Jonathan Mooney

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About Jonathan Mooney

Background: I'm a dyslexic writer, speaker, and do-gooder. I hold an honors degree from Brown University, a Harry S. Truman Scholar for Public Service, and was a finalist for a Rhodes Scholarship. I'm keenly interested in any opportunity to share my experience with you- The Divergent Fund:The Divergent Fund is a social that finds, funds, aligns, and supports breakthrough social entrepreneurs with bold ideas to improve life outcomes for neurodivergent individuals and their families by investing deeply in the growth of their ideas and leadership. We identify unmet needs across the continuum of neurodivergence and deploy early-stage capital and support to invent, develop, and fuel solutions that address those needsWe find, fund, and support social entrepreneurs working on big and bold ideas to make the world better for neurodivergent humans in a big way.Author:Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive, Outside the LinesThe Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal (Henry Holt & Co. 2007) Learning Outside the Lines (Simon & Schuster, Social Entrepreneurship:A serial social entrepreneur, I have created and co-founded several social impact initiatives including:»Eye-To-Eye, a national movement building organization for students with learning and attention differences; the Promo-Pathway, a program to prepare young people for employment in the creativity economy which Vice President Al Gore called “the most innovative training program for 21st-century jobs in the country”; »Streetcraft LA, an interest-based learning network that helps formerly incarcerated young people build an education and life, on their strengths and talents was featured in a Fast Company series on “world-changing ideas and innovation”»The Santa Monica Wellbeing Project, a bold idea for Santa Monica to become the first city in the world to measure wellbeing, was named one of the five most innovative projects in the country by Bloomberg Philanthropies. Keynote Speaking: Presented in all 50 states, and 5 countries, along with numerous universities, including Harvard University, Columbia University, and The University of Pennsylvania. Topics: »Inclusion,»Disability rights»Education & Social Impact »Neurodiversity»Education reform»The learning revolution, »Creating college and career pathways for at-risk youth.Media Appearances: Featured and quoted in/on:The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, USA Today, HBO, NPR, ABC News, New York Magazine, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe.