Jordan Hewson
Jordan Hewson
Jordan Hewson is an activist and entrepreneur based in New York City. She is the Founder of Speakable which utilizes ttechnology to make civic engagement easier to be a part of world.
Personal Life
With her father, Bono
Jordan is originally from Dublin. She is the daughter of activist Ali Hewson and U2 lead singer Bono as well as the older sister to Eve Hewson, Elijah Bob Hewson and John Abraham Hewson. Jordan was born the same day as her father on May 10th. She is named after her father's good friend, Neil Jordan.
Education
Jordan as an Undergraduate degree in Political science and a Master's degree in Creative writing from Columbia University.[9]
Speakable
Hewson has years of experience working in the non-profit/NGO space.
She spent three years as a campaigner for Global Citizen, a social-action platform that aims to fight poverty and inequality.
Hewson is the Founder of Speakable which aims to use technology to make civic engagement more accessible.
Their flagship product, The Action Button, links publishers to NGOs and nonprofits.
How it works is articles dealing with issues that readers could take action on have an Action Button at the bottom of the page.
Readers can choose choose one of three ways to take action, like taking a poll, signing a petition, or donating to a cause.
Speakable has since partnered with 30 different charity organizations, including Amnesty International, Planned Parenthood, and ONE, her father's nonprofit focused on fighting poverty. The button is powered by an algorithm that matches the article with relevant NGOs.