Yashu Nagalla

Yashu Nagalla is a 17-year-old aspiring speaker who attends Leadership Preparatory School. He was born in Minneapolis and moved to Texas in 2012. Yashu is a strong and independent speaker who seeks to be the voice of others and the voice of change in the world.

He has always believed that the best way to reach someone is to speak to them. Yashu is a member of his school's yearbook team, CFO of C.E.G, President of his school’s TSA Chapter, DECA member, and President of the aerospace and economics club at his school.

He is also an amateur photographer as well as a fashion designer. Since Yashu was a kid, he always grew up watching TED Talks and TEDx, and now he relishes his opportunity to speak on that very stage.