Jordan Meranus
Partner
Jordan Meranus
Jordan Meranus is a Partner in the Newschools Venture Fund East Coast office where he focuses on investment strategy and management assistance for the firm's portfolio ventures. He serves on the board of directors of Acelero Learning, Chicago International Charter School, Civic Builders, DC Prep, Friendship Public Charter Schools and Mastery Charter Schools.
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, Jordan 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 built on a simple idea: that providing intensive early literacy services to low-income children is a great investment in ensuring that children in underserved communities enter school prepared to succeed. As a co-founder, Jordan 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. Jumpstart currently operates in over 50 cities nationwide, working with more than 13,000 children in Head Start.
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. Jordan received his bachelor's degree in history from Duke University and earned a master's degree in both Education and Public Administration from Harvard. Jordan lives outside of Boston with his wife Evonne, two daughters, and a son.