Across the country, young people and older people are stepping up as civic leaders. But too often, they do this critical work with peers, in age-segregated spaces.

Young people work without the benefit of older generations who bring lived experience, networks, and a long-view perspective. And older people miss opportunities to hear from and collaborate with younger changemakers who understand the rapidly evolving world they are inheriting. These realities narrow what anyone can imagine or achieve.

We believe the most promising ideas — and the most durable social change — emerge when leaders from different generations work together and share their talents and stories broadly.

That’s why we’re excited to announce the CoGen Voices Fellows. These community changemakers are committed to honing their voices and spreading a much-needed vision of intergenerational collaboration — both what it looks like and what it can achieve.

This spring and summer, they’ll work together to hone their public voices and tell stories that make the case for cogeneration in op-eds, social media, podcasts, and more.

These 21 leaders range in age from 15 to 81, with half of them under 23. They’re proving that the next gen of civic leaders is cogen.

CoGen Voices Advisors