Jake Harriman

Founder — Jake Harriman is a United States Naval Academy graduate and former Force Recon Marine combat veteran who became convinced that the “War on Terror” can’t be won on the battlefield alone; the contributing causes of violent extremism–specifically extreme poverty–must also be eradicated. After transitioning out of the Marine Corps, Jake enrolled in the Stanford Graduate School of Business to found Nuru International in 2007 with a mission to eradicate extreme poverty in some of the most fragile regions of the world in order to help stop the spread of groups like Al Qaeda and ISIS. Over the next twelve years, Jake and his team grew Nuru to become one of the premier organizations at the nexus of security and development - empowering over 130,000 people with lasting meaningful choices to permanently climb out of extreme poverty in some of the toughest places in the world.
Hope in Uncertain Times

Hope. I have been reflecting a lot lately on how absent this word has been from people’s mouths in recent days. The darkness of…

Moving from Mentor to Mentee – Learning from Pauline Wambeti

Returning to Nuru Kenya & Pauline Wambeti In March, I had an opportunity to head back to Nuru Kenya to work with Pauline…

2016 Growth – Nuru Year in Review

Each year, as the year comes to an end, and we prepare for the year ahead, I carve out time to reflect on…

#MyMomIsStrongBecause… by Jake Harriman

#MyMomIsStrongBecause she never, ever gave up when things got hard. Not before, not now, not ever. One of my most vivid memories from…

2015 Year in Review – Stay in the Fight

The world is wrestling with some very difficult challenges after this year. Global Challenges ISIS, Al Qaeda and their affiliates are daily growing…

Hey guys. Those of you that know me best know that I have no idea what I am doing with this blog stuff….