Sophie Beren

Founder & CEO, The Conversationalist

Sophie Beren is a unifier from Wichita, Kansas. She is the Founder and CEO of The Conversationalist, a non-partisan educational platform empowering Gen Z to break out of their echo chambers and unify the world. Sophie was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 List in 2023 in the Education category and has been recognized as a Democracy Hero by I Am A Voter and a Uniter in America by The White House. She is a regular guest on NBC, ABC, and other major news networks, and her work has also been featured by Good Morning America, The Washington Post, and even on a billboard in Times Square. The Conversationalist’s mission has proven to be the antidote to the polarization we see in our country today. Beren will continue to unify the next generation, one conversation at a time.

The Conversationalist is a non-partisan educational platform empowering Gen Z with the community, content, and skills needed to break out of their echo chambers and unify the world. The Conversationalist achieves their mission through the first ever Gen Z talk show POVz, their network of campus correspondents across the country, and their community, which spans 150,000 young people committed to coming together across differences.