# Alex Jones

> Alex Jones is the CEO and co-founder of Hallow, the Chicago-based Catholic prayer app he began after rediscovering contemplative prayer. A mechanical engineering graduate of Notre Dame and Stanford MBA who previously worked at McKinsey, Jones helped turn a personal prototype into an international consumer platform with more than one billion completed prayers and nearly 24 million installs by June 2025.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at Hallow
- **Organizations:** Hallow, McKinsey & Company
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Hallow and grew it from a personal prototype into an app used across more than 150 countries., Led Hallow as it reached No. 1 overall in Apple's U.S. App Store in February 2024., Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Consumer Technology with Erich Kerekes and Alessandro DiSanto.

## Career timeline

- **2015** — Graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and joined McKinsey & Company in Chicago.
- **2018** — Left McKinsey and co-founded Hallow with Erich Kerekes and Alessandro DiSanto; the app launched in December.
- **2019** — Named to the inaugural University of Notre Dame Domer Dozen.
- **2020** — Completed an MBA at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
- **2022** — Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Consumer Technology with Hallow's co-founders.
- **2023** — Received the Legatus Bowie Kuhn Evangelization Award.
- **2024** — Hallow reached No. 1 overall in Apple's U.S. App Store after its Super Bowl commercial and later received 1871's Momentum Award.
- **2025** — Hallow announced that its community had completed more than one billion prayers and nearly 24 million installs.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Hallow and grew it from a personal prototype into an app used across more than 150 countries.
- Led Hallow as it reached No. 1 overall in Apple's U.S. App Store in February 2024.
- Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Consumer Technology with Erich Kerekes and Alessandro DiSanto.
- Selected for the University of Notre Dame's inaugural Domer Dozen in 2019.
- Received the 2023 Legatus Bowie Kuhn Evangelization Award.
- Accepted the Catholic International University Founder's Award in 2025.
- Led Hallow through the milestone of one billion completed prayers, announced in June 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Jones publicly thanked a Hallow user who said the app had helped them return to Catholic practice, writing that he hoped the app would remain a tool used for God's glory.
- **2025-11** — Catholic International University selected Jones as the recipient of its Founder's Award.
- **2025-10** — Stanford Graduate School of Business published an alumni profile of Jones and Hallow.
- **2025-06** — Hallow announced more than one billion completed prayers, nearly 24 million installs, availability in eight languages and use across 150 countries.
- **2025-05** — Jones appeared as the opening keynote speaker at 1871's ScaleUp 2025 in Chicago.

## Links

- Website: https://hallow.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-at-hallow-59489a49
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/alexathallow
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67F2oQtUje0
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alex.at.hallow/

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Last updated: 2026-08-25