Rebecca Kantar

Rebecca Kantar is a founding member and Chief Executive Officer of Minga. Minga is the only not-for-profit organization dedicated to combating the global child sex trade by harnessing the power of teens. Since 2007, Rebecca has dedicated her passion, time, and talent to Minga. In the summer of 2010, while entering Harvard College, Rebecca brought on Minga's new team of young leaders, Board of Directors members, and a vast network of professional advisers from the for-profit and nonprofit sectors.

Beyond Minga, Rebecca also serves as Youth Advisory Council member at Ashoka’s Youth Venture and to Do Something. For her leadership, Rebecca was awarded the TIME Magazine and Bentley University Tomorrow25 Award and a dozen similar honors. Most recently, Rebecca won the Staples/Youth Venture Social Entrepreneurship Competition Grand Prize, delivered a TEDx Talk, and was named a Harvard Center for Public Interest Careers Summer Fellow.

Follow Rebecca @RebeccaKantar and MingaGroup.org.