Anya Kamenetz — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Author of five nonfiction books, including "Generation Debt" (2006) and "The Stolen Year" (2022).
Advisor at Climate Mental Health Network since 2023.
Served as Digital Education Correspondent at NPR for over eight years (2014-2022).
Senior Advisor at The Aspen Institute (2022-2025).
Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Washington Post.
Graduated from Yale College in 2002.

Biography

Anya Kamenetz is an American writer and journalist known for her work as an education correspondent for NPR and a senior writer for Fast Company magazine. She is currently an Advisor at the Climate Mental Health Network and a Senior Advisor at the Aspen Institute. Her work focuses on generational justice, how children learn and thrive on a changing planet, and building a child-centric society.

Kamenetz is the author of five nonfiction books.