Jordan Meranus

Bio

Jordan Meranus is a Partner in the NewSchools Venture Fund East Coast office, where he focuses on the firm’s school technology-enabled learning tools investment strategy, as well as management assistance for a variety of its portfolio ventures. Jordan brings a wealth of experience in the education, nonprofit and private sectors. Prior to joining NewSchools, Jordan was a Managing Director at Imagitas, a company which partners with government agencies to launch revenue-generating businesses that demonstrate that entrepreneurial ventures can help the public sector better serve citizens. At Imagitas, he helped launch and lead MoversGuide Online, a collaborative, e-government business with the U.S. Postal Service. Jordan is also a co-founder of Jumpstart, a nonprofit organization that provides intensive early literacy services to low-income children. As a co-founder, he helped develop Jumpstart’s core service model, put in place the education program and evaluation process, and developed many of the original educational partnerships that endure today. Jordan serves on the Board of Trustees for the Excel Academy Charter School in East Boston, the Board of Directors for Mass2020, and the Board of Advisors for DukeEngage, an effort by Duke University to significantly increase the number of students engaged in public service. He received his bachelor’s degree in history from Duke University and earned a master’s degree in both Education and Public Administration from Harvard.