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Janne Kouri
Founder of NextStep and Loncaro, Nonprofit Leader, Disability Activist
Janne Kouri
Janne Kouri is the CEO and Co-Founder of Loncaro, a company he founded in January 2021. Loncaro is a beverage company based in Hermosa Beach, California.1
Kouri is also the President and Founder of NextStep, an internationally recognized non-profit organization that provides life-changing rehab and fitness services to individuals living with paralysis.1 NextStep's goal is to open recovery centers across the country to improve the quality of life for this underserved population by offering state-of-the-art equipment, certified trainers, and cutting-edge therapies.1
Prior to founding NextStep and Loncaro, Kouri held several leadership roles, including:
- Director, North America at Sulake Inc, an online entertainment company, from 2003 to 20061
- Co-Founder of Orchimedia LLC, a Finland-based wireless entertainment company, from 1998 to 20011
Kouri graduated from Georgetown University in 1997 with a degree in Marketing and was the Captain of the Georgetown University Division I-AA Football Team, where he was named the 1996 MAAC Defensive Player of the Year and an All-American.1