Andrew Leon Hanna

Biography

Andrew Hanna is an award-winning entrepreneur, lawyer, author, and professor. He is the co-founder and CEO of Mona, an AI platform helping small businesses access capital and financial coaching across the U.S. Mona has been named to Fast Company's World Changing Ideas List.

Professor Hanna was a consultant at McKinsey & Company, served in the White House and U.S. Department of Justice, and was on the founding team of Sora Finance (acquired by MassMutual/Flourish). He is the author of a Financial Times Book of the Year, 25 Million Sparks: The Untold Story of Refugee Entrepreneurs (Cambridge University Press), which was called “a powerful story of hope” by Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee and an invitation to “discover humanity at its best” by PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff. He is also co-creator of DreamxAmerica, a documentary short film on PBS that was nominated for an Emmy® Award.

Professor Hanna earned his MBA with honors at Stanford Graduate School of Business as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar, Siebel Scholar, and Arjay Miller Scholar; his J.D. with honors from Harvard Law School as an editor of the Harvard Law Review and recipient of the Oberman Memorial Prize; and his A.B. with highest distinction from Duke University as a Robertson Scholar and recipient of the Terry Sanford Leadership Award.

Research Interests

Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Human & Civil Rights Law

Academic Areas

• Strategy and Leadership