Archika Dogra, an Indian-American student was 17 when she founded Innoverge- a global youth network advancing STEMx education. Focusing on social good and to address educational inequity, the network has supported over 11,000 underrepresented youth through partnerships with community centers, libraries, and schools. The impact has spread over to 14 countries offering more than 450 free STEM and Humanities-focused programs-including curriculum covering Ethics in neuroscience to students in grades K-8.
Since the establishment of Innoverge in 2017 to promote STEM, Dogra continued her education at Princeton University as a Computer Science graduate. Her hard work paid off in the form of several accomplishments. She won 2024 Spirit of Princeton Award. She has received accolades from several big companies like The Hershey Company, Disney, and Ann Taylor garnering over $15,000 in grants and sponsorships. Not only that, but was also named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 List in 2024.
Archika Dogra said, “My sense of what was possible was constantly expanding thanks to the remarkable people I was meeting over the years. Looking back, I’m deeply grateful to the mentors who opened doors I never knew existed and the friends who were generous enough to expand my worldview”. To the ever-evolving mind of young, she advices to surround oneself with extraordinary people.
She is now working as an Associate Product Manager at Databricks and continues to empower youth everywhere with her STEM innovation to merge young minds all over the world.
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