About Jerome

Jerome Foster II is an environmental justice activist, social entrepreneur, and renowned public speaker. At 18, he made history becoming the youngest person ever to advise the White House by joining the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council to advise the United States President on how best to advance environmental justice. This was made possible by his founding of OneMillionOfUs, a charity that mobilized one million young people to vote in the 2020 Presidential Elections. From being one of the major organizers of the School Strike for Climate Movement, holding weekly climate strikes outside the White House for 80 weeks, Foster II is now the co-founder and Executive Director of WaicUp, an extension of OneMillionOfUs that uses art, journalism, and civic engagement to drive climate justice advocacy alongside his advisory work to the President of the United States of America.

Named TIME Magazine's Next Generation Leader and recognized as a  modern historical figure in the curricula of Cambridge University, Jerome has a long history of political advocacy. Growing up in Washington, DC, he began his journey at 14 by serving on the DC State Board of Education's Student Advisory Committee, where he worked to modernize high school graduation requirements. At 16, he became one of the youngest-ever Congressional interns for Civil Rights icon Congressman John Lewis. At 18, he made history as the youngest person appointed to a White House Federal Advisory Committee in U.S. history.

Jerome also has a background in tech, having run a virtual reality development company that was featured nationally on ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX. Jerome Foster II has also been recognized with numerous awards, including the United Nations Champion of the Earth Award, Business Insider Climate Action 30, Grist 50 Environmental Fixer Achievement, and being named a Bloomberg Green Champion. Due to his bold, pioneering work, Jerome continuously collaborates with media outlets and has been featured in TIME, Hulu, British Vogue, The Guardian, BBC, Forbes, and The Washington Post.