Meena Harris

Meena Harris (born October 20, 1984, in Oakland, California) is an American lawyer, children’s book author, and social entrepreneur. She graduated from Stanford University (BA, 2006) and earned her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 2012 +15+15BrainyQuote+15. In 2017, she founded the Phenomenal Woman Action Campaign—inspired by Maya Angelou’s poem—and later launched Phenomenal Media and Phenomenal Productions to elevate voices around gender equity, criminal justice reform, and education Glamour+13+13CelebzBiography+13.

As a children’s book author, Meena Harris published her debut picture book Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea in 2020, drawing on the early lives of her mother Maya Harris and aunt Kamala Harris to inspire young girls to take action in their communities National Women's Law Center+15+15TheCityCeleb+15. She followed it with Ambitious Girl (2021) and A Is for Ambitious (2023), all promoting ambition, activism, and representation for children of color Wikipédia+3+3National Women's Law Center+3.

Among Meena Harris’s resonant quotes is: “We have a duty to show up in the world with meaning and purpose and commitment to doing good. And to use any privilege that we have to make positive change and to disrupt oppressive systems.” +15BrainyQuote+15BrainyQuote+15 She also observes: “My work is myself. That’s what makes me feel like I have purpose. It makes me happy and inspired and hopeful – as hard as it may be sometimes.” Leader Quotes+1BrainyQuote+1 And speaking about representation: “It’s all too common that … gender equity in the workplace … translates to just white women.” BrainyQuote+1BrainyQuote+1 These words reflect her commitment to building platforms that uplift marginalized voices and empower communities through action and storytelling.