My name is Srdjan. I have built GuardianCare AI, a platform that gives a voice to those who cannot self-advocate by flagging potential patient mistreatment. Through the Mira Fellowship, I hope to pilot the system in real-world settings, validating its ability to generate timestamped evidence that ensures accountability and protects the dignity of our most vulnerable.

My North Star is creating a world where technology compassionately empowers communities, restores trust, and ensures justice is transparent and equitable for everyone. During the Fellowship, I hope to deepen JusticeLink’s model by learning directly from families impacted by violence, refining our prototype through community feedback, and forging partnerships with advocacy groups and law enforcement that can bring systemic change.

Liz wants a future where our technology reflects our best values, not just our fastest algorithms. She wants us to not just ask “can we build this?” but “should we” and “who benefits, who is harmed, and what kind of world do we want to live in?” Liz wants to create a framework that offers hope and direction during this AI tornado. Liz is not anti-tech, but rather pro-human.

Blaine envisions a future when our senior elected leaders look forward to "second summits" of greater civic impact after serving in office. During the fellowship year, Blaine is designing and piloting an outbound pipeline program with former officials to help them secure purpose-driven encore roles and sustain their legacy of service to democracy beyond office.

Andrew believes homelessness is a solvable problem trapped in broken systems, and he is currently building a change management framework that helps communities rapidly realign funding and services to proven practices, thus driving lasting reductions through more coordinated and accountable systems of care.

Aashna is on a mission to demonstrate that strong culture and mastery learning can power schools that are joyful, rigorous, and purposeful, especially for learners who need it most. She’s building Purpose Schools, a Montessori-inspired PreK-8 network, and as a Mira Fellow, will be working to launch her first school in Durham, NC in Fall 2026.

Yusuf imagines a world where everyone lives in a safe, peaceful community where conflict is resolved without violence. He is working with adolescents who have been suspended or expelled and teaching them conflict resolution skills and emotional regulation practices through unique, one of a kind programming that exposes students to outdoor adventures while also enforcing reading comprehension skills.

Susannah imagines a world where gender non-conforming kids thrive and unleash their super powers through the unwavering support of their parents, caregivers, and the adults around them. She is building out a cohort-based program to support, inform, and empower parents of trans and nonbinary youth so that they can help their own child navigate their unique gender journey.

Pomy envisions a world where patients have more power in their own healthcare. She will spend the year speaking with industry leaders, building alliances with healthcare providers, and prototyping her solution that gives patients more control in their healthcare choices and costs.

Tasha is building HomeVitals, which treats your home like your health -- because your future depends on both. HomeVitals is an applied AI startup with the mission to help homeowners and insurers work from the same data, plan for the same risks, and act before small issues turn into overwhelming crises.