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John Hope Bryant

John Hope Bryant (born February 6, 1966) is an American financial literacy entrepreneur and businessman. Bryant is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of nonprofit Operation HOPE,[1] chief executive officer of Bryant Group Ventures and The Promise Homes Company, co-founder of Global Dignity, advisor to business and government and author of bestselling books on economics and leadership. He served as a member of the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability,[2][3], the vice chair on the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy[4] and as the chairman of the Committee on the Underserved.[5][6][7]

Biography

Early years

Bryant was born on February 6, 1966 in Los Angeles, California, and raised primarily in Compton, and in the South Central area of Los Angeles, by parents Juanita Smith and Johnnie Will Smith. Bryant graduated from Santa Monica High School in 1984.

Career

On May 5, 1992, Bryant founded Operation HOPE, Inc.[8] immediately following the 1992 Rodney King riots in Los Angeles, California.

On January 22, 2008, Bryant was appointed vice-chairman of the President’s Council on Financial Literacy by U.S. President George W. Bush. He continued this work under President Barack Obama as part of the U.S. President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability (PACFC).[9] He was appointed chairman of the new Subcommittee on the Underserved and Community Empowerment for the PACFC in January 2012.

Appointments

On June 13, 2004, U.S. President George W. Bush appointed Bryant to a four-year term on the non-partisan U.S. Community Development Advisory Board [10] for the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

In September 2008, he was selected to be a member of the Global Agenda Council for the World Economic Forum,[11] Geneva, Switzerland.

On January 29, 2010, he became a part of President Barack Obama's Advisory Council on Financial Capability.

Honors and awards

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ "Operation HOPE, inc". Operationhope.org. Archived from the original on 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2010-12-30. ((cite web)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Michael Barr. "President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability". Whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  3. ^ http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/2010financial.eo_.rel_.pdf
  4. ^ U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy Archived December 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Kramer, Katie. "From poverty to prosperity: How to bring back the US middle class". cnbc. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  6. ^ Kadlec, Dan. "How We Can Fix the Economy and Save Capitalism". time. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  7. ^ "John Hope Bryant Says Middle-Class Folks Don't Riot, Poverty Incites Social Unrest". newsone. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Operation HOPE founded on May 5, 1992". Operationhope.org. 1992-04-29. Archived from the original on October 9, 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-30. ((cite web)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "The President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability". The White House. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  10. ^ "U.S. Community development Advisory Board". Cdfifund.gov. Archived from the original on 2011-01-08. Retrieved 2010-12-30. ((cite web)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ Global Agenda Council Archived February 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "50 Leaders for America's Future Dec. 5, 1994". time.com. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  13. ^ "John Hope Bryant knighted by Germany nobility and the royal House of Lippe in 1998". Operationhope.org. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  14. ^ "Biography". thehistorymakers. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  15. ^ "Heartfelt Tribute Honors Community, Academic Leaders". sowkweb. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  16. ^ "John Bryant, American Philanthropist and Businessman, to Speak at President's Lecture Series". Latvijaj Universitate. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  17. ^ "Business Book Authors". actionablebooks. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  18. ^ "Martin Luther King Jr said inspired by Jamaica". jamaicaobserver. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  19. ^ "Keeping Our Promise For A Better World". Actions Speak Loudest. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  20. ^ Bryant, John. Banking on Our Future: A Program for Teaching You and Your Kids about Money. Beacon Press, 2002. ISBN 9780807047170.
  21. ^ "Fixing the Jericho Road". Huffingtonpost. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  22. ^ Johnson, Marquis. "JOHN HOPE BRYANT: THE MAN FIGHTING FOR OUR "SILVER RIGHTS"". empowermagazine. Retrieved 7 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
  23. ^ "The Ownership Society". Johnhopebryant.com. 2006-02-23. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  24. ^ "From the Lecturer: Bringing Silver Rights to the Underserved". chqdaily. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  25. ^ "Banking on Our Future: The Promise for America's Unbanked". Johnhopebryant.com. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  26. ^ "John Hope Bryant on silver rights movement". Global Envision. Retrieved 7 November 2015.

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