b.1995

London, England

2009/2010: Youth

First Successful Venture - $25K Revenue in 60 days @ 15 yrs old

2012 - 2014: High School

Co-Founder - RedRush 5k

LLS Pennies for Patients Campaign - $91K Raised, 30 days

President - Walt Whitman HS

2016 - 2018: University

Winner - JPMC Hackathon-For-Good

Nominated - Clinton Foundation Fellow

Nominated - Forbes U30 Fellow

President - Terpski

2018 - 2020

Head of Biz Dev + Partnerships @ Closca

2020 -

Founder + CEO - HOPE Hydration

Jorge Richardson is a  social entrepreneur, with experience of bringing together global, sustainable campaigns. His life focus is democratizing access to high-quality water. 

He’s led activations alongside global brands  such as Google, Twitter, Deloitte, SAP, Amazon, (RED), TED, Cannes Lions; each focused on creative storytelling around data-driven, sustainable initiatives. 

His most notable partnership includes w/ Apple - he led the co-creation of “Siri, I’m Thirsty”, which will be fully implemented on all 1.5 billion iPhones globally. It will direct the user to the nearest water fill station to refill for free - the first step in democratizing access to high-quality water.

From a young age, Jorge put his thinking cap on, trying to solve massive issues on a global scale; as a high-school student, Jorge co-lead the largest student-run fundraiser in history for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through their pennies for patients campaign.

Jorge was named a Forbes U30 Fellow (formerly U30 Scholar) in 2016 and 2017, a Clinton Foundation Fellow in 2017 and was the winner of the Forbes & JPMC Hackathon-For-Good.

Jorge has sat on panels across the globe - include at Europe Fashion Week. Cannes Lions & Adweek panels. He has experience in the financial industry at leading Private Equity & Asset Managers, including JP Morgan Chase.