Parsmi Rajput

Parsmi, an Indian-American from Toronto now based in suburban Southern California, will serve nearly 3,000 students as a Student Ambassador in the upcoming school year. She sits on the Orange County Youth Council for tobacco-use prevention education and her district’s Community Schools Steering Committee, where she champions youth representation in policymaking. Her mission is to embed financial literacy into everyday learning, helping teens earning their first paychecks take control of their futures with confidence and independence. Also a self-published author of a self-help book now used in some classrooms, Parsmi facilitates mindfulness workshops centered on self-awareness and personal growth. As a Bezos Scholar, she looks forward to connecting with like-minded peers and exploring the intersection of business, storytelling, and leadership—empowering young people to “dream out loud and mean it."