global Leader’ by the World Economic Forum. Sagar has made history as the youngest Indian and the first ever from Bihar to be chosen as the Young Global Leader for the World Economic Forum.
Born in Zeradei, Siwan and raised in small towns and villages of Bihar, Sagar was 16 when he founded the national organization Dexterity Global in 2008. Today, young leaders trained in the Dexterity system have received over ₹175 crores in scholarships from top universities across the world, served as India’s youth ambassadors to the UN and won 1,000+ national and international awards.
Sagar was the only Indian to be invited by US President Barack Obama to the White House for a special gathering of young leaders in 2016. In 2023 Sagar was invited to the Nobel Peace Center for the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony. Sagar was also listed on the ‘Global Forbes 30 Under 30’ list as the first ever from Bihar.
He was also the first Indian in history to be elected President of the Student Government at Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2021. Sagar was also announced winner of the Editor's Choice Award For Indian Youth Icon “for representing the bold face of young India and redefining education and leadership for millions of young Indians by Jagran Josh in 2022.
As the Young Global Leader 2024 of the World Economic Forum, Sagar joins a historic league of the world’s most powerful political and business leaders including several current and former Prime Ministers and Presidents, Nobel laureates, Fortune 500 CEOs and billionaires. Past Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum include current French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, Russian President Vladimir Putin, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern and other influential global leaders including the founders of Google, Facebook and Alibaba.
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Sagar took to social media to express his gratitude being name as the Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum 2024
INCREDIBLE MOMENT! I am deeply honoured to be named “Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum 2024.” Humbled to join Prime Ministers, Presidents, Nobel Laureates, TIME 100 and Fortune 500 leaders as the 2024 honoree, the first ever from Bihar and the youngest from India. pic.twitter.com/S5ID8Zqfhc
— Sharad Vivek Sagar (@SharadVSagar) April 4, 2024
Sagar will join the Welcome Retreat of the Young Global Leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland from May 6-8, 2024 as the 2024 Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum. Starting this year, Sagar willalso be given the opportunity to join the prestigious Davos Summit of the World Economic Forum (WEF) held in January every year.
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