Andrew Leon Hanna

Andrew Leon Hanna
Andrew Leon Hanna at The National Gallery, London, UK
Born
Jacksonville, FL, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationHarvard Law School (JD)
Stanford Graduate School of Business (MBA)
Duke University (BA)
Notable work
  • 25 Million Sparks: The Untold Story of Refugee Entrepreneurs (book)
  • DreamxAmerica (film)
Websiteandrewleonhanna.com

Andrew Leon Hanna (born 1991) is an American lawyer, entrepreneur, author, and international human rights advocate.[1] The son of immigrants from Egypt, Hanna was awarded the 2018 Financial Times and McKinsey Bracken Bower Prize for 25 Million Sparks: The Untold Story of Refugee Entrepreneurs.[2][3][4][5] The book, published by Cambridge University Press, tells the stories of three Syrian women entrepreneurs in the Za'atari refugee camp and of refugee entrepreneurs around the world.[6][7][8][9][10]

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  7. ^ "Resilience through unspeakable pain and strife". Duke Today. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  8. ^ "Bracken Bower Prize 2021 — the shortlist". Financial Times. 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  9. ^ Theis, Brooke (2022-06-10). "How female entrepreneurship is driving change in refugee communities". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  10. ^ "Summer books of 2022: Business". Financial Times. 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-06-27.