Andrew Leon Hanna.

Andrew Leon Hanna is an award-winning entrepreneur, lawyer, author, and professor. A first-generation Egyptian-American born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, he is the co-founder of Mona, an AI-powered fintech platform that connects underbanked small businesses to millions in affordable loans and grants. Hanna’s book, 25 Million Sparks: The Untold Story of Refugee Entrepreneurs (Cambridge University Press), was named a Financial Times Best Book of the Year and won the prestigious Bracken Bower Prize in London. He previously co-founded DreamxAmerica, a film and impact initiative that focuses on immigrant entrepreneurs; its film on PBS was nominated for a Chicago Emmy® Award and honored on Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas List. Hanna is an adjunct professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where he teaches the "Global Social Entrepreneurship Lab." He graduated with honors from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Harvard Law School, and Duke University. He has been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 List and his work has been featured in the BBC, PBS, Fast Company, Forbes, Financial Times, and more.