Nikhil Srivalsan | Top 20 Under 20 2025

Age: 19

To say Nikhil Srivalsan is committed to community service is an understatement. He’s helped a lot of people. Some of his time is devoted to supporting seniors in long-term care, but he’s also an active mentor, tutoring marginalized students through Connect Tutoring, assisting with research projects, and running workshops for people interested in the health-care field. In his own time, he has carried out external community-oriented health research in the field of liver cancer and stroke to enhance his learning outside the classroom. He’s also a believer in social entrepreneurship and a co-founder of the UCalgary chapter of Kiva, a non-profit that offers microfinancing to young entrepreneurs to get their projects up and running, give them access to education, and help improve their living conditions.

“In five to 10 years, I want to be someone who has helped support underserved communities and is continuing to improve myself on a daily basis.”