Jordan Kassalow is an eye doctor, social entrepreneur, and author. He is the founder of VisionSpring, the co-founder of EYElliance, and a Partner at Drs. Farkas, Kassalow, Resnick, & Associates. Jordan also founded the Global Health Policy Program at the Council on Foreign Relations and co-founded Scojo New York. Prior to his position at the Council, he served as Director of the River Blindness Division at Helen Keller International. Jordan is a fellow of Draper Richards Kaplan, Skoll, Ashoka, and is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute. He was named one of Schwab Foundation’s 2012 Social Entrepreneurs, was the inaugural winner of the John P. McNulty Prize, and was recognized in Forbes Impact 30. VisionSpring has been internationally recognized by the Skoll Foundation, the Aspen Institute, and the World Bank; is a three-time winner of Fast-Company's Social Capitalist Award; and a winner of Duke University’s Enterprising Social Innovation Award. Additionally, he co-authored Dare to Matter: Your Path to Making a Difference Now. Jordan is a Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He earned a Doctor of Optometry from the New England College of Optometry (NECO), received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from NECO in 2016, and a Fellowship in Preventive Ophthalmology and Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins.
Early Childhood to Primary Education • Economic Opportunity • Education • Health • Health Delivery • Livelihoods • Responsible Supply Chains • Secondary Education • Standards • Sustainable Markets • Women's and Girls' Education
Central America, North America, South America, Southeast Asia, West and Central Africa
