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Writer and Publisher

Bio:

Jonny Wills is the Writer and Publisher for Faith Driven Entrepreneur and Faith Driven Investor. Prior to joining the FDE team, he worked as a freelance writer where he worked with businesses, individuals, and ministries around the United States.

In addition to pursuing his master’s degree from Dallas Theological Seminary, Jonny writes regularly for both himself and other publications. He has had stories and essays featured in Fathom Magazine, Mockingbird, Relevant Magazine, and The Daily Wire. He also writes on his personal website where he has a monthly newsletter for anyone interested in words—how they look, how they sound, and how they sometimes make you laugh.

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Vice President – National Accounts & DCIO Sales | Crossmark

Bio:

Jordan Izumi serves as Vice President – National Accounts & DCIO Sales at Crossmark Global Investments. He is responsible for relationship management and building and enhancing Crossmark’s platform of investment solutions with intermediary distribution partners.

Jordan has a decade of experience in financial services. In 2015, he joined Crossmark from AG Financial Solutions where he focused on workplace retirement plans and values-based investments.

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Co-Founder | Praxis

Bio:

Josh finds joy in building high-impact organizations that create enduring value. He co-founded Praxis while he was the Director of International Giving for the David Weekley Family Foundation, where he divided his time between conducting due diligence on innovative social enterprises and helping portfolio organizations scale their impact; he continues to advise DWFF on grantmaking and impact investing.

Josh is a founding board member of Village Schools International, a ministry that has started more than 30 high schools in Africa. He also served on the founding executive committee of the Big Bang Philanthropy Group. Previously, Josh worked as a journalist and was published in The San Jose Mercury News, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, and Stanford Social Innovation Review. Josh also co-founded and serves on the board of Carpenters Code.

Life:

He graduated from Harvard and earned an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. He lives with his family near San Francisco.

Director | Hope Global Investment Fund

Bio:

Prior to joining HOPE, Josh served as general manager of Opportunity International’s Microcredit Company in East Asia. He began working with HOPE in 2010 alongside Beth, his wife, as HOPE’s East Asia country director and then as Asia and Eastern Europe regional director.  Prior to assuming his current role leading HOPE Global Investments, Josh oversaw HOPE’s strategic push into SME lending, training, and auxiliary services.  In addition to his work at HOPE, Josh is actively working with Beth’s family to assume ownership over a 55-employee company based in northeast Iowa.

Josh holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from Arizona State University, an advanced Chinese language studies certificate, and an M.A. in international development and economics from Johns Hopkins University. He lives in Washington, D.C., with Beth and their three boys, Hudson Taylor, John Elliot, and Enoch Adoniram.

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Chief Operating Officer | IH

Bio:

JT Vaughn is focused on developing high impact business models that transform people while generating economic and environmental returns.

He is the Chief Operating Officer at Industrial Heat. IH is focused on developing cutting edge clean energy technologies and working with partners to commercialize such technologies.