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Jonathan Starr
Birth Place:Worcester, Massachusetts
Alma Mater:Emory University
Organization:Abaarso School of Science and Technology
Notable Works:It Takes a School
Boards:Horn of Africa Education Development Fund

Jonathan Starr is the founder of Flagg Street Capital. Prior to founding Flagg Street Capital, he worked as an analyst at SAB Capital and Blavin and Company, and as a Research Associate within the Taxable Bond Division at Fidelity Investments. Jonathan Starr closed Flagg Street Capital and in 2009 opened the Abaarso School of Science and Technology in Somaliland with his personal finances. His work in Somaliland has been written about in The New York Times,[1] Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg BusinessWeek,[2] CNN,[3] and the Christian Science Monitor.[4] Jonathan is a graduate of Worcester Academy.

It Takes a School

It Takes a School: The Extraordinary Story of an American School in the World's #1 Failed State[5] is Jonathan Starr's story of leaving the financial world to found the Abaarso School of Science and Technology. The book was published on February 7, 2017, by Henry Holt and Company.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: From Somaliland to Harvard. Nicholas. Kristof. 12 September 2015. NYTimes.com.
  2. Web site: Jonathan Starr on Founding Abaarso School in Somaliland (Audio). .
  3. Web site: Somaliland to Harvard: How this student beat the odds. Alanna. Petroff. 6 April 2015.
  4. Web site: Abaarso Tech, run like a business, brings top-notch education to Somalia. Patrick. Adams. 15 August 2011. Christian Science Monitor.
  5. Web site: It Takes a School - Jonathan Starr - Macmillan. 2017-03-06. 2017-03-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307055640/http://us.macmillan.com/ittakesaschool/jonathanstarr/9781250113467. dead.