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EDWARD LEWIS Co-founder of Essence magazine and one of our nation’s esteemed black entrepreneurs.
KENNETH KELLY CEO – 1st Independence Bank (7th largest black owned bank) | Chairman – nat. Bankers assn.
OTIS JOHNSON, PHD, MPA Chief Diversity, Inclusion & Sustainability Officer | Award winning DEI leader, Pharmavoice | 100 most inspiring industry leader
LEN ELMORE
10-year NBA veteran. Basketball analyst (ESPN, FOX, CBS). President – NBA Retired Players Assn | Member – Knight Commission | Columbia University Professor
LYNEIR RICHARDSON Former head of Economic Development for Cory Booker | Executive Director of Rutgers Center for Urban Economic Development
MARCUS McALLISTER National Expert In Community Violence Intervention | Received Warrior award from the King of Kings Foundation and Proclamation from NYC in recognition of his stopping violence.
NOLAN M. McCANTS
Strategic advisor | Chicago business and religious leader with First Entrepreneurship Ministry.
DR. TONYA MATTHEWS Ceo of International African American Museum | Proven leader in African American history and stem education
JARVIS SAM Founder/ CEO, the Rainbow Disruption I Brown U Adjunct Professor I former Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer at Nike I Forbes 30 under 30 I Ex-Snapchat I Ex-Google
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YVETTE DONADO Board Member | Executive Director - Hispanic Entrepreneur Initiative. Hispanic Magazine's 50 Most Influential Hispanic Leaders.
DR. JUAN ANDRADE, JR. President - United States Hispanic Leadership Institute | Recipient of The Presidential Citizen’s Medal
LUIS UBINÃS Past President - Ford Foundation and Pan American Development Foundation
DR. LOUI OLIVAS
Founding Dean of the National Hispanic Corporate Council Institute | President of the American Association for Hispanics in Higher Education.
JOSEPH SANTANA Chairman of the CDO PowerCircle and author of The New DEI and ERG FRONTIER: How You and Your Efforts Can Rise and Thrive in the New World of Constant Disruption!
YVONNE SHEPHERD Management Consultant, Former President & COO of AT&T/Puerto Rico | Chair of Hispanics Inspiring Student Performance & Achievement (HISPA)
MARCEL PORTMANN Board Member | Latin America Advisor Inter-American Development Bank and International Franchise Association.
ANDRES GUARDADO Mexican Football star
MARCOS DE OLIVEIRA Global Commercial Executive | 20 Years Newell Brands in Brazil and Latin America
OMAR SAUCEDO Microsoft Techspark Community Engagement Manager, Huarez Mexico
LUIS DE LA HOZ Chairman | Board Of Directors/Statewide Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce Of NJ
ALBERTO ACEREDA Associate VP For Global Education At ETS | Former Dept Chair At Arizona State University
LUIS PONJUAN, PHD Associate Professor At Texas A&M University
RODRIGO COLON CEO, Chief Culture & Transformation Officer At Rod Colon Consulting
FRANK GOMEZ Partner, Latin Insights. Former Executive Director Of External Affairs/Media Relations - ETS | Past President Pan American Development Fund