Holy Cross College announced Alex Jones, chief executive officer and founder of Hallow, a Catholic prayer and mediation app, will deliver their 2026 commencement ceremony address on May 16. This will be the College’s 59th commencement ceremony.
“Alex Jones represents the kind of thoughtful, faith-filled leadership we hope to cultivate in every Holy Cross graduate,” Holy Cross College President Marco Clark said in a press release. “Alex has taken his own journey of faith and transformed it into a global ministry that brings hope, prayer and peace to millions. We are honored to welcome him to Holy Cross as we celebrate the Class of 2026.”
Jones, a Columbus, Ohio native, earned his undergraduate degree in engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 2015 and later his master’s of business administration from Stanford Graduate School of Business. He co-founded Hallow with Alessandro DiSanto and Erich Kerekes, both also 2015 Notre Dame graduates.
Hallow was launched in 2018 and has since become the largest prayer app of any faith tradition in the world with over 30 million downloads in over 150 countries. During the 2025 Lenten season, Hallow reached No. 1 in all apps in the App Store, surpassing other dominantly popular apps such as Amazon, Netflix, TikTok, Spotify and Instagram, according to the College’s press release.
Jones has been highlighted for his app in national and international media, including NPR, BBC, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Free Press. He also also received a range of honors and awards such as the the University of Notre Dame’s Domer Dozen, the Catholic International University Founder’s Award, Forbes 30 Under 30, the Christifideles Laici Award and the Legatus Bowie Kuhn Award for Evangelization.
