Notable Roles | - Founder & CEO, ReThink™ |
Key Recognition | - Forbes 30 Under 30 – Social Impact (2021) |
Background and Early Foundations
Trisha Prabhu’s journey into changemaking began at just 13, after learning of a 12-year-old girl who died by suicide following cyberbullying. Deeply affected, she began researching how adolescents make online decisions — and built ReThink™, an app that detects offensive content and prompts users to reconsider posting.
She proved through studies that over 90% of teens are likely to change their minds when gently prompted — laying the foundation for a scalable behavioral intervention. This formative project won international awards and led her to Harvard, Oxford (as a Rhodes Scholar), and now Yale Law School.
Career Milestones and Impact
Year | Milestone |
|---|---|
2013 | Developed ReThink concept as a teenager in Illinois |
2015 | Presented at the White House Science Fair |
2016 | Appeared on Shark Tank, securing investment from Mark Cuban and Lori Greiner |
2019 | Won Harvard’s President’s Innovation Challenge Grand Prize |
2022 | Selected as a Rhodes Scholar |
2023 | Launched ReThink Citizens, a nonprofit delivering digital safety education globally |
- ReThink App Downloads: Over 500,000
- Languages Supported: 9+
- Reach: Over 30 countries through school and youth advocacy programs
- Media & Influence: Featured on TED, Forbes, CNN, BBC, Google, UNESCO
- Educational Impact: Deployed in classrooms and rural outreach via ReThink Citizens
Leadership Style and Influence
Trisha leads with empathy, science, and youth-driven urgency. Her work focuses on equipping teens to become mindful digital citizens. She bridges tech and policy — engaging students, parents, educators, and governments — and speaks globally about building safer digital spaces rooted in behavioral design.
She has emerged as one of the most influential Gen Z changemakers globally, representing a new generation of leaders tackling tech harm from the inside out.
Legacy and Future Focus
From coding an idea in her bedroom to influencing policy and education at a global level, Trisha Prabhu is redefining how society responds to digital toxicity. With her legal training, she now aims to shape ethical tech regulation, youth data privacy policy, and inclusive digital rights frameworks.
Her mission remains urgent and simple: build an internet where kindness is second nature.
