Jesse Ruben

Jesse Ruben is a singer/songwriter living in Brooklyn, NY. Best known for his lyrical

storytelling and engaging live shows, his songs have been heard on more than a

dozen TV shows in the US and abroad including Teen Mom, Switched at Birth, The

Bachelor (Germany), and the recent Disney+ series Diary of a Future President. His

most recent single "This Is Why I Need You” reached the top 10 in 12 different

countries, and has been streamed more than 65 million times across all platforms.

He has recorded live sessions for NPR and MTV Asia, and has been featured on

CNN and in Esquire Magazine.

Beyond his music career, Ruben is highly active in philanthropic endeavors. He has

run the NYC Marathon three times for The Christopher and Dana Reeve

Foundation, the largest non-profit devoted to spinal cord injuries, and five times to

raise money for Lyme disease research. He is also the founder of The We Can

Project, an initiative for young students designed to help them discover their

passions and give back to their communities. To date, more than 500,000 young

people have participated. To promote the program, he was personally invited by

Hoda Kotb to perform live on The Today Show.

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