Board Leadership - Operation HOPE

HOPE GLOBAL SPOKESMAN

“The work of Operation HOPE is continuing the work of the civil rights movement. Dr. King and a whole host of others succeeded in integrating the lunch counter but we failed to integrate the dollar.”

Andrew Young is co-founding Principal and Chairman at GoodWorks International. His work includes facilitating the formation of successful business partnerships, putting corporate executives in contact with leaders and influencers in emerging markets. He also offers strategic advice to corporations and advises several governments on sound policy-making.

Ambassador Young’s life-long mission of energizing the private sector to advance economic development was honed during comprehensive leadership experience in the public sector and private industry. His diverse background provides clients with a uniquely qualified advisor with a global perspective on business expansion. Ambassador Young has served as United States Ambassador to the United Nations and Co-Chair of the Atlanta Committee for the Centennial Olympic Games. He served two terms as Mayor of Atlanta, one of the fastest growing cities in the world. He was elected Congressman three times and is a leading figure in the civil rights movement. Ambassador Young currently serves on the board of several Fortune 500 companies and was appointed by President Bill Clinton to Chair the Southern Africa Enterprise Development Fund. He is on the National Security Council Advisory Board and remains active in numerous charitable activities and organizations. Ambassador Young has received many awards and honors including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the French Legion of Honor, the Bishop Walker Humanitarian Award, and over 60 honorary degrees from prestigious universities around the world.

GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS

John Hope Bryant

Founder, Chairman & CEO / Operation HOPE

Bryan Jordan

Chairman, President & CEO / First Horizon National Corporation

Lead Director / Vice Chair

Michael Arougheti

Director, Co-Founder, CEO & President / Ares Management Corporation

Sarah Friar

Chief Financial Officer / OpenAI

Brad Hanson

President & CEO / Maxwell State Bank

Audit Committee Chair

Kelly Coffey

Co-Founder & Executive Chair / Verita Strategic Wealth Partners

Frank Martell

President & CEO / SmartRent

Development Committee Chair

Steve Ryan

Attorney at Law

Nominating & Governance Committee Chair

Tim Welsh

President & EVP / CCC Intelligent Solutions

Tim Wennes

Board Member / Cushman & Wakefield

Jed York

Chief Executive Officer / San Francisco 49ers

GLOBAL BOARD OF ADVISORS

John Hope Bryant

Founder, Chairman & CEO / Operation HOPE

Tim Welsh

President & EVP / CCC Intelligent Solutions

Vice Chair

Ed Bastian

Chief Executive Officer / Delta Air Lines

Craig Boundy

President and CEO / McAfee

Janice Bryant Howroyd

Founder & CEO / The ACT-1 Group

Chelsea Clinton

Vice Chair / Clinton Foundation

Harley Finkelstein

President / Shopify

Henry Ford, III

Manager, Corporate Strategy / Ford Motor Company

Bernard Hampton

Managing Director, Head of The Academy / Bank of America

Dr. Bernice King

Chief Executive Officer | Martin Luther King, Jr. Center

Linda Kirkpatrick

President, Americas | Mastercard

Aron Levine

President / BMO US

Mike Maples

Co-Founding Partner / Floodgate

Curt Myers

Chairman & CEO / Fulton Financial Corporation

Joseph Otting

Exec. Chairman, President & CEO / Flagstar Financial, Inc.

Steve Phelps

President / National Association for Stock Car Racing

David Riley

Founder & Portfolio Manager / Climb High Capital

Bill Rogers

Chairman & CEO / Truist Financial Corporation

Jeff Schmid

President and CEO / Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Brad Smith

President / Marshall University

Dallas Tanner

President & CEO / Invitation Homes

Carlos Vazquez

former CFO & COO / Popular, Inc.

Chris Womack

Chairman, President & CEO / Southern Co.

HOPE Member Board

Beth Ardoin

Senior EVP & Chief Communications Officer / First Horizon

Carol Clarke

General Manager / Southside Development Company

Kenneth Corbin

Chief Taxpayer Experience Officer / Wage & Investment Internal Revenue Service

Board Co-Chair

Sherrice Davis

VP, Community Reinvestment Department / M&T Bank

Kimberly Dorsett

EVP, Branch Banking Market Executive / Truist

Derek Ellington

former Head of Small Business Banking / Wells Fargo

Art Faulkner

Founder and President / Blue Skies Business Group, LLC

Staci Glenn Short

SVP, Community Development Program Director / Huntington National Bank

Board Co-Chair

Smokey Glover

Executive Vice President Director Of Fair & Responsible Banking / Fulton Bank

Allan Kamensky

EVP, General Council, Secretary / Synovus Bank

Ed Kramer

Member, Board of Directors / ICE Mortgage Technology Holdings, Inc.

Gina Proia

former EVP, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer / CIT Group

Charmaine Ward

former VP, Marketing, Communications, Community, Government Relations / Kaiser Permanente

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