Meera Dasgupta is the 2020 United States Youth Poet Laureate. She is the youngest person yet to earn her title and the first Asian-American. Ms. Dasgupta was born in Queens, New York, and is a student at Stuyvesant High School. She is an advocate for several causes, including gender equality and climate action. Ms. Dasgupta has received several fellowships and is the 2019 Climate Speaks winner. She currently serves as a 2020-2021 UNA-USA Global Goals Ambassador for Sustainable Development Goal 15 - Life on Land.