Jonathan Kalan is an internationally published journalist, photojournalist and blogger specializing in social business & innovation in emerging markets. A graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, in just 24 years he has traveled to over 35 countries, worked in South Asia and Africa, and collaborated with NGO’s, social enterprises, technology start ups, and media companies.
His photography/writing has recently appeared in The Huffington Post, The Boston Globe, GlobalPost, The Finanical Times, The Guardian (UK), How We Made It In Africa, The Star (Kenya), Stanford Social Innovation Review, Christian Science Monitor, On The Ground (New York Times blog), Beyond Profit, and several others.
Jonathan is currently based in Nairobi, Kenya, freelancing for several media outlets and covering social enterprises, technologies, innovations, and BoP markets. He is a Staff Writer for NextBillion.net, a regular contributor to Dowser.org, and a Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards 2011 Finalist.
He is available for freelance on short and long-term assignments in the region.
