Andrew Leon Hanna, an award-winning entrepreneur, lawyer, author, and professor, garnered significant industry recognition when he was awarded the prestigious Bracken Bower Prize in London in 2018 for his work that formed the basis of his acclaimed book. Hanna holds a J.D. with honors from Harvard Law School and an MBA with honors from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He was recognized as an Arjay Miller Scholar and a Knight-Hennessy Scholar, selected as one of five Siebel Scholars at Stanford, served as an editor for the Harvard Law Review, and received the Irving Oberman Memorial Prize for Law & Social Change at Harvard.

In 2022, Hanna published ’25 Million Sparks: The Untold Story of Refugee Entrepreneurs’ through Cambridge University Press. This critically acclaimed book was subsequently named a Financial Times Best Book of the Year in 2022, underscoring its profound impact. His contributions were also acknowledged with his inclusion on the Forbes 30 Under 30 List in Law and Policy in 2019. Showcasing his commitment to financial inclusion, Hanna co-founded Mona, an AI-powered fintech platform engineered to connect underbanked small businesses with vital financial resources, including loans and grants.

This venture highlights his dedication to leveraging technology for social good within the financial sector. Parallel to his entrepreneurial pursuits, Hanna serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where he imparts expertise through the ‘Global Social Entrepreneurship Lab.’ Hanna’s insights and initiatives, at the intersection of human rights, financial inclusion, and global social entrepreneurship, consistently garner attention from leading media outlets. His work has been featured across prestigious platforms such as the BBC, PBS, Fast Company, Forbes, and the Financial Times, solidifying his standing as a thought leader driving impactful change on a global scale.