Kevin Salwen

Author, Philanthropist 

In 2006, at the urging of his then 14-year-old daughter Hannah, Kevin and his family embarked on a family philanthropic project to help villagers in Africa build a better future for themselves and their children. Kevin and his family spend much of their time and energy encouraging Americans to recognize that they can build more powerful relationships through generosity and service.

Kevin was a reporter, columnist and editor at the Wall Street Journal from 1981 to 2000. At the nation's largest newspaper, Kevin helped cover two presidential administrations, wrote two columns and launched two publications. Since leaving the paper in 2000, Kevin built several media companies and worked with such organizations as the U.S. Olympic Committee and Yahoo!

A native of Brooklyn, New York, Kevin serves on the boards of Habitat for Humanity in Atlanta, Year Up Atlanta and the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. He has thrown out the first ball at a New York Mets game, flown on both Air Force One and on the NASA zero-gravity aircraft called the "vomit comet" and recently was an extra in the movie, The Blind Side.

In 2006, at the urging of his then 14-year-old daughter Hannah, Kevin and his family embarked on a family philanthropic project to help villagers in Africa build a better future for themselves and their children. Kevin and his family spend much of their time and energy encouraging Americans to recognize that they can build more powerful relationships through generosity and service.

The story of The Power of Half has been featured in The New York Times, CBS Sunday Morning, ABC World News With Diane Sawyer, The View, People and Oprah magazines and many other media outlets.

A graduate of Northwestern University, Kevin continues to write about philanthropy, travel and ethical living.