Jonathan Kumar
Founder at samaritan
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJonathan Kumar is a founder and product-minded technologist with 12 years of experience building mission-driven platforms that convert local commerce and community engagement into measurable social impact. A University of Michigan Informatics and Economics grad with a UX focus, he launched FoodCircles to turn surplus restaurant inventory into meals for thousands of families and now leads Samaritan, which uses smart wallets and goal-driven workflows to help people experiencing homelessness regain social and financial capital. His background spans documentary storytelling, hands-on UX/product consulting for startups and nonprofits, and grassroots community organizing, giving him rare insight into human-centered design, fundraising mechanics, and operational partnerships. Motivated by lived experience and faith, he blends empathy-driven product strategy with proven traction in mobilizing volunteers, donors, and civic partners to solve complex social problems.
12 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
University of MichiganBS Informatics Economics (minor), BS Informatics Economics (minor) at University of Michigan - School of Information
Spanish, Tamil
Github Skills (2)
email-marketing2
marketing-tools2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
FoodCircles/food_circles
Dec 2013 - Feb 2016
Contributions:81 commits, 1 PR, 41 pushes in 2 years 2 months
morganroman/proofingBuddy
Oct 2015 - Oct 2015
Contributions:6 pushes in 1 day
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