Who is the daughter of Maya Harris, Meena Harris? Grab the Details.
Robert Clark Born into a family of strong women with the power to change, Meena Harris is no different.
Born in 1984, Meena Harris is an American lawyer, founder of the Phenomenal Woman Action Campaign, and a children's book author.
The 36 years old is also widely known for her recently published book Kamala and Maya's Big Idea.
Meena From Harris Family
Meena Harris aka Meenakshi Ashley Harris was born on 20 October 1984 in Oakland, California, the United States.
As aforementioned, she is from the family of those Harris women. Yes, she is the daughter of lawyer and policy expert Maya Harris. Her aunt is Vice President-elect of the United States Kamala Harris.
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Moreover, both her grandparents were civil rights activists; Donald Harris (Jamaican-American professor of economics at Stanford), and Shyamala Gopalan (Indian-American cancer researcher).
Not to mention, her great-grandfather was P.V. Gopalan, an Indian career civil servant.
Followed The Path Of Her Family: A Lawyer And Activist
Born to such a prestigious family, Meena Harris has also done quite a revolutionary things.
First of all, Meena is the CEO & founder of the Phenomenal Woman Action Campaign. The organization was established in 2017 to bring awareness to social causes like policy issues, criminal justice reform, gender parity in STEM, political representation, and reproductive health.
Several distinguished personalities were the face of the campaign. Some of the ambassadors are Mark Ruffalo, Serena Williams, Janelle Monae, Jessica Alba, Sarah Silverman, Lizzo, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, and others.
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In addition, to show national support for Christine Blasey Ford and other survivors of the sexual assault, Harris and Alicia Graza printed a full-page ad in the New York Times in September 2018.
Note: Alicia Graza is the proud founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network.
What Is Meena Harris Doing Now?
Recently, in 2020, from HarperCollins Publishers LLC, Harris published her first children's book Kamala and Maya's Big Idea. In an interview, she revealed that the book is the real story of her aunt Kamal Harris and mother Maya Harris.
Did You Know? Meena Harris previously worked for Uber Technologies, Inc. as Head of Strategy & Leadership. She also served Facebook, Slack Technologies, and Covington & Burling.
Some of her other achievements are: served as senior advisor on policy and communications for the 2016 campaign for the U.S. Senate, a commissioner on the San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women for a year (2016-17).
As of now, Meena Harris is excepted to release her second children's book in January 2021 entitled Ambitious Girl.
A reliable source, Hollywood Reporter reported that Meena and Brad Jenkins are launching a production studio with the name Phenomenal Productions.
Who Is Meena Harris' Husband?
Yes, Meena Harris is a married woman. She exchanged her marital vows with Nikolas Ajagu in an intimate wedding ceremony.
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Her husband is the Head-Global Partnerships at Facebook.
The couple is blessed with two adorable children.
